Pork chops

I finally did it. I've tried for years to make a juicy pork chop. Each recipe in turn produced a dry chop. But this one succeeded! Try it for yourself.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ed-Ziebas-Famous-Family-Pork-Chops/Detail.aspx

Lady and the Tramp moment

Cecilia and her friend Piper sharing a berry smoothie from Costco. They collectively finished half in the time it took us to cross the parking lot! I was amazed until I tasted it and realized how much sugar there is in it. Mmm!

Venezuela

While the optimist in me would like to think Shaun will sit down and write a blog post about his trip to Venezuela the realist in me knows that isn't going to happen. Fortunately for us he went to visit his brother who has taken the time to write a very entertaining post about their adventures. Find it here.

1 year mark

One year ago this week Cecilia got her cast off. There have been three days in my life that I will never forget, our wedding day, the day Cecilia was born, and the day she got her cast off. I joke that I looked forward to it more than Cecilia's birth. Her cast was more difficult than being 9 months pregnant. Because it was so monumental I think we will celebrate it every year. This week we went swimming (her favorite activity) and played and ran lots. We went to grandma and grandpa Hadley's and played with cousins who kept her running and giggling the whole time. Cecilia had so much fun with them it was worth the rearranging I had to do to get up there and a great way to celebrate being able to move.

She has come so far in the last year! I am so grateful I noticed the problem when I did and we got the cast on then. I can't imagine how challenging it would be if we were going through that right now. I'm so grateful I've had a year to forget :)

I caught this video on the year mark and wanted to share with you what a happy toddler she is. Yeah for a healthy kid!