New Flooring

Call me crazy, but I want this floor in my kitchen. Thoughts?

Zoomania

A family trip to the zoo with my very own little monkeys:

Their enthusiasm is infectious. Until the heat and exhaustion set in. It's hard work being an adult.

Month of the Move

While we've been busy getting ready to put our house on the market, my good friend Sarah has been doing some "moving" of her own. She's moving out west to pursue some life/relationship/career goals and dreams, and I'm left here to pick up the pieces of my broken heart. You think I'm dramatic? You have NO idea! Try being married to me.



So this weekend, a few of us said "goodbye" to our Sarah. We're going to miss you, Sarah girl. Whoever am I going to get to sit talking on the patio of Stomping Grounds until the sun sets or sneak Cold Stone ice cream into the movies or walk all over town late at night with? I anticipate a huge void. I'll survive, I'm sure, but barely.



Here are our shoes kissing goodbye. Did I mention I can be a little melodramatic?

CSA and the Potato Onion Frittata

We have had an amazing experience with the CSA we joined this year. It's especially nice since this was the first year in the 13 years we lived here that I failed to get a garden planted. It's so much fun to get our bag of fresh goodies every Wednesday. Almost like Christmas. And in our bag of goodies, they usually include a recipe of what you can cook up with what they've included. One of our favorites so far has been the:

Potato Onion Frittata



3/4 pounds of baby potatoes
3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion, sliced thinly
Course salt (I use sea salt.) and freshly found pepper, to taste
1/2 cup white cheddar cheese, shredded (I used a KRAFT Mexican mix bag from the store.)
10 large eggs, whisked (I used 5 eggs and 6 egg whites.)
1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream (I used fat free.)
(I also added red peppers and a jalapeno pepper, chopped.)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place potatoes in a small sauce pan and cover with water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until tender when pierced, about 5 minutes. Drain and let cool. Cut into 1/4 thick slices. Chop up a red pepper and jalapeno pepper.

Heat oil in an oven-proof, 10" non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook onions until just translucent, about 2 minutes. Add potatoes and peppers and cook until golden brown.

Whisk together cheese, eggs, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium. Pour egg mix in skillet. Dollop with sour cream and swirl into egg mix. Cook until edge is set. Carefully transfer to oven and bake until set - approximately 8-10 minutes.

Invert on plate. Serve warm. (We like to eat it with salsa. Yummy!)

Latest Favorite

My latest favorite song by Shontelle. Amazing vocals. I can't stop loving it.

July Madness

We made our annual appearance at a local race. Daddy had to work last minute, so Mommy ended up having to push the boys. That's not all bad. I got in a good hamstring workout.

BEFORE


Kekoa cooled off in the post-race sprinklers.



Gavyn wasn't so interested in getting wet, so he decided to just hang out with his sweaty Mommy.



I didn't realize Kekoa's eyes were closed until later. Here we are post-race. I was happy with my 27 minute finish. When we passed the bank clock running at 7:39 p.m., it told us it was a cool 89 degrees. Sounds crazy, but this is the coolest year it's been, I think, since I started running the 5k in this race.

AFTER


Happy July, everyone.

Big Ideas. HELP!

What do you think? I'm open to your thoughts and opinions. Especially those of you with more of an "eye" for this sort of thing than me. So... I am thinking of painting our trim on the outside a very bright blue. I'll give you some examples of what I'm thinking:

BEFORE


AFTER


I'm thinking it would really "brighten" everything up. I'm also thinking I could get away with it since our house has a very "cottage-y" feel too it. Susan? What do you think? Sorry to call you out, but if I remember right you do the house decorating thing on a daily basis.



On a trial basis, I painted our stair railing blue just to see if I would like it. In the pictures, it looks more white, but maybe in your minds eye you can picture the vibrant blue it really is. Thoughts? Have at it. In case you all thought I was being original, I will admit, I got the idea from here:



And Jenny, I'm posting the following picture for you. Can you find my garden gnome? I never met Judy, but now whenever I see my gnome, I think of her. And you.

As of 10:06 AM

I am the proud mother of a six year old!




He wanted a Darth Vader birthday cake. It ended up looking more like a pig monkey. But he didn't mind, so I guess why should I?



Happy 6th Birthday, Kekoa! You are a wonderful, little man.

Sprinkles

Daddy bought Kekoa this large stuffed giraffe before he was born. Before he knew if he was a boy or a girl. Before he really completely knew the magnificent way he would complete our family. Gotta Gund named him Sprinkles. Soon after Kekoa was born, Sprinkles earned his name in only the way the mother of little boys can truly understand. Let's just say changing diapers was always an adventure. In the first picture, he was one month. In the second picture, he was almost six. As you can see, Sprinkles still makes a good pillow.