Dinosaurs at the Zoo!

This weekend we went to the zoo and found a bunch of dinosaurs there! 

In anticipation of the new Jurassic park movie the Hogle zoo has a whole

 bunch of dinosaurs and it is so cool!

Of course these guys had to wear their Jurassic shirts :) 

Don't let Micah's face fool you, he was loving it.

He just doesn't love taking pictures haha

I just love this ^^ Matt was so excited!!

The dinosaurs were pretty real looking and they would roar and move around

Even their eyes would move! 

As a side note.. If I was Matt I would be naming

all of these dinosaurs right now haha

He knows every name of every single one, 

but I definitely do not. 

Micah LOVED these little baby dinos 

He stood and looked at them for a long time 

Micah thought this guys head was a slide haha

Every time we would put him up there to try and get a picture he would slide right down 

The T-Rex was the coolest

It was so big!

I think it was also the only dinosaur that scared Micah a little

When we were walking by it is roared and Micah got a little startled 

and then went to the very opposite side of the sidewalk to walk past haha

Whenever Matt puts Micah on his shoulders Micah finds a handhold, whether it's his ears, mouth, eyes, or hair.. It gets pretty painful haha

We basically had the park to ourselves

it was so amazing! 

We just let Micah wander around and he was loving it 

Towards the end Micah found this sand pit and was having a great time

Then it started to rain.. at first we didn't mind too much, but then it really started to come down haha

We were about ready to go anyways so the rain helped us decide 

Such a fun day! 

AF Canyon adventuring

American Fork Canyon is SO beautiful!!

We went on a drive up there on mothers day and it was amazing

We discovered that Micah could probably be happy throwing rocks in a 

for the rest of his life 

Throwing rocks is serious stuff

And I could take pictures of him the whole time :)

The river was so pretty 

Of course Matt had to get in on the rock throwing 

And I had to try it out too :)

I just love my little family! 

Matt's dad has been with us this weekend

which has been so fun

All the Spencer guys! I love this picture so much ^^

We will be back soon! 

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

I had a break through today!!

I made Cauliflower crust pizza that actually turned out good!

So I just had to share :) 

I attempted this one other time and it didn't turn out so great, so I have never tried it again

Then I came along THIS recipe and it changed everything! 

She does a great job at breaking down all the steps and it worked :)

I think the key to enjoying a cauliflower crust pizza is to not compare it to real pizza

obviously it's not going to taste exactly like pizza! 

I mean it's made out of cauliflower.....

But it is SO good in it's own way! 

And healthier :)

Cauliflower Crust Pizza 

1 small to medium sized head of cauliflower

1/4 tsp salt 

1/2 tsp basil

1/2 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 cup parmesan cheese (I used the real stuff and grated it myself)

1/4 cup mozzarella cheese

1 egg 

So to begin with, wash your cauliflower and get it really dry

I washed it and then dried it with a paper towel 

as I broke it in pieces

Then you'll want to cut off most of the stems. .

If you have a food processor then awesome, but I don't 

so I used my blender and it worked great. 

Throw all your cauliflower pieces in your blender or food processor and 

pulse.  I really only pulsed like three or four times 

and it was done so it doesn't take too much 

It should look something like this..

  

You should get about 2-3 cups of the cauliflower rice 

I had closer to 4 cups but I only used 3

Now put your cauliflower rice in a microwave safe bowl (or bread pan haha) and cover it with

plastic wrap 

Put it in the microwave for 4 minutes. 

While your cauliflower is cooking put a pizza stone or a baking sheet in 

the over and preheat it to 450 degrees. 

I didn't have a pizza stone so I used a baking sheet and it turned out great! 

Also put some parchment paper on a cutting board and spray it with plenty of cooking spray

Once the cauliflower is done dump it out on a towel

She said to use a tea towel, but I don't have one so I just chose my thinnest towel and it worked good.

Let your cauliflower cool down for a little bit 

Once its cool enough to handle, wrap it in the towel and wring all the 

water out of it that you can 

Don't go lightly on this step!!

Really get ALL of the moisture out that is possible 

Then you'll have this..

Put the cooked and wrung out cauliflower in a bowl along with 

1/4 tsp salt 

1/2 tsp basil

1/2 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 cup parmesan cheese (I used the real stuff and grated it myself)

1/4 cup mozzarella cheese

1 egg 

Get in there and mix it all up with your hands!

Now dump it out onto your sprayed parchment sheet and shape it 

make sure to press it down really good so that it gets all formed together. 

Now slide the crust off of your cutting board and onto the baking sheet that has been in the oven (your parchment sheet will go into the oven with the crust, maybe it's just me, but I always wonder if parchment paper should be going into the oven.. but don't worry it turns out fine haha) 

Bake for 8-11 minutes or until it starts to brown and look similar to this..

Now all that's left is your toppings!!

I just did sauce and cheese this time, but I think 

next time I would do some spinach and maybe some other veggies

Put your toppings on and put it back in the over for another 5-7 minutes

And there you have it!

A delicious and healthy alternative to pizza :)

I think I might go and have some more now :)