Stupid Flanders

Just wanted to post a few pix to show everyone how big I'm getting. I've been crawling all over the place (by "all over the place" I mean directly at every electrical outlet), terrorizing the dog, and just having a lot of fun.

8 months, two teeth and a Diaper Champ

So its been a long time since I've updated this thing but I think the title sums up the last couple months pretty well. I've had a couple teeth pop through (which makes things a little more painful for Daddy when I bite him). I hit eight months next week and have been doing a little crawling... although I still prefer rolling. My parents bought a Diaper Champ (Mommy has conveniently not learned how to change the bags yet).

Anyway, I'm spending my first night away from Mommy. She is celebrating Aunt Lauren's birthday in NY (and taking a much needed night off). I went down pretty easily but I'm thinking I'm going to surpise Daddy by waking up a few times tonight. I'll let him finish watching Cops though.

So I'll post a few pictures... need to rest up before my first screaming fit.

Escalade, two-way, bling-bling on e-bay

Just finishing up my Christmas list... add an over-sized, novelty necklace clock and we should be good to go.

So a lot has gone on since my last post (admittedly I haven't been great at updating this thing). I met Ildi, Mr. & Mrs. Lengyel, Beth, and Steph (I had already met Paul a while back). They were all very nice - I kept it together for the entire visit and then serenaded my parents with 15 minutes of screaming on the ride home.

Had a nice Thanksgiving... lots of turkey for dad, veggie crap for mom, and good dessert.

My father finished up with school for the semester (with an unprecedented amount of trash-talking to his fellow students (well, fellow student would be more accurate)).

As for me, I got a new toy (it's a talking puppy that is really fun (although I find it half as fun as Grandma)). I've started eating some rice cereal and have just been hanging out being cute.

That's all for now - updated pictures below.

Sacrilicious

Well, I was reminded last night that I haven't updated this thing in a while. I was also asked to post a couple recipes so I'll kill two birds.

So we were busy this weekend... got to see a bunch of friends last night (and met Laura and Steve finally), Mom took me to Target (I pretended to be asleep - that place is nasty!), and we saw Grandma and Grandpa. It was a lot of fun but we're all pretty tired today (I think the Yuenglings are partially to blame for my father's Sunday disposition).

Anyway, as promised...

Penne a la Vodka a la Big B

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced

1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

salt and pepper to taste

1/4 cup vodka

1 pound penne pasta

1 pint heavy cream

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook garlic in olive oil until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, breaking up a bit with fork. Stir in basil, salt and pepper and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in vodka and cook 15 minutes more.

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

Stir cream into sauce and cook 10 minutes more. Toss with hot pasta.

[I usually use 3/4 pint of heavy cream. Also, I throw in some crushed red pepper while it's cooking. ~LHS]

Baked Onion Dip

2 cups sweet onion, peeled and finely chopped

2 cups shredded sharp provolone (or cheddar) cheese

1 package (8 ounces) lite cream cheese

1/2 cup mayonnaise

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray small baking dish with cooking spray. Pour mixture into prepared dish and bake for 40-45 minutes until sides are brown and bubbly. Serve with crackers and raw vegetables.

Well, there you have it. I'll leave you with a couple of pictures - my Halloween coustume and me just being silly in my chair.

A Convocation of Eagles

So busy lately...

I started a band. I'm calling it A Convocation of Eagles (it just sounds nicer than A Murder of Crows and the seagull moniker was taken). I'm thinking that I'll probably play the bass guitar and will handle lead vocals.

We got to hang out with some friends last weekend. Here is a picture of me hanging with Aunt Colleen (Uncle Dave and his spit-up stains not pictured).

I also spent some time at home with Mom and Dad and the puppy. A few random pix (Max looks sad - he must be a melancollie...).

Luke "Monty Burns" Serignese

"Excellent."

As of this past Friday, I'm weighing in at 12 lbs., 3 ounces, I'm 24.5 inches and I have a brainy 41 cm head. Given this growth rate, I'll be 90 feet tall by the time I start growing and will weigh a metric ton.

School starts tomorrow!

The Maine Man

My parents took me up to Kennebunkport for the first time. They took me to all of their favorite spots... Walmart, some bar my Dad likes (more than once), Freeport. We walked around a lot, spent a lot of time relaxing (not much sleeping) and even went to see Cyndi and Chris for baby pictures. I was glad to meet them but was feeling a little cranky so I decided not to smile for any of the pictures (looks like I take after my Daddy in that regard).

Other highlights from our trip:

Hanging out with Mom...

Playing Super Baby...

And just being cute...

But the trip wore me out. As soon as we got home, I decided to take a couch siesta...