6 Months

Our little one is 6 months! I cannot believe how fast it goes by! You think that the older they get the easier it will be and while that is true in some aspects in others it is not. Why, you ask? Because they move! A lot! 

Weight: 16 pound 4 ounces. 25th percentile

Height: 27 1/2 inches. 80th percentile (we have a very tall skinny boy and his pants are never long enough!)

Clothes: 6-9/12. He always grows out of his pj's first. Did anyone else have this problem?

Diapers: Size 2

Food: Eating puréed foods but wants everything. So far he probably likes carrots best.

Movement: It's amazing how much babies can actually move even though they can't crawl. Dax can inch, roll, army crawl anywhere he wants and pretty fast at that. So now starts the baby proofing of the house. I was not counting of that so quickly!

Sleeping: Sleep? What does that mean? Just kidding it's not too bad. Sometimes he will wake up 3-4 times a night, sometimes once a night but most often it's twice a night. But he usually goes back to sleep pretty quickly. He naps 2-3 times a day, anywhere from an hour to two hours.
Teeth: No teeth yet but he is drooling like crazy!

We went swimming and sticking true to the first child being spoiled we bought him this floaty. We justified it by saying it was his 6 month old birthday present :). Needles to say he loved it! He kicked around like crazy.

Just relaxing :)

Then we took him out so he could splash daddy back, that was the most fun of all! He could not stop splashing and it has continued to the bathtub.

First Falls Hike

We went on our first hike for the year to First Falls up Sundance Canyon. Most people don't know that along with Stewart Falls there are also two other waterfall hikes. First Falls and Second Falls. It was a fun hike and while I like the Stewart Falls waterfall better the hike to First Falls was a little easier and shorter. The weather was perfect!

These two are two of a kind! While I was trying to snap the picture Sam would close his eyes, then Daxton, then Sam again until we lost Dax's attention.

                                                                The cool avalanche we saw.

Strawberry Cheesecake

Today I am going to share my favorite dessert, Strawberry Cheesecake! This is one of those family recipes and I have been eating for as long as I can remember! My mom makes it almost every time we come home and I honestly can never get enough.

Mix together:

-1 cup flower -1/2 cup melted butter -1/2 cup chopped nuts -1/4 cup packed brown sugar

Pack into a 9X13 inch pan and back for 15 minutes until brown. Cool, then crumble in the pan.

This is basically a picture of what not to do! Normally you would chop of the nuts finer but I still need to invest in a chopper (does anyone else have a huge list of kitchen gadgets that they want?) Also bake it till it's a little browner than in this picture.

Mix together until smooth:

-2 8oz. packages cream cheese -2 cups powdered sugar -2 package prepared Dreamwhip (2 come in a box)

Spread over crumbs and then layer with 2 packs of sliced strawberries.

Make 1 package of Strawberry Danish Dessert. Use 2 cups of water and follow cooking directions on box. Pour on top of dessert and put in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.

Strawberry Cheesecake

 

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

4 hours

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 package prepared dream whip
• 2 packages strawberries
• 1 package strawberry danish dessert

Instructions

1. Mix first four ingredients, pack into bottom of 9X13 inch pan, and bake until brown.
2. While the crust is cooling, mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and prepared dream whip until smooth.
3. Once the crust is cooled, crumble it in the bottom of the pan and then spread the cream cheese mixture on top.
4. Slice the strawberries and lay them on top.
5. Using 2 cups of water make the the strawberry danish dessert according to the directions on the box.
6. Pour it on top and then let it set for 3-4 in the refrigerator.

Sam thinks my family and I are crazy because we have no problem eating this for dessert! And I would be lying if I said I didn't eat this for breakfast this morning!