One Fine Day.

Yesterday was sunny and crisp, so I decided to take the little one for a walk. We walked to Starbucks. While he was sleeping I enjoyed a Caramel Brulee latte (which is sugar and milk and coffee in a cup - I recommend half sweet...my lips were sticky after!)

Finn is saying 'hey'.

 

The day before also included a Starbucks run, this time with Jessica and Jenna. Aunty Jenna is starting him early with the Starbucks...

 

More Christmas Photos + New Years Eve

I just found the USB cable to our new 'diaper bag camera' (so I don't have to lug around the giant Nikon to get candid shots) so here are more photos from our Christmas in Osoyoos:

Every year we get matching PJs.
Here I am doing my Sears catalogue pose.

If Finn looks warm, it's because I seriously think we was teething over the holidays. Hence, the rosy cheeks.

 

Us attempting a winter walk with our little gingerbread man.
Not a big fan.

 

So we brought him back home and got GG and Papa to look after him
while we went for a walk ourselves.

We also celebrated Chad's birthday.
He's very happy with his new cookbook.

For New Years Eve, we went to our good pals Josh and Destiny's house and brought in the new year with sleeping babies in every room and lots of great friends!

Finn hangin' wit da boyz.

Cohen really wanted Owen's soother.

We made pizza.

Sophie is trying to talk to Finn.

Chris and I say happy new year, with my 80's bangs..?

The girls did a puzzle. We're CRAZY!!!

Heads Up

Am I still a good mother if I don't do 'tummy time' with Finn every day? This is probably the second or third time I've put Finn on his stomach since he has been alive and I'm pleased to see that his neck is still strong. Whew.

 

 

Here are a few other recent pictures!

 

 

 

B's Food Revolution: The Omelette.

For Christmas Chris got me a cookbook by Jamie Oliver called Jamie’s Food Revolution. His objective is to get people cooking ‘real food’ and to pass it on to friends and family and eventually get the whole country cooking real, healthier meals instead of popping a pizza in the oven or getting take-out. My resolution for 2010 is to cook better meals for my family and to actually have a clean house. Not just tidy, but clean. (There’s a difference) So far my quest has been successful. I have cleaned the bathroom (probably #1 on my top ten least-liked chores) and bleached the kitchen. I have made the perfect omelette (see below) and my best feat so far is making a pie crust. I successfully made a chicken pot pie FROM SCRATCH, and yes I am telling everyone I know. It’s like getting an A+ on a math test for me: I think everyone should be proud.

This book is great because they're easy recipes and they're all the basics. He's got stuff from how to cook a good roast to a number of different salads. There's a chapter on different curry dishes, one on easy soups, "homely ground beef", breakfasts...all that jazz and more. I can't wait to get in to it!

The plan is to post some of my successful and not-so-successful meals and accomplishments so you can rejoice and laugh with me. I’m okay with both. First stop: the omelette. This’method’ (if there is one for omelettes?) came out of Jamie’s cookbook. Here’s how to do it:

THE OMELETTE
from Jamie’s Food Revolution

 

Serves one: 2-3 large eggs (I used two)| salt and pepper | a ‘pat’ of butter | a small handful of grated Cheddar cheese | fillings you want – I did ham, mushrooms, and tomatoes

Crack the eggs in to a bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper | Beat with a fork | Put a small frying pan on low heat and get it hot (I had mine around 4) | Add a pat of butter | When the butter has melted and is bubbling add your fillngs | fry for a couple minutes and add eggs and move the pan around to spread them out evenly | When the omelette begins to cook and firm up, but still has a little raw egg on top, sprinkle over the cheese (I just grated it directly on top) | Using a spatula, ease around the edges of the omelette, then fold it over in half | When it starts to turn golden brown underneath, remove the pan from the heat and slide the omelette on to a plate.

I followed these directions exactly and it turned out just as good or maybe BETTER than at Ricky’s. Or the Pantry. Or wherevs. Here’s to 2010!

First Christmas

December 2009 is Finn's first Christmas. We went to four grandparent's houses, and that didn't even cover all the grandparents. Christmas is going to be a crazy holiday in the Doucette household, and I hope our kids can keep up with the madness. (They don't really have a choice, actually) Finn has 12 grandparents, not counting great grandparents, all with a different name to remember. We'll see how that pans out in a years time...

Over the holidays, Finn encountered some firsts: first time he grabbed something and stuffed it in his mouth. First look at snow. First squeels.

Anyway here are some photos of Finn's first Christmas:

First Christmas: Grandpa's house.

Second Christmas: Grandpa and Lori's (I'm trying to convince dad to be called Dido but so far he's not down with that)

 

Third Christmas: Grandad and Grammy's

Fourth Christmas: GG and Papa's, Grandma's and Mikes in Osoyoos. This photo makes my heart melt!

Dedication

This Sunday, we had the joy of dedicating Finn to God in front of some of our family, friends and church family. Through the years I've seen many babies get dedicated on the stage of our church and I've always imagined myself standing there with my husband and family doing the same, so it was wonderfully strange to finally do it ourselves. Finn did so well! He quietly sat in Pastor John's arms while he prayed over him. Here is something that might add a chuckle in your day: literally just when Pastor John called us to the stage, Finn decided it to be a great time to load his pants.

 

 

In other news, Finn is smiling so much now. Pretty much whenever you smile at him, he smiles right back. We love it! Farting noises also work well. He's already such a boy.

 

First Halloween

Finn's first Halloween was a gas. The three of us went over to Travis, Jessica and Cohen's house to hand out candy and eat dinner then went to the family festival at church. Finn was supposed to dress up as a tiger, however the costume was too small. His arms didn't make it out the arm holes, and he couldn't stretch his legs out...he was a good sport letting mom put it on anyway for photo's sake.