He's Here!!

Baby River came on Thursday morning at 2:19 am. He came so quickly that there was no time for any drugs, so unfortunately I had to push his 8lb 14 oz butt out all on my own. Bummer! He is just perfect, and a very good baby. We are enjoying some much needed rest at home, and we hope you all have a great weekend too!
More to come on this little man soon...
xoxo, The Wilkins

Yummy!

Ok...two delicious appetizers/snacks!



Mini Salami Puff Sandwiches

2 8-ounce sheets of frozen puff pastry (thawed)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
12-ounce jar of roasted red peppers cut into small pieces
Dijon mustard
6 ounces thinly sliced salami
1 cup lettuce

Heat oven to 375° F.

Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut circles from puff pastry and place on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with Parmesan and bake until golden brown, about 18 minutes.

Using your fingers, split each puff. Spread the bottom halves with Dijon mustard and top with salami, lettuce, the peppers, and the top halves of the puffs.

Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings


Warm Garlic-Brie Crostini

1 baguette
1 garlic clove
1/4 pound Brie
12 roasted cherry tomatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil

Heat oven to 400º F. Slice a baguette into 12 1/2-inch pieces. Halve garlic clove and rub the cut side on each baguette slice. Cut Brie into thin slices and place 1 on top of each piece of bread. Heat on a baking sheet until the Brie begins to melt, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and top each with a roasted cherry tomatoes. Drizzle evenly with olive oil.

Yield: 4 servings

More Preggo "Modeling", 36 weeks along

An amazing local photographer, Jaidean Baker, graciously invited me to model for her on a maternity shoot, and so I did.....these really are the only pictures of me pregnant that I like. My friend Jamie took some of me pregnant with Paige, and I do treasure those now that she is growing, as I am sure I will treasure these as baby River grows up. I encourage anyone that is pregnant to do something like this, even if you don't feel cute! You will miss that pregnant feeling someday, and these photos help take you back :)

"Survival School" on MOJO

As some of you know, a camera crew had been following Justin through the first few months of his training up here, and they have created a documentary series out of it called Survival School. It is going to be airing on the MOJO channel beginning Sept. 9th, but you can watch the first episode online now at www.mojohd.com
Justin isn't actually featured in this episode...except for talking about his run-in with a bear...but there will be 10 episodes in total, and I am sure he will have his fair share of camera time!
Enjoy!

Labor Day Weekend

Wow, it has been too long since I have visited our Mommy blog! Look what I was missing...Yummy cupcakes and the Paigey-Poo, update. We just got back from a long weekend in Tulloch lake with our old B-BE-BEYER crowd! Thursday was my 1st night away from Landon (who is now a whopping 8 months old!). Then on Fri & Sat we drove to Modesto to pick up Landon and bring him back to the lake. Wow! I can't wait for my Modesto friend to have babies (Not including Ariel & Steph, I mean the boys). Landon had a great time with everyone. I'll include a picture.

I'm fishing for B-day ideas...Matt's 30th bday will be here soon (Oct 16th) and I have been with him 4 ever, what haven't I given him! Any creative ideas? Gifts from Landon? Thanks Ladies! Have a Fabulous 2nd day of September!

xoxox, Tricia