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My photography hobby has gone to new limits.  My husband probably thinks I am crazy but I purchased a portable backdrop with seamless paper.  I am setting it up at different times of day in front of different windows trying to figure out when I have the best natural light for pictures with the backdrop.  This morning I decided to pose Eloise and give it a shot.  Trying to keep an 11 month old from crawling off was quit a challenge.  I started handing her random blocks and then her Easter basket that happened to be in reach. Of course most things went straight to her mouth because she got her first TWO teeth in last week and it feels "oh so good" to put hard objects against her gums. The basket and eggs held her attention the most and made Finn want to join in.  So "Ta Da", as Finn would say, here is my first try at studio photography and some Easter pics!

Things have definitely changed since the days of cruises and Mexico with your friends on Spring Break.  For our spring break we spent some time away in Kerrville with the Donelsons.  Our family has been SICK so it was a much needed "get out of the house" moment!  I took this first picture last week before we left.

Love, love this weather!  Great day for a walk and then lunch with daddy at Finn's favorite "pizza playground" also known as Austin's Pizza in Westlake.

So this recipe John and I have made multiple times.  It is YUMMY & easy!  Of course, from Cooks Country This recipe is a bit spicy so for the kids I just took the dry pasta and asparagus out before adding the sauce.  I also took pictures of our dinner this time.  It is difficult to take good pics of food so I figured if I am going to post recipes I should also learn how to take pictures of them.
Sesame Noodles with Chicken and Asparagus
2 chicken breasts cut into pieces
1 T vegetable oil (I use extra virgin olive oil & not that much)
1 lb linguine (I have used spaghetti, fettuccine.. whatever is in my cabinet and all are equally good)
1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1" pieces
1/3 C peanut butter
5 T rice vinegar
1/4 C oyster sauce
2 t chili-garlic sauce
1 1/2 t grated fresh ginger (I use the ginger in the tube.. don't wrong me)
1 1/2 T toasted sesame oil

1. Boil water for pasta.  Pat chicken dry.  Heat oil in large skillet over med-high heat. Cook chicken until no longer pink, 1 to 2 min per side. Transfer to plate.
2. Add pasta to boiling water and cook until just beginning to soften, about 8 min. Add asparagus to pot and cook until bright green and pasta is al dente, about 4 min. Reserve 1 C cooking water, drain pasta and asparagus, and return to pot.
3. Whisk peanut butter, vinegar, oyster sauce, chili-garlic, ginger, sesame oil & 1/2 C pasta cooking water in bowl until smooth.  Add peanut butter mixture and chicken to pot and toss adding reserved pasta water as needed

Enjoy!

I had the pleasure of photographing my friends Ellie & Adam's sweet baby girl, Lucy, this morning.  She was a trooper.  We would get her all settled with her pacifier then pull it out for "two clicks" of the camera before the paci would need to go back in.  I think I was able to capture some cute awake and asleep moments of this beautiful 3 week old!


More pics of Lucy; just click on her name.

Since I have been saying Sun Valley for so long I guess I will keep it up but really we went to go visit Justin & Amber in Ketchum, ID.  Sun Valley is the resort that is outside the little ski town.  But whatever it is called; we had a BLAST!!  John and I flew into Boise, ID and set out through miles and miles of farm land covered in snow with mountains as the backdrop.  It was beautiful.  I enjoyed coming from Boise because it kind of gave me an idea of place.  We arrived at Justin & Amber's house and it was at the base of a mountain, in the middle of nowhere and snowing.  It was awesome!