Quick Snack

My favorite quick snack is air popped popcorn with butter and salt, but *hopefully* you all know how to make that so I won't tell you :)

A new favorite around here is toasted pepitas. All you do is get some raw pepitas, throw them in a pan with butter and salt for a few minutes and voila! A crunchy, salty and yummy snack :)

Happy BIrthday Mia

My mom, Maria's (AKA Mia) birthday was in July. We celebrated with this AMAZING cake (if I do say so myself)
and Abe Lincoln (?)

Thank you mom for all you do. We all love and appreciate you!!!

Water Babies

These guys LOVED the pool. We went almost everyday to play and E had lessons everyday that we were there.

Crunchy Granola

My mom and I made the yummiest granola last month. Here is the recipe with my modifications:

4.5 cups rolled oats (I used 1/2 Kamut flakes)
1 cup sunflower seeds
3/4 cups white sesame seeds (I left these out)
3/4 cups apple sauce
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup honey (or agave syrup)
3/4 cup organic light brown sugar (I always half the sugar in recipes, so I used about 1/3 C bs but you could also use ground Sucanat or rapadura)
2 cups whole almonds (I used pecans)
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons sunflower oil (coconut oil...of course)
2 cups dried cherries (not a fan, raisins would be yummy though)

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2.In a large mixing bowl, mix everything together except the cherries.
3. Spread the mixture out on two large baking sheets and place in oven.
4. Several times during baking, use a spatula to stir the mix around to ensure even baking.
5. Bake until granola is evenly golden-anywhere from 40 to 60 minutes, depending on your oven
6. Let cool, stir in cherries, and store in airtight bags or containers.Makes approximately 10 cups.

Riverdance

My mom bought us tickets to Riverdance at Wolf Trap (an outdoor theatre in VA) for Christmas. I have always wanted to see this and it did not disappoint. We ate lunch on the lawn and then took our seats up close and personal. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Coming soon.....

Stay tuned for many exciting posts from our time away from home, oh and try not to fall asleep.

He's Here!......

and to all those negative nellies out there I say Boo Yah, because by the skin of my teeth I made it to the beautiful homebirth of my BIG gorgeous nephew 5 hours before my flight departed!

This is the second nephew I have seen come into this world(but first via Alicia) and it is always amazing to see a birth but even more so because it was my lovely sister.

Congratulations you guys, and welcome to the world Micah!