This post is really random. I haven't been taking many pictures lately but I hope to change that.

I love having more time on my hands these days. It's nice that I don't have to worry about homework, tests and papers. However, I realize now that I love to learn and keep my mind going. I've been reading a little and I hope to find more books and talks. I read Running With Angels by Pamela H. Hansen last week. Jayne let me borrow it and I really enjoyed reading it. It's about a mother who experienced the death of two children. She also has two children with health problems. She coped by overeating and became morbidly obese. After the death of her last child she decided to change her life style, loses more than 100 pound and runs a marathon. It was so inspiring. It made me really want to go for a good run.

Matt and I are hooked on The Biggest Loser. I had never seen it until a few weeks ago. The last episode is this week and I'm so excited. The show is so motivating and I am genuinely happy for these people who were seriously obese. They have changed their lifestyle and seem so happy. The show also makes me want to go for a good run. Maybe in a few months...

Lily and I paint just about every day, if not twice a day. She knows her colors pretty well. She mixes up red and green sometimes. I don't think she's color blind, she's just two. She does this a lot when I'm cleaning the kitchen. I actually like to color with her though. We can sit there for a long time making rainbows and writing the ABC's. She knows most of the alphabet. She has foam letters that she plays with in the bath tub. While she was taking a bath today I heard her say "Where's D? Oh there's D!" And she was right. She picked up the letter D and put it on the wall.

This was the best cake! It turned out so good and I will make it again someday. Here's the recipe if you're interested.

Bananas "n" Cream Bundt Cake

1/3 C. Shortening
1 1/4 C. Sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cup mashed bananas
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup sour cream

Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs, on at a time, beating well after each. Blend in vanilla. Add bananas and mix well. Combine dry ingredients. Add alternately with sour cream, stirring until just combined. Pour into greased bundt pan. Bake 325 for 50 min or until tests done. Cool 10 min before removing from pan. Super moist.

I used bananas from my freezer and it worked great. I think that baking could be my favorite hobby. I have also mastered Oatmeal Raisin cookies. Matt and I both agreed that I need to find some hobbies that don't make us into blimps.

We bought this really cool $5 bubble blower gun at Walmart the other day. It works so well and blows a million bubbles at a time. Lily even knows how to work it. I recommend it to parents of toddlers who ask for bubbles several times a day. It was worth it.

More painting. This day we learned how we can paint our hands and see the prints. We did that for a long time. She was wearing a new shirt so we took it off to save it.

Lily and her buddy Miles. They weren't as sad as they look here. They had such a fun time together. We love when other kids can come an play.

It has been so cold here the past few days. This picture was of our walk yesterday. Mostly every day I go walking a couple miles. I bring books, toys, snacks and juice for Lily to try and keep her occupied. However, she now realizes that walks can be long and boring. After we passed the canal she asked me to lay the stroller back so she could sleep. She just laid down and went right to sleep. I was a little surprised because it was in the morning before her usual nap time.

We're getting really excited for our baby to come in July. 32 weeks down, 8 or less to go. This pregnancy has been so great. I blame it on better eating, exercising and luck. :) More to come later.