Oldies

Title not referring to our age, of course! But it does refer to the good times we had back in the days. We all roomed together back in 2005/6 and it was really one of the best times for me!!

Now Julie is getting married and we finally got together again for her bridal shower! It was so refreshing to be around you darling girls again! Sad that Rizzle couldn't make it! :(

A few years wiser.

September

Sofie started Joyschool (preschool put on by fellow moms in rotation).

My turn! I promise that's not an angry face. I was thinking, "dang it! how does the song go again?" Sofie LOVES it! Now she wants to play preschool all day long!

Some extra darling kids in there.

Bless my sister's heart for helping me out on my teaching days!

Caramelled Apples for Family Night!

Life Saver dust for a garnish

My little tiger helper!

She's so excited about her Halloween costume she insisted on wearing the hat all night.

"Is it Halloween Time yet?"

"Nope, not for a lot of sleeps."

"I want it to be 6 sleeps."

She has asked me at least 30 times today if it's Halloween Time yet.

Mei turned 7 months!! Giving her formula instead of nursing led to a 2 pound weight gain in just 2 weeks. Poor baby girl was starving. I'm sad to stop nursing, but happy to see she's doing so well with the formula! She's a crazy hyper happy baby! She never holds still. Has to have mommy in sight at all times. Teething top 4 teeth all at once. Working on crawling, standing up against stuff, taking regular and longer naps. Sleeps about 11 hours solid at night. She loves squealing loudly, chewing, sticking her tongue out, wiggling, and being in her crib. And her hair is finally growing!! Yay!

Spice of Life

I love zucchini and all, but THIS is really what a garden is all about. Fresh salsa!!

(and now that I'm not nursing anymore I can actually enjoy it!!)

Blessed Harvest

My garden has been awesome this year! For first time gardening I couldn't be more thankful! I'm thinking maybe I should try selling some zucchini bread! I've already got several bags of shredded zucchini in my freezer and at least 8 more on the vine right now.

We've done:

zucchini with pasta (all sorts)

zucchini boats

chocolate zucchini bread

zucchini casserole

fried zucchini

baked zucchini

grilled zucchini

zucchini kabobs

Any other suggestions?

Birthday Picture Highlights

Pictures tell it better than I do!

Sofie turned 3 last week! I feel like she's been with us forever, not just 3 years.

Her birthday lasted about a week though, with lots of friends, family, gifts, and parties!

Birthday morning she got an "S" pancake. (Ate it with tears in her eyes because she burned her finger on the skillet)

She loved the tutu I made for her!

Enjoying her new princess table and chairs. Fairy wings and all.

Mei joined in on the festivities.

The perfect sized birthday cake for just the 4 of us!

A few days later she had a big birthday party at the park with lots of friends and family and food!

Grandma P and Meimei

My latest discovery! So excited they turned out. Fruit Jello. The kids and adults loved these!

Scoop out the fruit, fill with jello (3/4 c boiling water per package), slice and serve.

Also a fun discovery, "happy birthday" candles! Too bad it was too windy to actually light them!

Lots of gifts to open. Thank you to all who came and supported Sofie on her birthday!!

Also a video of Sofie dancing with her fun dress-ups from G-ma and Papa B. She insisted I sing the alphabet song for her dance. :)