This past weekend we made the long trek back to Idaho for Travis' brother, Jon's, wedding. He married the wonderful Shelia - who the entire family loves - at a pretty golf course on Sunday afternoon. Jon also gained a little boy named Stewart, Shelia's 2 year old, too. We are so happy for the new family.
A view of the gorgeous golf course they were married at.
The new family: Jon, Shelia and Stewart
Basically the ONLY picture I got of Travis in his full tux. He was Jon's best man.
The little man wandering around before the wedding.
Peter chugging sparkling cider before the wedding toasts. Trav's toast was really quite funny actually. No surprise there :)
Do you think this means our kid will be a lush?
So I was a total space-head and forgot to get any family pictures of the three of us in our finery before the wedding and only remembered (of course) once Peter was beyond done for the day. He didn't get a nap that day and had already eaten multiple cupcakes and drank many cups of punch (and not much else) so he was a little punch-drunk himself.
Let's just say this picture is the best we got of the bunch.
Pete and I hanging out on the bridge after the ceremony.
On the way home we decide to go through Utah so we could see my family for a bit too. We ended up going to breakfast with my whole family - which was wonderful. Unfortunately, since we've been home Pete's come down with a bad case of diarrhea (like every 30 min for the past 2 days) and now has the worst diaper rash ever. Poor kid, he keeps wandering around, crying and saying "mine body hurts!"
Anybody know any good remedies for that?
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On the way home, we stopped off in St. George and welcomed a long-awaited member to our family.
After searching around for the past two years for a used or second-hand, or heck, even a discounted Bosch mixer, we finally broke down and bought a brand-new model. It cost a pretty penny but Trav has always been pretty insistent that we go with the Bosch versus a Kitchenaid - he says they have a bigger motor and last years longer than any Kitchenaid. I say whatever - I just want something to mix dough so I don't have to. I had never used one of these bad boys previously but Trav's family has nothing but good things to say about them. Which I guess is pretty accurate since we've received several phone calls congratulating us on our new purchase since getting home ;). In fact, Trav's sister Michelle told us she still uses the one his mom was given on her wedding day(!). My MIL Deb tells me she this guy can handle a 6-loaf batch of bread easy and I cannot wait to try that out!
We opted to go with the food processor attachment and so far I've grated cheese, made soup and spaghetti sauce just in the past couple days. I haven't even had a chance to use the mixer itself but I'm really looking forward to making bread, pizza dough, pasta, flat bread - ANYTHING really.
We are in love.
9 comments:
That golf course looks beautiful. The fall colors are gorgeous. You guys are such a cutie little family. And congrats on the Bosch. Trav is right, it's all about the motor.
Diaper rash advice? Yes, Elliot's had his fair share of those. I really think that Aveeno's cream works the best for my kid's sensitive skin, and I also like the Aveeno oatmeal bath. That seems to help.
Use Vaseline on Petey's bum. Works like a charm every time. It's what our doctor told me to use on Evie's burned bottom (something she ate gave her blisters when she was almost a year old) and I've never used a diaper rash cream since.
How funny - my mom says the same thing, only about kitchenaid. We're no bosch lovers around here :) And my mom is using the same kitchen aid she got when she and my dad were first married. And my kitchenaid handles all my weird gf dough where as the bosch can't seem to (nor can I ever get one to work properly without help). But my mother-in-law had a bosch for years, then switched to a kitchen aid and loathes it. So, really, to each his own!
Ummmmm . . . hello gorgeous Michelle. Have you ever taken a bad picture????
I have Bosch envy. I make all our bread in our kitchenaid, and have for a couple of years. But I think we've killed the motor (it makes funny noises now). However, my husband, the mechanical one, says that the old kitchenaids were made much better than the new ones (metal v plastic parts, etc.), and my MIL has her's from her wedding. She usually uses it to whip cream, though, not 2 loaf batches of bread. Enjoy!
I like Aquaphor (It's made by the Eucerin folks), you can find it in jar size at walgreens and riteaid. It's like medicated vaseline. I swear I put it on and it works the same day, and the kids like it because it is very gentle.
Cool Bosch! I hope to have one someday...just like I hope to meet up with the Millet family someday who live just due north of my home! What's your November like?! Are you traveling Eastward for turkey day?
Beautiful wedding and I LOVE my bosch! Congrats on the purchase. :)
That first picture is amazing!!! Honestly, you should submit it to a photo contest or at least the golf course.
Love the pictures, and esp love the Petey-isms. Howdy hat is great.
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