Retail therapy

I'm not sure what's crawled up my butt, but I've been extra pissy the past two days.
Today Justin went to play golf and was gone 6:30am-5pm. I am so happy he got to play, but the babes did not have their best day. They are starting to slip back to early wake up times again. (that might be part of my pissiness!) not to mention bad naps. This morning they decided to boycott their morning nap. They need this nap, but today I went with it to see what one nap would look like. We went to the gym, came home to get out bathing suits, went to our friends pool and then home for afternoon nap. So far, not so bad..... Wrong. They went down about 1:30 and only slept til 2:50. I was expecting a 2.5 or 3 hour nap!
Needless to say by the time Justin got home, I was ready for a break!

Off to the outlets!
I was in search for a new pair of shorts but ended up getting two pairs of pants and two shirts.




Looks like I wanna punch you! I sent this to Justin to get his opinion.  N




They were a splurge for me. They were $60. Not too bad, but I like to buy things on sale.  I love the color of the pants, but I feel like they look like leggings, not skinny jeans.  I'll keep the tag on and wear them around the house for a while to see if I really like them.
Then I found this great shirt!




All from Gap outlet. My wonderful husband gave me his golf winnings to go shopping with :)

Oh, and while I was on a search to get Max and Claire a matching outfit for upcoming beach pictures, I found these Nike jogging shorts for Claire! They were only $8!





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Water bugs

My two babes are loving the water!  After our morning run (HOT) we came back and played in our water table and little pool..... in their birthday suits!

 You can't tell, but I made it an outdoor bubble bath!  They are obsessed with bubbles!

Trying to climb in...

...oops!

The other night, Justin was in charge of entertaining them while I was doing something (already can't remember) and this is what I walked into - 

Daddy's idea of water play!

And can't leave out Claire's boyfriend, Trevor!  

Claire loves her some Trevor!  She says "bye Trevor" over and over again once we get in the car! Young love :)

Deceptively Delicious

Lately we have been in a food rut.  Max and Claire eat the same four or five things for lunch/dinner.. time to be creative and make some new things.  They (mainly Max) have not been doing a good job eating their veggies.  Claire usually goes straight for the pasta and Max goes straight for the meat (usually Boca or Morning Star chicken patty)  

So... I borrowed my friend's Deceptively Delicious cookbook.  So far I have made Banana Bread and Scrambled Eggs.

Scrambled Eggs

-2 large eggs

-4 large egg whites

-1/4 c low fat sour cream

-1/2 cauliflower puree

-2 tbs parm cheese

I modified a little, using 2 eggs, 2 egg whites, probably only 1 tbs of parm cheese and greek yogurt instead of sour cream.  They were very tasty and I could not taste the cauliflower at all!  Max was a little hesitant, but I think it was the parm cheese. 

Banana Bread

-3/4 whole wheat flower

-1/2 all purpose flower

-1/2 tsp baking soda

-1/4 tsp baking powder

-1/2 tsp salt

-1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)

-1/2 c firmly packed brown sugar

-1/4c canola oil

-2 large egg whites

-1 1/2 cups banana puree (this took me about 3 bananas)

-1/2 cauliflower puree

-1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix first six ingredients in one bowl and the rest in another, then combine and bake in a large loaf pan for 55-60 min at 350.

This was very good!  Even Justin, who does not eat bananas liked it!

I look forward to trying more of the recipes... esp the dinner ones!

Oh, I also made a batch of homemade mac and cheese then added mashed avocado to it.  It was meant for the babes, but Justin accidently took it for lunch instead of our left overs.  Mr. "I don't eat avocado" ate the whole container of mac and cheese!  It gives it an extra creamy texture!!

If you have any wonderful, kid tested recipes, please share!!

Oh my!

....er...um... Yeah, so I've started reading 50 Shades of Grey. I thought I knew what this was going to be like, but boy was I wrong! Hearing about it and actually reading are two different things! It's like a train wreck- I blush reading all these crazy things, yet I can't put it down! Ugh! I already know I'm gonna need to read the other two books!
In other news - I am 24hrs without a computer. My wonderful in-laws got us a mac pro for our bdays and anniversary! I took it yesterday to get all our data transferred from the dell.
I've heard a lot of people talking about training for marathons and running longer distances and that has motivated me to do more. Yesterday I ran 6.3 miles




That was probably the longest I've ran... Ever?! I've done a few 10k, but nothing more - until today!




I ran 7 miles!!! ( the treadmill cut off so it only shows this, but I finished the .14 :) to make an even 7!! I am now considering doing a 1/2 marathon on thanksgiving! We will see if I can keep adding distance!!
And can't leave off cute pics of the babes! Today we met our good buddy at The Natural Science center. The kids had so much fun! There was a fun indoor play area where they grocery shopped












then we went outside to see some animals!








I was hesitant to take them by myself, but it went pretty well! I definitely look forward to going with someone else so they don't have to be restricted to the stroller. It's hard to see all the animals when in the stroller!

And I have to add the cutest thing! Max and Claire probably hang out with their friend Trevor more than any of their other friends. The past two times we have been with him, Claire gets excited and will say "hi Trevor". It is so cute. I love that she recognizes him. When we were leaving the natural science center, she kept saying "bye, Trevor" and even said "I love you" melted my heart!!

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Five

Yesterday Justin and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary (as well as his birthday!).  We had a great day with the kiddos, laid out in their kiddie pool the back yard while they napped, took them to the Children's Museum and had a nice dinner date.

We couldn't decided where to eat, so we ended up at our "go to", Village Tavern.  We had about an hour by ourselves, then our best friends happened to show up... so much for an anniversary dinner!  If I'm not mistaken, they ate with us three years ago, and last year we met them out after our dinner!  Good thing we like them!

I remember how lucky I felt when we first met.  I couldn't imagine a life without Justin.  He is my everything.  The most loyal, sweet, caring, handsome, understanding man I know.  Not to mention an awesome dad.  He works so hard to support us and allow me to stay home.  He has made me happy in ways I'd never dream.

One of my favorite pictures from the wedding... I'm pretty sure this was the last dance of the night.  He had stepped on part of my train so we had to tie it up!  Such a fun day!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to the best husband in the world!






We love you!

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Suckers!

Happy 4th of July!

This morning we met up with friends for our city parade.  I was so excited to take Max and Claire to their first parade.  I just knew they were going to love all the floats, trucks, sounds, people watching, animals, etc....

the beginning

....But I was mistaken... the parade was very lame.  I hate to say that, but I was embarrassed for our city.  I think there was only one float, one band, a few trucks(read: three or four), a donkey and a two or three dogs, not to mention just plain ole cars and a lot of political supporters.... BORING!  I was expecting, lots of local high school or college bands, big and elaborate floats, loud music...

Max loved the tennis ball

My favorite was this random little dog being pulled in a wagon!

After the "parade" we walked around the festival.  They had bounce houses, food trucks everywhere and lots of local vendors.  It was HOT so we only lasted about 45 minutes.  they started to get pretty fussy so we let them each have a sucker.  Wow! They loved the suckers so much. Claire cried when Justin wouldn't give her another!

Yummy!

After lunch a a much needed nap, we played outside in the water table and baby pool then headed to the church where they go to MMO to play on the shaded playground.

It was a fun filled day followed by a 6:45 bed time!  

Now it's time to get our butt in gear and get ready for Justin's bday cookout on Friday!