A fall photo post. Thanks for the pictures daddy.
Pumpkin Farm
Silly pumpkin dance
Lindy and Elsa's cyclocross race
Trick-or-treating Practice
Random Fall Cuteness
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Happy Half Birthday Little E!
This little dude is one and a half today!
Isn't he adorable?
What a monkey!
Love this little guy.
(thanks for the pictures, daddy)
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Two Extremes in One Day
Friday
Let's start with Extreme: BAD
A burst pipe during nap time, water streaming through the living room ceiling, a panicking mommy.
Bye bye walls and carpet!
Bye bye ceiling!
***
And now, Extreme: GOOD
Wonderful sunny October weather, a trip to the zoo with some best friends (and a couple extra bonus kids).
Susanna. Love this kid.
Cone heads!
All the kids except Lydia
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Food Funk
I am in a food funk. For better or worse, working mom or not, the task of planning and making dinners in our family has fallen to me. Until recently this has never bothered me - I generally enjoy leafing through magazines and websites looking for interesting new recipes to try, and time in the kitchen has never really felt like a chore for me.
But. Ever since Elliott has gotten to the age where you can't trust him on his own for a millisecond, I've had a very limited amount of time to cook dinner - basically between when Dan gets home around 5:45 and when the kids disintegrate from hunger around 6:15. So cooking dinner has become stressful.
To add a level of complexity, I seem to have very picky eaters. I'm a firm believer that every person is allowed one food which they can absolutely refuse. Mine is bananas. EWWWWW. I HATE bananas. Sometimes when Elliott poops, I can't tell if I'm smelling poop or bananas. That's how much I hate bananas. My mom always hated celery. No big deal - everyone gets one food, no questions asked.
The problem is that when you have a lot of people, there are suddenly lots of foods that are off the list for dinner.
Me: bananas
Dan (who refuses to follow my one-food-only-rule): mushrooms AND any type of seafood.
Nory: onions (yes those things I used to put in everything. yes, she can tell even when they are pureed in a soup)
Elliott: so far, he won't touch anything with soy sauce.
We still have bananas and fish and mushrooms, because I don't want the kids to grow up picky. And I still cook occasionally with onions and soy sauce. But those nights are a battle.
So I'm looking for some ideas, please! For dinners that my entire family might enjoy. Something quick to make or that I can make ahead. I'd also like to start cooking more vegetarian meals. Please help get us out of our food funk!
And if I see another box of macaroni and cheese in my lifetime it will be too soon.
But. Ever since Elliott has gotten to the age where you can't trust him on his own for a millisecond, I've had a very limited amount of time to cook dinner - basically between when Dan gets home around 5:45 and when the kids disintegrate from hunger around 6:15. So cooking dinner has become stressful.
To add a level of complexity, I seem to have very picky eaters. I'm a firm believer that every person is allowed one food which they can absolutely refuse. Mine is bananas. EWWWWW. I HATE bananas. Sometimes when Elliott poops, I can't tell if I'm smelling poop or bananas. That's how much I hate bananas. My mom always hated celery. No big deal - everyone gets one food, no questions asked.
The problem is that when you have a lot of people, there are suddenly lots of foods that are off the list for dinner.
Me: bananas
Dan (who refuses to follow my one-food-only-rule): mushrooms AND any type of seafood.
Nory: onions (yes those things I used to put in everything. yes, she can tell even when they are pureed in a soup)
Elliott: so far, he won't touch anything with soy sauce.
We still have bananas and fish and mushrooms, because I don't want the kids to grow up picky. And I still cook occasionally with onions and soy sauce. But those nights are a battle.
So I'm looking for some ideas, please! For dinners that my entire family might enjoy. Something quick to make or that I can make ahead. I'd also like to start cooking more vegetarian meals. Please help get us out of our food funk!
And if I see another box of macaroni and cheese in my lifetime it will be too soon.
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