Avocado Bread

You didn't misread the title...I said avocado bread!! I am quite the fan of the yummy, delish, green...fruit? Is the avocado a fruit? Anyways, I'm such a lover of good ole homemade guacamole. I rarely make it because Kris won't eat it, therefore I eat it all! We had some friends over for dinner, so of course I whipped up a batch. After stopping myself from taking a spoon to the left over avocado, I googled 'avocado recipes' and came up with the following recipe...

Avocado Bread
2 cups flour
3/4 c sugar (I added an extra 1/4 c brown sugar and some cinn. to make it a little more sweet)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 med. avocado (mashed)
1 egg
1/2 c buttermilk

Preheat oven to 375 and generously grease a 9x5 loaf pan
combine dry ingredients and whisk together
in a separate bowl, mix avocado and egg then stir in buttermilk. Add to dry ingredients and blend well.
Pour in loaf pan and bake 50 mins to 1 hour

It was very yummy! Kris hates avocado so I made him try it before I told him what it was. Even he loved it!

I'm one Jolly Jumper!

Kris and I decided it was time to pull out the Sassy Seat Jumper and let Miss Elly have a go at it! She loves standing and kicking those chunky little legs, so we thought she might enjoy the oldie but goodie toy (how long have these things been around?!). We about lost her when we stuck her in it, but she actually enjoyed herself and kinda got the hang of it. How convenient that the seat came right to her mouth...she could have cared less that she had no arms, just as long as her mouth was free to suck away!

Mmmm...almost as good as my dinner

I just HAD to stick in a picture of Elly in this dress I have been eyeing! I broke down and made the purchase. The picture doesn't do it justice! So cute!

So...I take she's staying?

Before Elly arrived, I was a little nervous to see how Sampson was going to react to not being the "top dog" anymore. He has actually taken it quite well! In the last week or so, he has become somewhat curious about the little person who seems to be staying! The other day Kris was on Elly duty while I was getting some stuff done around the house. I walk into the living to find the following...

Sampson keeping an eye out for anything suspicious and Elly sinking into the sofa! (It still baffles me that she can sleep in such uncomfortable positions!)

Elly's first day of school!

Well...not really, but it was her first day with the new babysitter! We started off with a great morning. I had a couple cancellations at work, so I didn't have to be in until 9:30. I love mornings like that, nice and leisurely time with my baby girl! Elly was a doll...for the most part :)

Yay for my first day with Miss Kelly!


WHAT?! You're going to leave me there?!?!


I got nothing but good reports when I picked her up. Kelly said she did great, and that in her 20+ years of keeping kids, Elly was the most advanced, precious, well mannered baby she had ever seen! Well...maybe she didn't say that, but I know she was thinking it :)