I have a new nephew!

Last Monday at around 11:15 pm, my sister-in-law gave birth to the newest member of our family - 6 lb. 3 oz. Matthew Lyle Frost.

Congratulations Larrry and Kaylene on your beautiful son, and to Mira and Aspynn on their new little brother!

LA Weekend

My amazing weekend started a little early when my sister came into town on Thursday night and we got manicures and pedicures. It's been awhile for me and I don't think I've ever enjoyed a pedicure that much. Plus, I'm loving the OPI Russian Navy color that I got.



















Friday night, IKF and I stayed in and I got to try all of the recipes I've been itching to get to this week while he worked on a paper. I test drove the Apple Dumpling recipe, which got rave reviews. SO easy! SO delicious! I also tried a new Candy Cookie recipe that I'll post shortly. My Sunday School class couldn't get enough of the peanut butter cups in peanut butter cookies.

Afterwards we watched the FIRST Harry Potter movie, thus beginning our Harry Potter Movie Marathon leading up to the release of the next movie in November. I couldn't get over how cute Harry, Ron and Hermione were back then!

Saturday was the best, however. The inlaws organized a trip to the LA Temple and then the traditional dinner at Junior's afterwards. It was my first time in the giant, gorgeous, Los Angeles Temple. Going their and then eating at the famous deli afterwards felt like a right of passage. Plus I love my inlaws, we have a really good time together.

I got the potato pancakes. Dip them in sour cream and applesauce and you're in heaven. It had me missing Veselka like crazy though.

Sunday was church, naps and family! Aaaaaaand more baking. Because, that's what I do. Mom had all the right ingredients, so after a rousing game or two of Blockus3D, we pulled out the old stand-by: Chocolate Cover Cherry Cake. A few people opted to try the apple dunplings instead and were well pleased.

How was your weekend? Do anything different?

Next weekend I've got my fingers crossed for camping....

Nicole's 5 Things

More 5 things goodness...

Nicole is my darling sister-in-law whom I admire more and more as I get to know her better.

1. sleep in a castle

2. design/build a piece of architecture with my own two hands

3. live in a treehouse, or at least stay in one for awhile

4. write a piece of music

5. have all the people i love, friends and family in the same place at the same time. it seems harder than it sound

Wedding Pictures - Groomsmen

Wedding Picturs - Bridesmaids

Wedding Pictures - Groom's Family

Feeling Frosty!...

I am so blessed to have joined a wonderful family. Seriously. My sisters in law are so much fun, my borthers in law are the nicest guys, my mother and father in law are pinnacles of awesome-ness to which I aspire, AND I inherited a whole passel of nieces and nephews, which I've never had before. I love this!

Parents and Grand Parents...

Frost Girls...

Frost Boys...

Personalized Memory Game

This looks like such a fun idea. Not to mention that I think it might be within my crafting skill range. I want to try it out and make games for my nieces and nephews. Of course, my ulterior motive is that they'll start to remember my name...

Hey, Aunt Nic! Want to do this with me next week? We could make one for the Woods and one for the Frosts... And one for Grandma's house, just for good measure. AND we can front load it with pictures of you and me so that we can continue to vie for favorite aunt.

Camp Tahquitz

My husband's family spends a significant portion of their summers working at a boyscout camp in the San Bernardino mountains. This weekend we finally made it up for a visit.

On Saturday morning, my mother-in-law made the most incredible dutch oven breakfast. Sweet bread (apparently made with orange juice?) and hash browns with sausage, bacon, bell peppers, eggs and cheese, and then these amazing little thick, savory pancakes. Delicious.

After breakfast we got to ride horses and try the climbing wall.

My niece...

My husband...

On the trail...

Me and IKF attack the climbing wall..

Nic..

Did I pick a great family to join or what?