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Monday, March 7, 2011

Welcome Wil Mathew

On December 29, 2010 at 5:31 pm we welcomed Wil Mathew to the Langstaff family. He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long. We didn't know the gender before he was born, so needless to say, it was a very exciting surprise! We are so happy to have Wil as a part of our family and can't wait to see the exciting things a boy can bring to our household.

Shredded Beef Chimichangas!!

Anyone who knows me knows that cooking is definitely NOT my forte. However, since I've been off work for the past 6 months and moved out to BFE, I've had to take on the challenge of learning how. I'm happy to say that I am a cook in the making and have actually found a certain fun in cooking. A once dreaded occasion has become something that I somewhat enjoy and I think Shane would have agree, something I've gotten much better at doing. So without further ado, I would like to introduce you to my new favorite recipe blog and a wonderful shredded beef chimichanga recipe. The blog is called For the Love of Cooking and here is the link to those delicious chimichangas I have been raving about. http://fortheloveofcooking-recipes.blogspot.com/2008/05/shredded-beef-chimichanga.html

The beef in these chimichangas is so good. It has the most amazing flavor. I would say that it is better than any beef I've ever eaten at Mexican restaurants. It is really THAT good. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!

Friday, May 14, 2010

That little voice...

You know how you hear people say, "and then something told me to....". Maybe it has even happened to you. Well, I have never actually heard that something telling me to do anything until last night. I was sound asleep dreaming about what Shane and I were going to be for halloween (totally random, I know) when it was interrupted by a voice that said in these exact words, "go pull the blanket of your daughter's face or she will suffocate." It was like when you are in the middle of watching something on TV and your show gets interrupted by an emergency broadcast message--just like that. Well, anyway, so I shot straight up out of bed and went to Ella's bed and sure enough, her big fluffy pink blanket was sitting in a giant clump directly over her face! None of the blanket was even on her body. It was all over her head! So, I gasped and took it off and rubbed her little foot to make sure she was okay. She made a little noise so I knew she was okay. I shudder to think what probably would have happened had I not listened to that voice. Thank goodness for the angel watching over us.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Ava's 3rd Birthdayssssss

Over spring break Shane and I decided to take the girls to St.George to visit my mom and dad (Grandpa and Grandma Cummings) and spend Easter with them. While we were there we were able to throw an early birthday party for Ava (birthday party number 1). Andrea and Casey were there with their kids and then Steve joined us as well. We had so much fun. We also had a picinic followed by rolling easter eggs at the "sand dunes"--a long standing family tradition (which I forgot to bring my camera so when Andrea posts her pics I'll refer you to her blog.) Andrea and I spent a few hours shopping and then the guys and mom golfed. The kids were also able to get in a little swim time at the resort pool. I'll post all the birthday pics now and the Easter pics another day since there are soooo many birthday pics to post! She actually had 4 birthay celebrations. I thing she was very confused, but she woke up almost every morning the week of her birthday with someone singing her happy birthday....doesn't get much better than that!

Birthday party number two was thrown the day before Ava's birthday at her daycare. What a fun time she had! Then, on her actual birthday , April 7, we had a little birthday time (birthday party number 3) where she opened the present we got her, a bike, as well as the presents from Grandpa and Grandma Langstaff. Later I took her and Ella to the park and then that evening Shane helped her ride her bike. She did pretty and it took her no time at all to figure it out.

Ava loves her new Art Desk/Easle that Grandpa and Grandma Langstaff got her

Ava's fourth and final party took place this Saturday where we had a big birthday bash with some of ours and Ava's friends a families. Ava decided she wanted a "Tinkerbell birthday cake" so we did a Tinkerbell theme. There was a giant Tinkerbell bounce house that everyone, including the adults, enjoyed! They really are so much fun! We all had such a great time socializing and spending time with our friends and Ava really loved all of the fun presents she got! I took lots of pictures so sit back because there are lots here for you to enjoy!