Our Pinteresting Weekend

Since Jeff is busy studying for the second part of his national board exam (which he takes next week...say a prayer for him!), I decided it would be fun to have the girls up for a weekend of estrogen-fueled, Pinterest-provided activities. It was so fun! There was some good Gator football (Wahoo!), plenty of bonding-time with the Sweet P, and a few Pinterest triumphs and kitchen tragedies! It was fun!

Of course, P got involved by helping me clean out my cupboards. She's such a good helper!

I tried several new Pinterest recipes. The first was this creamy tomato soup. It was really easy to make and uses Greek yogurt instead of cream. We really enjoyed it and I'll definitely be making it again!

To go with the soup, I made these pretzel rolls. Also very tasty but, they definitely were not as good the next day. If I make them again, I will make smaller, bite size rolls and add a little more salt to the outside of them.

On Saturday, Ashley went with her friends to tailgate and watch the game. Me, P and Grammy had our own little Gator party! Like a true little Gator, P all ready does the Gator chomp when we say "Go Go Gators." We are very proud!

While we were waiting to get started on our Pinterest cooking activities on Sunday, we took a quick trip to the park.

P enjoyed eating the sand and getting plenty dirty!

Our Sunday Pinterest experiments included:

A crock-pot breakfast casserole--It was good and was definitely a very easy way to have a hearty breakfast ready first thing in the morning. It made a lot and I'll definitely try this approach again but, I may change up my casserole contents to make it "pop" a little more.

Ashley tried her hand at a rosemary bread that was supposed to be a knock-off of the Macaroni Grill.

Grammy broke the rules a little bit and brought a recipe she had make before that was not on Pinterest and was even printed on a piece of paper. A little archaic but, she's always been a little technologically-challenged. Her project? Pumpkin sticky buns.

It was all fun and games until she smelled her pecans burning in the oven. They got a little too toasty and an extended trip to the grocery store followed (she got lost).

Ashley is a very meticulous bread maker.

But, had fun playing with P while her dough was rising!

I made "easy eclairs," Jeff's pick for my efforts. My little person needed my attention at a critical point in the choux pastry process so, my two helpers stepped in.

Unfortunately, I dropped one of my masterpieces and made a mess of it and one of its friends. What was I to do but pick up a fork and make it disappear?

Grammy's pumpkin sticky buns were very tasty. Definitely one to make again.

Ashley's bread turned out well too! It was pretty tasty!

I will definitely be making easy eclairs again. They were a big hit with these Toblers and I'm sure Jeff will be requesting them again soon.

Even P got in on the taste-test and approved of all of our Pinteresting creations!

So many balls!

10 Months Old!

I love these pictures with these little signs but, as you can imagine, it's been increasingly difficult to snap a good shot with our increasingly mobile, curious little girl! To illustrate, here's what I have to work with.

And now the sign has fallen and Presley's being silly.

Then Daddy says "touchdown" and we get this.

Now she's totally aware of the sign and refusing to cooperate. But, still looking mighty cute.

And now she's totally over it. Come on Momma, let's just go to church all ready so that I can play in the foyer for 3 hours. *Sigh*

We can hardly believe that our little Sweet P is growing up so fast. This month went by so quickly and was filled with many fun new accomplishments!

• I taught P to point this month so that she can show us what she wants and where she wants to go. She caught on pretty quick and now enjoys directing us with the point of her little finger and a little "ugh" noise.
• For some reason it took a little longer for her to learn how to clap but, she finally got it this month! Yeah (clap, clap, clap)!
• Presley has abandoned her little lizard/army crawl and now crawls. But, what she really likes to do is walk! She is a proficient furniture/wall surfer, is good at walking while holding your hands (one or two) and stands without holding onto anything. She is very anxious to start walking and is fearless. I'm sure she'll be toddling around very, very soon!
• P's third tooth broke through this month. The top tooth on the right side finally broke through the skin. She was a little crabby as it came through but, I'm sure she's going to enjoy having more teeth to chew her big girl food with.
• I didn't keep track of specific new foods this month, P pretty much eats anything! She loves to eat what ever the big people are eating and seems increasingly dissatisfied with her baby food (especially her oatmeal). Her favorite things to eat are bananas (biting off a whole banana by herself) and cheese puffs. Seriously, we go through 3 cans of Gerber cheese puffs a week.We discovered those little squeezable fruit pouches this month and we all love those. She can feed herself and they are so convenient when we are on the go!
• Presley is so smart (of course)! She can show you where your eyes, nose, mouth, ear and hair are. And she knows where her belly is. She can also tell you what the lion and cow say. She seems to understand just about everything we say.
• P loves bath time! I say "are you ready for bath time?" and she makes a beeline to the bathroom to get in the tub. She loves splashing and crawling around, laying back so I can wash her bottom, and throwing all of her toys out of the tub for me to pick up and throw back in (its a really fun game!).
• She still sleeps like a champ. Usually she sleeps 10-11 hours over night and only seems to wake up and need some attention when she's teething. She takes two naps a day, a short one in the morning and a longer one in the afternoon. She loves her little lamby and giraffe (stuffed animals) that hang out in her crib with her. She just lays there and cuddles and talks to them before she falls asleep and when she wakes up. We find her sleeping in all sorts of funny positions. She likes to be on her stomach with her knees underneath her and her little bottom in the air. Silly girl.
• Presley made a special friend this month at playgroup. She latches on to my friend, Irene, at a playgroup and didn't want to let her go! She loves being around other kids of all ages. There are several little girls about the same age as her at church and it's fun to watch them get so excited about seeing each other, crawl together and sit and swat at each others hair bows.

Every day Jeff and I are amazed at our little girl and just love getting to see her little personality. She loves to have a good time and be silly, doesn't seem to be afraid of much (except my hair dryer and the vacuum), and loves to cuddle with Momma (not so much with Daddy yet..he's here for a good time!). We are so blessed to have her in our family and are grateful every day for the joy she's brought to our lives. Every day as I rock her to sleep I am overwhelmed with love for her and gratitude to my Heavenly Father for sending us one of His sweetest daughters.

Daddy's Little Helper

Now there are two Toblers in this house who can install a new garbage disposal! (Well, one does the work while the other little one supervises!)

The Cutest Little Gator

Getting Our Wiggles Out

After 3 hours of church on Sunday, we were ready to get our wiggles out! And there's no better place than the park to do that! P is increasingly becoming a big fan of the park. And why not!?!

She can climb!

And slide!

And swing!

Even Daddy joined the fun! Unfortunately, this slide was a little narrow towards the bottom and her broad-shouldered Daddy wedged himself in.

P loved to feel the sand in between her toes. And play peak-a-boo with the old folks nearby.

And she finally got to feel the grass between her toes. This park doesn't have the typical Florida crab grass so, we had to take advantage of that!

She didn't see to like feeling so much of it all at once though. She would not put that other hand down!

A friendly kitty even came to say "hello"! P was really good about "being soft" and they made fast friends.

After so much fun at the park, we had to rehydrate and feed our little bellies. P decided to stash that Cheerio in her hair. You never know when your next meal is going to be. It's the Tobler way.

Look Momma!

No Hands!