Week in Pictures: Apple Hill

Yesterday, we headed out to Apple Hill for the day. It was Waymon and Haidyn's first time being there. Haidyn went as a little embryo last year, but that doesn't really count :) I was nervous for Haidyn being in the car for over 2 hours since it was her first time doing so , but she did so good! Waymon and I were both proud of her that she kept herself entertained and asleep.

We made it to 2 stops in Apple Hill. We were in the hunt for a baby pumpkin for Haidyn and some good apple foods. First stop was Boa Vista Orchards.  This was definitely my favorite place in Apple Hill. Waymon and I ate bacon burgers with garlic fries , that we quickly regretted due to our breaths being rank the entire day.  On the plus side, the burgers were phenomenal . Haidyn ate the tomatoes off our burgers and milk. After we ate our quick lunch we crossed the street to scout out some pumpkins. We didn't find a pumpkin small enough for Haidyn to hold, but she did enjoy picking up hay and trying to eat it. We went back to the orchards to look through apple everything, but the lines were ridiculous so we ended up just looking at all of the vendors and leaving shortly after.

 Our second and final stop was Apple Ridge Farm. Haidyn was napping for a lot of this farm, so we didn't get to the cool animals there, however she did wake up just in time to see more pumpkins and hay! She made friends with the cold pumpkins by babbling to all of them she could touch. After he babble session we left her friends to go eat an apple sundae ( filled with caramel, vanilla ice cream and a apple doughnut) and a caramel apple. Haidyn flirted with everyone that gave her attention at the farm and didn't mind that it was ridiculously crowded.

Haidyn wasn't ready for the camera,

She took her own selfie instead.

We headed off to Roseville after our adventures in Apple Hill to the mall and Vietnamese food. As you can see Haidyn was excited to be eating some good Vietnamese food. :)

After dinner we decided to head back to Reno to call it a day. I took shameless selfies to entertain myself on the way home. :) Waymon was trying to pay attention to the road, while his wife made a fool of herself . haha!

We didn't find our baby pumpkin, but we'll be on the hunt for one in at our local Pumpkin patches. We can't wait to go next year when she'll be running a muck at these farms.

Haidyn Six Months - Happy 1/2 Birthday!

LENGTH: 26 inches

LIKES: 

-Petting Sass! She gets too excited when she gets to, but Sass lets her anyways. 

-Her pink elephant.
-Cellphones. It's starting young :( Selfie queen is obsessed, but we bought her, her own cellphone.
-Facetiming Uncle Jon!
-Seeing Grandma Esther, Tracey and Grandpa Willie.
-Seeing Mommy at pickup!
-Seeing Daddy in the morning for wake up time!
- Mommy and Daddy singing "You are my Sunshine"
-Mommy singing "Skinna-marink!"
-Snuggling with Senor BooBoo Bear.
-Looking at herself in the mirror.
-Playing in her bouncer. 

DISLIKES: 

-Sitting in a highchair.
-Sitting in the seat of a cart. She can't stand not being able to do things like everyone else.
-Missing her naps. Yikes!
-Facetiming Auntie in the tub. 

MILESTONES: 

-We can roll over and over and over.
-Holding her bottle- only when Mommy isn't around.
-Eating more solid foods.
-Scooting around and circling on the floor!
-Can eat up to 8 oz !
-Holding her own spoon.

EVENTS:

-Hung out with Grandma Barb & Grandpa Ray during the UNR vs Boise game.
-Hung out at the park while Mommy took Senior pictures.
-Went  to Garage sales with Mommy & Aunite Stace !
-Meeting Jessica & Kennedy!
-Lunch w/Grandma& Grandpa
-Lunch w/ Lola

DIY Baby food

Making baby food isn't difficult at all and I don't mind doing it. I think of it as making Haidyn dinner from scratch, no different as I would make Waymon and myself dinner. So the excuse of, it takes "too much time" isn't plausible here.  Like I said in my last baby food post, I really want to control want Haidyn eats. It's very important to me that she gets what she needs from the foods she eats.
Haidyn is a food lover! She's very interested in trying everything and anything. She enjoys the seasonings of everything too. I add cinnamon to almost all of her fruit ( that's her favorite ) and a little salt and pepper to her veggies.  She likes fruits, but loves her veggies! I'm thankful that she's ready to eat all of the beautiful vegetables that are in season right now. We have tons of food her now and I never have to step foot in the baby isle for those jars.



HERE ARE THE  BASICS----------

Directions: 

1. Peel all of the skin from your veggies/fruits as well as getting rid of all of the seeds
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Steam the veggies/fruits for about 15-20 minutes. ( This makes them easier to puree)
   
   
   
   
3. Take your baby blender ( Mine is KIDCO from my awesome cousin Ellie:]) and blend away
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Place all of pureed food into ice cube trays and chill for about 5 hours ( more depending on the veggie/fruit)
5. Place all foods into separate labeled bags for easy storing.

** Once you're little one is ready to eat food cube into the microwave for about 30 seconds, stir around and add in the rice/oatmeal ( link for my recipe here ), add seasonings and serve! 

Now that we've expanded on her foods this is all of them she eats ! 

SUNNY COCKTAILS- Adult Oreo Cookie Shake

Waymon's hobby now is mixing up drinks. I can't complain since I get to taste test everything. :) So thanks to him, I get to add his drinks to the blog!

This shake is AMAZING! It's taking your favorite shake and having it with an adult twist. It's not too strong, but it does make you question why in the world haven't you tried this shake without alcohol before.


Ingredients :

1. 5 scoops of vanilla ice cream
2. 5 Oreo's
3. 1.5 oz cake vodka
4. 1.5 oz vanilla vodka
5. Splash of milk

Directions: 

1. Add in all ingredients into a blender and blend!