HUT's First Supercross

Last weekend we took HUT to his first Supercross. I've been a long time fan, thanks to my brother, and the U is also a fan and was so before we ever got together. It is probably one of my most favorite things to go to each year, believe it or not, so I was super excited to get to take HUT for the first time.

{ Vroom }

Unfortunately, HUT, as per usual on days that we have something fun and out of the ordinary planned, napped horribly. Things were already touch and go at dinner, so I was a little worried as to how he'd act at Jerry's World Cowboys Stadium. Although the fireworks scared him at first, he finally allowed us to put on his ear protector thingamajigs and he was pretty happy watching the "vroom vrooms" go round and round. Oh yeah, and he was glad his mama brought along some cinnamon apple snacks as well.

{ Of course I had to throw in a pic of the infamous screen - I couldn't even get the whole thing to fit with the lens that I use. }

 { Tired Eyes }

The parking situation at Cowboys Stadium is an absolute nightmare and we spent almost an hour trying to get out of our lot. We didn't make it home until around midnight. It was a late night, but oh so worth it. Thanks to my brother for getting all of us tickets!

Spinach and Mushroom Chicken

For some reason I thought that I'd posted this recipe on here, but I cannot find it for the life of me. So I'm sharing it again. I made this a couple of weeks ago for our neighborly dinner exchange and it was a hit. It's the easiest recipe in the world and oh so delish.

I don't have a picture of this, though, so I'll come back and add one to this post when I make it again. I promise it's worth it though.

Ingredients

2 Chicken Breasts

1 bag of fresh spinach

1 carton fresh mushrooms

1 cup mozzarella cheese

2 lemons

Lemon Pepper

Seasoning Salt

Directions

Place spinach at the bottom of your baking dish.

Squeeze the juice of the two lemons all over the spinach.

Rinse chicken and season both sides with lemon pepper and seasoning salt as desired. Place on top of the spinach.

Clean the mushrooms and chop them into pieces. Place on top of the chicken.

Spread cheese evenly on top.

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Remove foil and let the cheese brown.

I typically serve this with orzo or cous cous and it's always tasty. You can adjust the cooking time on your chicken based on how well you like it cooked. I usually cut into it at some point to make sure that there is no pink left.

Enjoy!

Taking Videos

One thing that we have been really bad about since HUT was born? Taking videos. We have shot quite a few on our cell phones, but those last a minute max. We have an old Flip cam that we took a few videos on when he was a baby, but it's not HD and we always forget to bring it out. My mom has been giving me the hardest time about it so, thanks to our tax return, we have decided to splurge on this:

{ Kodak PlaySport (ZX5) Waterproof Pocket Video Camera Bundle (Includes Remote Control, Tripod, Memory Card, HDMI Cable, and Camera Case) - Burton Bundle (2nd Generation) }

After much research, we decided that a small, handheld camcorder was better for us. Especially since my dSLR takes video as well. One day we hope to get a different lens for my camera that will allow us to take a wider shot video with my digital camera, so this camcorder we decided was best for us for now. The best part is that it's waterproof - so I'm definitely looking forward to taking some swimming videos of HUT when we're in Cabo and when we're at the pool this summer.

This camera was on all of the "best-of" lists that I found online and the waterproof/shatterproof/dustproof features really sold us. The bummer is that Kodak is going to discontinue their production of video equipment, but their warranty stays in tact for this. We opted for the Burton edition because for only $13 more we got the tripod, case, card and remote. Not sure if we'll need all of those gadgets, but for only $13 more? Why not. Plus I kinda dig the funky blue pattern on the camera.

And, since we're on the subject of videos, here's one of HUT from last week. We watch a lot of motorsports around here, and right now Supercross has been on our tv every weekend. We're even headed to the races tomorrow night with HUT in tow. All of a sudden, while we were watching tv one night, HUT started doing this with his motorcycle (when not being distracted by American Idol on the tv - boy loves him some music)...




Happy weekend everyone!

Buy This, Not That - Pink Maxi Skirt

The other night I decided that I had to have a bright pink maxi skirt to recreate the infamous outfit that Erika at Urban Grace Interiors wore.

It donned on me, as my hunt went from her Anthropologie skirt, to one from Reiss, to another from YesStyle, then on to the Gap and, finally Old Navy, that if you really search long and hard enough, you can find almost anything trendy for much cheaper elsewhere.

And since I'm more on an H&M, Forever 21, Target, sale rack and whatever else is inexpensive kind of a budget these days, the search is worth it.

So I might occasionally share some of these finds on the blog - to share with others, and to remember myself. I'm no fashion blogger, and definitely have zero intentions of becoming one, but I definitely like a good deal.

Except on handbags, sunglasses and some shoes. Those, my friends, I will probably always save up to splurge on.

So here's my cheaper version of Erika's outfit that I put together - most likely to make its debut when we're in Cabo in a couple of months...

Summer Maxi Outfit by stephaniehaintorres featuring j crew sandals

HUT's Valentine

HUT's one lucky little dude. You see, he's spoiled by his "Aunt" Jen. I'll only use those quotations this once, so that you know that she's technically not his Aunt. I have declared her so by default. She's been my best friend for almost 10 years and is also HUT's Godmother. And if anyone can put up with me for 10 years, they automatically get that title with my kiddo.

On Sunday Aunt Jen came over to watch the Grammy's and brought a big ol' surprise for HUT.

Needless to say, he was beyond excited. We spent about 15 minutes picking it up, throwing it, looking at it, grunting at it, then finally opening it to get to the goodies inside.

And the U enjoyed his Valentines date yesterday, as well as this little care that I whipped up (totally not an original idea, I saw it on Pinterest and just made my own version)...

HUT got a card as well to go in his baby book...