Who is Justice Beaver?

....He's a crime fighting beaver.

Sorry. It's kind of an inside joke. It seemed to be the theme of our Girls Vegas Trip 2011. If you want to know more about it just watch some of The Office. It's mentioned in one of the episodes from this season. I can hear Chad reading this right now at work and saying "You make no sense." Oh well.

Anyways, a long time ago, (let's say March) I went on a girl's trip to Las Vegas. We had a couple bumps in the road to overcome but we got passed them and headed out. Kira was not really sure they would have the funds and Kinsly's kids were sick the day we were supposed to leave. Not to be stopped from having serious amounts of girl time, I persuaded  (well maybe I forced) both to come.

Kira and I drove to St. George in what seemed like minutes. We could talk the whole time without any children screaming at us. Man, it's nice to have a conversation with someone without having to appease a child. We picked Kinsly up and headed to Vegas to find Trish. Trish was nice enough to let us stay at her house.

Basically we ate food, watched movies, went to the spa and chatted it up like old times. It was a good reconnect with some of my college girls. I'm pretty sure we need to start doing this annually. Maybe everyone needs to come to my house next. Huh? Huh?

Getting pampered up at the spa. Love it!

Justin Bieber! We may or may not be kind of dorky in these pics. So fitting to see him as he was the theme for our trip:)

No. I did not post the same pic twice. The above picture is one taken in Vegas in front of Cheesecake Factory. Kinsly sent it to me and I thought it looked familiar. I scrapbooked the bottom one while at Dixie. That is why the picture is not so clear. Look at us? Is that not hilarious? I had a good laugh even if you did not.

And this is the child I left for a few days. She had a good time with her Dad. I'm pretty sure her Dad was excited to give me my motherly duties back and to start planning a trip of his own.

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Massaman Curry

Last week, I went to a Cooking Group in my neighborhood and learned how to make Thai Curry. I made it last night. It is sooooo GOOD! It tastes just like the Coconut Curry at Royal India that I get every time.  Such a simple recipe. You just have to find the right ingredients. Or close to anyway.

Ingredients:
2 C. Cubed Chicken Breasts
3 C. Cubed and Peeled Potatoes (I used yukon gold but I bet you could use anthing.)
1 C. Carrots
1 Can Coconut Milk (Chaokoh brand)
1/3 C. Massaman Curry Paste (Mae Ploy brand)
1 1/2-2 C. Milk
1/3 C. Brown Sugar
1 Tbs. Oil (I used olive oil.)
1 Tbs. Fish Sauce (Tiparos brand)
1 Tbs. Peanut Butter
1 1/2 Tbs. of Fresh Lime Juice
1-2 Tbs. of Crushed Peanuts

Directions: (serves 4-5)

Combine 1/4 of the coconut milk with half of the curry past and stir until smooth. Place mixed sauce, oil and cubed chicken in large pot. Cook on medium heat until chicken is tender; stir frequently.

Mix together the remainig coconut milk and curry paste until smooth and then add to the pot with the chicken.

Stir in fish sauce, brown sugar, peanut butter, lime juice and 1 cup milk. Finally, add the carrots and potatoes, bring to boil and then let everything simmer on low for about 20 minutes or until the veggies are soft.

Curry paste will thicken while it simmers. If you want to thin out the curry you can add 1/2 to 1 cup milk after it is done simmering.

Before serving, mix in the crushed peanuts and serve with Jasmine rice.

I used Thai Kitchen coconut milk and fish sauce because I already had those brands at my house. I got them at Smith's. The girl that taught the class got the recipe from her mother-in-law who is Thai. She recommends all the brands in the recipe. She also recommended we get the Jasmine rice in the big white bag with deer heads on the label. You'll know what I mean when you see it. Ha.

There is a Southeast Supermarket here in Salt Lake on 422 E. and 900 S. They had everything there that I needed. I'm sure if you went to a similar place where you live you could find these particular brands. I definitely would go for the rice and curry paste.

Enjoy!

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Trip to AZ over Memorial Day

We left the Wednesday before Memorial Day to drive to Arizona. Originally, we were going to stay in St. George the first night and continue on the next day. Instead, we thought we would just go on to Vegas since it's pretty much the half way point to Tucson. The hotel we stayed at was called South Point. The room was actually pretty big for the 40 dollars we spent and the bathroom was big enough that we just put the crib in there with Kelsie. We got up the next morning to leave at about 4:45 after Kelsie had woken up at 1:00, then 2:30 and finally at 4:45 when Mom had had enough.

On the way to Tucson, we stopped in to see Chad's brother Todd. We went swimming in their pool which Kelsie was not too keen on. If Chad swam away or went under water she would get super sad and say 'Dada? Dada?' So it took her a while to warm up to it. Her cousins (Rylee and Maddie) were really nice to her though and were trying to get her to say words. I hope Kels is just as outgoing as them one day. She loved it.

Chad and I brought our bikes down since we both have races coming up.  While we biked, Kels played outside with Gaines and Bella.

Monkey see.

Monkey do.

Kelsie's new best friend Cody. One morning she woke up, (at 5:30 of course) looked over at me, said 'Hi', and then 'Dada? Doggie? Papa Nelson?' Obviously realizing where we were still and excited to see her favorite peeps. She would follow Cody everywhere and get so excited when he came into the room. It almost makes me want to get a dog. Almost.

Chad with the kids and his bloody eye. I punched him and that's how he got it. Just kidding. He just woke up and saw that a blood vessel burst in his eye. Weird. 

Giving love to her cousin.

Always the ham trying to make people laugh.

Cute pigtails done by Aunt Heather. Another Aunt she'll sit still for.

Same face maybe?

Love those thighs. I like to squeeze them and make her laugh. Then I tell her she is boy crazy:)

Friday night, we went to a U of A baseball game. Saturday night, we got a babysitter and saw the new Pirates. Sunday afternoon, we saw Tyler and Liz in Sierra Vista. We finally got to check out there house and garden. Very nice but a very windy day. On Memorial Day, we visited some graves on the Bowman's side and then we came home for swimming and a BBQ.  We only missed the Wilkes but it's our fault. We were going to see them on our way back but then we realized that were weren't staying in Vegas on the way back but in St. George instead. It's probably good we didn't stop because it took us 9 hours to get to Utah. Kelsie was a big stinker until we got to Kingman and she fell asleep until a little passed Vegas. Sorry Wilkes'. Next time.

Our trip to Tucson was a lot of fun and we are glad we could spent time with the Nelson side of the family. But man, is it hot down there! Sheesh.



Some of my favorites....right now!

I don't have facebook anymore to update the random things that I love at the moment so I'm just going to post about all of them. Okay? Okay.

Numero Uno: Impel Clothing. Love it. Like really love it. Would work extra hours just to buy everything off their site kind of love. I almost don't want to tell people about it because the clothing they put up seriously vanishes quickly. Such a good price and so cute. Fortunately for Chad, I've only bought one shirt but there have been many potentials.

These are two of my current favs on the radar.

Number 2:  I can not get enough of anything sweet. But if I had to choose what I would bring on a deserted island it would be Hershey's Cookies and Cream Drops. They are positively sinful. I'm not quite sure that the Devil doesn't make these himself because I can not stay away from them. I bought two bags the other day with a coupon and a few days later Chad finally notices them on the top shelf of the pantry. (Totally plain site, so fair game for anyone, am I right?) He digs in and says "Have you almost eaten this whole bag?" To which I reply "Hey! There is another bag up there you know." Obviously I'm justified.  If you are on a diet or ever hope to be on one do not get these. EVER!

Number 3: It's clear to see that I need something else that counteracts the effects of "The Drops". One word. Burpees. A few months ago, my sister-in-law posted about a workout website that basically shows a workout routine each day. It's called Bodyrock. Very little equipment. Short killer workouts. No need to drive to a gym. Need I say more? Honestly, it's kind of intimidating to start cause the chick on there is super toned and you wonder how you are ever going to do what she does.  I haven't been doing all the workouts everyday because I've been training for other things as well but I definitely feel better about how my day goes when I put it on and kick my own butt. 

Number 4: Little House on the Prairie. I know. Lame. But I've really grown to love this show. I hated it growing up cause I swore it was the only thing on after I got home from school. They just have such good values and lots of hardworking, god fearing characters. Plus, I have a secret crush on Michael Landon. Those curly brown locks. Who could resist? I have been watching it more because we cut down on our tv package. No more E! or Bravo. I had to said goodbye to the Kardashian sisters and The "Real" Housewives of any city. The debauchery. Don't judge me.

That's it for now. Kelsie wanted to add her favorites to my list so here ya go:

1. Going outside.
2. The park.
3. Riding the rocking horse.
4. Coloring.
5. Bubbles.
6. Nursery (Oh wait. That's on Mom's list.)
7. Dad.
8. Milk.
9. Anything sweet.

10. Looking cute with very little effort.

Better for Someone Else

You see this little girl right here? The sweet looking one below? She needed a break from her parents. At least, that's what I told my sister. She had gotten her vaccinations that week and had not been feeling good. Little stuff was throwing tantrums and freaking out all weekend so my seriously awesome sister offered to take her for a night. We jumped at the chance. We left her and dashed off into the sunset! I used priceline that day and bid on a hotel room. It was the Marriott up by the U for 65 bucks! A little ways out but still fun. Well, other than the queen size bed we had to squeeze onto, we had a good time. We went to a Lebanese restaurant called Mazza that we haven't been to since we were first married. Soooooo goooood! Their hummus is spectacular! Then we went to a movie. Just like the old days. Ahhhhh.

Later I got a text picture from my sister with a little foot with little painted toenails. Of course, Kelsie lets her paint her fingernails and toenails. Oh and she let her do her hair. Are you kidding me? She would not let me do a dang thing without a freak out. Kelli then tells me that her daughter Hailee helped distract her. I NEED A HAILEE! I really think she just will do anything for anybody but us! And Kelli has some Zen like qualities that I think appear after your last child is no longer a toddler:)

I'm coming after YOU!