Happy Easter!

Eggs! 

Felix really loved finding the eggs. 

Finally he was able to pick up and play with them. It was a great day.

Chocolate eggs are also very good as well :)

Calvin also had a fun Easter celebration. He is just growing so quickly!

The boys reading a story with grandpa.

Bees. Thirsty bees drinking the water out of the dirt. I am excited for SPRING!

Pumping

I believe the picture says it all.

Food for Thought

Do you ever find yourself frequently thinking:

"Jamie Oliver would be proud? I wish Alto Brown was here to give me a high five for how awesome that was!" I'm Glad Gordon Ramsay is not here. He would be shocked by what I just found in the fridge. Thank you Booby Flay!"

If so you may be watching to many cooking shows...

Clearly I am watching to many cooking shows.

Play Time!

Ahhhhhhhh!

Nap time.

Felix likes to put his animals to sleep.

He liks to put Calvin to sleep as well.

This is what most of my pictures look like after I take one photo of Felix or Calvin.

The Boys playing with cars together.

Time to wash Calvin.

Takin a bath.

Having fun together in the tub.

And yes he is crawling.

Fresh Basil, Lemon Grass, Cilantro and Truffle oil

I have a few new favorite things. I have been reading Herbs and Spices by Jill Norman. It is awesome so far. I have learned a lot and I am excited to start a new spice garden. I have learned several things. Some dried spices like Basil and Cilantro are terrible and no good. In the book she suggests chopping the herbs up and freezing  them. Good idea right! Well I am lazy and was thinking what a bother it would be to do all that work. (yeah I know it sounds super lazy) If you want to know more about how to cook with different spices I highly reccomend this book!!! As I was picking up some mushrooms I saw a few tubes of something next to the fresh herbs. So I picked one up. Cilantro!!! Already finely chopped in a squeezeable tube!!!!! Then I saw Basil and lemon grass!!!! Yes a total score!!! The brand they carry at Harmons is Gourmet Garden. I am so excited to get their dill and parsley! They have a few other blends that look fun as well. I will just have to keep my eye out at Harmons because the last few times I was there They only had one or two of the cilantro and Basil. I took the last lemon grass they had.  So no more buying a bunch of cilantro or dill and wondering how on Earth I am going to use it all before it gets nasty!

Another thing I recently tried and love is truffle oil. Last year I watched an episode of At Home with Jamie Oliver and he used some in a salad. He said everyone needed it and that it was awesome. You only need a little bit of it so it should last a long time. It really tastes like nothing I have never had before. I used it in Chicken Fontina. And WOW it made the sauce so much better. It just adds a different kind of depth. I have really been trying to hold myself back with using it. because I say to my self hey that would be good in rice. Or hmmm what about with those vegetables. Be warned truffle oil is pricy. About $15.00 for 8.45 fluid ounces. It is awesome though. 

So those are some things you need to try from your grocery store. 

Short Sassy and Blond

I have a problem. When I have made up my mind about something I do it. Hence getting married in Las Vegas after knowing Justin for less than 3 weeks. So on the way to get my hair trimmed I decided to cut it all off. All of it. I have never had my hair shorter than my ears and after seeing my sisters cute haircut I wanted to do it even more. I love it! Easy to do kid friendly and super fast to style. The color is also awesome! I have never done a platinum before either. 
For a few days the color of my blond was the same as the shirt pictured but more neon. It was pretty cool. If I was still in high school I would have kept it. But a 30 year old mom with neon hair just does not seem right. 

Michael Jackson

I have been thinking about his passing after watching This is it. His music had a global impact and I like that he used that to promote peace and change for the better. And that is a good thing. This is one of my favorite songs. I like to put this on when I want to feel pumped. It just makes me want to dance.