New Words

Rylan's vocabulary has taken off the past week. Of course I know what he's saying, but a stranger made still need some help with the translation.

Listen at the end  of this one he makes a grunting sound that I make when I am frustrated . . . They really DO pick up on everything we say/do!

When he slowly stopped signing "please", he began to say "wow" instead. I loved it.

That is until Thursday night when Chris told him to say "please" and he all of a sudden said it right.

He's growing up too fast!

I love when kids have their own way of saying things.  Just the other day I had to correct Dylan . . . He says "secret", "seagret".

Trader Joe's Chunky Tomato Soup

My favorite thing about Trader Joe's is the samples that they give out. 9 times out of 10 I really like what they are serving and end up buying it. Here is one of those "recipes" I tried recently.  I quoted that because it really isn't a recipe . . . More of a throw together. 

Trader Joe's Chunky Tomato Soup

1 box Trader Joe's Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Soup

1/2 package Trader Joe's Cheese & Garlic Croutons

3/4 cup French Fried Onions (I already had some at home but Trader Joe's sells them as well.)

Before opening the soup, shake the box really well. Open and pour into a medium saucepan and bring to a slow simmer. (Don't leave it to boil over like I did. Huge mess - ugh!)

Turn off heat and add the croutons and Fried onions.  Stir until the croutons have slightly softened.

Serve and enjoy!

Remember this isn't a "recipe" so you can play with the amount of croutons and fried onions you add in. The croutons will absorb the liquid of the soup so keep that in mind as well.

Sometimes I like to serve soup in a big mug.  I don't know why, but the kids get a kick out of it!

Weekend at Papa & Sasha's

We headed down to Papa & Sasha's for the weekend. Having a movie and lollipops sure make the drive easy!

Although we've warmed up to the mid 50's, there was still some amazingly beautiful icicles hidden in the shadows of the granite walls along the freeway.

Sasha gave Payton one of her hats and I think she looks adorable it in!

(Yes, we were in the middle of Costco when I snapped that picture!)

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Sasha's birthday was earlier this week and we celebrated with a super yummy dinner!

She's a vegetarian so the steak was more for the rest of us, but she loves roasted vegetables (and so do I!).

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Dylan was reading before bed and Rylan crawled up in his lap with his own book to be just like him!

Heading back home! 

Chris hates when I take pictures of him driving . . .

I think he looks handsome.

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It was a fun, relaxing weekend just hanging out and enjoying family! Thanks Papa & Sasha for putting up with our noise, mess and crazy chaos!