Adventure

My mom wanted some updated pictures of the grandkids.  So she and Amanda surprised the girls one morning and took them on an adventure! (across the street :) )

My dad got ahold of the camera while it was sitting on the table...

She lived on this bar before the break and is living on it yet again.

We call this the "wheels are turning" look

She's into winking right now...especially when she's in trouble!

She knows EVERYthing, in case you were wondering.

Those eyes...

And hers....

I think this is my favorite of Sam.

She makes this face all.the.time.  Drives me nuts.  She thinks it's hilarious. A wonderful sound of "aAAAAAAAAEHHHH" usually comes with it at a very intense volume and pitch.

The curt, bow and headband are iconic for her right now.

I wasn't there but I think my mom told her that the tree was whispering to her...

Wheels were turning...not believing it so much...

Pouting.  

Yes she is really naughty right now...

...and it's REALLY hard to follow through with a consequence with this face of hers!

This one LOVES the grass.

Toothless

That wink.

Her pout.

And crazy face.

Her grin.

These two.  Such goofs.  I'm framing this one for BOTH of them!

The Grin at 22 months

A brown-haired, taller version of Sam.

Sam was mad about something and E was gleefully ignoring her.

GOOF!

Doodler

After doing one of our spelling pages she asks, "NOW can I draw on it?!"

She's already surpassed both my talent and Jer's combined!

Toothless

 She's loosing them two at a time!

July 22nd

July 31st

This definitely a new look to learn to love :) 

She loooooooves it though.

And she giggles every time we call her toothless!

Braids Blankets and Baby

This one learned to braid one day and did it the rest of the day.  And then hasn't done it since.  

"I see et?"

Papa's Birthday

We looooove our Papa!

He grabbed the camera while I was making him dessert.

Lifestyle Recipe Roundup

B-fast
Instant "no-oatmeal"  I just add a tsp of maple syrup.  Samantha LOVES it and Jeremy couldn't believe how good it tasted!  I do an assembly line-up of the dry ingredients, so making this in the morning takes less than 2 minutes (including cooking time)


On the side:
 We made these biscuits.  They are a little dense, but Jeremy couldn't stop eating them and made myself stop at 3.  The girls weren't a fan, but they really weren't biscuit fans before either.


Snack:
1 egg white to 1 cup almond meal, add seasonings you'd like, spread out on parchment paper.  Score the dough, sprinkle some salt and bake at 350 for 10-15 min. These are crackers that taste "just like real ones!" (Samantha)

Jer's  Alton Brown's Guacamole:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/guacamole-recipe.html (Jer leaves the seeds of the jalapeño in it)

Drink:
I'm still adjusting to find a good and easy coffee routine...this site has some amazing creamers that I've been using!  Not as sweet as I'd like, so I'm still working on it, but if you like your coffee mostly black, these are smooth and delish!

Dessert:
Coconut macaroons.  Adapted from this recipe:
1/3 cup sweetened chocolate
2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
2/3 cup coconut sugar
6T unsweetened cocoa
3 Large eggwhites
1/4 t salt
1/2 t vanilla

Family Feud

Waiting for the flight there...had to get up at 5am on July 5th.  As in AFTER a 4th of July party

Air ride

Day 2 of auditioning...you have to be part of the audience for 2 shows...fun, yes but oh so exhausting!

After 2 more exhausting days of auditioning and waiting, they called us up!!

Squeee!

Purdy

Still no details on airdate and we can't tell you the results, so just stay tuned!!

Back in October 2014



On our first audtion we went to PF Changs, so we thought it fiting to finish off the whole experience there as well!
July 2015

October

July

October

July

Steve Harvey went on and on about how Jeremy married up...he never talked to me, though, so he has no idea who Jeremy actually married ;)