We got some cantaloupe the other day since it was on sale and I couldn't help but be amazed by the bright green skin and orange flesh as we cut into the melon. I had to snap some pictures of it before we ate them. And yes, they were as delicious as they look.
I am very late in making this post, but better late than never right? We recently celebrated Sarah’s birthday, we spent most of the week celebrating starting with having her cousin Bob over. The girls absolutely love having him over. Sarah’s one special request this year was to have me make a chocolate hazelnut torte, it came out pretty well even though I almost burnt down the house roasting the hazelnuts, luckily they were mostly salvageable and only slightly overly toasted. My parents also invited us over on the day of Sarah’s birthday and we enjoyed spending time with them and my sister’s family. Thank you everyone for helping us celebrate Sarah’s birthday!
As luck and Sarah would have it I do not have any pictures of the birthday girl for her birthday!
With camera phones, digital camera's, and everything else these days you would think you would always have a camera handy to capture those magical moments that you experience with your kids. Well Sarah missed one the other day when she paused with the girls to ask a team of firefighters at Albertsons where the truck was so she could show it to Adrianna (who loves firefighters, fire trucks, fire stations, etc.) One of the firefighter's didn't just show her the truck but he let Adrianna get in, turn on the lights, put on a suit, pretend to drive, and he let her spray the fire hose!!! She was thrilled! Adrianna called me afterwords and said "Daddy! I put out a fire."
After all that Sarah did not have a camera to photograph the moment, but I am sure Adrianna will enjoy that memory for a while!
It is important to learn young to be happy. Alicia latest saying is "I Happy", which is a wonderful thing to hear from a little one, especially because she means it. One thing that makes both of our girls very happy is Chocolate. And with a cake like the one Sarah made today who wouldn't be happy! I think we will call this one "Death by Chocolate Candy Cake". It is a chocolate cake with mini chocolate chips in it, topped with a decadent chocolate frosting, the sides are kit-cat bars and it is topped with M&M's. Amazingly delicious! Below is the girls reaction!
Here is a painting Adrianna and I made this past weekend outlining our hands. I painted hers in green (her favorite color), and she painted mine in blue (my favorite color). I really liked the outcome so I thought I would share it. Maybe someone can make an award winning poster of this!
Feb 14th, 2009
For Valentine’s Day morning we made Valentine shaped pancakes. We have just about every shape of pancake molds imaginable and the girls love pancakes so this is a fun treat that we enjoy. Topped with some homemade raspberry jam and whipped cream, these were more like dessert than breakfast. I don’t think I heard any complaints though!
My parents used to joke with us that the reason they had us was so that we could do chores around the house. At least I thought they were joking until Adrianna and Alicia took up laundry in our house. Though a front loading washer and dryer may be too low without the ($200 each) pedestals for an adult back, they are the perfect height for little ones to switch-out laundry from. All Sarah has to do is start the load and fold the load. They have even mastered the button pushing on the dryer. And the best thing is: at this age they love it!
Every little girl and boy needs a roller coaster in their basement. The girls and I played in the basement this day after Christmas trying to burn off some energy and calories from all the Christmas goodies we’ve been enjoying. Here is a cute video of Alicia riding the roller coaster. I love her smile at the end, and her sister rooting her on in the background: “Alicia go!”
Adrianna and Alicia love to read at night. They love to read to each other. Usually they each have to have their own book or it can get rather unruly. But for the most part we enjoy our evening ritual of a book before bedtime. I especially love how Alicia will snuggle down into Adrianna’s bed as if she were going to sleep there!
As you can imagine Adrianna is very excited about Christmas, and though she will tell you that Christmas is when we celebrate Christ’s birth, she is very excited about Santa Claus. Santa was at the store the other day so we got the girls ready to go see him. We kept it a surprise for Adrianna, since she has been asking about him since Halloween we thought she would be so excited to see him. Unfortunately when we saw him Adrianna didn’t want anything to do with him, she isn’t the best with surprises. After a lap around the store she was ready to see Santa and tell him what she wanted. Alicia on the other hand did not want anything to do with Santa, though she did let us get close as long as I was holding her. It wasn’t quite the picture perfect visit we had imagined, but it was much better than waiting hours at the mall or some other contrived experience.
What do you think Adrianna asked Santa for this Christmas? Well, Sarah’s cousin Bobby convinced her some time ago that if she could ask Santa for something she should ask for a pony. A big pony that she could ride. (He owes us for this one!) So, when Adrianna built up the courage to talk to Santa, she asked for a pony; specifically a pony that she could ride. Santa just laughed and smiled! Hopefully she’ll settle for a pony ride from her cousin on Christmas day.
We have had some frigid temperatures here lately along with a bit of snow. I personally enjoy the very winter like weather, especially snuggling up with my girls. We are all hoping that we can have a White Christmas with some snow on the ground. Here are some pictures I took Sunday morning.
