Capturing Your: Heart

One year later…a new city, a new home and a new baby! Sounds like my story three years ago but this time it’s our old neighbors who get to experience all this change! I’ve gotta give Amber big thumbs up for embracing all this change and excelling all these life changing moments. A few weeks back I got to visit Amber and her family in their new home and their little town that they moved to. There is lots of charm to this small town and I can see why Amber and her family love this change of pace. I also got to meet her new little guy Colton! He is a DOLL and his daddy’s little clone! Wyatt and Noah LOVE their little brother and it was very sweet to watch their admiration and care for their little brother. It was great to be able to take their family pictures again, especially with their newest member! Congratulations Jason and Amber on your new lil’ guy! Thank you for being so hospitable and big thanks to Wyatt and Noah for letting me sleep in their Outer Space room!

 

After some pictures in front of their home, we switched gears and went to a local park.

Oh my goodness…I LOVE LOVE LOVE his little chunky thighs!  

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Fashion Faux Pas

This is the reason why it is important to have daily contact with the outside world! Bright color socks and Crocs together? Um, this is not a fashion statement/mistake I thought I’d ever make but the proof is here. Fear not, this was me doing some DIY projects around the house…and I know it’s NO excuse, but at least I am coming clean with it. It’s all about accountability. Not sure what is worse, the Crocs or socks?

Capturing Your: Flavor

Chocolate. A smell that permeated our house for 4 hours. Four torturous hours. I came across a dessert recipe in my slow cooking cookbook the other day and was determined to try it out. It was DE-Licious! After making this for the first time, I’ve determined that the agony of waiting can be minimized by baking it in the oven. I am not exactly sure the correct amount of the time needed in the oven, but based on the size and amount, I’d put it in for at 30 minutes at 375F and check it periodically thereafter. Here is the recipe for Chocolate Croissant Pudding:

1.5 C milk, 3 eggs, 1/2 C sugar, 1/4 C unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tps salt, 3 plain croissants cut into 1” pieces, 1/2 C chocolate chips (I added more) and 3/4 whipped cream (optional)

Beat milk, eggs, sugar, cocao, vanilla and salt in medium bowl.

Grease 1 quart casserole. Layer half the croissants, chocolate chips and half the egg mixture in casserole. Repeat layers with remaining croissants and egg mixture…but I would recommend eyeing the amount of remaining mixture because adding too much may make it soggy. One thing that I also added that was not listed was Dark Chocolate covered pomegranate from Costco. OH MY WORD…that took it to a whole ‘nother level! Again, I would watch the timer after 30 minutes in the oven.

Enjoy!

Capturing Your: Heart

This past September when I was visiting L.A, I was able to make some time for a photo shoot with some friends I met 4 years ago during my child prep class when I was pregnant with Travis (wow, that was a long sentence). This is my second time that I’ve been able to take pictures of these beautiful girls, except now they are much bigger and even more beautiful! Our kids were both born within days of each other so I am definitely familiar with this age and their interests. We took our pictures just minutes from where Chad and I lived prior to moving, where we got engaged and where we use to ride out bikes…so familiarity was all around me and so was a sense of home. I just love visiting with friends, seeing how much their lives have changed, watching their kids grow and seeing the beauty of their family and their unique connection. Even though we live in different states, I love that no distance can break the bond of going through a pregnancy together, watching our kids grow up and continuing the journey together, through distance…and Facebook :) Thank you Dave and Sheila for letting me be a part of your Saturday morning and your photo album!