Crawfish Fest 2010

Our neighbors hosted the 2nd Annual Neighborhood Crawfish Fest. It was awesome!


I was a little nervous about trying the little guys but they were really good!

It was great to get to know our neighbors better and enjoy a lovely summer evening :)

Uhhh....Whatcha Doing?

Addison was playing in her jumper and I peeked over the counter to see what she was doing and this is what I saw...

I couldn't figure out what she was doing so I walked over to take a closer look....



Apparently she was checking herself out in the mirror!


Hilarious!

Thanksgiving Point Farm

The weather was gray and daunting yesterday but I figured that shouldn't stop Adds and me from going to the Farm at Thanksgiving Point with our playgroup. In the past I have underestimated the weather (like 64 degrees on the 4th of July and all I had for Adds was a onesie and a light blanket). I wasn't going to let the weather outsmart me so I rummaged through Adds clothes and put together this outfit:

Pink courderoy pants, long sleeve jacket, onesie and adorable mary jane socks (thanks Cole...we're still lovin' the socks :)


Then we got down the Thanksgiving point - the clouds cleared up, the sun came up and it was 95 degrees before I knew it. Blast. Outsmarted again. LOL, I stripped Adds down to a onesie and we had a good time :)


She wasn't sure what to think of the pony...



But I think he thought she was pretty cute. I wonder if his special diet included babies?

Isaiah was at work so I had this llama stand in for him for a quick family photo.

The llama was actually really friendly and tried to kiss me!

Hay Horsie! (I love Addison's sunglasses :)

Hi Baby...

We even got to go on a horse drawn carriage ride around the farm. It was really fun!

Like most of our outings they generally end like this. Adds was all tuckered out and took a nice long nap for me.

I would highly recommend the Farm if you are looking for something fun to do with your kids or as a family this summer. It has tons of animals and is WAY better than the zoo (no concrete painted habitats). We will definitely go back when Adds is a little older!

Plantains and Piononos

In my zeal to try any new fruit/vegetable that we get from Bountiful Baskets we cooked up our plantains Monday night. I found a recipe online that sounded pretty tasty called Piononos - which is basically a cheesy plantain fritter.

Here is a peeled plantain:


I cut the plantain in quarters then pressed some shredded cheese together to put in the center. After a quick dunk in an egg/flour bath they were ready for the oil.

They fried on each side for a few minutes until golden brown and the cheese had a chance to fry a bit.

I figured if we ate them with a salad (also with veggies from our basket :) then it would cancel out the fried part :)

They were pretty good. The plantain is sweet and has a mild banana flavor and the cheese was salty and chewy in the center. They were fun to try!

Addison declined trying the plantain and opted to finish off her elephant instead. Apparently she has a taste for exotic food.

Bouniful Baskets

K - this is the coolest thing ever! My friend Heather told me about Bountiful Baskets a few months ago and Isaiah and I have done it the last few weeks.

It is a food coop where you pool your money with other people to buy produce at a discounted rate. The produce is then split up between everyone that bought in. You generally get about $60 worth or produce for $16.50-$19.50. The best part is you don't have to even have to pick out what you want to buy! Every week they buy something different and all you have to do is show up on Saturday morning to pick it up.

Here is Addison while we waited in line this morning :) She was chatting with the gentlemen behind me and charming everyone in line. She is so much fun!


Ok Adds - make a silly face :)

This is what it looks like when you go to the pick up site:

You take all the produce out of 2 laundry baskets!

Here is what we got for $16.50:

Vegetables: 4 tomatoes, 7 ears of corn, 2 cucumbers, brocoli, lettuce, 4 onions, 22 green chilis.

Fruit: 11 plums, 8 peaches, 3 mangos, canteloupe, 2 platains, box of blueberries.

It's fun to try new fruits and veggies that I wouldn't think of buying. There are tons of locations all over the valley and across the state. If you want to check it out you can go to bountifulbaskets.org to sign up.

What is funny...and what is not

We finally got a video of Addison laughing the other night. Isaiah was getting her dressed after her bath and was tickling her...

My favorite part is when I suggest that he blow on her tummy - then the laughter stops. Yes, apparently that isn't funny. Then she starts back up when Isaiah tickles her again. She cracks us up!

What do you feed that baby?

Peach crepes apparently!