Yummmmmmy

These are a spicy, non-vegetarian dream.

Date Night

Well, I guess you could say I was feeling adventurous today, so I changed around my blog. I feel like a new person! Maybe I am!
So this weekend was a really great weekend. (Besides the busting open of heads that I mentioned earlier.) Geren and I had a sweet, sweet, wonderful friend offer to watch our kids so that we could go out on a date. We had a great date. We went to dinner at Red Lobster. This was my choice and I had an ulterior motive for this decision. I watched this past season of The Next Food Network Star and there was an episode where the contestants were competing with dishes on a wood grill. And the winner would have their dish featured on the Red Lobster menu. Ever since I saw that episode I have been so anxious to try his dish. And I was not disappointed!
This is the description of it on the menu:

Wood-Grilled Tilapia with Spicy Soy Broth
The winning recipe from The Next Food Network Star! Grilled, peppercorn-rubbed fresh tilapia over shrimp, sea scallops, asparagus, sweet peppers and a spicy soy shellfish broth.

So good!!! The highlight for me was the ginger on top. I would have loved that when I was pregnant with Quincey because I craved Ginger a lot. But I might just have to call up Jeffrey Saad (the creator) himself to ask for the recipe, because it was quite an expensive dish.
Okay, enough of that plug.... on to the next.


Afterward, we went to see Julie and Julia. I had to kind of do a little arm twisting to get G to see it with me. But he did and we both really enjoyed it! Although we both agreed it could have been about 30 minutes shorter, and it didn't flow the best. But, if you have read my blog for any amount of time you would know that I am not in any position to give advice on making things flow. The movie focuses quite a bit on marriage, which I loved. I feel like movies that focus on working on a marriage and that show marriage in a good light are hard to find, and this one does that! But then, I got home and researched the real Julie Powell a little more, and was disappointed by her very frequent usage of F words and swearing in general. Hmmm.... changes my sweet little Amy Adams vision of her. Anyway, I still love the movie.... it was enjoyable and quite funny, and has ignited a desire in myself to research more about Julia Child, and like many others I know, to own a pearl necklace.

Q's New Addition

I was changing Maiya's Diaper during the last 10 minutes of church yesterday, when I heard someone bring Quincey into the bathroom and he was crying hysterically. So, I picked Maiya up, without a diaper, to go see what was wrong. And then I gasped at the blood all over his face from a gash on his forehead!
He was running around in Nursery and apparently fell into a chair. We told him not to try and beat up the chair anymore, and he said, "Okay."
It was scary at the time, mostly because of all of the blood! But he is fine, and is quite proud of his battle wound.

Ta Da!

This was a little pre-Birthday photo shoot. Just thought the kiddos were being particularly cute.

One Year Ago Today.....

Happy Birthday, Baby Maiya! We're so glad you joined us.

What's a Blog without Pictures?!

This is a picture of Quincey who started wrapping himself in the curtains and saying, "Mom, I'm Jesus."
And so I asked him, "Is that because Jesus wears a robe?" And he said, "No, Mom."

So, I guess he has his own reasons.

And these are some pictures of my beautiful almost one year old!

Can't believe her birthday is on the 14th! The past year really has gone by fast. She is cruising and crawling every where, and also recently has taken to her little walker, so we will see if she decides to walk soon, whenever she decides to will be fine with me. She loves veggies and won't eat fruit unless it's raisins... weird, I know. Her favorite foods are anything breads and pastas (like her momma). She is officially weaned and I am down with it. She basically weaned herself, hasn't had a huge interest in nursing for the past few months. I don't mind it at all... It is the first time I haven't been pregnant or nursing for 3 and 1/2 years. I can take whatever kind of drugs I feel like! ;) Although, I did have to start fasting again. Ah, well.



My kids are at such a great age for me now. They both love to play with each other and are so fond of each other. Their favorite past time is to play in the crib. After Maiya wakes up from her nap, Q runs in there and gets in her crib and they stay in there and play for a good 30 minutes at least!
(excuse the no pants thing please... Potty training goes smoother with no pants right now.)

The End!

Mom and Daddy

Just over this past week, Quincey has stopped calling me 'Mommy'. I am now addressed with a very sophisticated 'Mom'. But Geren is still 'Daddy'.
Examples of some of our main conversations lately.

"What's that sound, Mom?" , "What's that, Mom?"
"Hi, Mom. Hi, Daddy!!!"
"No, Mom. I don't want to, Mom. Okay, Daddy!!!"

I think I will take it as a compliment. Like he respects me more or something.
But, I hope 'Mommy' will come back soon.



Side Note: My favorite song to rock out to while I am making dinner....
Death and All His Friends by Coldplay I love songs that start out slow and get rockin' in the middle.