Thanks to the 4th this felt like a really short week.  I love when weekends are almost as long as the week.  Kyle was gone for work last week and he left again today so I cherish the weekend time mucho mucho. How adorable are these two. It’s like my baby turned into a toddler overnight.  I know every parent on the planet says that, but still!  He’s a blur on film.    My family came for the 4th of July and we went to Crepeville for lunch.  It gave us a great view of the… Read more >

This flavor is the best one yet! I got this matcha green tea powder as a free sample from the company, Kiss Me Organics.  Truthfully, I’m not one to take up freebie offers very often (they’re not usually things I’d eat – free or not), but I was really excited about this one.  The health benefits of green tea are numerous, and matcha powder is (dare I say?) even more exceptional.  Plenty of studies have shown a link between consumption of these powerful antioxidants (EGCG) and cancer prevention.   Anyway.  Kyle’s favorite Jamba Juice smoothie (which is probably no longer on… Read more >

Eeek!  I’m behind with the highlights posts.  Kyle was (is) out of town so I didn’t get around to uploading pics, but here are a few from last week. We’ve been spending lots of time at our friend’s pool.  They have a dog, which excites P like nothing else in the world.  He loves dogs almost as much as garbage trucks. Range = 1 mile. This is SO me.  It makes Kyle insanely nervous that I drive the car until there’s nothing but gas fumes left in the tank, but I swear I do it every dang time.  I… Read more >

They aren’t in order but here was last week’s menu. First up, grilling! I usually let Kyle pick our weekend eats because he loves BBQing and doesn’t get a chance to do it on weeknights.  This pork was on sale so we went for it, knowing that the extras could be used in lunches, etc. I made a simple salad on the side – just tomatoes, goat gouda, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt +pepper.  The basil and tomatoes were from the garden.  The goat gouda was from TJ’s and was realllllly good. I wanted to… Read more >