taking a sick day

these past couple days g-man just hasn't been feeling himself..

feeling so hopeless and sad for my little guy.

thankfully, something always cheers him up...

 a bath, followed by play-time in his birthday suit.

ps. notice his stork bite?  his one and only birthmark

the park

hooray for warmer weather! 

we were finally able to take little g man to the park.

he loved it.

{see his pose on the left? such a cool dude}

fruity idea

i love love love this idea from twig & thistle

such an easy {and delicious} valentine surprise.

click here for the sticker pdf.

so behind....

it's been a whole month since my last post

and for good reason...

since starting this semester, it has literally taken over my life 

{as well as my poor little family}

thankfully, i have these bands that keep my sane...for some of the time :)

 

any other suggestions for some soothing tunes? i could always use more.

7 months

did i mention that this little peanut is seven months old?

his favorite things include....

bananas, squash + jell-o

busy bees

wow, it's been awhile...

life here in the cardon home is great, but very busy

we spent our christmas in oklahoma with grandma + grandpa cardon.

little g loved all the attention..

but only if he was held by dad or mom.

{little stinker}

he was a crowd-pleaser during bath time.

smiling and splashing whenever we asked :)

i was also able to work on a few christmas projects this past month.

some of my favorites...

my mom's recipe book

still a work in progress...

and linda's fondest memories

i loved this project done for my aunt cari's mother-in-law

definitely a loved lady.

hope you all had a great christmas and new years!

cardon christmas card 2010

honey pecan chicken

you really should make this tonight.

my grandma ginny fixed this up for us for sunday dinner...

so so good.

1. Soak 4 whole chicken breasts for 1 1/2 hours in 4 cups buttermilk (in refrigerator).

2. Coat chicken in: 

    1 cup flour

    2/3 tsp. salt

    1/4 tsp. garlic powder

    1/4 tsp. cayenne 

    Let stand 20 minutes or more

3. Fry in oil until brown. Drain.

4. Slowly simmer:

    1/2 cup melted butter

    1/4 cup honey

    1/4 cup chopped pecans

    Simmer for 15 minutes. Pour over chicken.  Enjoy!!!

and just for fun, my favorite picture of little g. this week:

6 months

just writing this makes me somewhat emotional.

my boy is 6 months...how did it creep up on me like this?

having little g in our home has been truly amazing.

what did we do without him?

thank you little guy for making life so enjoyable.

the little reader

two things i learned about my little guy this week...

1. he can sit up all by himself and 2. he loves books

so now that i know his love of books

i'm on the hunt for some fantastic children books for my little g.

{who doesn't love new books under the tree?}

here were some of my favorites growing up...

any suggestions?

3 year anniversary

happy three years to my handsome husband.

life is so much better with a side-kick.

a terrific thursday.

i came home from a long day of school, and this was waiting for me....

i  know what you're thinking....a vacuum?

this vacuum cleans carpets. i always thought you had to hire a carpet cleaner for that.

but now i can do it myself with my early anniversary gift.

i must say, i never though i would be SO excited for a carpet cleaner.

i was literally jumping up and down because i love nothing more than clean carpets.

and then, i had this delicious chicken for dinner that ryne made just for me.

want the recipe?

so very yummy. i promise

favorite video of the week

i have been following her blog for quite a while...

she just posted this a few days ago.

Postcards From Italy from ForYouLoveMe on Vimeo.

very cute.

our little chicken.

seriously, what a fantastic weekend.

 it started with visiting granny annie at work in g's costume.  

we then went to a trunk-or-treat/soup cook-off where ryne won the "most original soup" in our ward.

saturday night, us and our "little chicken" stopped off for clam chowder at ginny + po's

marin + chelsey were nice enough to watch our little guy while we went to dinner and a movie with the barkers.  

such a little trooper.

i love halloween....

for many reasons, but obviously my favorite part about halloween is the costumes

and there is one person who takes the cake when it comes to dressing up....

my dad.

last year he won the best overall costume at work. we were quite proud. 

they really get into the halloween spirit where he works. 

each "team" chooses a theme, and they all dress up according to their theme.

this year they decided to re-enact the whole tiger scandal.

can you find my dad?

who knew he had such sexy legs!

so guess who won best overall costume for 2010?

yep, my dad rocks.