Another Rite of Passage

One thing that I remember SO much about my childhood was licking the spatula after my mom would make a treat. Hazen's getting to the age where this rite of passage is now a norm for him when I bake! He is so cute- when he sees a spatula that has batter and it's associated goodness on it, he runs up to me, hugs my legs, and nicely asks, "Please?"

Solely for the Blog Book

Rather than worry about going through my pictures making sure everything's in my blog book, I'm uploading. Enjoy. Or don't.



Rather than worry about going through my pictures making sure everything's in my blog book, I'm uploading. Enjoy. Or don't.

Weekly Feature: Grilled Pizza

The Ranch


I made grilled Pizza again, and it was just as delicious as ever! This week we had "The Ranch", which, if you've ever been to the Pizza Factory and had their Chicken Ranch Pizza, it was exactly the same, if not more delicious because it only cost about $5 to feed 4 people.

This grilling pizza thing is awesome, and it's definitely becoming a menu regular around our house!

I'm not going to include the recipe this week, because it took forever to do last week, and then I only got 2 stupid comments.

Or perhaps this????

Seriously, I'm at a loss with what to do with Hazen's hair. Today, his beachy shorts just begged for hair that had a little more of an edge. I love that he looks a little bit like a punk, because in real life, he couldn't be anything further FROM! The first two pictures are him showing us his "surprised" and "happy" faces. Aren't you a little bit jealous I get to live with this kid all of the time?

We have a winner??

Parted hair. Discuss.

Happy Anniversary!

Jason and I had our 3rd Anniversary a few weeks ago. We didn't do much to celebrate the day of, as being a full-time student really puts a damper on one's social plans. However, we decided to celebrate in style on Saturday! My mom and dad were nice enough to watch Hazen while Jason and I went to dinner. We went to one of our favorite restaurants, The Melting Pot. We get to go to the Melting Pot about once a year. It's one of those SUPER expensive places, but it's always such a fun, relaxing dining experience. We had the "Big Night Out", which gave us a delicious cheese fondue, a salad, a meat fondue, and a dessert fondue. By the time we were done, we were both stuffed! Jason was really sweet and had some Sparkling cider waiting for us at our table.




After our meal was done, it was my turn for the surprise! Jason thought that we were going to be going back home after dinner was done, but my parents had agreed to watch Hazen overnight! I pricelined a room at the Little America. As we went to check in, the woman at the front desk asked us if we would like to "upgrade to a room in the tower with a King bed for $20". That stopped me in my tracks. Hold the phone! What kind of bed did we already have? Once we were informed that we were booked in a room with two Queens (Happy Anniversary), we didn't skip a beat before making the upgrade. We were sure glad we did!

I was so pleasantly surprised at the size and how nice the hotel was! While the color scheme reminded me of a room in my Grandma's old house, it was still really nice! We Pay-per-viewed "Fireproof", which was a great movie about marriage and keeping it strong to watch for our anniversary. It was so nice laying in bed and reading and not having ANYTHING to do. I can't do that at home, because I'm always too worried about the studying that should be getting done, or Hazen wants to play or dominate the TV channel!





The next morning, we woke up, albeit earlier than we would have liked, and made our way over to the Tabernacle. I love the Mormon Tabernacle Choir- listening to them brings me such joy and peace. The way that they understand music is something that never will get old for me to listen to. After the Mo-Tab, we went over to the Grand America for Brunch. It was delicious! I'll still take the Paris Buffet any day, but we still really enjoyed our meal. After brunch, it was time to go home and pick up our baby.

We had such a great time celebrating our Anniversary- I can't wait for next year!

Our new favorite Pass-time

Hazen may look a lot like his Daddy, but he's just like his Mama in many ways. One major way? Our love for reading. Granted, my passion in reading has recently turned to textbooks and cookbooks, but I love to read all the same. Hazen has been super snuggly lately, and one of his favorite things to do is lie on the couch with me and read. It's a great way to kick back after a long day at school, and it is such a great reminder of what an incredible little boy I have. I hope his love for reading continues forever!