On the plate: Ty's Thai Salad...oh my heavens, I cannot WAIT to share this with you. I have made this salad 4 times in the past month! It is seriously delicious, healthy, and you will become addicted.
Soundtrack to cook to: Daft Punk's
Get Lucky...on repeat...because I become addicted to one song and need to hear it over and over and over again.
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"Look mommy! I have a mush-tash!"
I was driving Alexander to school and he said this to me.
This guy's quite the character. He learned the word
"moustache" because his Nono taught it to him.
It's funny that both of Alexander and William's
grandfathers have moustaches...I wonder if they'll
associate moustaches with older men? :) |
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Happy 7 month birthday, William!
Statistics:
Weight: 21 lbs 11 oz
Abilities: William had 4 teeth come in this month!! He got them
two at a time on the bottom part of his mouth. He was definitely not
a happy camper when he was teething. William was much more aware
and started to develop stranger anxiety and recognize familiar faces.
He also began saying the "Mmmmmm" sound a lot. He still loves
laughing and playing with his big brother. One of his favorite past times
is chasing Alexander and Oscar around the house in his walker. |
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| Our little nuk face |
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| Here's a raspberry for you! |
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| Oy! What a beautiful little guy! |
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| He's still got those beautiful blue eyes - courtesy of Dad and Gramps. :) |
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I feel like I don't feature Oscar enough on this blog. Here's our
first born, who is 7 1/2 years young and just as feisty as ever. |
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| Mummy, I don't like my picture being taken. |
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| Oscar, protesting getting his picture taken. |
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| "Hellllooooooooooooo!" That's one of his tricks :) |
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| Watch out! William's on the loose! |
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He can go one direction, turn around, and run in the opposite direction.
This guy really gets around! |
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| William, running towards Joseph. |
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| Joseph and the boys. Gotta love snuggle time. |
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| Whoops! Here he comes again! |
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| Alexander loves pushing William around as well. |
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William prefers to not have socks on so that he can have better
traction when running around the house. |
I am not a fan of country music. I even remarked to my grandfather that I found a recipe that was developed by Trisha Yearwood (a country singer) and that he should be proud of me for even knowing who she is. Lol! He was impressed.
This recipe is an incredibly delicious, delectable, lip-smacking, and healthy salad that you will make over and over and over again. I definitely modified the recipe to make it a little bit healthier, so please make sure that you note the changes.
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Chop up 1/2 a head of red cabbage and 1/2 head of napa cabbage
and place it in a large mixing bowl.
*If you can't find napa cabbage, you can substitute it for 1 bunch
of kale. It also works really well. |
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| Throw in 3 green onions that have been sliced. |
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| Add in ~1 cup of chopped carrots, and ~1 cup of sliced cucumber. |
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Add in 8 oz shelled edamame (or you could even do 8 oz of
sliced sugar snap peas - I personally preferred the snap peas because
they added another nice crunch to the salad). |
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Dust off your blender and add in the following ingredients:
- 1 bunch cilantro, stems and leaves
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup honey (in this case, I had leftover fig preserves and they added a nice sweetness)
- 2 cloves garlic
- Juice of 2 limes
- Salt and pepper
Put the top on the blender and liquify it, baby!
*Do NOT add as much sugar or extra virgin olive oil as the recipe calls for
or else it will be too liquidy and ridiculously sweet. |
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| The end result is an incredibly delicious vinaigrette. |
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Pour the salad dressing over the salad, mix it up and serve!
It's crunchy, sweet, slightly acidic and 110% delicious!
What a beautiful presentation, huh?
I served this as a slaw on top of fish tacos for dinner and even
Alexander asked for more! :) |
Before Joseph started back to the wards, we wanted to do as many fun little family trips as we could. One of Joseph's favorite places to go to was Davis' Farmland because you were able to feed and interact with all of the animals at the farm. Joseph had just as much fun as Alexander! Here's a recount of our outing:
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All children have to have a matching bracelet
with the same number as their parent/guardian.
William was not pleased that he had one on his leg. |
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| Joseph and Alexander getting ready to feed a very large llama. |
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| Alexander was totally into it... |
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...until he felt the animal's mouth on his hand. Then, he would just
throw the food on the ground. |
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| Over the course of the morning, he became a little more adventurous. |
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"Billy goats, Daddy! Like the Gruff Brothers!"
(The Billy Goats Gruff was one of his favorite stories at the time.) |
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| Joseph and Alexander checking out the sheep. |
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| Joseph loved feeding the animals. :) |
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| Alexander enjoyed brushing the fur of the baby goats. |
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| Alexander also loved chasing the chickens. |
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| "Deez are like Fiddle Gruff, Mommy!" |
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| He loved looking at the ducks and geese through the little binoculars. |
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| Alexander petting a tortoise. |
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| Alexander checking out the piggies. |
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| "Whoa! Dat's a biiiiig llama!" |
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| "Daddy, you can feed da llama." |
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Once he discovered the water pumps, he had to go up to each one
and pump the pump. |
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| This goat's name was "Mary Poopins." I died laughing. |
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| Joseph remarked that this cow's mouth was reeeeallllly slimy. |
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| "Ewwwwwwwww!!" |
Mary Poopins!
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| William Billiam! |
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| He's a happy little guy. |
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| What a doll! :) |
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| Alexander, riding a donkey all by himself! |
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| Here he comes! |
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| Awww! Look at this guy! He was so proud of himself. |
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| You know he really likes something when he's willing to pose for a picture. |
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He found a little turtle statue and immediately decided to sit on it.
What a quirky little guy. |
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| Thumbs up, buddy! |
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We were walking by and Joseph looked up and said, "Oh, Hi!"
as the goat was looking down on him. So he decided to feed the goat. |
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He liked looking at the rats in their enclosure, and then noticed
that there were a bunch of sheep and goats underneath it. |
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| "Whoa!!" |
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| "Mommy! Dat chicken's fuzzy!" |
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| Again...he loved chasing the chickens. |
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Except this rooster. Once Alexander saw the rooster, he turned
and ran away. Hilarious! |
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| Alexander, hanging out at the playground. This place is pretty awesome. |
Here's a few random pics:
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| "Oh, hi there!" |
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"Oh hi Mommy! I'm too busy to talk. I have to take this call from
Mickey Mouse." |
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| "I'll be back in just a minute!" |
Another place we visited that we hadn't been to in a while (due to weather) was the Franklin Park Zoo. Can you tell that our family likes animals?
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| Alexander and Joseph at the duck enclosure. |
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Alexander was very tickled that the peacock was walking around
in the prairie dog exhibit. |
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| This little fellow was watching US. :) |
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| That's seriously him saying, "Cheeeeeeese!" It just doesn't look like it. |
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| Peek-a-boo! |
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| "Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck!" |
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| "Da zoo!" |
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| William wanted to get out of the stroller and check out the animals, too. |
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| Alexander, me, and William at the zoo. |
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| This is the view I usually have when I'm making dinner. |
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| I get distracted very easily, as you can tell. :) |
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| Check out those teeth! |
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Happy Father's Day 2013!
Alexander painted this masterpiece and Oscar and William
lent their footprints to the picture.
Alexander spent a good 45 minutes painting this all on his own.
He was very proud of it. |
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| William's first ride in a shopping cart. He loved it! |
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| He's a cheeky little monkey. |
A few more random pics: :)
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| Alexander playing at the playground near our house |
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William was very pleased that there was something
at his height to play with at the playground. :) |
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| William, cheesing and showing off his teeth for the camera. |
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It's so much more fun now that William is older
and can really have fun and interact with Alexander.
These guys are two peas in a pod. |
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| Alexander was making William CRACK up! |
One of our last family outings to dinner before Joseph started his first job as a doctor. We went to Fogo de Chao with William and Alexander. Alexander ate an adult-sized portion of meat....he just kept asking for more! William chewed on the red and green discs the whole time.
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| Joseph and Alexander at Fogo de Chao |
Alexander playing with Oscar...a rare occurrence
William, running around in his walker
We had a great last month together before Joseph had to start his busy schedule of being a resident. Lots of fun times and great memories were made. I can't wait to see what this year has in store for us. Until next time...
Love and kisses,
Nikki
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