blueberry seems to be a theme...

rachel made these scrumptious muffins the night before a pool party. the next day, they were gobbled up by toddlers, young children and adults! thanks, rachel.
here's the link for the recipe pdf:

blueberry orange muffins

butter!!

getting prepared

ready to go in the oven...

now ready to be gobbled!blueberry orange muffins

experimenting with color

here's a project from this weekend.

rachel is pretty adventurous, so i agreed to try out this hair color technique. 

it turned out pretty cute and i think she likes expressing herself through color... 

who doesn't?

Hula Dog Update

she's gettin' it!

catching up...

lunch at Pei Wei with Nana... she scored a homemade purse and some press-on pesto labels.

 

Beck's Prime was the place to be on this day.

bath time! kinsey and rachel talked noah into it.

our giant and sad tim burton-esque tree (that needs to be cut down) dropped this enormous limb one morning.  it doesn't seem too big, until you see rachel next to it! even though it was a dead branch, it was HEAVY! the most amazing part, we never heard it fall, it didn't smash a thing, and it was sticking in the ground perfectly balanced on ONE tip! weird but true.

pool party

here are some scenes from a recent pool party we had at a friend's.
teachers' kids really know how to have fun!

Salsa Practice

today was "salsa practice."
this is a recipe that Kristi Alvarado shared with us a while back. it's so yummy, you have to make a big enough batch to share with friends (cause they all want some!). we followed Kris's basic recipe and made a few adjustments. the jalapeños we used weren't very spicy, so we added more, plus some of the juice for extra flavor. as rachel said, "we don't want salsa for wimps!" so, more jalapeños!

Salsa Recipe

click the link above to get a pdf of the recipe

i see more food processor recipes in rachel's future!!

Dog Wash How-To

This is a weekly ritual for the dog. Here's Rachel showing how it's done. Every Saturday!