California Pizza Kitchen- Consider yourself Warned!

Because of my success in our recent forays into the art of making pizza, Candace requested I attempt her favorite CPK pizza: California Chicken Club. Thats pizza a crust with mayo, lettuce, chicken, bacon, tomatoes, and avacado. CPK makes it well but we have just found out... I Make it BETTER!

I made the dough from the copy-cat Papa John's recipe that I am constantly modifying. While preparing it Candace noticed I had the honey out and asked me not to use it. Too late, I had already put it in. Of course I didn't want her to believe she didn't like it before she tried it so I told didn't tell her I had already used it and she could just put it away.

She didn't know about the honey and the whole thing was a huge success. Like I said, look out California Pizza Kitchen, I've got your number

Eisley Favorites

Cruella Deville got her 1st puppy and now that Jasper is a little more experienced, we hope it won't take the full 9 months to get the next one.

Eisley's first Photo Shoot

Eisley wants to give a special thanks to Meikel for recognizing the need for some decent baby pictures and doing something about it. I really hated that infamous poll picture. - Eisley

So there is a story behind this ugly picture.... it is really Me. When Eisley was born, there was an announcment made at work with a picture I took on my phone attached. We have a very talented graphics department that took that picture, photoshopped it with one of my employee pictures, and the result is this baby with a full set of teeth and a 5 oclock shadow. I am not sure if the votes for Candace were just to keep her from feeling left out, or if someone just needs their eyes checked, but several people saw it and asked if it was real. The answer is a resounding no, Eisley is not that ugly.

My first 2 weeks

So Happy to be home and then out of the Car Seat!

But worn out by all the excitement.

Then its time to wake up and PLAY with Strangers



But some of them really scare me...

Once they are all gone I can just be myself again

And when I poop on myself I get to take a bath.

OK- I will learn to use the toilet, I promise; Just NO MORE BATHS

And back to sleep cause I am a Princess.

Fly with an Overdeveloped Sense of Vengence

Yesterday I was in the kitchen preparing some food for our lunch when I heard the ominous and unmistakeable sound of a fly that had made its way in through the open door- Open because I had not yet, but was fairly certain I would be burning something. I went to the window where I found not one but two flys. I grabbed the closest weapon and went to work; because that is so much more fun than cooking. I made quick work of the first fly and set my sights on number two. For ten mintutes I looked for this fly, flapping things, opening and closing blinds, etc but he had vanished.

I went to work making my gourmet grilled cheese with chicken noodle soup made from scratch- compliments of Sarah Lee and Campbells. We sat down and began to eat. I tried the sandwich and was very impressed but was fairly confident from the aroma of the Chicken Noodle soup, that was to be the highlight. Suddenly something flying through the air struck me right in the left temple. Stunned only for a second I regained my senses and immediately saw the missing fly- the kamakze fly was now floating legs up in my untouched soup.

Eisley's Debut

Hooray she is finally here. We are so happy to welcome Eisley into our lives and out of Candace's Belly! She was born on Wednesday night after about as much coaxing as Mom could give. She surprised us all by weighing in at 8 lbs.

She is so calm and loves to just sit, reflect on life, and take in her new surroundings.

My favorite part is the faces she makes. She is especially entertaining when she is filling her shorts or falling asleep.

One Week to Go!!

Well, only one week to go! We keep telling her she can come anytime, but she's still just hanging out. That's ok, we're just anxious to meet her!

It's amazing how the body can stretch like that huh?!!! We've really enjoyed this whole experience. We love feeling her move around in particular! Dan likes to poke at her and get her all riled up. It's a fun game they play! I can tell already that Dan is going to be a great father! This pregnancy has really brought us closer and we're looking forward to a new chapter in our lives together. We've certainly been blessed!

Look out world, here comes baby girl Brandt!!

Baby Bump Contest

Hey everyone!! 97.1 fm is doing a baby bump contest and Dan entered one of my lovely 'rockband' photos. We really wanted to get creative and do a fun photo, but we didn't hear about the contest until it was too late and they let Dan slip a photo in. Oh well! Anyway, now people get to vote on their favorite baby bump. If you wouldn't mind voting for my photo it sure would be fun to win!! Here's the link: http://www.971zht.com/pages/babywatch/ . Once there I'm number 194. You'll have to verify your vote with your email. You may want to check out some of the entries. They are, well... interesting. Let's just say some people feel very comfortable with their bodies!! Thanks for your vote! Spread the word!

My Life Googled

Thought this was cute on other blogs! A little about me...

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Where I Live Husband's Name

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Where I Grew Up Colorado

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Favorite Food

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My Loves