Craving of the Week

I know its summer, but this baby wants the Soup Kitchen (ok maybe its me that wants the soup). I got all stressed out when I went on Saturday and it looked like it was closed, but whew, not to worry, I was able to get my fix. I knew that I had been there a few times in the last month, but last night Russ informed me that I had been there 3 times in the past 8 days. Its tasty.. its cheap.. you can take as many breadsticks as you want.. clam chowder.. creamy tomato.. broccoli cheddar.. chicken noodle.. what's not to like? Feel free to share a craving of your own (pregnant or not), to make me feel less crazy.

Bear Lake 08

We just spent the last 2 weekends at Bear Lake (one with Russ's fam & one with mine). Here's a few pics of the good times in the sunshine:

Take a vote

We have our ultrasound scheduled on August 22, so take a moment and vote... Boy? Girl? One of each.. ha!

Babies

Above are pictures of my newest niece and nephews. Aren't they cute? Each of my siblings have had a baby in the past year and we decided we could not be left behind. In case you are unaware, we're having another baby in January. I'm officially in the 2nd trimester now which means happier times for me (and the rest of my family). It also means that the baby is roughly the size of a lime.. cool, eh? My morning sickness has been relatively mild, but I have this painful condition where I'm hungry every 20 minutes but nothing sounds good to eat. Because I feel like I've been obsessed with what my next snack will be, I will provide a list of foods that have kept me and the baby nourished over the last 3 months as well as foods that I hate to even mention because they make me want to barf.

Good Food

1- Cheerios

2- Bananas (must be on the green side) as well as most any other fruit-- especially grapes, nectarines, watermelon, strawberries... whatever I have on hand will do.

3-Grilled cheese dipped in ketchup (Thanks to Christy for this one)

4- Colby jack cheese (served with ritz crackers and some grapes)

5- Multigrain toaster waffles with Adams crunchy peanut butter

6- Smoothies- Aloha Pineapple from Jamba is especially tasty but more regularly I make them at home with vanilla yogurt, milk, oj, frozen blueberries, banana, strawberries, etc.

Bad Food

1-Hummus (this one is the worst.. blech)
2-Salsa (usually on the top of my favorite food list... sigh)

3-Any other food with too many onions
4- Hamburgers (even the good ones off the grill have no appeal)

5- Leftovers, even if it was delicious the 1st time around

On a non-food related note, I usually love to read, but haven't been able to stay awake to read anything in the past 3 months. Instead of my evening reading, I've been setting the DVR so I can watch So You Think You Dance and The Next Food Network Star. Quality. There was also a phase where my blog made me sick, but I guess I'm over that now. Allright.. I'm off to make myself a snack.

The boy can swim & I sewed something

Check out Josh in his stylish hooded beach towel-- I broke out the sewing machine(for the 2nd time in 5 years) and made these towels for the boys (with guidance from my seamstress mother, of course). I was so proud of myself. But enough about my domesticity, the real reason for this post is that Joshua has been a champ in his swimming lessons. He can actually swim underwater all on his own, and jump into the pool and sit underwater & hold his breath and float on his back. I'm so proud.

My baby is 2

Oh, how I love this boy. How did he grow up so quickly?
Highlights of Neil's birthday including chocolate cake and his new radio flyer wagon: (Yes, that's a handprint in the side of his cake)

Where have I been?

Nowhere, really.. just not blogging. Here's a bit of what we've been up to in the past weeks since I have taken a hiatus from my blog.

1-Working on our yard, including my square foot garden and a sandbox for the boys:

The boys have actually been playing in this "box" for weeks.. imagine their delight when I actually got around to putting sand in it this morning.

2- We took a trip to my parents cabin on Memorial Day weekend. This is the only picture I took. Neil was in love with Chris's 4-wheeler and was begging everyone for rides.

3- Cleaning up messes such as this one where Neil dragged a chair to the counter, climbed up and proceded to smear himself with butter.

4- Other summer events like BBQs, picnics, swimming, walks and cousins day that I have no pictures of. I have found my camera now, so maybe more pictures to come.. Hope everyone is enjoying the summer!