Travels...

Allie and I just got home from an impromptu trip to Utah. We stayed with Grandpa and Grandma Watson in their downtown SLC condo. We had a great time visiting friends and family, walking to Temple Square and hanging out on BYU campus. We didn't get to all our friends and family. :( There is always next year. Can't wait til next summer's trip!

Allie @ Temple Square

Enjoying the green grass

Got to love the imaculate landscaping

Allie & Uncle Alan

Playing the guitar with Uncle Alan

My cousin, Jana

2nd cousins-Gavin and Gage

LaVell Edwards Stadium (Cougar Stadium)

GO COUGARS!

Allie @ the BYU Creamery with Uncle Kyle

Being crafty

I've never been very good at coming up with creative titles for my blogs. As you can read, I've been crafty lately. 2 things: scrapbooking Allie's first year and baking Artisan bread.

I find scrapbooking to be overwhelming at times-especially when I walk into Michael's or a boutique. I just can't keep up with all the new techniques. I found something from Pebbles in my Pocket that allows me to be creative and yet not spend eternity scrapbooking. It's called "Share and Tell" pages. Some pages are for full scrapbook layouts and the others are sectioned pockets for journaling and 4x6 pictures. I love these!

This artisan bread is so easy and tasty. It's taken from the book "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day". There are only 4 ingredients: flour, yeast, salt and water. No kneading required and you can store the remaining dough in your refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Here are 2 links if you're interested.

http://www.recipezaar.com/5-Minute-Artisan-Bread-325571
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFJZPm-_2-M

The youtube video are the authors themselves showing you step by step. I just set up my laptop in the kitchen and followed along.

Happy Baking!

Happy Independence Day!

Here's a little sampling of our fun day spent with family and friends. We had a great time swimming, eating and watching fireworks. Allie loved the pool, especially swimming with Blaine. She laughed at all the fireworks and kept calling them bubbles. So cute!