Family Photos

On Friday we had a fabulous outdoor photo session with Stylized Portraiture. It was a beautiful day to take pictures at the botanical gardens in Athens. Our photographer, Heather, was wonderful with the kids and did a great job getting Hannah to smile. What 3 year old wouldn't bust out laughing when someone yells "booger waffles!!" Both kids were in a great mood (thank goodness!) and Heather did a fantastic job of capturing their personalities (Hannah's spunkiness and William's seriousness).

I could not be more thrilled with the preview pictures our photgrapher posted on her blog. You can check it out at the link here:

http://www.stylizedportraiture.com/a-little-bit-of-an-awesome-family/

Spooktacular!

BOO! It's Batman and Ghostgirl in their Halloween pajamas!

Bathing Beauty x 2

Burt's Farm

We made the annual visit to Burt's Farm this weekend with Mark's family. It sure didn't feel like fall with high temps in the upper 80's, but Hannah had a great time hanging out with her cousins and William seemed to enjoy the extra attention and being outside.

Bathing Beauty

Now that William is sitting up really well, he has graduated to bathing in the kitchen sink!!! He seems to really enjoy splashing in the water.

Yes, he is playing with princess cups :)

Must try Mac-n-Cheese

I found the BEST mac-n-cheese recipe this week! IT IS SOOOO GOOD! I'll warn you that this is probably best as a treat since it is not low-fat/low-cal.

16oz cooked elbow macaroni (I used Barilla brand)
8oz Velveeta, cubed (don't scoff...this is necessary for creaminess)
3 rounds Babybel cheese, chopped (the kind in the red wrapper; if you can't find Babybel, you can use 1/3 block cream cheese)
8oz shredded cheddar jack
heaping 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese (do not use the stuff in the green shaker, splurge on the read deal!)
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1 cup full fat sour cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 sleeve Ritz crackers made into crumbs
2 T melted butter
4 slices bacon cooked and chopped (optional; I did not try it with bacon)

To make the sauce, add cubed Velveeta to pan on low. Add cream immediately. Keep stirring so cheese sauce does not burn. Once it's mostly melted, whisk in the Babybel, 1/2 of the cheddar jack, and parmesan. Once everything is melted, whisk in sour cream, salt, and pepper. Stir in the cooked macaroni. Pour into a rectangular cake pan, or other baking dish that can hold it all. Sprinkle the rest of the cheddar jack on top. Mix the Ritz crumbs and butter together (I used a mini food processor to mix together) and sprinkle on top of macaroni mixture. Finally, sprinkle bacon over the top. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. ENJOY!!

A girl after my own heart...

Every night when I put Hannah to bed I ask her what she is going to dream about. Normally she'll say one of her grandparents or aunts names, but last night she said "I'm going to dream about the winter clothes in my closet!" That's my girl!

A few six month pics...

William wasn't quite sure what to think about sitting in the grass. Honestly though, I don't blame him...

William sprouted his first tooth today. I figure I have a couple weeks left to capture the toothless grin, so I'll be taking LOTS of pictures. There is something about teeth that just makes a baby look so much older. And I'm in denial about the fact that my baby is growing up.

And I think this shirt speaks for itself :)