New School Clothes Fashion Show (with sweet moments in between)

Today, Adam had to work and so the girls and I took the opportunity to go through all their drawers, give away all their old clothing that was too small and make room for all the new stuff.  :)  They gave me their annual fashion show.  Alex is our sporty girl and Sam our fashion diva! :D  Alex preferring to shop at Steve and Barry's while Sam loves Debs.  This was so much fun.  

Alex was talking with me while Sammie spent several minutes on each wardrobe change.  We had such fun.  She has the sweetest little face I have ever seen and I had to capture it for my own memories of those moments shared.  I love our girls.  

Evening At Our House

The girls and I came up with a special treat we thought to share with every one. :D  Peaches are in at our Farmer's Market and we made the best of it! 

First, peel the peach.  Then slice.  Put the slices in a sauce pan with just a sprinkling of sugar.  Warm thoroughly.  Put Vanilla Ice Cream in bowl and top with peaches!  Viola!  Tremendously yummy. Enjoy. :)




After the sweet, we were off for an evening of exercise.  Our girls have taken to riding one bike over to the park.  Had to get a pic of this. :p  They swing and play while I walk around the track.  It was a great evening.  We all came home tired. 

An Afternoon at the Beach!

This is our Mother/Daughter weekend. :D  Adam went away for the whole day on his once a year get-a-way from it all.  (I had mine earlier this year at a women's conference.)  

So, today the girls and I have gone to the farmer's market, to the beach for hours, to the mall for biscotti and coffee then we shopped for three hours.  

We ended up at Pizza Hut instead of the home cooked meal (it will keep until Monday night) and then off to a 9:30 pm movie.  Fun, fun.  Here are a few pics of our time at the beach.  

I think I could keep them this age forever!  What fun they are!  

I sent them up to get all of us some ice cream after an hour or so and then I finally got a chance to read for a bit, while they swam.  A great day was had by all!

Making Veggie Soup

The girls and I had such fun together today.   The veggies we got at the farmer's market this morning went into our veggie soup for dinner.  With some homemade kefir rolls on the side...this was soooooo yummy.  It's proof that children will eat anything if they get to help making it.  (The soup contained: tomatoes, leeks, garlic, carrots, potatoes, celery and wax beans.)  We finished the meal with blueberries & sugar covered with milk.  So yummy.

New Pets!!!

This afternoon we went out after Sammie's new fish.  She can't have the sharks for 6 more weeks, so, we got six other fish that can co-habitate with the sharks when they get here.  While there Alex decided she would like a hermit crab for her room. :)  His name is Hermie...and we all just love him. 

A Walk To Our Local Farmer's Market

We woke up with alarms this morning ON PURPOSE! :p  

We have an agenda today.  After getting Daddy off to work, we set out to walk to our local farmer's market to get a fruit to go with breakfast and some veggies for our homemade soup tonight.  

It was extremely warm, even at 9:30 am, but it was worth the walk. 

We passed the new bakery and decided to bake at home this morning, after we spotted the fresh blueberries!

Aren't all the fresh veggies pretty!?!?!  Our girls love getting to pick out their bunch to come home with.  Alex picked our blueberries and Sam the waxed beans.

Then it was back home to bake some yummy blueberry muffins. :D  Yummmmmmmmm.  Sam waited with me in the kitchen sipping her coffee.  (which is mostly soy milk...LOL, but she loves it!)  Alex played on the defender cabinet.  

You can see a bit our moving things about in that picture.  The cabinet is in our living room for the time being. ;)  Alex said she loves it this way so much better.  I think truth be told, we all do.  We are such a crazy bunch!:D  

The fresh blueberry muffins were amazing.  The scent of them brought Alex into the kitchen with Sam and I.   What a pleasant morning...now we are off to get Sam's new fish!  Wish us luck! :)