birthday boy

My baby boy turned one on September 8!

He has eight teeth, is 30 inches tall, and weighs 22 pounds. He says mom and shakes his head no. He waves and blows kisses, but not on demand. He's mostly crawling, but will take a few steps on his own. He wakes up mostly happy from naps and sleeps through the night!

He loves blocks and cars. He separates mom's and dad's shoes, none of them can be by its pair. He is the modern-day godzilla, destroying anything taller than an inch. Corban loves bath time and even the occasional shower.

We love our little guy! We're looking forward to many more years with you!

salsa

My mom had extra tomatoes, green peppers, and garlic cloves from her garden, so I decided to make freezer salsa. My first bite consisted of pure jalepenos. I wasn't sure if we were going to eat all of our salsa. But, I dared to eat more and the more I ate the more I loved it!

Here is the recipe I used:

5 LG tomatoes

1 TBSP cilantro

1 MED onion

2 garlic cloves

2 jalapenos w/ seeds

1/2 cup green pepper

1/2 TBSP cumin

1 TBSP salt

1 TBSP vinegar

1 lime, juice

Peel & chop tomatoes. Chop cilantro, onion, garlic, green pepper and jalapenos. Add all together in a large pot.

Add cumin, salt, vinegar, and juice. Stir together.

Bring to boil and lower temperature. Keep at low boil for 2-3 or until tomato water has boiled down to about half.

Fill containers, leaving 1/2 inch clearance. Cool completely. Place lids and freeze. Keeps for one year. Makes 5 8-oz jars.

we're proud

bear lake 2009

This past weekend Joe, Corban, and I went to Bear Lake and stayed at my parent's condo. Bob and Liz were there too with their kids, Cole and Lexi. They invited us to go boating with them on Saturday.

This would be Corban's first time going on a boat and wearing a life jacket. I had my doubts of how long he'd last, but he did so good! He just sat on my or Liz's lap and just stared at the water spray and the people being towed on the tube. That tube was so much fun! There was a slow leak in it, so we either had to wait until someone bailed or the air leaked out. I haven't smiled that much for a long time.

When we got up to Bear Lake on Friday, Joe got us a tee time and we all went golfing. Again, I had my reservations on how well Corban would do for the 2 hours it took us to golf, but he did so good! He played with the golf balls we found, crawled around in the shade, and played with the cart. I ended up winning, but I cheated. I only counted how many strokes it took me to get to the green. I suck at putting.