Shenanigans

So it finally happened today...we knew this day would come...if you have a weak stomach please skip this post.After a busy morning of touring the city with friends from our ward (our church) both Azure and I were exhausted. Equally exhausted. I had to carry her around from site to site since we didn't have the stroller. She wiggled out of my arms during the entire trolley ride. When I put her down to walk, she ran and I had to chase her around. All this she did because she was fighting sleep, it was past her nap time. And in the process she wore me out and made me want a nap of my own. About 2 minutes after getting into the car to drive home, she was out like a light. I regretted having to wake her up to get her out of the carseat. I hoped she would go right back down. I put her in her crib and took a much needed nap myself. In the meantime Charles got home from school and he woke me up to go to an appointment. Hearing Azure's babbling from her room, we figured she was awake. Charles went in to get her and found her completely NAKED holding her diaper in her hand and pointing to a pile of poop on the floor exclaiming, "Boop!"

Little Miss Azure for some reason took off her shirt, her pants, and her diaper. We have never witnessed her taking off her shirt before and are surprised that she figured it out on her own. There was also a wet spot of urine on her sheets so we're guessing that she had been naked for quite some time. She had been in her crib for about an hour and a half and we suspect that she didn't sleep a wink. Fortunately for us, the consistency of the "boop" was such that it maintained its integrity and was self-contained in a single sphere. (I apologize for the vulgar language of this description).

She was bathed and redressed and the proper disinfecting supplies were used. Suffice it to say, today was truly an Adventure with Azure!

Autumn days in GA

Spring is my favorite season but, autumn is a close second.

Azure has been getting some new molars in and has been pretty whiny and cranky this last week. But, all she has to do is say, "Mommy," and smack her lips together (which is her way of saying she wants a kiss) and all my frustration is gone :) After she saw me and Charles kissing she starting making kissing sounds like she wanted a kiss too and now she does it everyday. Those two are the sunshine in my life.

Our friend Amie was baptized yesterday! We are so happy for her. I sang Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.

Autumn has been so refreshing...literally. It's nice going outside and not worrying about over heating. Azure and I had some fun today just playing in the leaves outside our apartment.

With the cooler temperatures we've busted out the feetie pajamas.Charles and I bought these for Azure last Thanksgiving b/c they were on sale. Size 18 months looked so big for our current 5 month old, but they fit her perfectly now since she's so long. Our little girl is growing up. I am grateful for these autumn days that I have a feeling I'll look back on fondly.

Evelyn's Visit

We had a fun-filled weekend starting on Thursday evening with Ev's arrival. We saw Paula Deen at our Barnes and Noble doing a book signing. She lives here in Savannah so I'm guessing we'll probably run into her at least once more before we move.

The highlight of the weekend was eating at Mrs. Wilkes Boarding House. Amazing food, voted #1 place to eat in Savannah. I agree. If you ever come here, go. Even though we had to wait about an hour and a half to get in, it was worth it!

Waiting in line

Then off we went to River St. and other historic downtown locales including Tybee Island. To our great shock and amazement it got down to 67 degrees in Savannah on Saturday. It's the first time I've felt cold since leaving Provo. I embrace a "cold" 67 degrees with open arms and shun the below freezing temperatures of our past home.

And this is for Aunt Tally:

Videos

Azure's brain is continuing to expand. She can do about 20 signs and say about 20 words. We try to catch her cute little sayings and signs on video but, this is about all we can get.
This melts my heart especially when she says it to me in the morning with outstreched arms to get her out of her crib. Being a mommy is the greatest :)

Of course I like black beans, I'm 1/4 Cuban : )

Moonlighting as a hippie

1) This post is not about Azure.

2) This post is about a recipe for granola. And Azure likes to eat it.

3) The recipe is adapted from the Hatch family, who shared their wisdom with us when we stayed with them while interviewing at Campbell University last December.

4) I like granola because it is dirt cheap, simple enough for a caged ape to make, and will sustain life for extended periods of time, ie a busy week of school and/or work when eating becomes inconvenient.

5) Deanna will attest to the fact that I get excited about foods that fall into the above category.

6) Lists are an effective way to make information more accessible.

7) The ingredients for granola are as follows:

1. Oats/Crunchy morsels/Complex Carbohydrates-amylose
   
2. Simple Carbohydrates-glucose, fructose, sucrose, mannose, maltose
   
3. Grease-pig, sunflower, hemp, rapeseed, etc.
4. Flour/Powder
   

8) The steps for cooking the above are:

1. Mix 9 cups rolled oats, 2 cups Krispy Rice, 1 cup total of whole wheat flour and wheat germ.
2. Add 1 cup total of lipid cocktail. May or may not contain beast fats according to personal tastes.
3. Add 1 cup total of mixed sugars. I prefer 70/15/15 Honey/Molasses/Marshmallow Creme(Fluff)
4. Mix briskly
5. Put on a cookie sheet or other recepticle
6. Bake at 400 for about 10 min.
7. Remove and stir to prevent burning
8. Bake again for about 5 min.
9. See step 7
10. Do step 8 until you can't wait for sustenance any longer.
11. Consume with milk, yogurt, or vienna sausages

9) You can customize your granola to your own survival-promoting needs by adding protein powder, dessicated fruit, more or less of individual ingredients, whatever fits your fancy.

10) Making granola is truly alchemy. Take all that dusty stuff out of the cupboard and make gold. Sweet, delicious, edible gold.

11) Wear Birkenstock sandals

New developments

Azure likes to tickle her own feet while saying ticka, ticka, ticka.

Say bye in a southern accent, copying a southern toddler who said it repeatedly as she was leaving our house.

Has started to tell us when she poops by saying boop and grabbing at her diaper. Hopefully this means she'll be potty training soon :)

She's learning body parts. So far she knows eyes, nose, and mouth. Today as we watched General Conference via the internet, she pointed to her eye as Elder Bednar said, "I..." We're so glad she was being attentive during Conference :)

Other great news: Azure still fits into her Halloween costume from last year! This year it fits perfect and she looks ridiculously cute in it. That alone makes me super excited for Halloween this year!