I'd like to see you try...

To just get ONE good picture out of him!

The hider

The "I'm too cool to smile"

The Grump 

The half smile

 The "I'm still too cool to smile"

The Goof ball

If you ever wonder why there aren't more pictures of us, this is why!  I deal with this ALLLL the time!   He tells me his excuse is that he smiled enough for pictures on our wedding day that he doesn't have any left.   Whatever.

Anniversary Part 2-Blazin M Ranch

After the train ride we headed to a wild west show and dinner. We had a few hours to kill before the dinner bell sounded so we decided to throw some horse shoes.

Adam was bad so I put him in Jail!

Why is it that it takes a silly wood cutout for me to finally get a smile out of Adam?  Really?

Once the dinner bell rang, we were inside for yummy food served on tin plates!  (Sorry forgot to take a picture)  I think Adam's favorite part was the flying biscuits!

After dinner there was a cowboy show.   We were both pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the musicians.  You never really know what to expect, but these guys were phenomenal!

It was a lot of fun and I hope some day to take my grandparents - if we can ever get them to come down here!  I know my Grandma would love it because the main singer was a crazy good yodeler!

Anniversary Part 1 - Verde Canyon Railroad

For our anniversary this year, we took a train ride on the Verde Canyon Railroad! The weather was beautiful and it was fun to be out in the open air learning about the history of the Verde Canyon.   We saw some Native American Cliff Dwellings along they way and even a Bald Eagle's nest with a little baby inside!!

Packages!

Getting a package in the mail is always fun, even if you know whats inside!   A few weeks ago I bought a $10 Groupon for a $20 Barnes and Nobles gift card; and I knew EXACTLY what I wanted!

I just had to get the Our Best Bites Cookbook!  Its fabulous!   Every recipe has a picture, there are tutorials for complicated things like, rollover ingredient helps for when you only use a partial of something and its spiral bound so it lays flat.  I abosolutely love this cookbook!

I also got the new Men of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD - It's Fabulous as well!  If you are looking for a new church CD, this one is a great one.  I didn't know how I would like a CD of just the men, but it was awesome!!

What's for dinner?

On a typical Sunday, Adam doesn't get done with his church meetings until around 4:00 (church services end at 2:00).   Because of this, I usually have lots of time to prepare dinner without being rushed.    That doesn't mean I always feel like preparing an elaborate meal, but at least I have the time to do it if I want!

A few Sundays ago I was feeling extra adventurous and decided to make Spaghetti.  That probably sounds pretty normal except that I made everything homemade!    Homemade spaghetti sauce that simmered for a few hours, homemade meatballs, homemade noodles (yes you read right, homemade noodles!) and homemade french bread!

If you've never made homemade french bread you must!  It is sooo good and taste just like the store, but fresher of course!   This is the recipe I use:
http://morganmoore.typepad.com/one_more_moore/2010/02/comfort-food.html

We've played with the pasta attachment on our Kitchen aid a few times and mostly it was a mess and lots of work.   Well this time I decided to closely read reviews of people who said they liked it and finally figured out my problem!  My dough was waaaaay to sticky!  I am so used to making breads that I figured that is what it should be like.  Nope, its very crumbly and barely stays together in a ball.   When its drier it goes through the machine beautifully and the noddles dont' stick together when they come out the other end. I actually followed the recipe from the Kitchenaid more closely and it worked!  So excited to have finally found the trick!

It was a fun meal and I was so proud that I could make all that from scratch.