Perfect shot

It's not every shot I get such great smiles!

10 months old!

Camden is now 10 months old (well, as of a few days ago). In the past few days, he has started standing by himself more frequently and for longer amounts of time.

He is also our new puppy, and chews on everything he can get, especially cardboard. After sucking on the corner of a cereal box until it is soft, he bites off some and chews on it like gum. Of course, he cries out when we scoop it out as though we are stealing from him.

He also has a strange relationship with the vacuum cleaner. It intrigues him greatly, so he plays around it, climbs on it, etc. He'll push the button that releases the top and lets it hinge back. Usually, though, the top half will fall to the ground. When this happens, he crawls away in terror, like the vacuum is after him. As soon as he calms down, he's right back at the vacuum. Strange. :)

Camden's latest trick is kicking the soccer ball. When he hold his hands so he can walk, he'll aim toward the soccer ball and kick it. Walk, kick, repeat. It is great fun!

Playing in the water at the children's museum

Growls and giggles (about 30 sec).
Here is a sample of Camden's real laugh, as opposed to his fake laugh a few posts ago.



Yeah, a little embarrassing what I'll do to get Camden giggles. Oh well. :)

crockpot fun

Today I tried a recipe I found on http://365daysofcrockpot.blogspot.com/. It was Asian Chicken Barbecue, and it was easy and yummy! Here is the recipe:

Asian Chicken Barbecue
2 pounds Tyson boneless, skinless chicken thighs tenders (don't use chicken breasts) (I actually did use thin chicken breasts)
1/2 cup soy sauce (I used a low sodium soy sauce)
1/3 cup packed brown sugar (yum!)
2 tbsp sesame oil (I used canola oil--that's just what we had)
3 cloves garlic, minced (I used 3/8 tsp garlic powder)
I also added about 1/2 cup water to dilute the soy sauce. This was totally a personal preference.

Place thighs into the bottom of a slow cooker. Lay as flat as possible. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl. Pour sauce over the chicken. Cover and cook on Low for 2 hours. Turn chicken over and cook 1 hour longer. Serve. I served it with rice and spooned the sauce over the rice. Yummy!

Also, I discovered that you can cook brown rice in the crockpot! 1 cup rice + 2.5 cups water + 3 hours on low = cooked rice!

Happy cooking!