Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Date@Home
We got the chance to enjoy an evening without the kids (thank you Dave and Kaye!) and rather than go out to eat I decided to indulge myself in some quality time with my kitchen and prepare a little Italian feast. It was so much fun I had to document it!
Appetizer: Tomato-Basil Bruchetta
Main Course: Bleu Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast, Bow-Tie Pasta with Garlic and Clarified Butter Wine Sauce, and Sauteed Veggies with Shallots (the beautiful multi-colored pasta was a gift from my friend Rebekah from her trip to Italy - I've been saving it for a special occasion!).
Dessert: Tiramisu (I actually picked this up at Safeway rather than make an entire dessert just for two people, but I had fun plating it anyway)
I think we're on to something here... this entire meal cost about $6 per person and it was scrumptious. So I'm starting a new trend - date@home!
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Appetizer: Tomato-Basil Bruchetta
Main Course: Bleu Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast, Bow-Tie Pasta with Garlic and Clarified Butter Wine Sauce, and Sauteed Veggies with Shallots (the beautiful multi-colored pasta was a gift from my friend Rebekah from her trip to Italy - I've been saving it for a special occasion!).
Dessert: Tiramisu (I actually picked this up at Safeway rather than make an entire dessert just for two people, but I had fun plating it anyway)
I think we're on to something here... this entire meal cost about $6 per person and it was scrumptious. So I'm starting a new trend - date@home!
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Fall Fun
Today was a beautiful fall day so I decided to wear the kids out with a walk around the neighborhood. I was successful, since they are both now sleeping! Silas carried his ball the whole way, only stopping to say "woo woo" when we passed a dog or to point out the airplanes:
In the evenings Matt likes to wear them out by playing tackle:
I always thought it was crazy that some kids had to have the crusts taken off before they would eat sandwiches, and I had planned to never let Silas learn that. Unfortunately, some things don't have to be taught... apparently little boys are born with the instinct to rip the crusts off as they eat:
In the evenings Matt likes to wear them out by playing tackle:
I always thought it was crazy that some kids had to have the crusts taken off before they would eat sandwiches, and I had planned to never let Silas learn that. Unfortunately, some things don't have to be taught... apparently little boys are born with the instinct to rip the crusts off as they eat:
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Two Months
At his two month checkup, Titus was 13 lbs, 14 oz and 24 inches long--about the size of an average four month old.
And here's our best attempt at getting everyone smiling at the same time:
And here's our best attempt at getting everyone smiling at the same time:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
7 Things
I was tagged a while back and instructed to come up with seven interesting things about myself. I haven't had much quiet time so I'm just now getting around to it. Of course, now that I sit down to think, I'm not sure I can come up with that many interesting things. Well, here goes. You can be the judge of whether this is interesting or I just need to get out more.
1. I like to bring home extra mild sauce packets from Taco Bell when I go there so I can use them when I make tacos at home.
2. When I was in junior high, after lamenting the lack of chivalrous gentleman in the world, I declared that I would grow up and have four perfect little boys. I have since amended that to two. And removed the word perfect.
3. I alphabetize everything from my DVDs to my spice rack to my friend list on myspace. There's no such thing as a junk drawer in my house; everything has a place. Now you know where Silas gets his OCD tendencies from.
4. Our family budget spreadsheet for 2009 is 85 rows long and 39 columns wide. It automatically calculates taxes, figures our net worth in any given month, and anticipates just about everything except the possibility of winning the lottery. Hmmm... maybe I should go buy a lotto ticket just to mess Matt up. *cue evil laugh*
5. My favorite part of the entire nine months of pregnancy is actually the labor and delivery. Not just because it's finally over and I get to hold my baby, but it is a great sense of accomplishment to work that hard and get some amazing results.
6. Back in January, before we even knew I was pregnant, Matt and I decided to memorize the book of Titus this year.
7. If I could, I would eat pasta for dinner every day of the week.
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1. I like to bring home extra mild sauce packets from Taco Bell when I go there so I can use them when I make tacos at home.
2. When I was in junior high, after lamenting the lack of chivalrous gentleman in the world, I declared that I would grow up and have four perfect little boys. I have since amended that to two. And removed the word perfect.
3. I alphabetize everything from my DVDs to my spice rack to my friend list on myspace. There's no such thing as a junk drawer in my house; everything has a place. Now you know where Silas gets his OCD tendencies from.
4. Our family budget spreadsheet for 2009 is 85 rows long and 39 columns wide. It automatically calculates taxes, figures our net worth in any given month, and anticipates just about everything except the possibility of winning the lottery. Hmmm... maybe I should go buy a lotto ticket just to mess Matt up. *cue evil laugh*
5. My favorite part of the entire nine months of pregnancy is actually the labor and delivery. Not just because it's finally over and I get to hold my baby, but it is a great sense of accomplishment to work that hard and get some amazing results.
6. Back in January, before we even knew I was pregnant, Matt and I decided to memorize the book of Titus this year.
7. If I could, I would eat pasta for dinner every day of the week.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
It's about time!
I think I should reward myself with some chocolate because for the first time in two weeks both boys have been asleep for 1.5 hours straight! The most I've had so far this month is like 20 minutes which barely gives me time to eat or get a shower. So what am I doing with my new-found free time? Blogging, of course! Unfortunately, we've been pretty boring lately and I don't have much to blog about. But here's some pictures of Titus' newest accomplishment - smiling!
Soon I'll try to post some video of Silas... he knows four colors, five letters, and about a dozen animal sounds. It's so cute watching him learn new things!
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Soon I'll try to post some video of Silas... he knows four colors, five letters, and about a dozen animal sounds. It's so cute watching him learn new things!
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