Updates with no Pictures

Sorry folks, no pictures this time.  Just thought I would update ya'll with what we have been up to.

* Brian has been working very long hours on a project at work and we are looking forward soon to some normalcy.

* We have found a few moments to go to the beach, hang out with family, and head to the zoo and the science center.

* Telia is growing so big and talking up a storm.  She loves her sister (except after she first wakes up) and does and says whatever Ruby does and says. 

* Ruby has been taking dance this summer with 3 of her friends from Sojourn plus some other little girls who were in her class in the spring.  She really loves going and I like the time to sit and chat with other Mama's.

* Our house is still on the market...this is exhausting but we have had several showings and have recently gotten great feedback.

* We have become addicted to "Friday Night Lights" (check it out on Netflix)!  I could write a whole post about how much we love this show.  Tomorrow we will get the last disc and watch the last 2 episodes.

* We also started watching a BBC show called "The It Crowd" which is a super funny sitcom.  Watch it.

* Several of our close friends have had babies over the past few months and there are more to come.  We are somehow the "seasoned" parents now within our community group because we have an old 3 year old!

* It has been almost 6 months since we lost Ezekiel.  We are doing well and are so amazed at how good God is and how he continues to heal our pain.  We are different people than we were 6 months ago...only by the grace of our good and loving God.

Kentucky Summer

Summertime is upon us in Kentucky.  It has been stinkin hot lately but we got a break today with some cooler weather.  We have been outside a lot more and the girls are loving it.

Telia is getting to be so big

Ruby spent a lot of time on this chalk masterpiece

Telia is a little confused about what to do with the plate we gave her

Mmmm

Telie enjoying her asparagus

After dinner playtime with Daddy

These flowers were really pretty for a couple of weeks

Their favorite evening treat

Monday Meal Plan

I had to go back to some of my archives this week for inspiration.  Here is what we are looking at this week:


Tuesday- Asparagus and Mushroom Frittata
Wednesday- Spinach Salad with Salmon
Thursday-   Feta Cheese Turkey Burgers with Quinoa Salad and Zucchini
Friday- Cucumber, Tomato and Hummus Sandwich with Salad and Crusty Bread
Saturday-   Sauteed Cabbage and Sausage

Monday Meal Plan

Monday- Dinner with our community group (I'm taking strawberries and whipped cream and raw carrots and cucumbers)
Tuesday- hobo packs (Turkey Burgers and Veggies (potato's, carrots and maybe asparagus) in foil with butter in the oven)  EDIT:  I am going to use apple flavored chicken sausages instead
Wednesday- Grands Biscuits with cheese sandwich (thanks to my friend Gretchen)  with baked sweet potato and salad
Thursday-  spaghetti with goat cheese and asparagus (recipe from my Real Simple App on my phone)
Friday- Cuban beans and rice with salad
Saturday-   Stuffed Mushrooms with turkey sausage and veggies
Sunday- Baked Spaghetti

Tiny Dancer

Last week Ruby had her very first dance recital. She did a wonderful job up on the stage. It was amazing to see how far she has come...when she started dance in January she would not even dance for several weeks during practice because she was so shy. Last week at the recital she had no problems getting up on stage and did a great job with the dancing!

Very excited about getting to wear make up

Waiting for the show to get started.  We loved watching all the little and big girls dance.

In the far corner during her teddy bear dance

Sweet girl posing for Daddy

Outside after the recital...seriously tired

 
Ruby was in the same class with her good friend Nora.  These two were tired, hungry and thirsty at this point. 

Meal Plan

Monday- Dinner with our Community Group
Tuesday- Salmon Burgers with Chimichuri sauce with cole slaw(shredded cabbage with lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper) and corn on the cob
Wednesday- Baked (or maybe in the crock pot) chicken with a salad of Goat Cheese and Arugula over Pasta
Thursday-  Breakfast for dinner (seriously, I really want to make this but it just hasn't happened for the past couple of weeks)...hash browns, turkey bacon, toast, and quiche (with whatever veggies I find at the farmers market this week)
Friday- Cheesy Zucchini Enchiladas with fat free re fried beans (I had these on my meal plan a while back but never got to them)
Saturday- Out for Brian's Birthday!
Sunday- Leftovers or some sort of pasta (i have a bunch of pasta right now)

Back to the Books

I finally got around to taking some of the pictures off of my phone. A few weeks ago we read the book "Bedtime for Frances" written by Russel Hoban and Illustrated by Garth Williams.

We have a few different Frances books and Ruby has always really liked them. After reading this cute (and all too familiar) story about Frances not wanting to go to bed we did some talking about Ruby's bedtime. She talked about all the things she does before she goes to bed. She did a great job walking through every detail (we have essentially done the same things since she was about 3 months old).  

Ruby decided that her favorite thing to sleep with was her pink princess bear.  I "drew" a picture of the bear for her to color and she was super excited and focused.  She spent a lot of time coloring her picture and wanted to do several more.  She tried cutting the bears out but needed some help from Mama.  She played with those bears for several days after we read the story.

Coloring with her sister

Like any true artist she had to have a model

I am not an artist but my 3 year old doesn't care :)

We finished off our time by watching "Frances: Bedtime for Frances" 

on Netflix Instantly