Siblings...

 The sibling relationship is such a complicated one and it's very interesting (and also sometimes frustrating) to watch. I know how much Paige and Owen love each other though and it melts my heart when they have those moments where they make it look easy. 

Posing. This looks like a quick picture but was actually a difficult balancing act for Paige,
who kept sliding onto the floor. Owen had to hold her on!





Reading books while waiting to be served dinner




Having a sit-in at Target to protest the length of time it was taking me to shop.



Winner! (and a loser...)

I knew by looking at the ingredient list which one of these dishes below would be more popular but I tried them both anyway. I have been searching for veggie burger recipe for a long time and have never found a good one! So let's move on from the Quinoa Burger and focus on the Mexican Stuffed Shells. So good. We will make these many more times in the future. You should too! I do want to add that the recipe calls for an exorbitant amount of cheese that I did not agree with and they definitely didn't need it all!

Mexican Stuffed Shells! Yay!

Quinoa Burger. Bleh.

Oatmeal and Frittata

I was hoping the flavors in Creamy Cardamom Pear Oatmeal (I made mine with apple instead) would mimic the flavors from the Apple Cheesecake Coffeecake I made a couple months ago and it did a little bit. But not enough; next time more spices! I also made a Spinach and Lemon Spaghetti Frittata last night. See if you can guess who I'm describing in the next sentence. Two of us liked the frittata, one of us tried it and spit it out and the last one refused to try it at all. Now the big reveal! Owen and I liked it, Paige spit it out and Pat...sigh...I'm still working on him :) I actually found out that I liked the leftovers even better today with some salsa on the side. Even more impressive is that I got the frittata out of the pan in one piece! In the past I've had some trouble getting things out in one piece...like here...and here.



Even  you oatmeal haters out there have to agree that this is one of the better oatmeal pictures I've taken. Just needs a little garnish...



One piece! High five!



This picture makes me realize that I missed an opportunity to cut the frittata in the shape of Pacman.  



Mini Cannoli

I am not a big fan of cannoli but I do like dessert, and mini desserts are especially adorable, and I did have some ricotta leftover from my lasagna... so...I made these mini cannoli for Valentine's Day! They were actually very tasty but the flavor from the shell (actually a premade pie crust) was a bit strong so if I make them again I would roll the dough thinner.

Anticipation

Happy Valentine's Day!

Lasagna For Me!

I often think I'm going to make something new for dinner and everyone will thank me for exposing them to new and exciting flavors. That hardly ever happens...so when I came across a picture of this Butternut Squash Lasagna I decided I wasn't going to worry about whether or not anyone would like it. I just made a half recipe for myself. Luckily the pictures I saw on the website are way better looking than mine because mine looks weird. It was soooo good though (and way easier to make than the lemon lasagna)! And because I didn't offer the kids any they both wanted to try it and Owen liked it! (Alas, Paige did not...)  

An Evening With Friends

Paige, Owen and I spent the evening at a friend's house last week having fun and eating pizza. I don't often remember to get the camera out when the kids are playing with their friends and I wish I would. A lot of memorable moments happen at these get togethers so it's nice to have the pictures to go with the memories :)

Niko and Mickey. Paige and Minnie



Paige dressed up as the Little Mermaid




Pizza! Yum! (Owen is actually rubbing his belly in this picture because he was so excited)




Quick nap before we headed home!



Poor Ears!

Two kids, three ear infections, one nap. On the way home from the doctor at noon.

Owen's Concert/Art Show

We were treated to a night of cuteness courtesy of Owen and his preschool classmates. They put on a concert/art show for all the parents and I was so proud of him and touched (especially when they started singing about being miracles...) that I had to stop myself from crying. I was hoping to show you a very cute video but I can't get it to load so here are a few pictures from our evening.



Owen and his classmates lining up!



Certain audience members were very excited




One of Owen's pieces of artwork. Pat actually pegged this one as Owen's before we could see his name on it!




The artist posing with another work of art (and holding one of many cookies that were eaten that night...)