Wednesday, April 27, 2011

can't get enough of this little guy!

 devan LOVES bath time!  his bathtub sits on the counter in front of a mirror and he loves to watch himself taking a bath.  :)

                           we celebrated Easter at Rainbow Park with friends.
                                                  Happy Easter!!
                    since devan only really likes/chooses to roll over when he's naked we've been working on sitting up.  he is making progress--with the help of 'mr. shakey'
                                                      he likes it  :)


Saturday, April 16, 2011

devan is 4 + months/april comes to maui!





Devan is 19.5 weeks and growing soo much!  april and i took him for a well visit a week ago and he has more than doubled his birth weight.  he's 16.4 lbs!  a TANK!  he measured 25 inches long--he is a chunk of love!
his personality is coming thru more and more each day.  he's a smiler! :)  everywhere we go he smiles at everyone!  he laughs and loves to 'sing' and babble--he also likes to grunt.  when he is not happy about something he grunts, it is kindof comical.  
just in the past few days he has started moving his jaws up and down like a 'chewing motion' he does this when he's watching doug and i eat but also does it randomly throughout the day--it's pretty funny!
he's been rolling over more this past week which he is quite pleased about.  he is still drooling a TON! no teeth yet though.  
april came to maui to hang out with us for a few-short-days.  it was a lot of fun!  we managed to make it to the beach every day she was here.  we shopped-of course!-went out to eat for sushi, burgers-yes john i have eaten quite a few burgers in the last 9 months or so-and eggs beni.  we took her to 'sunday fun day/beach volleyball' where april proved she has some skills at serving!  she also went w/us to a friends baby shower.  we really loved having her here!  devan loves his auntie!  


                                  4/1/11  4 months!
                                 chill'n at the beach
                            sunday morning couch/tummy time--big smiles!
                                          chill/n with Dad
                                  April, Devan & Ronda at the baby shower
                                    april showing her volleyball skills!
    april has a lot more photos of her trip so check out her blog for more photos.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

my new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe





1 cup butter (don't use margarine)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups of flour (I usually use a little bit more)
12 oz package of chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking soda and butter.  Mix in eggs and vanilla until well combined. Add salt, and flour. Mix until smooth then add chocolate chips. Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are golden brown.