Time for Frivolity

I realized today that I haven't been blogging about frivolous things enough lately. It seems like the only times I think to post are when something big has happened like getting married, having a baby, or finding the worst music video on the planet. What of the everyday adventures like learning to make fried rice last night, or the sour-lemon face Jonathan has just learned to make, or the planters full of pansies and primroses that are currently making our deck a little more spring-ish? They make up a life as much as the big things (if not more so). So here's a start:

I have finally conquered no-bake cookies. Growing up, I never had a problem with them. In fact, they were sort of the starter cookie you would make before you were old enough to use the oven. But then I moved to Utah and have had the darndest time getting them to set up since then. I have no idea why. Okay so once it was because I accidentally used 3 cups of karo syrup instead of 3 tablespoons. Ahem. Yeah. I was talking to my mom and was really distracted at the time. But even when I used the right amount of karo they wouldn't work. My best guess is that things boil much faster at 7,000 feet where I grew up than they do here so they weren't getting enough boil time. Well finally I started boiling them for exactly two minutes before adding the oats, peanut butter, and vanilla, and they have worked the past four times I've made them! Yes! Victory is mine!

Some Updates...

I'm really sorry I'm so bad at updating my blog. I'm also sorry that I seem to begin every post lately with some kind of apology or excuse for being bad at updating my blog. Ah well. Time just keeps moving so fast. I can't believe on Tuesday Jonathan will be 6 months old--that's half a year of watching him grow taller and a little chubbier every day, of delighting in the smallest things that he learns to do, of not sleeping through the night, etc. etc. etc. He really is so much fun. Exhausting, but fun. His latest milestones are starting solid foods on his 5 month birthday (February 18th) and then learning to roll onto his belly from his back four days later. It's kind of funny--after he gets onto his belly he can't get back so he'll start to fuss, so we'll flip him back over and a minute later he'll roll again, then get tired of it and start to fuss to be flipped again. We call it the pancake game because we just keep flipping and flipping. He is really laughing a lot lately too, especially at Peter. Bath time is their favorite time to play. Peter will be getting Jonathan undressed and I'll be filling the tub and I'll hear Jonathan shrieking with laughter in the other room and I'll go in and Peter will have him in stitches tickling him and smiling at him. Oh, he's starting to fuss in the other room so I'd better go soon. Here's the latest picture of him from this afternoon when he kept wrapping himself up in the blanket while he was rolling over. Pardon the blurry feet, but he pretty much is always kicking. His feet never hold still. I'm pretty sure he's going to be the next David Beckham.