Archive for January 17th, 2011

17 Jan

Late breaking news…

Posted by Rebecca in Ava.

After a few weeks of waiting (somewhat) patiently for her loose tooth to fall out, Ava decided it was time to take matters into her own hands. I explained how she could use floss to connect her tooth to a doorknob, extracting the tooth as she slammed the door. She was game.

It took a bit of time to tie the floss around her little tooth, but we finally had it secure.

(I’m still trying to figure out my new external flash, so I apologize for some of the dark photos to come.)

Once we had the floss set, I grabbed my phone to record video and made sure my camera was on the right setting (this is, after all, our first loose tooth, and a pretty big deal in our house). I carefully helped Ava down from her perch on the counter. Then, as we walked to basement door, I heard Ava yelp.

I looked down to see  that I had stepped on the long end of floss, yanking the other end and causing the tooth to fly out.

A bit anticlimactic compared to what we’d planned, but the end result was the same.

One down, 19 to go!

17 Jan

In the kitchen

Posted by Rebecca in In the kitchen.

I haven’t done a lot of baking lately, but here’s a photo from Christmas morning. I love Ina Garten’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake–it’s quick and easy, and the end result is pretty to boot.

I normally make this in a Bundt pan, but I tried the recommended tube pan for the first time because Mom and Gramma were there to supervise. The cake slid out without any trouble. Inverting it on the cake plate was an adventure, but fortunately, it landed in one piece.