2010|9|20

Another installment of Pasta Monday. Tonight we enjoyed rotini in a tomato sauce with red wine and muscles. And home-baked cheesy garlic bread...Yum!

2010|9|19

Salsa making 2010 with my sisters today. 3 hours, fresh ingredients from local gardens, 20 jars...made for a fun afternoon AND some delicious salsa.

SNIDER SALSA

20 lbs tomatoes, steam and pull skins off, puree in food processor

20 jalapenos (we remove most seeds), chopped

4 onions, chopped

4 green peppers, chopped

4 cups peeled cubed zucchini

3 tbsp chili peppers

8 garlic cloves

1 cup vinegar

1 cup brown sugar

4 tbsp pickling salt

4 tbsp chopped cilantro or parsley

6 small cans tomato paste

- mix in a very large pot

- simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are soft

- remove water from top if too runny

- jar

- can for 5 minutes

Took three of us 3 hours to make one batch, filled 20 500ml jars. You can eat immediately.

2010|9|18

Enjoying a few sips from this new coffee cup in my collection (picked up in Regina yesterday). Love the 70's look it has.

2010|9|17

Had her very first photoshoot today at 2-weeks-old. Snapped this photo of her between poses with her fave soother.

2010|9|16

The girls & I hitched a ride with Daddy to Regina today. This little monkey spent the most time in her carseat...snoozin.

2010|9|15

Sandwich on a stick for a fun lunch item today!

2010|9|14

First day of Pre-K for Scarlett and we celebrated with a fun little photoshoot.

Loved her cute poses...can you tell her Mom is a photographer :)

In front of her school with her Kai-Lan lunchkit.

After school we had time to snap a few more...so glad she felt special on this day!

2010|9|13

It's become a ritual to have Pasta Monday around here.

Tonight we enjoyed a bed of spaghetti smothered by alfredo sauce, grilled shrimp, cherry tomatoes, fresh mushrooms & crispy bacon. Accompanied by a salad of greens, slices of pear with a balsamic vinaigrette.

2010|9|12

Fun screams from the backyard this Sunday afternoon...love hearing the kids having a great time!

2010.9.11

LEGO PARTY for Ace's 6th Birthday

Today we had our first 'kids-only' party...just Cory & I with 10 of Ace's little friends. We were so impressed by how smooth the party went and Ace had a BLAST!

Playing with Lego was popular with the boys AND girls at the party

Lots of fun playing in the back yard

Note to self: Icing a Lego cake is way more difficult than it looks

Kept it simple for lunch...veggies & fruits on a stick and pizza

Make a wish buddy...

Goodie bags for his guests

Ace had an awesome time at his Lego party. He put together Lego for the rest of the day.

Happy Birthday from Mommy & Daddy!

2010.9.10

Things have been going really well since Coco was born. I have been feeling great, was back feeling like myself the day after she was born. She has been a great baby! Sleeping for long periods of time, eating well & just goes with the flow of things around here. I caught myself saying I might want another baby after this one....well maybe, we'll see. But for now, we'll continue to enjoy this little sweetheart!

2010.9.9

Happy 6th Birthday Ace!

Celebrated today by sharing these freshly-baked chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with his Grade 1 class.

Can't believe he's all grown up!

Great Big Brother.

Family supper with his favorite foods (chicken drumsticks & spagetti) followed by presents with his cousins.

Happy Birthday Big Boy!

2010.9.8

Scarlett is loving her new position as Big Sister! She has been an amazing help to Mommy.

2010.9.7

Storytime with all-five-of-us.

I have been a holding this baby TOO MUCH! I love to hold her like this, she is such a sweet snuggler.

2010.9.6

Today we said goodbye to our guests, Gramma Rose & Grampa Phil who have been here for a few days visiting.

Gramma Rose with all the kiddos.

Our kids always enjoy their puppies.

Grampa Phil & Coco

Uncle Mark & Coco

Finished Fence

Thanks to my in-laws, who were here for a visit from Alberta, the fence is done...yay! Cory and his helpers did a great job and it's another item crossed off the list of tasks TO-DO around the house.

A request I made to have these wrought-iron inserts made as windows into the two gates we have...Cory pulled it off perfectly.

Loving that our kids & dog can now run free & play in the backyard.