summer days

Nothing like watermelon to start off the summer.






Right, Natalie?

Check-ups

This morning I had double duty at the doctor's office. I realized last night that it probably wasn't the best idea because I remembered that they both have to get shots. Good one, I know.

But it actually went very well. I was banking on the fact that Marisa has only cried once in her whole life from getting a shot. Crazy, huh? She is one tough cookie. So needless to say, Marisa didn't cry at all, wasn't scared at all, and right after her two shots she just bounced off my lap and said, "Ok, now for Jamba Juice!" (Which I promised as an incentive to be good/brave during shots. And it turns out I didn't need to do that. Oh well.)
After a couple of free books and stickers from the doc for good check-ups, we were off. Healthy and happy. Two thumbs up.

Natalie Marie
Weight: 15 pounds 10 ounces 5 percentile
Height: 27" 28 percentile
Head: 17" 27 percentile

Marisa Mae
Weight: 29 pounds 30 percentile
Height: 36 1/4" 30 percentile

I'm in love.

Call me a granola, but this makes me smile.




I look forward to Tuesdays. And so does Natalie.

yuuummy

Whole Foods Market has an app on the iphone where you can type in what food item you have on hand and it will pull up recipes you can use with that item.
I'm addicted.
I found these two yummy recipes that I tried out today.

Homemade Black Bean Burger

Flourless Brownies

The nice thing about the burger is that you can play around with it. For example, I added shredded swiss chard because I had a ton I needed to use up. And I put the patty onto mini burger buns. Looked cute and way good for you! Enjoy!

Growing up with sand between the toes

Tim says that he hopes his girls always love having sand between their toes. True Southern Californian, huh? Today was Natalie's first time at the beach and she loved it. Loved it so much to eat it.