Thursday Updates

Well we have been busy. The past couple days we have run through the sprinklers, alot.



Something popped our pool so we have been playing with the hose. It is something that I haven't done in probably 20 years and it really is a workout, running through the water, chasing an excited soon to be one year old, so much fun.
We have also been shopping for PARTY SUPPLIES, since someone is turning one in a month. We have picked up most everything plus a few extra things, all in pink, and I finally found some pink M&M's (looked everywhere). This is what I have so far.

I still need napkins, tableclothes, marabou, glitter and confetti all in pink.
The letters, I picked up at the Dollar Tree, are for her birthday banner as is the marabou and glitter. When it is done I will post a picture, it should be cute.
I also picked up a 10x10 gazebo at the store today so we can make some shade in the backyard. It is an outdoor bbq party, the key word being outdoor, my husband really doesn't like it when it's hot so he always stays inside, but this a party for a one year old and I don't want cake and food all over the white carpet, so I am having it outside. It will be so fun, she probably won't remember it but we will have tons of pictures to show her when she's older.
I hope you all have had a wonderful day and stay cool!

Planning

All weekend I have been planning a birthday arty for a soon to be 1 year old. I love planning parties and this one has been so much fun to plan. We are going with a pink theme. Simple, nothing fancy. Everything is going to be pink. Pink cupcakes, pink candle, pink balloons, pink tableclothes and decorations, pink lemonade. She of course will be dressed in...white...grandma & grandpa gave her a really cute white dress at easter and it will be perfect for the big day. I have been working all morning trying to get a picture of Allison, for her invitations, that isn't blurry, her moving or looking away. This is what I have so far and I have been trying since 8:30 am.



Not very good and I don't think a picture of her sleeping will work. Later today I am going to have her run through the sprinkler and hopefully get a cute picture, summery and smiling, maybe carrying a beach ball.
Alright, I am off to plan some more pink party things, have a wonderful day!

Black Bean Burgers

If you have ever seen Martha Stewarts Quick Cooking show (not sure of the name, I rented it from Net Flix) you would have recognized these black bean burgers

This is what I am cooking tonight. It sounds pretty good and I always love recipes that save me money and this is one of them. Beans & rice are a cheap alternative to meat and are a complete protein. A perfect food. Serve it with sweet potato fries and a salad and you have a great healthy meal at a very low cost.
All I can hope is that Scott likes them, if so they are going to be in the monthly rotation.
Here is the recipe if you would like to give it a try.
Have a wonderful day!

11 Months & Walking

Well she is almost 11 months and walks/runs everywhere. I rarely get a break. Always chasing her and putting up barriers so she can't get into the bathroom to unroll the toilet paper for the 100th time (I should have learned the first 50 times) or get into the kitchen to empty out the tupperware drawer or bang pots on the floor. She runs laps around the back yard with the cutest smile of accomplishment and a freeing sense of grown upness. So adorable.
Here she is walking the other day when she was still learning. Today she can walk down the hallway into the bedroom and back without falling down, stop and pick something up and continue on her way.

Have a wonderful day!

Sleeping Positions of Allison

This weekend was quite interesting. Allison, I found out, sleeps with her butt in the air. It's funny, so funny in fact, that I had to take pictures and let the world see for themselves. She was so tired on Firday night that she fell asleep in her highchair during dinner (this from a baby who never sleeps unless it's bed time)




Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Running Down the Driveway

Yesterday was alot of fun, besides the wicked thunderstorm that woke Allison up screaming last night and had me a little scared myself. Scott on the other hand slept like a baby through the whole thing, even after I woke him up telling him Allison (I) was scared. He fell right back to sleep and didn't even remember us climbing into bed and cuddling with him for protection against the loud thunder.

Allison and I played outside yesterday afternoon (when it wasn't even cloudy or a hint of a storm headed our way) and her new favorite thing is running down the drive way in her walker (she can already walk but outside she uses a walker). I think it is one of the funniest things. She ends up going full speed down the driveway until I stop her, she gets the biggest kick out of it.

Check it out!!


I hope all of you are having a wonderful week!!!

Tuesday & Not Much Happened

Well today was cloudy and cooler than it has been in a few months so we played outside alot and napped alot (Allison, not me) and watched Classical Baby, Crysanthimum, and Corduroy. When I busted out the camera Allison was all over it and chased me around trying to grab it. She loves electronics, I gave her an old Palm Pilot and she loves playing with that also, the laptop (she may need to have her own soon, maybe for her 1st birthday, what do you think, wink...wink).

Tomorrow is Farmers Market day, followed by cleaning out the closets and dressers afternoon...exciting I know. It needs to get done and the donation wagon will be in the neighborhood sometime this month so I want to be ready with the goodies for them.

One of my favorite things to make with green beans fresh from the market is

Roasted Green Beans (original title, huh)
So you need some green beans washed and trimmed
Olive Oil to toss them in
Sea Salt or Kosher (I prefer Kosher) to sprinkle over
Preheat oven to 450 degrees, toss green beans with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and roasted for about 15 to 20 minutes. They come out alittle golden and still have a great crunch to them. They are awesome!!!

I hope everyone had a great day and enjoy trying out the recipe.

My favorite picture of the two most important people in my life!!!