LOVE LOVE LOVE
I LOVE this photo! It will forever be one of my all time favorites. We were at a wedding in Napa Ca. My two loves dancing at their first wedding. I get teary eyed thinking one day they will be dancing at her wedding.

Dancing to the "Hey Hey" song after church

Grandma Jean sent us this box of oranges from her garden/orchard in sunny California.
Nothing like the real deal.

Our first trip to the Seattle Temple.

Kaylee and Jack Jack

Art time at school

Working hard and hardly working at the salon with Michaela

Getting ready for our trip to the Caribbean.
{Mom, I know you don't approve:)}

The funniest question I get from people about Kaylee's hair is...."Is it natural?" Sometimes I just want to give them the old slap on the forehead and say "DUH!!!"

Really...... do you think I sit my 2 year old down and put curlers in at night and take them out in the morning??

Surprisingly Kaylee was born with no curl to her hair and it was really dark. Over time it started to get curly on top and then all over. For a few months she had a fo-hawk and then it started to grown on the sides.

So here is the evolution of her magnificent NATURAL curls:

LOVE this little girl to pieces!!!

Happy Friday!

Here's how I did it:

{courtesy of EatingWell.com.... my new FAVORITE recipe site}

Ingredients

• 2 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
• 1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup plain dry breadcrumbs, divided
• 2 cups finely chopped tomatoes
• 2 scallions, sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon chili powder, hot if desired, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 avocado, diced

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Mash black beans and cumin with a fork in a large bowl until no whole beans remain. Stir in corn and 1/4 cup breadcrumbs. Combine tomatoes, scallions, cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon chili powder and salt in a medium bowl. Stir 1 cup of the tomato mixture into the black bean mixture.
3. Mix the remaining 1/3 cup breadcrumbs, oil and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon chili powder in a small bowl until the breadcrumbs are coated with oil. Divide the bean mixture into 8 scant 1/2-cup balls. Lightly press each bean ball into the breadcrumb mixture, turning to coat. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake the croquettes until heated through and the breadcrumbs are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Stir avocado into the remaining tomato mixture. Serve the salsa with the croquettes.

I added some chips on the side.
I also added a little Tapatio to give it a bit more flavor.
The best part of this recipe.....

SHE LOVED IT!!!

Nutritional Facts
{without the chips}

Per serving: 405 calories; 12 g fat (2 g sat, 8 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 61 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 16 g protein; 16 g fiber; 438 mg sodium; 621 mg potassium.

Serious cuteness overload!
Taking a million pictures a day for project P365 makes it so hard to choose just one to represent each day... so this is an extra that I just LOVE!!!

Happy Wednesday!

On Monday we packed up the car {with snacks, trivia, and Yo Gabba Gabba music} and headed up north to Seattle with our good friends Joe and Corinne and their adorable little guy Jack Jack.

We decided to head to one of the coolest places in the city
Seattle Pacific Science Center

They were hosting a huge Harry Potter Exhibit so we thought why not...
little did we know MLK day meant that everyone and their mom wanted to see this exhibit too. All times were sold out. Booo......
We still made a day of it inside the museum :)

Dinosaur World

Have I mentioned before that Kaylee LOVES dinosaurs. She was having a blast roaring back at them.

I had so much fun teaching her the different names and listening to her attempt to say them back to me.


Bug Land

Ewww....
That's what Kaylee said the entire time we were in this area. I don't think bugs are going to be her thing but I am A OKAY with that choice. I am NOT a bug person!

Butterfly Exhibit

Isaiah did a great job on camera duty!

Funny Mirrors

We had a great time playing around with all of the mirrors.
I think Kaylee is a little TOO into looking at herself already. I think its a girl thing...

And that's when the camera battery died. haha
After funny mirrors we saw trains and snakes and did a fun body function exhibit.

At the end of the night I started to get teary eyed looking back at the pictures on the computer. My little girl is so big now. She is really a little person. She is learning something new everyday and growing like a weed. Her hair is getting longer and curlier and her little voice is just the cutest thing. My baby isn't a baby anymore and it is really bitter sweet.
I can't wait for all of the fun family adventures in our future.

This is Kaylee's toy chest in the living room. Its an ottoman that opens up so all toys are hidden away. She has learned how to climb in it and play.

I know this is one of those "what are you doing" moments but I just had to capture it.

Two years ago this week our little family made our first adventure up north.

We were living in Southern California at the time so this was Kaylee's debut trip to meet her new grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

We even spent some time visiting Isaiah's brother Nathan and Uncle David

It was a fast and exciting trip. There were several other friends and family we visited but at the time I wasn't thinking about snapping pictures. Oh well..... it was still a great adventure for our family.

In a few months we will embarking on a grand adventure.... Caribbean Cruise!! But first a 7 hr plane ride with a 2 yr old!! O Boy!

4.16.11

Today I did what every little girl dreams about....
I bought my wedding dress!

This day is going to be amazing.
I am so blessed to have such supportive parents who even though they aren't able to be a part of this day still are so loving and supportive it brings tears to my eyes.

Buying a wedding dress really is like you see on "Say Yes to the Dress." I have always watched that show and yelled at the TV saying "Pick that one....its a no brainer" but wow was I wrong. It is SOOOO hard to narrow down to just ONE dress.
I did a good job in know what I liked but once I narrowed it down to two I was so overwhelmed. I loved them both equally.
But I had a good honest friend there with me who let me choose. It was great!
I left the dress shop with something I thought I would NEVER like and low and behold I fell in love with it immediately!

I have to say I really do feel like a bride now. I am not ashamed to be wearing this dress. I am so blessed that on my 5th wedding anniversary my family to going to be sealed in this temple together forever.

Words cannot express the love in my heart right now

Another snowy day in Washington!!

Here is what my drive to Stroller Strides was like this morning. It was flurrying like crazy but barely sticking {yes... I made up the word flurrying.....it's my blog I can do that}

ps.... we were totally safe when I took this picture. We were sitting at a stoplight. The truck in front of us decided to try and come into our lane at the last time so me being the nice driver waved him over.... so don't freak out MOM!! :)

The best part about the snow today....
Forcast called for partly sunny with no rain until later this week....
Man I love the weather man!