Fun with Seaweed

History Lesson

When I picked up the boys at their grandparents' place, the boys told me that we have a new president, Barack Obama. (Their grandpa Carl keeps them well informed.) I asked them to tell me about him. They told me he wears a red tie. I looked back at pictures from today's presidential inauguration and found that they were right.

Later I asked the boys if they wanted to be president like Obama one day. Adam said no, he was going to be an astronaut. PJ said he wanted to be president, but he wasn't going to wear a red tie. He was going to be nudey.

Reuse and tricycles

This weekend was gorgeous. We were treated to Spring/ Summer like weather and even managed to get a play date with Sarah, Beck and Max. The boys were so excited to see their friends, but it is funny that both sets just want to play with their respective twin. The ocean views at Hilltop park were phenomenal.
PJ at Hilltop Park with ocean vista!
We did get a treat after our play date, a huge bag of Beck and Max's old clothes. Yippee. THANK YOU!!! There were even some Wisconsin Badger shirts in the mix! The boys loved the rain boots and wore them home from the park and into the Vons. After "nap" found that rain coats were also included. They insisted that they get in their new rain gear (over the pajamas they put on when they were suppose to be napping- another story) and ride their trikes in the 75 degree weather.

The twinado is off! PJ is in blue boots. He called the straps to pull up the boots "ears".


It is hard to ride in rain boots. (He didn't even cry- tough guys)Admiring Mommy's Mel's Mix for her square foot garden.

Morning Gem

P: Mommy when it is nudey day at school can we go nudey?

Dentist Success

PJ

AJ

We just got back from the dentist and the boys got a good report. The best part was they were very well behaved the whole time. They both picked orange for the polish and bubble gum for the fluoride treatment. They followed the hygienist and dentist's instructions and were not scared at all. It went so fast and the dentist told us that their teeth were perfect. Such a change from 6 months ago when it was pandemonium. My boys are growing up so fast. Sniff Sniff.

The funny part was on the way home I was flipping through the radio stations and Adam tells me: "Stop. That's a good song." It was Paul Simon, Hearts and Bones. I love finding out what their tastes are.

Baked Beans Recipe

Since it is winter I came up with a simple and tasty no-fat treat for those "coldy" winter days:

KKJ Baked beans

Ingredients:
2 cans of spicy chili beans, undrained
1 can each of black, kidney, and white beans, drained
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sweet baby rays bbq sauce
1 medium onion chopped
2 tsp dry mustard or cracked mustard seeds
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 splash of Tabasco

Combine all ingredients in a bowl
Pour into a 9 x 13 casserole dish
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F
Cook covered for the first hour
Cook uncovered for approximately 3 hrs (up to 4)
Remove once the viscosity is right (syrupy, baked beans consistency)
Enjoy

Happy New Year!

The 2008 year ended better that I thought it was going to. We finally made it back home to SD after a very trying flying (or lack there of) experience. On Tues, we got to SFO airport to find our flight delayed due to SD fog. So we waited and waited when the finally boarded us on the plane. They told us we might get diverted to Phoenix, but we wanted to get home so we took the chance. We were the A group so we luckily got the bulkhead seating. The boys insisted that they sit next to their daddy so I sat in the aisle across by myself and got to read my 3rd book in the Twilight series. I love young adult fiction- don't judge. Finally we pushed back, waited for our time to take off, but ended up returning to the gate since the weather report said the fog still has not lifted. The boys got kinda cranky about this. So while we were waiting in our parked plane, the pilot asked the boys if they wanted to see the cockpit. AJ did, P was too scared. AJ loved it and was thrilled. Unfortunately, our flight was eventually cancelled and we didn't make it back home until the next day (after a delay of course).
After we got home, Tim and I were able to get our work done so we could go out on the town. Yeah to grandparent babysitters- Love it. (Although, I still have to finish my timesheet-shhh) We had a great time with fun friends ringing in the New Year . Yet, I still have to make my resolutions. Any thoughts? I probably would break them anyway.

Happy 2009!!!!!!!!