Strawberry Pie

So Sobey's had their strawberries on sale and ever since being out on the Island and seeing A. Jackie making strawberry pie, I have been dying to try it.
So I googled "best fresh strawberry pie" and came up with this blog website:  http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/06/14/fresh-strawberry-pie-recipe/

I didn't use this crust recipe but instead searched within her blog for a pie crust recipe. It was really easy and it showed picture directions on how to do it. And it worked!! The pastry was an all butter recipe that said to grate the butter and add it to the flour and salt. I thought that was an ingenious ideas vs. having to use a pastry cutter or a fork. Then I added my ice cold water until it stuck together. Then I popped it in the fridge for about 45 minutes. It rolled out beautifully! I've always had bad luck with my own pastry. It's usually too dry. The recipe said to err on the side of caution and adding too much water was better than not enough because you could always add more flour when you roll it out.

It was a tad time consuming but here is the finished product! Voila!

Graham's pre-bday party Aug 10

So Joey was working Friday night so I cooked up supper for Graham and the rest of us. And then Joey had some a little later.  Here we are eating ice cream cake. Look at how excited Hanna gets over food especially ice cream!

I thought I would share these videos with you with Hanna. As you can tell by the videos, she cracks us up. Hope they crack you up too.

Video from today - Aug 9, 2012

So I'm trying to find an easier way to share videos as the video feature on the blogger website takes a long time to upload. So when I take videos on my phone, I am now uploading them to my youtube account (as Michelle does). If you have the link you can see them. I can also embed them in a blog like this. So here is my first try...
Hanna was performing today....need I say more?
Part 1

Part 2

August video

I love taps!

August already!

We have just been having a lovely summer. So beautiful that I of course, have gotten behind in the blogging world. But....alas...I'm back on because yesterday (Aug. long wknd), it was 32 degrees and cousin Sarah actually stayed home for the wknd and so we visited her community spray park. It is so special that you need a key fob to get in (although Ang came with us and realized after the big hike there that she had forgotten in). Thanks to the lovely people who opened the door for us, we got in without a hitch.

Hanna had a lot of fun sitting and playing outside in the afternoon. She wasn't sure what to think of the spray park at first but after awhile, as you will see, she warmed up to it.

We were sad to hear the news yesterday that my parents lost 8 bred heifers. Something (hopefully not a cougar) got them spooked and they broke out of the fence, and crossed the 4 lane highway. What a disaster for those that hit them and for the animals that died. I feel for my dad right now as he tries to sort out the mess. Hopefully the crop yield is fantastic to make up for this loss. And hopefully some dimbob insurance company doesn't come after dad because of something he couldn't help.

Here are some pictures that I have taken the last week or so. Hanna is still changing week to week. She says sounds like, "Buh", "muh" (I take it as mama :)), "Guh", and this morning I swear she said "Dah". Shawn will be excited about that when he hears it. She scrunches up her face to smile when we look at her and smile. She loves standing up. She continues to try and pull herself up but she's not quite there. She still enjoys her food (right now she is gnawing on a bun).

She is not quite crawling but she knows how to get where she wants. She'll do the caterpillar crawl to get to the phone. Belly slide, bum up, elbows back etc. She also knows how to go from stomach to sitting position.

She has also been sleeping a lot better. Although the last couple nights we put her to bed when she's tired (around 8:30) and she's up an hour later. Then back to bed around 10:30 and sleep until 6:00 (or so). However, at that time she nurses and then goes back to sleep. She awoke this morning around 9:00. Not bad! Let's me get in the sleep I need that's for sure.

I am still selling my Usborne books. I'm doing an event in Airdire on Saturday Sept 22. That will be my first event. I'm excited but also scared. Anyone wanna come help??? :)
I have 2 book parties in Edmonton next week that I'm also excited about. There are so many great books, I hardly know which ones to pack up and bring. I also ordered the package to do my "educational specialist" training so that I can approach schools. Seems silly that as a teacher, I can't approach schools until I have the "training" but it's training specific to Usborne and knowledge about the books. So I want to get that done before school starts so I can get out there and sell.

 A silly grin from Shawn on our anniversary. We went to a Mexican restaurant called "Salt & Pepper" to celebrate 6 yrs of marriage.

 Menu + virgin Pina Colada.

Hanna wakes up from her nap and we both rush in to get her. We goof around and she thinks it's so funny that she shows off her bottom teeth.

 We visit Daddy at work and love phones.

 We move around and get stuck behind things sometimes.

 We love getting ready for a bath. Every kid has to have a bum picture, right? Especially with one as cute as this.

 And we LOVE playing in the tap water.

 We love licking our yogurt cup clean.

 This was not her favourite meal (quinoa with moroccan tomato and halibut sauce. but she enjoyed making a big mess and playing in it.

 Early mornings in mommy's bed. Daddy likes to come and get me and bring me to Mommy in the morning.

 Hanging out with Daddy on a warm, Summer afternoon after work.

 Arriving at the spray park. I wasn't too sure what to think so I needed my sucky just in case.

 But after I discovered the water...

 I had tonnes of fun!

 Woo hoo! Water spraying everywhere.

 Look at my legs. Sticking straight out. I'm so excited.

 If you look close, my mouth is WIDE open. I just had to enlarge this picture so you could see her expression.

 Baby cuteness.

So after returning home with a nice little sunburn (not Hanna...Mommy), we ate supper out on the deck. I had a craving for a milkshake so I used my low fat frozen yogurt with skim milk and it tasted just like a frosty from Wendy's. Of course Hanna HAD to have some. And what do you know...she knows how to suck a straw.