Ruby's first sleepover!

You probably know that we usually have Alaina over to spend the night every other week, on my weekend off. We've been doing it since she was a baby and we so enjoy it! Ruby is now 2 months old, and this weekend, she came along with Alaina.

Here she is in the car seat, bright eyed and ready for the night.

Bob has been looking forward to some quality time with Ruby. She is so fun now, she loves it when we talk to her, she smiles, laughs and coos at us.  She especially loves it when Alaina talks to her.

Lately, Alaina has been taking all the blankets she can find and putting them on the floor along with the couch pillows.  She loves to have us all snuggle with her.  This time, she said Ruby had to snuggle too.

Ruby still has hair issues - it still stands up straight.  :)

Grandpa and Alaina had a little snack of cheese and crackers.

It wasn't all smiles - there were a few tears too.

The tears stopped when Alaina came and talked to her.

Snuggling with a sleeping baby is the best!

Tucked in for the night.

Here they are on Saturday morning.  I love the way Alaina looks out for Ruby.  She always tries to comfort her.  Do you see her holding Ruby's hand here?
We had fun and I'm sure it'll be happening again soon!

Playing a carrot

I've seen people make their own musical instruments before, but this is incredible!

Cooking Thursday

I had to come up with something for supper one night last week because of the weather.  We were supposed to go out, but the snow stopped us.  I had some Newmans Own pasta sauce in a flavor I never tried before and I decided to make a pasta dish with it.  This sauce was named Sockarooni Pasta Sauce, and here is the description from the bottle: "Sockarooni/Sock-it-to'em Spaghetti Sauce all alone, by itself, just sitting there naked, will blow your socks off! Take yourself back to 1833 when Neapolitan adventurers in St. Louis concocted this specific sauce, ingesting same, gathering strength, courage, endurance and wit to wrassle 1000 pound bears."  After reading that, I had to try it!  Anyway - here's the pasta dish I came up with.  We really liked it and that sauce was wonderful!

Sockarooni/Sock-it-to'em Spaghetti Sauce all alone, by itself, just sitting there naked, will blow your socks off! Take yourself back to 1833 when Neapolitan adventurers in St. Louis concocted this specific sauce, ingesting same, gathering strength, courage, endurance and wit to wrassle 1000 pound bears.

Sockarooni Rigatoni

16 ounces Rigatoni Pasta, cooked and drained
1/2 pound Italian sausage, browned and drained
1 jar Newmans Own Sockarooni Pasta Sauce (or a flavor of your choice)
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
Parmesan Cheese to taste

Combine hot pasta with sausage and pasta sauce.  Stir in mozzarella cheese and place in a 2 quart casserole.  Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top and cover.  Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees until heated through.