Gabe's New Do

I decided to cut Gabe's beautifully balding baby head after my sister asked "what is up with Gabe's hair?" It was my hint and I knew it was finally time. The patches of hair and baldness combined with the really long comb over on top could no longer be managed, so off it all went in one fail swoop! I have to admit I was a little sad to see all that baby hair in the sink but he sure looks adorable! We were surprised by how blond he now is and how much older he looks. It took a little getting use to but we love it!

Need I Say More?

WHATEVER!... Is all I have to say about the hair issues that befall on my family. Yes it did come out and no you can't really see the bald spot it left behind.

Disneyland 2009

If you know our family you know we LOVE Disneyland! Our kids want to live there someday and Ryan and I dream of our annual trip either with friends (the Devries Family this year) or family. We enjoyed every second of sunshine and warm weather, all of our favorite treats from Disneyland (i.e. raspberry white chocolate chip cookies, white chocolate hot cocoa, pineapple ice cream, and corn dogs from the corn dog castle) seeing our kids ride all the rides they could handle; including Finley who was just tall enough this time to ride almost all the rides. She beat out the boys for the title of "Dare Devil" and made Ryan proud! We drove to Cali. this time and were pleasantly surprised at how well our kids did. Despite the yelling, biting, hitting, and crying we actually think we would do it again. Gabe won the award for BEST BABY EVER! He smiled a lot (something to do with the sunshine I think) slept great both at night and for naps in the stroller, and was all around wonderful! (I knew there was a reason he is currently the favorite)

Texas Roadhouse Ribs...Need I say more!

This is more like instructions than a recipe but it truly is the best! My sister-in-laws friends called up the Texas Roadhouse and asked them how they did it. This is what they said...

Rack of ribs (Costco or Sam's are the best)
Score the back of each rib
Place 1/2 rack in 9x13 backing dish (you need 2 pans)
Pour 3 T. liquid smoke and 1 1/2 C. cold water in each pan
Cover with saran wrap and seal tightly. You don't want the ribs touching the saran wrap.
Place foil over saran wrap and seal tightly.
Cook at 250 for 5-6 hours.
Cool slightly then smother with favortie BBQ sauce and grill until sauce is slightly seared and carmalized appox. 10 min.

These are wonderful and worth the time. They really are very easy you just have to plan ahead!

I Don't Know Why Mom's So Mad....It's Just Hair!

This is what happens when you think to yourself my kids need "kid" scissors to practice with. I remember now why I had never bought them before and why they now are in the garbage. Thankfully Finley's hair actually turned out great!

We Are the Champions My Friends (well almost!)

We spent the weekend watching Ryan in a tennis tournament. He had a lot of fun and made it all the way to the championship! He lost the last match to an older "gentleman"who had been studying Ryan's game all week. Old men who are into tennis can be slightly strange. He also talked his friend Greg into the doubles tournament which was played the same week. They had a lot of fun despite Greg's injury and Ryan playing several matches that week.