July Fun ('14 Edition)

Here's what we've been up to this month. Also, how is it the end of July already?

Chicken Scallopini. SO tasty. Recently we've discovered that we're huge fans of chicken cutlets with a pan sauce. There are so many options and they're pretty quick.

New favorite book: Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? We find the blue horse to be hilarious.

We got a new dishwasher! This is approximately 842 times quieter than the one it replaced. The old one rivaled a WWII German army tank in decibels emitted.

My dad spent the day with Henry when daycare was closed. At some point there was a dirty diaper and the little sock became soiled. My dad bagged it up like it was evidence in a major crime case. For some reason this just cracked me up.

Chicken with a sweet and sour sauce. For some reason, I thought I was making sweet and sour chicken so this was a surprise. It wasn't bad, just not what I was expecting.

June Fun ('14 Edition)

Here's a snippet of what we've been up to.

Chicken Madeira. The mushrooms look purple and the sauce was too runny. It tasted pretty good though! We'll have to try this one again.

We got all dolled up for a wedding. Oh how I love this man.

Henry and my Opa. My Oma passed away last month and hanging with Henry puts a smile on Opa's face. Henry even made Opa an official member of the Drink Water and Spout it Back Out on Your Arm club. It's not an exclusive club, Henry will invite anyone and everyone!

May Fun ('14 Edition)

A little late, but still here! We sold our other house at the end of May (WOO HOO! and more on that later) so I blame that for not getting this up in time.

Drew working on an update in the kitchen. I don't even want to think about all of the hours we put in working on that house in the past 5 months. It. Was. Crazy.

I used some of my birthday money to buy a real live ficus tree! It's still alive too!!

We read this book at least 274 times. And every single time I said "the horse says neigh" I got a huge giggle.

This guy. Here he is playing outside while I hung up some laundry on the clothes line.

April Fun ('14 Edition)

You know the drill, here are the highlights from the past month.

We graduated to a big boy car seat. Henry celebrated by swinging his legs back and forth for an entire week. I guess he felt cramped in the old infant car seat.

This is what Kramer's life looks like 85% of the time.

Buffalo Chicken. Spicy!

He really does like yogurt. And moving his head from side to side. So this is what we get. Yogurt face.

Southwestern Bake. The rice was a little undone so I'll have to try this one again.

All of the cousins from Drew's family at Easter. We're at 9 right now, but number 10 should be here next month!

March Fun ('14 Edition)

I'm still a little in shock that it's the end of March. Seriously, the year is 1/4 over! Here are some of the things we've been up to this month.

We've been doing some work on our other house. Here is a progress shot in the dining room.

More progress at the other house. This time, it's the front door.

This is how an eight month old participates in March Madness. For the record, as best we can tell, he's got Michigan State winning the whole thing.

This boy. My heart swells.

January and February Fun ('14 Edition)

Here's what we've been up to the past couple of months!

Chicken Marbella over couscous. So yummy and so easy (two of my favorite qualities in new recipes these days). We're making some tweaks (including using sliced olives so the flavor isn't so intense) and trying it again.

Zonked out in front of the fire.

This little guy was very excited to pop his first two teeth.

Birthday flowers from my guys.

Kramer wanted to help me stuff diapers.

My current favorite picture. Bath time = fun time in this house.

Paleo Pad Thai using spaghetti squash. Pretty yummy!

Majestic resting by Kramer.

An excited little boy in his John Deere overalls.

December Fun ('13 Edition)

So this is late. Obviously.
This having a kiddo sure does limit my free time to do things like post pictures. And fold laundry. And sweep the floors. And sometimes, and I'm not proud of this, wash my hair.
Totally worth it.

Here are some of the fun times from December!

The boy met a dog that weighs more than he does. He was just as fascinated with Bean as he is with Kramer.

Speaking of Kramer, she decided she deserved a little more respect. So she sat where the people sit.

This happened. It's brisket. Covered in bacon. BACON.

Chicken with an artichoke and tomato sauce.

The newest ornament on our Christmas tree is hands down my favorite ornament.

November Fun ('13 Edition)

It's November already! How on earth? Here's what we've been up to this month.

Crusty bread for Thanksgiving. I added cheese and garlic. Yum!

Also for Thanksgiving, cheesy broccoli and cauliflower. If my mom had made veggies like this when I was younger, I would have eaten quite a bit more veggies.

Final item for Thanksgiving, strawberry pretzel salad. So yummy!

My new favorite picture. Love these two.

Fish with tomatoes and parsley. New recipe that we'll tweak and try again later.

Henry looks so focused and mesmerized here. And intense. Wonder where he gets that from?

LEAVES. These leaves need to leave me alone... That was rough. But seriously, this was only the first round. There's another round out there that looks to be just as big waiting for our attention. Thanks, nature. Thanks so much.

October Fun ('13 Edition)

October marked the end of my maternity leave (boo!) and the start of a new routine. I say that like it was just a matter of flipping a switch. Truth is, we're still trying to figure this out and I'm sure that it won't be quick and/or easy. On top of that, Henry got his first cold and ran his first temperature. I knew those were bound to happen, but I was hoping he'd be much older. Like 14.

Alas, here are some of the highlights from this month.

The last BLT of the season. Sniff. Oh how I'll miss you my sandwich delight!

On my "honey do" list for Drew this summer was fixing the ice maker and fixing the light bulbs in the fridge (we replaced them and they still didn't turn on). On my to do list was cleaning out the fridge and giving it a good once over with some cleaner. Well, the fridge crapped out on us so we had to get a new one. I then proceeded to cross out the three to do items on our lists.

Playtime on the floor. Poor Drew. Kramer just has to be involved so he gets jumped on and sat on quite often. Also, Henry slays me in those baby jeans.

Cuban Beef. Delicious.

This face! We bundled up for a walk one afternoon and he just loved it! Props to my mom for making both the adorable hat and the warm and comfy flannel blanket.

September Fun ('13 Edition)

Here are some of the goings on around these parts for the last month.

Kramer kept on looking cute. I'm not sure what she was trying to convey with this expression, but I'm sure it has something to do with walks, treats, food, or scratches.

The first day the daily high temperature dropped below 80, Kramer decided it was time to start using her bed again. Typically she gets to spend the days in here in the winter, rather than her kennel. I think she was trying to move up the start date for the bathroom stays.

Drew and I went to the UCLA game. It was... a great first half! And beautiful weather.

Spotted at the game, this guy. In a full on red unitard. My dad said he saw him the previous week and he wasn't wearing the shirt. Also, I'm pretty sure it's a Power Rangers costume.

Chicken Pomadoro with tomatoes from the garden! Delicious!

Spaghetti using spaghetti squash instead of pasta. It was so tasty and we'll definitely be making it again. What a great low carb alternative!