Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles!

Isaac and I had MEXICAN food in OUR TOWN!!! Six years we have been here and in withdrawal from this most amazing food. We found out through a friend that a little old building on main street was serving mexican food on tuesday nights, all month!! We thought we would give it a try but didn't want to expect too much. Surprise!! It was amazing! We shared a platter for two. Enchiladas, tacos, chimichangas, rice, beans, tortilla chips (homemade) and 3 dollar margaritas! The portion size was enormous! We came hungry but took quite a bit home. It was some of the best mexican food I have ever tasted! We were so excited and looked like kids in a candy store. Apparently, they will be doing this again in May!! Hurrah! We can't wait to go again. What a fun date.

Why are so many of my posts about food?? Hmmmmm....

Here is a pic of what was left over! There was about four times this when it was served!

Big Boy Stuff

Judah has been very excited to have "braces." It is actually called a space maintainer , but it is in the orthodontic family, so calling it "braces" works. His little mouth needs more room for his adult teeth to come in so this will open up his very narrow jaw and push his front teeth forward a bit. He was such a champ and picked out a toy when he was done. Dinner was an ordeal though. I made pizza at home and didn't consider the fact that he needed to get used to eating with the device in his mouth. The cheese was sticking and it freaked him out. He didn't eat much, but we tried. He will get used to it in a couple of days. Here it is!

Pure Joy!

Stella decided to try to swim WITHOUT her floaty at her lesson today!! She just took right off, and swam!! She was excited, I was thrilled! It was amazing to watch her go and to see the smile on her face. I think I was smiling even bigger. There is nothing like watching your baby learn something new and take off with it. She swam and swam and didn't even stay near the edge. She was all over the place and I was a tiny bit nervous, but she did great! This is such a big step for her and she can't wait to do it again. Maybe she will be able to swim without a floaty in Cali, yay!

Date Night!

Isaac and I had a quick date last Tuesday. We decided to get sushi. I bravely walked away from the habachi table and decided to just get sushi. Isaac ordered a huge plate of sashimi, ewww. I ordered the california roll and shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber roll. Is that still considered sushi? I always feel like apologizing to the cute japanese waitress for not ordering raw fish. Here is it! It was SO good. I loved it. Isaac couldn't finish his plate.

Do What You Gotta Do

Last week I was down and out. I had a sore back and a bad cold. I needed rest, but Stella needed entertainment and food. Isaac works in our bedroom, I needed the bed, and Stella needed to be quiet. This is what I came up with.Stella in bed next to me with a plethora of snacks and a movie to watch with earphones. She is easy to please so it worked out for all of us. She even let me steal a few crackers.

Nobody Was Pinched

Here are the kids with friends getting ice cream on St. Patrick's day. It was a gorgeous day and we had a lovely walk. A fly landed in Stella's ice cream cup, so Judah gave her the rest of his cone....so sweet.

Childlike Faith

My children teach me far more than I have taught them. God, let me have faith like my children. Stella was like this all on her own, and I quickly snapped a photo. I wish I could have recorded her prayer too.

Just Because

I cannot resist this face!

Barfy

Nanny sent the kids a care package a few weeks ago and in that box was a very cute puppy for Stella. She named him "barfy." I thought it was so cute that I couldn't tell her what that meant. She started making barking noises while saying "barf" "barf", rather than "bark" "bark". Hilarious. So flash forward to last Wednesday, Stella woke up and "barfed", the real kind. Poor thing. She is so quiet and sweet about it, unlike her brother! She ended up being totally fine. I think it was a fluke. But, I made her rest all day anyway just in case! She snuggled with her new puppy and watched movies all day. I couldn't resist a picture of..........

Barfy holding barfy :)

Who Cares if it's a School Night!

We threw out our normal routine the other night to have a snow party. They enjoyed blue popsicles and went outside and made a snowman in the dark (I was watching them:). We had a very big snow storm the day before and didn't want all that snow to go to waste. They shoveled some of it, threw most of it at each other and ended with a very cute snowman.
There is nothing better than watching them having a blast and laugh hysterically.
Snowman's head fell off about five times:) We gave him eyes after the picture was taken.

Shhhh....

Today on the way home from swim class.....

Stella: "Mom, I didn't pee in the pool today"

Me: "Does that mean you have peed in the pool before?"

Stella: (smiling) "Remember mom, I told you before?"

Me: "Oh, you mean the one time a while back?"

Stella: (mischievously now) "Actually (pause), it was a few times (smile.)

Me: "Remember, that water goes in your mouth quite a bit while you swim;"

Stella: (disgusted look) "EWWWW!"

That solves that

Personal Pampered Chef Party

I received my new pampered chef stone pan. I decided to give it a try tonight. First, I made the kids a three cheese pizza. Stella wasn't hungry. Judah loved it and ate four pieces. I thought it was good. One problem, much of the crust stuck to the stone. I found out this is normal for the first use.Pizza #2 was the "Three Cheese Garden Pizza." I was nervous about this one. It came out perfectly. The garlic made the pizza and it was really nice without red sauce. This is a pampered chef recipe, and I recommend it! Isaac loved it too. The picture was taken before it was baked. It looked even tastier afterward. Check it out on pamperedchef.com