Cookies Anyone?

Ever since I FINALLY hit 20 weeks, my horrible morning sickness has somewhat subsided and food even sounds good to me again. So what sounded delicious to me this weekend? No Bake Cookies. Peanut butter, cocoa, and oats. What could be better than that? I swear I ate the whole batch by myself in 3 days. I just told myself they were healthy. Peanut butter has protein...oats have fiber..that's healthy right? Right? R-I-G-H-T...

You can gorge yourself, too, with this yummy recipe:

No Bake Cookies

1/3 C cocoa 1/2 C peanut butter

2 C sugar 3 C oatmeal

1/2 C milk 1 tsp vanilla

1/2 C butter

Combine and boil for 1 minute the cocoa, sugar, milk, and butter. Add peanut butter. Remove from heat and stir. When smooth add oatmeal and vanilla. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper.

Happy Birthday Colby!!

Colby is turning the big 26 on September 30th.  Happy birthday!  To celebrate he is going deer hunting for four days with his dad and brothers.  And then elk hunting the next weekend.  Is it bad if I hope he doesn't catch anything?  So give him his birthday wishes in the next couple of days before he goes off the grid!

Anyhoo, we celebrated his birthday early by going to the temple and then The Roof Restaurant for dinner.  It was the first time we'd ever been there.  It was awesome.  Incredible views and yummy yummy food.  Don't you just love birthdays?  I am sure grateful that Colby was born.  He is funny, smart, hard-working, and doesn't take anything too seriously.  In short he's a pretty amazing husband and in 20 short weeks I know that he will be a terrific dad, too!  

Soccer and Hiking

Rachel bought us some Real Salt Lake tickets last week. It was a nice night and it was a good match.

Last Friday, Rachel and I and the dog hiked up to Dog Lake that is up at the top of Millcreek Canyon. It was about a 2 mile hike up the mountain. We packed a dinner and hiked up together. On odd numbered days dogs can be off leash and Abbie had a good time exploring and playing in the lake.

California and Colorado

We have recently visited Huntington Beach with my family. We went to the beach, a Dodgers game, the San Diego Zoo, Catalina Island, and up to visit Rachel's dad in Tehachapi.

Then this past weekend, Rachel and I went to Colorado Springs to watch BYU get creamed by Air Force. But it was fun overall.