Boston Ryan Andrus

ON JULY 6TH, 2011 WITH THE LOVE OF MY LIFE WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF OUR BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY BOSTON RYAN ANDRUS. HE WAS 6 DAYS LATE AND WAS 7 LBS. 5 OZ AND 20 " LONG. MY LABOR WENT AS WELL AS COULD BE EXPECTED AND AFTER NEARLY 24 HOURS WE WERE BLESSED WITH OUR HEALTHY BABY. HE WAS JUST PERFECT. WE WERE BOTH IN AWE AS THE DOCTOR HANDED HIM TO US. WE COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT TOGETHER WE COULD CREATE SOMETHING SO PERFECT AND WONDERFUL. BOSTON IS NOW 11 WEEKS OLD AND WE FALL MORE IN LOVE WITH HIM EACH DAY. TREVOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU. I COULDN'T HAVE MADE A SWEETER MORE PERFECT MAN IF I HAD TO. THANK YOU FOR HELPING GIVE ME THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT ON EARTH, OUR LITTLE BOY.

It's a BOY!

It's been FORVER since I've gotten on to blog but we have wonderful news to share with the world! We are expecting our first baby June 30, 2011! I am currently 19 weeks and we are expecting a baby BOY! We couldn't be more thrilled! The first trimester was a little rough, but I toughed it out and now am feeling SOOO much better. I can feel him squirming around and look forward to growing BIG and ROUND! I have gained 2 pounds since finding out we were pregnant just now starting to show- my Aunt Denise says I just look like I have to pee though. I plan on taking monthly or even weekly belly pictures and posting those as well so, stay tuned...

Trevor's 1st Triathalon

Trevor had his first Triathalon at Sand Hollow May 15, 2010!

He did such a good job! I was so nervous for him but he wasn't at all. He had so much fun and plans on doing more. He finished the race in 1 hour 47 minutes. When he jumped in the lake he hit his foot on a rock & had to swim, bike, run with a hurt foot. It's now black & blue but he didn't give up! He did awesome! GO TREVOR!

Trev, Troy, & Meliss after the big race
Trev & Barbara

Uncle Trevor with his cute neices Aubrey & Kimberly and his nephew Carson

Chanda & Trevor

Finishing strong in his run

Transition to bike

Coming out of the lake

Starting his swim

Before the race. He looks soooo handsome!

Troy & Trev testing the bike the day before his race

Crater Lake Oregon

Trev & I had an overnight in Oregon & decided to rent a car and drive up to Crater Lake. I freaking LOVE Oregon. It is beauiful & I fell in love with a little town called Shady Cove. Crater Lake itself is beautiful. It is the deepest lake in the US & the 7th deepest lake in the world. It is 1,943 feet deep! There is a floating log that has been in Crater Lake for more than 100 years! Crater Lake used to be a volcano when it erupted& blew the top of the volcano right off & formed a hole. The Island in the lake was once the top of the volcano! Pretty cool!

Grilled Veggie Pizza Recipe (so yummy)

1 cup warm water (100* to 110*), divided

10 ounces bread flour (about 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons)

1 package dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)

10 teaspoons olive oil, divided

1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided

Cooking spray

2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal

or...

Pillsbury ready to cook pizza crust

then...

1 zucchini cut into 1 inch think slices

mushrooms cut into slices

1cup sliced olives

1 tomato sliced

1 small red onion sliced

1 large red bell pepper, quartered and seeded

3 garlic cloves, minced

2/3 cup basic pizza sauce

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Pour 3/4 cup warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer with dough hook attached. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups or spoons; level with a knife. Add flour to 3/4 cup water; mix until combined. Cover and let stand 20 minutes. Combine remaining 1/4 cup water and yeast in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes or until a soft dough forms. Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray; cover surface of dough with plastic wrap lightly coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate 24 hours.

2. Prepare Grill to high.

3. Remove dough from refrigerator. Let stand, covered, 1 hour or until dough comes to room temperature. Punch dough down. Press dough out to a 12-inch oval on a lightly floured baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Crimp edges to form a 1/2-inch border. Cover dough loosely with plastic wrap.

4. Brush veggies with remaining tablespoons of oil; place in bowl. Grill zucchini and mushrooms 3 minutes on each side or until tender; place in bowl. Place pepper quarters, skin side down, on grill rack; grill 6 minutes or until blistered. Place peppers in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel peppers; add to vegetable mixture. Add garlic to veggies; toss to combine.

5. Place pizza dough, cornmeal side up, on grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill for 4 minutes or until blistered. Turn dough over; grill 3 minutes. Remove from grill. Spread pizza sauce evenly over top of crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Arrange veggie mixture evenly over sauce. Sprinkle evenly with remaining salt and black pepper. Top with cheese. Return pizza to grill rack, and grill for 4 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Cut pizza into 10 pieces. 5 servings.

Sleep-Over

I've been meaning to post these pictures. I've been busy and time has been flying by but last month the girls got to come over for a sleepover. I was so excited to have them. We made butterflies and went swimming. They are such sweet girls. I hope they know how much we love them and although we are gone a lot that we always miss them and are thinking of them.

Here is a picture of the butterflies we painted and made.

Kimberly had my camera for about an hour so I just let her play. I couldn't wait to see what she was up to. It looks like she had a photoshoot for herself with the goggles we got her for her birthday. Ha... I love her!

Chicago

Last month I had interviewing in Chicago and ended up staying there for 4 nights so Trev flew out to spend the day with me. It was nearly 80 degrees the day we decided to go downtown. We went to Navy Pier by way of the Giddy up Water taxi, the "bean" and ended with a grocery store run into Trader Joes. We had a great time!