tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71888990472657797072024-03-12T20:36:52.174-07:00Enjoy!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-37718655890332829772013-11-20T20:57:00.000-08:002013-11-21T09:02:29.634-08:00goodbye helloWell, dear blogging friends, to make this totally dramatic: this is the end and it is the beginning.<br />
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I will (most likely) not be blogging here any longer.<br />
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I will definitely be keeping this blog since I use it often as my personal recipe rolodex, plus it contains so much history that I don't have recorded anywhere else. I may make it private eventually. Not sure.<br />
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BUT, the good news: I have started a new blog with a dear old friend (she's not old, but we have been friends for a long time). Her name is Katie and she is a new mom and she lives in Canada and I am really excited about our new blog together.<br />
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<a href="http://fromcuptocup.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">Check it out: fromcuptocup.blogspot.com</span></a><br />
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Thanks for reading. I hope to see you at the new blog spot.<br />
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AshleyAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-81404339048031499482013-11-03T14:56:00.000-08:002013-11-03T14:56:30.698-08:00checkin' inOh, Hi! Remember me? I am currently seated on the couch next to a passed-out little dude covered in layers of blankets with Tiggy and Mickey on his lap. Poor guy has the stomach flu. As in, the same illness that Elle was inflicted with only last week.<br />
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Thus, the blogging has been non-existent. However, there are exciting new projects brewing up in BlogWorld that I cannot wait to share with you. Hopefully I will have more news soon, but, until then, I will leave you with some photos taken by a guest photographer while at the Zoo, long before the Stomach Bug of 2013 came to live with us...<br />
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Our feet, and a clue as to who the mystery photographer could be...<br />
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The Zoo is already getting ready for Zoo Lights! (Note lights on tree above) I'm SO excited!<br />
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... anyway, Happy Sunday everyone! Have a great week!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Pictures of James and me with kiddos taken by my good friend, Elissa.)</span></div>
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Happy weekend and Go Beavs!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit: Shirley Lockhart (from about a month ago)</span></div>
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It has been another crazy week with Lane out of town, family in town, and plenty of outdoor soak-up-the-sunshine time.<br />
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James got new shoes, a fedora, and went on a Grandma date to a dress rehersal of the <a href="http://www.octc.org/onstage/magictreehouse"><span style="color: blue;">OCT's "A Night in New Orleans."</span></a> Needless to say, it's been a big week.<br />
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This afternoon we are off to the pumpkin patch and then getting cozy with the laptop and some<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://capturedbyporches.com/beers/"><span style="color: blue;">Undead Porter</span></a></span> to watch another Beavs victory! (we hope)<br />
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Have a fabulous fall weekend!<br />
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PS<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://instagram.com/thisenjoyablelife"><span style="color: blue;">I'm on Instagram</span></a></span> and obsessed with it!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-36471647000507167722013-10-11T22:20:00.001-07:002013-10-11T22:20:07.727-07:00homebodies <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids and I have been so strangely inactive this week, and yet such busy bodies. I'll explain what I mean with some simple stats from the week:<div>
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Number of those times we went more than one mile from our house: 2</div>
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Destinations more than one mile from our house: play date and library</div>
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Destinations within one mile radius where we were headed the other 3 times: park and woods trail</div>
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It is such an amazingly beautiful fall day! We have already been to the park once today and are fully intending to return later this afternoon.<br />
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James woke up requesting waffles, so I revisited <a href="http://thisenjoyablelife.blogspot.com/2011/11/pumpkin-pecan-waffles.html">an old recipe</a> that has been getting quite a lot of attention on Pinterest, funny enough.<br />
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They were awfully delicious, but took a little longer than average waffles when we made them in our Belgium waffle-maker (probably due to the high liquid content).<br />
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This afternoon my mom and her boyfriend are coming over to help finish painting the basement (finally). My mom and I have been planning on cooking an epic dinner, so we will see how that goes while we paint a large room and entertain a baby and three year old boy.<br />
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Tomorrow, the farmer's market again, and then soaking up more sunshine!<br />
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Have a wonderful weekend.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-49035904956303745252013-09-25T21:52:00.001-07:002013-09-26T20:18:39.005-07:00Eleanor Grace is ten months old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Eleanor (pictured here at OMSI yesterday) is ten months old today.<br />
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I know that I am supposed to say that I can't believe it. But truthfully, it has felt like ten months. At least.<br />
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She is such a joyful, giggly, beautiful baby. She is a light to our lives. But she doesn't really like to sleep. Like, at all. She does like to nurse. Like, all the time.<br />
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I know that she will start to sleep eventually (heck, James does now, and I never believed that would happen), and I would not trade the last ten months for anything, even if I won't remember them too clearly.<br />
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Here are some quick stats of things I want to remember. Then I'm going to bed:<br />
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weight: 22 lbs at 9 months (big girl, note thighs in the last picture)<br />
favorite foods: refuses purees; loves chicken, string cheese, oatmeal, and fruit of all kinds<br />
loves: dogs, dancing, Sophie the giraffe, the Tupperware drawer, fabric play tunnels, big brother, flushing toilets and pulling down toilet paper, eating<br />
ticklish: everywhere, especially armpits and neck<br />
sounds that have meaning: "Mama"; meaning: unknown (possibly "breast milk, now!")<br />
movement: pulling up and shuffling around on everything; extremely fast crawler<br />
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That's all I can think of for now.. maybe will update this post when I have had more sleep (5 to 10 years from now)...<br />
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Anyway, I love that girl so much it hurts. In a good, exhausting sort of way.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-50415022366248939772013-09-20T10:08:00.001-07:002013-09-20T10:08:48.235-07:00happy weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy weekend!<br />
In the greater-Portland area we are switching out our beautiful sunshine for rain, beginning this evening.<br />
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Luckily, we took full advantage of the sunshine this week with bike rides, park trips, and even swimming yesterday.<br />
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One day it was so warm that Elle had to take her pants off at the park.<br />
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But, Autumn begins tomorrow. I am celebrating by making soup tonight.<br />
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Tomorrow we are going to the Farmer's Market and having some friends over for dinner. I hope it's rainy and cozy.<br />
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Happy Autumn Eve everyone!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-26573150777877414312013-09-18T11:25:00.000-07:002013-09-18T11:25:05.433-07:00cotija, black bean, and mango casseroleLately I have been analyzing- probably over-analyzing- why it is that I blog.<br />
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One reason is to document, in words and photos, our life while the kids are young. Since I average about five hours of sleep per night, it will be nice to have reminders of the days I can't remember.<br />
Another reason is the community. I love learning about other people's lives through their blogs, and sharing my life through my own.<br />
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Yet another reason I come back to blogging over and over is that this blog serves as a recipe index for me. Just in the past few weeks I have come back to several recipes, including: <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2011/06/vietnamese-baguettes.html">Vietnamese baguettes</a>, <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-perfect-dutch-baby-pancake.html">dutch baby pancakes</a>,<a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2011/12/quick-and-simple-trail-mix-bars.html"> granola bars </a>and these<a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2011/05/brie-mango-cilantro-and-red-onion.html"> quesadillas</a>. In fact, I have been craving the quesadillas, but I needed a more family-friendly version.<br />
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Quesadillas are not so "family-friendly" because in the midst of filling sippy cups, tearing food into tiny pieces, setting the table, stuffing one large baby into a high chair, making sure little boy hands are washed, and hollering at Lane that dinner is ready, I don't really have time to stand over a stove and cook four individual quesadillas.<br />
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With this casserole, all I have to do is assemble the ingredients and let the oven do its magic.<br />
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Cotija, black bean, and mango casserole<br />
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1 mango, peeled and chopped<br />
1 cup crumbled cotija + another 1/2 more for top<br />
1/2 cup sour cream<br />
1/2 cup red onion, chopped<br />
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed<br />
9 corn tortillas<br />
lime wedges<br />
cilantro, for topping<br />
cooking spray<br />
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Combine the mango, red onion, sour cream, and 1 cup of the cotija in a bowl. Set aside.<br />
Spray a 2 quart baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange two tortillas side by side on the bottom of the dish, and cut up a third tortilla to fit in the gaps. Spread half the mango mix evenly over the tortillas, then top with another layer of three tortillas. Repeat with the remaining mango mixture and the last three tortillas. Crumble the remainig 1/2 cup cotija over the top layer of tortillas.<br />
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Bake at 350 for 12 minutes, or until cotija is beginning to brown over the top. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro and serve with lime wedges. Enjoy.<br />
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We are heading to Corvallis for a family photo shoot tomorrow. I bought the kids long-sleeve shirts to wear, but we may be switching that up since it is supposed to be above ninety degrees tomorrow...<br />
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I have never mentioned this, because this <strike>is</strike> used to be a food blog, but I have some, err, well, undiagnosed stomach... issues...<br />
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Anyway, the only reason I have brought this up is because I am experimenting with various elimination diets to attempt to eliminate the issues. Currently, sadly, I am gluten free.<br />
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I am trying to be optimistic and looking at this as a new culinary challenge and adventure. I get to experiment with barley, oats, corn products, buckwheat (which, apparently, isn't actually wheat at all), and spelt. (Well, maybe spelt. There is something weird about spelt. Any advice on it is much appreciated.)<br />
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All this gluten-free business better help my G.I., because I am sure as heck not giving up cheese.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Summer Polenta with Bacon</span><br />
polenta recipe from <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/basic-polenta-recipe/index.html">Giada</a><br />
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1 3/4 cups polenta<br />
3 tbsp butter<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 zuchinni, chopped<br />
2 large tomatoes, chopped<br />
3 cloves garlic, minced<br />
1/2 tsp pepper<br />
salt<br />
5 pieces cooked bacon, crumbled or chopped up<br />
1 1/2 cups grated pecorino romano<br />
torn pieces of fresh basil<br />
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Bring 6 cups water to a boil. Add salt and polenta. Cook until thick, about 10 minutes. Stir in butter.<br />
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil over medium high heat in a large, oven-proof skillet. Add zucchini until beginning to soften up. Add tomatoes and let simmer until veggies are tender and juices are thickened. Add garlic and sautee until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Add bacon crumbles and polenta. Stir until all veggies are mixed in thoruoughly. Top with grated cheese.<br />
Bake 350 (I did 300 in convection oven) for 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and browning.<br />
Top with fresh basil. Serve hot. Enjoy.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-91087503460401263212013-09-09T21:21:00.000-07:002013-09-10T07:33:13.150-07:00six years ago (yesterday)Yesterday was Lane and my six year wedding anniversary.<br />
It was fun, but not too glamorous. We swung by a friends house warming party, then over to Por Que No? for some dinner.<br />
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It was Eleanor's first Por Que No trip:<br />
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I am not into writing gushy mushy stuff, but I will share the Spotify playlist I made for yesterday:<br />
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You are the Best Thing by Ray LaMontagne<br />
In My Life by the Beatles<br />
Mirrors by Justin Timberlake (yep, JT, I'm not even embarrassed)<br />
Magic by Leagues (they are<a href="http://www.leaguesmusic.com/shows/"> coming to Portland in October</a>... who's in?)<br />
Sunday Mornings by Casey Hurt (my fav on this list)<br />
Time After Time by Chet Baker<br />
This Years Love by David Gray (I walked down the aisle to this song)<br />
I Got You by Jack Johnson<br />
Let's Make it Last by Brandon Heath (our first dance at our wedding)<br />
How Sweet it Is by James Taylor<br />
Til Kingdom Come by Coldplay<br />
Young Dumb and In Love by Mat Kearney<br />
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... happy anniversary, Lane! I love you!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-29124523228461861022013-09-06T17:18:00.001-07:002013-09-06T17:18:23.106-07:00happy weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hooray! It's Friday! Lane has been gone for a week and a half (okay- that's not entirely true; he was here for long enough Monday to discover Sadie had fleas and help me to entertain twenty three family members) but now he is home!<br />
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Sunday we are going to church then a housewarming in Mississippi area... any suggestions for kid-friendly restaurants over there?<br />
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Have a wonderful rainy-then-sunny weekend!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-55895363684491286122013-09-05T21:45:00.001-07:002013-09-05T21:45:41.804-07:00summer, as seen through the diaper bag camera<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Remember how <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2013/08/excuses-excuses.html">I was super dramatic </a>about how busy we have been all summer? Well, I decided to share just a few snippets of what we have been up to. </div>
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All these pictures were taken with the little camera I keep in my diaper bag and pull out when ever I think "I really need to document this!" </div>
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Corbett Fourth of July Parade. Always entertaining:</div>
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Happy Valley Splash Pad:</div>
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Nerf gun buddies!:</div>
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All ready for camping:</div>
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The dudes. Fishing. Hanging out. Doing what dudes do:</div>
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More dude stuff: throwing rocks into water:</div>
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My child was a blur the entire camping trip:</div>
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Happy camper:</div>
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James and daddy on the tube:</div>
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Hopefully some recipes and more house tour soon! (I know, you are just on the edge of your seat, ha)Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-75912857043109977782013-08-12T12:56:00.001-07:002013-08-12T20:52:53.516-07:00excuses, excuses...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the risk of sounding dramatic, July was a zoo. August seems to be following suit. There have been camping trips, zoo trips, pool parties, park dates, baby showers, bike rides, church soft ball league, hikes, business trips (Lane, obviously), vacation Bible school, yard work, a heck of a lot of driveway baseball, friends and family visiting, visiting of family and friends, outdoor eating, outdoor playing, and not a lot of sleeping.<br />
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As much as I love having a rotating door and staying busy, I am hoping that some lazy summer days are ahead. And maybe some sleep. And, possibly, even a little more blogging.<br />
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Until then,<br />
Ashley<br />
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Photo credit: Lane took this picture before work one morning while Elle and I were (clearly) still asleep.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-20963124995412467622013-07-27T21:04:00.000-07:002013-07-27T21:04:15.088-07:00vowel letter art projects<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For a while I was daily doing "school" with James. Around the time<a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2013_06_01_archive.html"> I got really sick </a>he decided he would no longer participate in school. So we are on summer break. However, I want to share the vowel activities I came up with for him to do:</div>
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For "E" I used<a href="http://www.first-school.ws/activities/shapes/animals/elephantshapes.htm"> this template</a>. I traced all the pieces and then had him fit them on and glue them. Then he colored his elephant. For "U" he colored the umbrella and glued on the pre-cut rain drops.<br />
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For "O" I drew a large oval and had James glue on googly eyes and then he cut and glue legs to make an octopus. For "I" he glued a pre-cut ice cream cone and scoops of ice cream. Then he glued real "fwinkles" all over the ice cream.<br />
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For "Y" he simply cut pieces of yarn and glued them on a piece of paper.<br />
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Who knows if he is really learning his letters from these activities, but he enjoys doing them and I love to display them in our house!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-90627227866267319722013-07-20T08:55:00.002-07:002013-07-20T08:56:42.339-07:00"fwee"James turned "fwee" last Monday. We had his joint party with cousin Nathan on Sunday.<br />
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There was a pinata (full of toys, glow sticks, and candy!) :<br />
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Presents (James is obsessed with his new drill; he keeps it in the garage next to Daddy's drill) :<br />
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"Fwimming":<br />
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Sister was exhausted from all the partying and took a power nap on Grandma:<br />
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I made a dino cake complete with an exploding volcano:<br />
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The birthday boys each waiting to blow out their three-year-old candle (but really just wanting to eat cake) :<br />
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This was the car ride home:<br />
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...a success!<br />
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<a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2012/07/two.html">One year ago</a><br />
<a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2011/07/first-birthday-cupcakes-with-strawberry.html">Two years ago</a>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-20392199932945077442013-07-03T18:12:00.001-07:002013-07-04T08:08:24.280-07:00living sacrifices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A while back I put Eleanor down for a nap and set up James with a snack and a show downstairs. The timer began, I had about thirty minutes to do something productive. I decided to attempt to pump (which has been pretty much unsuccessful with this baby) and read my Bible. I got myself all set up with pump and Bible on my bed. </div>
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Just as I started the double pump (requiring both hands to hold each side on), Eleanor woke up.<br />
"No big deal," I thought "I'll just bring her in next to me." I grabbed her out of her crib and set her next to me on the bed. Now I was down to just one side of the pump since I had to entertain her with my other hand.<br />
I started the pump and held it on one side with one hand while shaking a toy for Elle with the other. I gave her the toy, flipped open my Bible, and was about to begin reading when I heard James walking up the stairs.<br />
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He came in the room and explained that he wasn't really interested in the show anymore. He started to climb up onto the bed and onto me. It was about at this point I realized that the pumping was not going to happen.<br />
"I just need a quick Word from the Lord," I thought, "any sort of encouragement."<br />
With a toddler climbing on my leg, breast pump in one hand and my other hand on the baby, I glanced down at my Bible. I was in Romans 12:<br />
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Oh, Lord, You have such a sense of humor!Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-67140272256783901372013-06-07T08:32:00.003-07:002013-06-07T10:05:41.422-07:00ordinary joys: the rainy and sick day editionAll last week I was super sick and it was super nasty out. But there is always joy to be found:<br />
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1. elaborate forts- 'nuff said.<br />
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2. a good laugh- if you haven't discovered <a href="http://www.jerryseinfeld.com/">this website,</a> you need to check it out. Always funny and (almost) always appropriate.<br />
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3. <a href="https://www.omsi.edu/for-kids/flubber">homemade flubber</a>- so easy and so entertaining. James favorite thing to do is hide googly eyes in it and then try to find them. Don't ask me why.<br />
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4. cozy robes- I am generally a sweatshirt and warm-ups type of gal if I'm having a lazy day, but there is something so comforting about a big, plush robe. It definitely states: "I'm sick and not leaving the house under any circumstances today."<br />
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4. calorie replenishing foods- I couldn't eat anything for a few days while I was sick, but as soon as I started to feel better I was dreaming of cinnamon rolls. So I made some.<br />
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(extrodinary joys while sick- forgiving children who go with the flow, husbands who run errands and let you get into bed as soon as they are home, and mother-in-laws who drop everything, drive two hours, and take your toddler home for the weekend)<br />
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... And happily I am feeling better and it is beautiful out.<br />
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Our weekend will be busy with Farmers Market, family hikes, and a couple dinner parties...<br />
Have a happy, sunny weekend!<br />
<br />Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-23142484541951860642013-05-27T21:49:00.001-07:002013-05-27T21:49:51.543-07:00peace through the coughingI'm going to make this quick because I don't have much time, but I have been getting text messages from friends who read my last posts and wanted to know why the heck we were in the ER. Here's why:<br />
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A few weeks ago I put Eleanor to bed around nine or ten and noticed she was snoring heavily. Lane and I laughed it off, thinking it was cute. A couple hours later she woke up with a horrible sounding hoarse cough and struggling to take breaths. She also spit up a bunch of mucous. I freaked out and we called the advice nurse.<br />
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The nurse had me hold the phone up to Elle's mouth so she could listen to the breathing. "She has croup cough" she told me, "It's a virus that closes up the airways in her throat and makes it difficult for her to breath. Take her in the bathroom with a hot shower running for ten minutes. No more than ten minutes, because you need to take her to the emergency room."<br />
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I immediately started shaking and praying, and we did just what the nurse told us.<br />
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As I drove to the hospital I recited Philippians 4: 6 and 7 over and over:<br />
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I got there at about one in the morning. They looked Eleanor over, listened to her horrendous barking cough, and told me to wait. And so I waited. For three hours.<br />
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I feel there are a few appropriate side-notes here, if I may. The first being this: What the heck is with the wait at the emergency room? Does not the very nature of an emergency mean it cannot wait? The nurse told me that my sweet baby's airways were closing up, and then they make me wait!? <i>Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer...</i><br />
The second side-note it this: The Gresham/Troutdale ER attracts some interesting customers between one and three am on a Saturday morning. From the lady playing a very loud game of Bingo on her phone to the girl who was continually sticking a toothbrush into a Sprite bottle and then chewing on it, it was a sociological experience for sure.<br />
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Finally, after three hours of praying, we were admitted into the actual hospital. After another hour of waiting and praying, the doctor came in. He looked Eleanor over. He listened to her lungs and her heart. He checked her ears and her mouth. He looked perplexed.<br />
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He explained to me that she sounded great. No cough. No obstruction of the airways. He told me it must have just sounded like a really bad cough, but it couldn't have been croup. Then he left the room.<br />
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I sat there a little confused. She had definitely been struggling to breath. The advice nurse was sure of it. The triage nurse was sure of it. Suddenly, the doctor came back in. "I just spoke with the triage nurse, and she said that your baby had the croup cough when you came in" he explained. So he reexamined her. He checked her breathing, her chest, her back, her heart, her mouth, her ears. He looked perplexed again. "It's like she cured herself" he mumbled. I smiled and tried to think of something less corny than "Well, that's the power of prayer."<br />
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I left the ER at five in the morning, praising the God of miracles who listens to our prayers and who heals.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-23505918795885747982013-05-21T14:22:00.002-07:002013-05-21T14:23:08.355-07:00a few photos...I have been horrible about blogging the last couple weeks, ever since <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-perfect-morning-to-spend-at-outdoor.html">I hinted at the ER visit,</a> and then never explained myself. I will...eventually.<br />
Until then, here are a few pictures and updates from the past couple weeks, in no particular order...<br />
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This girl started eating rice cereal. She is over the moon about it. Seriously, our kids love food.<br />
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We had a fun mother's day exploring downtown Hood River. (We didn't take many pictures)<br />
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This guy stopped napping. (Perhaps a reason for the lack of blog posts?)<br />
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And baby Eleanor will be six months in four days. Crazy.<br />
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In case it is not especially obvious what is going on here, let me explain: we brought James' road map rug out onto the back deck this morning and built a cafe (complete with espresso machine, cash register, and walk-up window) for the "barista dinos" (what he calls them all the time) to serve lattes (with whip cream and "fwinkles") to the lego animals. After enjoying their beverages the dinos entertained the animals with some live music (please note the T-rex with the <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-boy-and-his-ga-tuag.html">"ga-tuag"</a>).<br />
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James also made the zoo-keepers' car into a "monsta truck" so he could drive the elephant and fish to the concert.<br />
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PS coming up: Why the ER is not my favorite place to spend a Friday night...Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-10500734065495725292013-05-01T16:05:00.000-07:002013-05-01T16:11:44.396-07:00house tour: living room, James' corner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the moment you enter our home, it is no secret that we have kids. In our living room I have attempted to keep the kid stuff to one corner ("attempted" being the key word there).<br />
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The chalkboard is owned by every family with a child within a two hundred mile radius of any Ikea. The <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-boy-and-his-ga-tuag.html">previously mentioned guitar</a> has taken up permanent residency in James' corner also.<br />
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(Can you tell I didn't clean before these pictures?) I love the random assortment of things James collects in the chalkboard shelf. Pictured here: cards sent from relatives, guitar picks, chalk, and "wild animal cards" from his little kid National Geographic magazines.<br />
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I love kid art. But instead of framing it I wanted to have it on constant rotation as James created new pieces. These hanging cords are from Ikea and can be found in the shower curtain section, which, I believe, is what they actually are.<br />
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Work bench and Melissa and Doug car carrier. Every time I put these away they ended up back out in the living room. I gave up.<br />
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The basket of randomness I daily collect off the floor. Generally composed of: dinosaurs, cars, trucks, and small musical instruments.<br />
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Secretly, it makes my heart so happy that we are in a phase of life when toys litter the ground and crayon scribble adorns our walls.<br />
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This time, a year ago: <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2012/05/brunch-menu.html">a brunch menu.</a>.. this makes me want to have brunch right now...Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-56547083484393543842013-04-26T15:45:00.001-07:002013-04-26T15:46:27.148-07:00happy weekendIt must be spring...<br />
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... we discovered on a recent bike ride (with James new awesome glider bike)...<br />
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...the goslings are here!..<br />
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... I got really into taking pictures of them...<br />
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...happy weekend.Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06034863552195799636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7188899047265779707.post-49822935972016102622013-04-25T21:15:00.001-07:002013-04-25T23:37:22.943-07:00Eleanor Grace is five months old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This girl is five months today.<br />
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Eleanor means "light" and it could not be more fitting. She is such a sweet little light in our lives. </div>
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She is happy, talkative, ticklish, and just so beautiful. We are blessed.<br />
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This time a year ago: <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2012/04/springy-panzanella.html">Yum</a>.</div>
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2. cardboard boxes- We spent almost four hours the other day destroying a cardboard box and making it into a garage with a launch ramp and a vertical tunnel. The down side: it still is taking up way too much space in our living room.<br />
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3. coconut cream in coffee- You skim the inch of fat off the top of a can of coconut milk and dissolve about a teaspoon into your coffee each morning. Paired with the smoothness of our new <a href="http://aerobie.com/products/aeropress.htm">aerobie coffee press.</a> Sheer bliss.<br />
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4. the library- did I mention I'm an old person? When the kids and I were <a href="http://funfaithfamilyfood.blogspot.com/2013/04/joy-through-screaming.html">quarantined last week</a> I had to get out of the house. We ended up making two library trips because it seems to be the only place you can be constantly wiping your child's nose without too many raised eyebrows. There are about fifteen books checked out under my name and scattered around our house, but it was totally worth it.<br />
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5. cereal for dessert- current favorite: "Mom's Best Toasted Cinnamon Squares." It is cinnamon toast crunch, but for some reason the off-brand makes me feel like it isn't as bad. (No HFCS, but just as much sugar.)<br />
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6.<a href="http://ca-franklinplanner.fcorgp.com/ca/category/prod770006/CA-Girl-of-All-Work/City-Scenes-Page-Flags-by-Girl-of-All-Work%3bjsessionid=459DE1EDBF4780EE7970BF8A65F4D2A7"> these adorable little page flags</a>- my mother-in-law gave them to me. I use them to mark recipes in cookbooks that are new to me because I got them from the library (see #4... that's a number sign, not a "hash tag" by the way)<br />
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7. <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/09/wrap-them-in-love-free-printable-verse-sandwich-wrapper/">these free printable sandwich wrappers</a>- what a fun way to brighten Lane's day when he goes to eat lunch.<br />
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8. coconut oil as face moisturizer- I got the<a href="http://www.jenposford.com/2013/03/coconut-oil-face-moisturizer.html"> idea from this gal</a>. It works great on my ridiculously dry skin.<br />
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