In case you couldn't tell, there are three things in this post.
#1 Another trip to the aquarium! Collin and I went with two of my friends and their kids. We all have season passes, so we decided to go. Collin was good for the most part. I think he was getting a little sleepy. Here's some pictures:
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| All of the kids checking out the "nemo" fish. |
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| Collin trying to check out the snake. |
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| I think this was Collin's favorite exhibit. He kept wanting to come back to it. |
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| Collin throwing a "tantrum" because he wanted to go back to the exhibit above, but we were going to see the otters. He just sat down. No crying or screaming. |
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| The kids playing on the frog. |
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| The aquarium gave away free otter pops to celebrate having an otter exhibit. |
#2 - We went on a mini-vacation. Originally we were planning on heading to Arizona sometime in late January/ early February, but Greg was too busy at work to take any time off. So we went to north Layton to stay in a hotel. We made sure it had a pool, because Collin LOVES to swim! We really didn't do much besides swim. We took a drive up the Ogden Canyon to see the snow, but forgot Collin's coat, so we couldn't get out and play. Here's some pictures:
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| At a company party, Collin borrowed some arm-floaties and he loved the freedom. We bought some after that. What a great purchase! He loves them! |
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| Collin was kicking and moving his arms. I think we've got a swimmer. |
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| Collin and Becca playing in the water. |
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| Another picture of him swimming. (Don't worry. Becca was right there next to him; we just cropped her out of the pic.) |
And finally #3 - I (Becca) had two adventures in cooking after we got back from our min-vaca. The first was a turkey. We'd bought a small turkey breast to have for Sunday dinner, and my math skills failed me. I thought the turkey had been in for two and a half hours, but it had only been in one and a half. I had all the other dinner items prepared when we realized it. So I put the turkey back in the oven, and we ate all the sides for dinner. Then after another hour, I pulled it out. Greg began slicing it, but wasn't sure it was done. I tasted it and, yep, not done! Since we wouldn't eat it undercooked, I decided to turn the oven temp down and put it back in for a while. Then I forgot about it. When I went to get Collin his bed time snack, 2 hours later, I saw the oven was on and remembered that the turkey was still in the oven. Greg laughed and took a picture.
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| I saved a little bit for leftover dinner the next day. We just trimmed off the burnt parts. It wasn't that bad. |
My second cooking adventure: I had been wanting to make Greg some breakfast sandwiches because he doesn't eat breakfast. I found
this pin on Pinterest. (LOVE that site by the way!) A few weeks ago, I tried them on a Saturday morning the way the pin said to. I couldn't get enough filling in them though, so I decided to make them more like hot pockets. I rolled out the crescents and then used my pizza cutter to cut it into 8 squares. Then I spooned my egg, sausage, cheese mixture onto one side of the square. Next I folded the other side over the filling and pinched the opening. Finally I tucked the sides under and pinched them closed as well. Before baking I poked holes in the top with a fork.
After letting them cool, I flash-froze them for 15 minutes. Then I wrapped them in plastic wrap and placed them (5 at a time) into freezer bags. Now Greg just takes one out and microwaves it for 2 minutes and he's good to go!
