Great diaper change

 So, last year we had so much fun at the Guinness book of world record cloth diaper change...we decided to participate again this year.  Peanut was up for the challenge in not fully having conquered the porcelain pot yet. It was entertaining to watch the hundreds of babies plus there parents in one small section waiting for the buzzer to go to off to start the change. Eco-friendly merchandise was given away right and left. I was given a shirt from Boppy pillow that stated " Whether from jugs or cans Boppy supports you!" Don't know where I will venture to wear the shirt... maybe at the La Leche League or meeting with a lactation consultant with oatmeal cookies in hand. Ha!

girls, lizards, and lions

Life goes by so quick... I'm 7 months cooked and we had our gender reveal party. We are having a girl! Peanut had a blast with the balloons at the party and the gluten free cake for grandma. I'm so glad that so many of our friends and grandma could come. It was fun and I'm excited for a girl.

So we have been taking advantage of the free days at the zoo... when it was freezing cold. It was awesome...most of the other people visiting the zoo were speaking different languages then English, which was really nice. Not a lot of people were there but the animals that are normally sleeping were moving around to keep warm, like the lions and tigers. So we got to talk to all the zoo workers and we found out that

Tigers are only 1/2 pound normally when they are born. The 20 month tiger was 856 pounds at the time. Crazy how fast they grow! I'm glad I don't have to dish out 20 pounds of meat per day.

Denver nature and science museum exhibit you vs sue was replaced with lizards and snakes. Peanut and Mr. Incredible loved running around the exhibits trying to find all the creatures. Peanut was a little scared of snakes. Not as afraid of the snakes as he his with our toy singing Santa that induces nightmares and makes him run the other direction when we push the button to start the music and the propeller. Who knew "Santa Clause is coming to town" song would strike so much fear into a person!

Black raspberry pumpkin ice cream aka wassail ice cream pie

So last night I had my friend over to chat about life and visit teach. I decided to make pumpkin ice cream pie with my vitamix. Totally forgetting that I didn't have a lot of ice, so used black raspberries frozen instead. The raspberries and gingerbread cookie crust bought a wassail flavor to the ice cream pie which was delicious. It was a great seasonal treat!

Iron Chef potluck

So a couple foodie friends came together and we had an Iron Chef Potluck party. This first time the secret ingredient was Peppers, we had so many great dishes it was hard to vote for just one. Our rules are you can make as many dishes as you like, you can only pick one to be voted on.

Our champ is E, who made an amazing slow-burn pepper soup. Other dishes were Pepper steak sandwich, Habanero stuffed mushrooms, Phillipo Pepper spring rolls, Chili Chocolate Cake, Jalapeno Pepper-Limeade, Cream of Jalapeno, Roast Sweet Pepper Muffins and Jalapeno Poppers. It was all delicious food! It was a great night of fun with friends which we will repeat again soon.

Abraham Lincoln slays the zombies

Yes, in my celebration of Halloween I indulged in the writings of Seth Grahame Smith with both Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies( the graphic novel). They were both brilliant I was allured to Abraham Lincoln because Smith wrote in a style like David Mccullough which I love his books particularly 1776. Smith took the more traditional approach to vampires then what the Twilight series and Ann Rice have written of which I really liked it. It was funny with vampires and accurate with history of Abraham Lincoln. It is worth reading if you want a good laugh.

Pride and Prejudice in the graphic novel was a comical read and a new twist on an old classic, which I love dearly. I've watched all the verses of the movies from the 1930's black and white one, A&E, Kara Knightly starred in snooze fest, to Bride and Prejudice, and even the Mormon version cheesy film. I do love the idea of zombie slayers in merry old England. It's a fresh perspective on Jane Austen. I read the animated version so it was not painfully annoying.

Victorian Molly Brown Halloween

So, Mr. Incredible and I did one of our weekly dates at the Molly Brown house has an awesome event for Halloween. You get to go through the house and have actors represent dead authors and read their creepy story's like Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow and Edgar Allan Poe's The cask of Amontillada to name a few. It was fabulous the actors were amazing and stayed in character the entire time and you got to see all of Molly Brown's house. Next year, I will have to get a Victorian hat that is creeped out for Halloween.

Root Beer Milk

Root Beer Milk is divine stuff that is sold at Whole Foods but not everywhere. I found a recipe that combined good quality Root Beer with creamer milk. 1 part to 1 part. It's so yummy!