Saturday Afternoon

Naptime with daddy & time on the floor.

Baked Acorn Squash with Pear and Apple

This is a recipe from The Joy of Cooking. Arguably one of the best cookbooks ever. Cinnamon and nutmeg spiced pears, apples, and raisins are sauteed and simmered in a small amount of butter, spiced rum, and apple cider. This could have been dessert instead of dinner. Yum.

The Moby (amen)

It seems that every baby is unique in their love of a certain piece of baby gear. Some are all about the swings. Some love the bouncy seat. We received a few hand me down swings/slings/seats from friends who have babies a bit older than Louis. They came with rave reviews. So far Louis isn't too hot on the swing. The bouncy seat is great to put him in while we take a shower and he soaks up the steam and ultimately falls asleep in the bathroom. But the winner thus far in the Louis Loves category is the Moby Wrap. No contest. When he is fussy, tired, etc. all you have to do is put this thing on and tuck him in and within minutes he is calm and happy. And it leaves the wearer hands free to do other things. It can be a bit intimidating to learn to put on, but it is worth the learning curve. Here he is with his Grandma Carol tucked away. She can vouch for the power of the Moby!

Romanian Apple Cake

I don't know what makes this Romanian, but it seemed like a good way to use up the McIntosh apples I had that were too mushy for my taste to just simply snack on. I chose this recipe because I was out of butter and you'd be surprised how many things that include apples and cinnamon call for butter. I adjusted a few things: substituted 1/4 cups of applesauce for part of the oil, and used 1/2 cup of White Whole Wheat flour and 1 1/2 cups Bread Flour. I also used a Tablespoon of Penzey's Cake Spice mix in place of the cinnamon.

Fabric

Anyone who has been in this house has seen the camoflage walls of paint swatches that plague the downstairs. I am trying to decide on fabric for drapes in the dining room with the hope that they will direct me towards a color for the walls. These are the current samples I am looking at. I am leaning towards the purple-ish one with the leaf design.

The Pacifier

This may be a pain to take away later, but for now it works wonders.

Like the shirt says...

The many faces of Louis

We've been at Andy's moms house for the past few days. It got real cold last weekend and we discovered an issue with our heat. Should get fixed this week, thankfully its supposed to be 70 degrees today. Much better than 45.