Yesterday, Travis and I and the girls went down to Birmingham. Travis took Anya to see the Monsters Vs Aliens movie while Arwen and I went shopping. Arwen was very good while we were shopping. She slept in the stroller for about 45 minutes and enjoyed being outside. We went to the Summit shopping area and after walking the length of it twice I have to say that place is much larger than you think it is. I went to Belk, Old Navy, The Children’s Place, Gap Kids, and Barnes and Noble. I found two really cute jumpers at Belk for Arwen and a sweet little pink and orange sundress for Anya at Belk as well. I really wanted to get them two matching outfits, and Belk had some but not in the right sizes. I may try the Belk here in Cullman to see if I can find the right sizes. They were really cute though, pink and green outfits with watermelons on them. I didn’t want to buy one though and risk not finding the right size in the other somewhere else. Anya really enjoyed seeing the movie with her Daddy though and she said it was good. Then, we went to TGI Fridays for a late lunch. I had the Jack Daniels Burger and it was yummy. Anya had spaghetti and Travis had chicken and shrimp. Arwen had just Mommy milk, but it must have been good too because she didn’t complain!
We came home and opened all the windows in the house because it was a really nice evening. We got home about 530pm and we all watched “Marley and Me”, which Travis bought for me. Still a very good movie, I highly recommend it, but have some tissues handy.
Today I have been fighting my allergies, but Travis and Anya got outside for a while. Tonight we made steaks on the grill and I’m making some homemade Italian bread. Below is the recipe…

3 cups bread flour
2 tsp. fast acting yeast
1 cup warm water
2 tbsp olive oil
Garlic powder and basil seasonings to your liking
1/2 tsp salt

Add 1 and a half cups flour to rest of the ingredients and mix until just wet. Allow to rise for 30 minutes. Add remaining flour and knead. Let rest another 30 minutes and knead again. Form into a bread loaf shape and bake at 375 for 40 minutes.