On November 18, 2009 Zachary goes into the MTC getting ready to

serve in the Santa Rosa, California Spanish Speaking Mission. He will

serve for 2 years on the coast of California above San Fransico.

Calling All Pumpkin Lovers!

So, I was reminded by Mike that I was totally slacking in my pumpkin bread making tradition--one that I don't really remember. Anyway, what he didn't know is that the Pumpkin Bread I had been making in years past came from a box on the shelf of my favorite Trader Joe's. Unfortunately, TJ's hasn't had their pumpkin bread mix on the shelf yet this year, so I decided yesterday to try a recipe from scratch. It was probably (aside from Great Harvest, but totally comparable) the best pumpkin bread I have ever had. In the words of my friends at Yo Gabba Gabba!: try it, you'll like it.

15 oz. Pumpkin Puree
4 eggs
1/2 cup Vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
2/3 cup water
2 cups white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ginger
2 tsp pumpkin spice

(I add more cinnamon, ginger, cloves and nutmeg than that, but I like the spice)

Directions:

Pre-Heat oven to 350.
Grease 3 small loaf pans (about 7 by 2 inches).
In large bowl combine wet ingredients.
In another bowl combine dry ingredients.
Add dry ingredients to wet 1/3 at a time.
Divide evenly between the 3 loaf pans.
Bake for about 50 minutes (maybe slightly longer with an electric oven, just make sure you check with a toothpick).

Believe me, it is SO good and makes the house smell like pumpkin heaven.

1st Ultrasound

I had my first ultrasound last Monday. Just to set itself apart from Pierson, this baby is already a complete opposite. I am nauseated all night long and am coming up on eleven weeks and nobody can tell I'm pregnant...a little shy baby. But I'm guessing in the next two or three weeks my baby bump will come out of hiding.

In other news, we went to DC this weekend and had a great time. Pierson will be 3 on Saturday and is already dreading the responsibility...he says "I just want to be 1 again." And he is awesome at making friends at the playground he just goes up to everybody and says "My name is Pierson, do you want to play with me." Most kids just run away, but he takes the rejection well.

Woot Woot

I got into the Creative Track in Advertising as an Art Director!

No big deal...
jk. it really is.

grandpa and grandma glad

these are just a couple pictures from my final portfolio last semester. i've been meaning to put them up for awhile so here they are. if you want to see more i have plenty. 

in the pic of grandpa, grandma kept yelling at him to open his eye and grandpa kept yelling that he couldn't. they're so entertaining sometimes.

Hey guys...

I'm pretty much famous!

Check out my first print ad.

i'm pretty excited about advertising!

This is an ad i made for playstation.