I don’t post much about my cooking, but I thought I would put this one on the blog.
This recipe is straight from my days at the Laguna Beach Culinary Institute.
And it is one of Micah’s favorites.
Just a little seared Ahi over a citrus salad, with sauteed snow peas on the side.
You are welcome Micah.
Every single time I pick this boy up from school, he begs to play for just a little longer with his friends on the playground.
I’d say about 99% of the time, I give in.
Scout, Navy and Micah took this year’s leprechaun trap VERY seriously!
See for yourself:
A loaded bow and arrow topped the trap full of swords and guns.
They had a few treasures they hoped would lure the little guys, and even put a picture of one on top.
The next morning, we found havoc all over the house.
Clearly, the leprechauns weren’t fooled. And loved using the arrows to spell out “Ha Ha”.
In fact, they did a little fooling themselves.
And lucky for Scout and Navy, the little destroyer left some of his loot — including chocolate gold and Lucky Charms!
Our Family Bed got raided this night by a few twin boys from up the road. I’ll admit that they thought the movie in bed was pretty fun. But I wasn’t dying over how riled up my kids were by the end of the movie. I think “Family Bed” should stick to blood relation!
But if I’m being totally honest, this little blood relative was the naughtiest of all.
He got Scout’s magician’s hat, and was beyond wild at about 11 pm.. I thought he would be sleeping with us this night.
But crazy pants ended up in his own bed soon after our little photo shoot.
Scout got invited to a shooting birthday party.
He got all geared up in safety paraphernalia, and was ready to go.
He took it all very seriously.
And loved it!
All while poor little stir-crazy Dash was aching to get home and nap.
It was a fun party for Scout, and a long two hours for mom.
Every once in a while, I take my kids to the mall — one of the few places that both my kids and I like equally.
I get to have a yummy lunch and shop around while my kids stop at their favorite places.
They love the jump pad.
The money swirl can provide a whole lot of entertainment for only a few cents.
And of course there is the slam dunk — the playground.
Mrs. Hands on loves showing Dash the ropes.
But to be honest, he likes being shown for about a minute or two.
And then it is time for him to shrug her off with a few grunts and swats her way.
Navy had her preschool performance where she showcased the Irish Jig. I’ll admit, I think her singing is better than her dancing. But it was still pretty cute.
But not nearly as cute as these two little Irish people.
She was a little timid at first, but by the end was hopping all around like a little leprechaun.
Here’s her class with the ultimate jigger of all — Miss Dianne.
After the jigging, they got to go leprechaun hunting. Unfortunately, they didn’t find one. But they must have scared one away, because there was a huge pot of gold waiting for them in the bushes.
Navy was getting a load of her loot when I snapped this pic.
Micah was stuck in L.A. Traffic, so this I let Navy and Scout take over Family Night this night. Navy taught a really sweet lesson (copied straight from our recent visit from the missionaries) about being good, and not letting the bad things of the world like stealing or cheating ruin who we are. She used pepper and soap as illustrations. I was impressed with the lesson. More impressed that she was listening during the missionaries. Then Scout took over for the “activity”. He said it had something to do with Heavenly Father creating good food for us to eat. And then he informed us that we would be bobbing for grapes.
I let Bella go first.
Then Scout showed us how it was to be done.
He was a maniac.
This was my attempt.
And then the Ickity Dickity Dock got down to business.
And scored one for the kid’s team.
They were both cute being in charge. And I’ll admit that that was one of the quietest Family Nights we have ever had. I guess the trick is simply this — put the loud ones in charge, and then they keep themselves under control.
There is something about two little boys who match.
Especially these two little boys.
I love that Scout likes to match Dash.
I like even more that my mom likes the idea and funds a lot of this favorite past time of mine.
But I especially like that J. Crew makes shirts that represent my boys so perfectly.
And yes, there can be two “bests”.
My kids have turned so naughty at bedtime. Sometimes it is because they stay up and play for an extra two hours. Other times it is because they whine from their beds that they “are very, very hungry” after they just had a full dinner. But most of the time, it is because they are jumping from bed to bed and inevitably get hurt. But lately….even though I go nuts hearing them play and play until all hours, when I go in and see them asleep in their rather creative ways, all of my frustration subsides.
Perpendicular in her twin bed.
Or sound asleep in Dash’s baby chair.
(Sidenote — I get that I could come down hard on them and make them quiet as soon as they lay down, but I love hearing two giggling kids who adore each other, plot and whisper like they are pulling one over on me.)
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