Utah visit

              Four Generations,  Me, Grandma, Aspen, and Mom
                                     

We braved a sixteen hour car ride with a baby to make a visit to Utah.  Luckily she slept in the car most of the way; however, there was an emergency pull over in the middle of Nevada at 10:00 p.m.  She just wanted to be held.  If you have ever driven through Nevada, you know there is a whole lot of nothing.  The exit we took went no where and we parked on some gravel until she calmed down.  I won't recommend a car ride this long with a baby, but sadly David's grandmother passed away.  I really wanted to go to the funeral because she has always been so nice to me.  She even called me while I was in the hospital just to see if I was okay.  We enjoyed seeing all of David's family and hanging out with mine too.

Baby blessing

I was lucky to have family in town for Aspen's baby blessing.  She cried most of the time,but David was able to pull through and give her a wonderful blessing.  I made the dress myself before she was born, but I had to do some serious altering because she is so tiny.

Baby Aspen Kate

The baby counter is way off.  Baby Aspen decided to come five weeks early on August 9 instead of September 14.  At week 34 I started to leak amniotic fluid.  I was admitted into the hospital and given antibiotics. I stayed in the hospital for one week and then they induced me at 35 weeks.  Aspen was born at 5 lbs 15 oz.  She is perfectly normal,  but she is really tiny. She stayed in the NICU for three days just to be monitored.  I had to leave the hospital without her which was a strange feeling, but now David and I are enjoying her at home.

Pizza Recipes

I love pizza, so  every week I am  trying  a new pizza recipe.  Sometimes I make my dough from scratch, but more often I buy it premade at Trader Joes. I especially like the ones that sound really strange and when you are making it you wonder is this going to work out?  I have discovered that you can put almost anything on a pizza.  Here is a link to some of my favorite recipes.

Greek Pita Pizza (I also make this one on regular pizza crust)
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Hummus Pizza  ( I don't use the broccoli and put onions on instead)
Baked Potato Pizza
Salsa Pizza
Brick Oven Pizza ( fresh tomato and basil pizza)
Black Bean and Spinach Pizza
Hawaiian Pizza with alfredo sauce instead of red sauce

Four months and counting.

David's Seattle Trip

Last week David traveled up to Seattle.    He received a Microsoft Fellowship Award and  was invited to a special ceremony for all the recipients.   He will also be working for Microsoft during the summer, so it looks like we will be moving to Washington for a few months.  I'm really excited.

Valentine's Day

We had fun celebrating Valentine's Day together.  David bought a box of chocolates to share and every year I get to pick a movie to  watch.  This year was the epic Gone with the Wind.  I tried to think of the longest girl movie ever.  David was a good sport he watched the whole thing with me.