the munchies

This is my favorite thing when I have the munchies:

• Wasa cracker (multigrain or whole wheat)
• Fat Free Whipped Cream Cheese
• 1 Deli Turkey or Chicken slice
• sliced cucumbers

total calories: 120 for 1 delicious snack. sometimes I have two *shhh*

What is one of your fav healthy snacks?

oh, did you spy something else in the photo? oh yea, that ups the calories, but sometimes it's my indulgence. oh ok, who am I kidding, I have one of those almost daily. oops.

Last weekend we were able to make a quick day trip and visit some amazing and dear friends of ours. They are always a breath of fresh air for us, a treasured friendship that is honest and pure. We always have so many conversations and stories to cram into our short visits but this time I think we covered everything; last summer, winter happenings, the kids current milestones, Emma's schooling, discussing Revelation and most of all support.

Little miss enjoyed the snow that is left in the mountains, hopefully it is the last we see of it until next winter!!

dreary days

The kids were bored, so I built them a blanket fort and threw in loads of books. It was the perfect way to spend a dreary afternoon.

Today I dusted off the sewing machine and put it to good use trying to salvage a pair of Emma's jeans that were completely frayed on the bottom. She loves them - and that's what counts.

Salmon with Creamy Dill and Pasta

1 1/2 C mayonnaise

1/2 C mustard

1 tsp chopped fresh thyme

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp chopped fresh basil

1 1/2 pounds salmon fillets

2 tsps dill

*Preheat oven to 375
*In a bowl, stir together mayonnaise and mustard. Stir in thyme, oregano and basil. Place salmon fillets on a baking sheet and top with mayonnaise mixture. Sprinkle with dill.

*Bake for 30-40 minutes until salmon is easily flaked with a fork.

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my own notes

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**I used two salmon packs from the big frozen costco bag (a great deal btw!), thawed it under running water. I had WAY too much mayo mixed so I actually saved it and will throw it in an egg salad later this week! But seriously this is really REALLY good. Found it on allrecipes.com - oh and bake it the full 40 min, it's good a little crusty on the edges! The recipe doesn't call for pasta, but the kids were having spaghetti and it looked pretty on the plate ;-)

Helping Daddy set up the new big boy bed!

Taking down the crib ... this was the hard part for mommy :(

Asleep after only 15 min of being in his new bed! We thought that was great!

Precious baby boy sound asleep. Don't you just want to kiss those cheeks?

holding hands

Jake does NOT like car washes... in fact he is terrified of them. I have been meaning to wash the car in the evening and leave him with Aaron and it just hadn't happened yet. So we talked about it yesterday while we were at lunch and Jake agreed to go through the car wash. Just as we entered Emma reached out and said "Jake, don't be scared, you can hold big sister's hand and everything will be ok!" and just like that he reached out and grabbed her hand... while holding his blanket and sucking his thumb of course! I was able to snap a quick one with my phone. What a precious little memory I will cherish. They are the best of friends right now and I love it.

new do

Okay, here it is. I am quite sure I will be calling today to have it lightened. It is too red/purple for me which is NOT anywhere close to what I wanted or asked for. Booo.

*bleep*

This lovely view out the window left me with some unpleasant words first thing this morning. (not the children - the s.n.o.w) Some would look at this as a fun opportunity to take the kids out and play in it, not me. Not today. We had a movie/pj day and every now and then I shot a glare out the window. Melt. Melt. If you really want to know - I even sang the kids a little "Oh the sun will come out tomorrow, tomorrow ... bet your bottom dollar ..."

... sorry I have been absent from the blog. I've been working on this session from sunday:

more love to come later... and maybe a peak at my new hair do!