This past weekend we enjoyed a little time at the beach and even though we have been here one year in the Philly area we had not been to the beach at all. Julianne had not even seen the ocean and she is almost 2 years old!We went with another family who had been to Cape May before so we were not experiencing the area alone. It was a PERFECT day for some waves. We were talking to Julianne about … [Read more...]
Bobby Flay’s Panzanella Verde
I hope you had a great 4th of July! We finally had one day of sunshine plus LOTS of humidity, ugh! I thought we had left the whole lot back in Houston but evidently not! I was very warm but it was nice to grill food and hang out with friends.Julianne had a great time too! She was all over the place playing with other kids, on the moonbounce and with other little toy cars.Kathleen played it … [Read more...]
Vegan Lasagna Soup
Zowie, winter is back and all I can think about is having nice hot stews and soups lately.After a nice weekend away in Holland again, I was glad to know that I had this waiting at home. We had several days of sunshine and gorgeous weather like this:And then after a few hours it turned out like this:Our family relaxed indoors most of Saturday which meant several naps with Julianne and lots of … [Read more...]
Leprechaun Shake {Not your regular Shamrock Shake}
I know! It has been a while. I took some time off to gather my thoughts and to spend more time on things I have been ignoring for a while.....like.....making jewelry, reading, and spending time with friends. Not only that, but somehow after my husband went out of town for more than 5 days, I really wanted to focus on everyday than be online all the time. It was refreshing!What does this mean? Well … [Read more...]
Creamy Baby Bella Green Rice {Gluten-Free}
The school year has yet to start but that does not mean we are not back to being busy. Holland Chorale is back in session with a 3 day rehearsal schedule introducing the new music for our upcoming concert. How many hours of rehearsal is this? Well, I am also in a chamber choir that rehearses an hour before chorale rehearsal, so I am looking at 4 hours for each rehearsal for a total of 12 -14 hours … [Read more...]