girls...

deceptively delicious

i am becoming a fan of jessica seinfeld's cookbook "deceptively delicious." she has found some great ways to "hide" vegetables in food. so far we have liked the chocolate chip cookies made with an entire can of chick peas. the carrot pancakes were delicious (scott had three stacks!). the personal pizzas with whole wheat crust and a layer of spinach puree were a hit. kate couldn't get enough of the "buttered noodles" made with yellow squash puree. the brownies, made with a considerable amount of carrots and spinach left something to be desired, but they are actually good for you, so defintiely worth trying...i love that she has recipes for foods that kids (and husbands) are actually interested in eating. if you have passed by the cookbook in the bookstore, or better yet, at costco (i found mine at tj maxx for $5) and wondered about getting it, i say, go for it!

queen lucy

today while lucy and our babysitter, laura were making a fort in the back yard, laura asked lucy if she wanted to be the princess of the fort. lucy said, "no, i want to be the queen." oh my...
she has been referring to herself as queen lucy since then...
oh my my...

date night

on friday night we took the girls out of the bath at 6:30 - lucy picked out a sundress for a date with scott at the museum of contemporary art where one of his students had an exhibit - and kate got dressed in her footie pajamas for a long evening walk with mom. we all loved it!!

hanging around

door to door organics

every tuesday a box of local organic fruit and veggies is delivered to our door...i love that lucy is snacking on heirloom baby tomatoes and green beans and peppers...all from farms in colorado. it is so fun to open the box and see what we get to enjoy each week. thanks, megan for the suggestion!

feeling grateful...

for colorado, for summer nights, for little legs that love to run and jump and climb, for our neighborhood (and all that we see on a sunday evening stroll), green grass, muddy toes, neighbors (and their dogs), time and space to wander around together...thank you, Lord, for the "little things."