Monday, September 6, 2010

Going, Going...

Back, Back, To Cali, Cali...
Cali is where we went this past Labor Day weekend to visit friends and enjoy some sweet summer sun (the last of it I am thinking we'll get before fall). Our main reason for going was to meet this cutie:

Baby Malin!
She's the newest addition to the Stone family; our good friends who recently moved back home to Walnut Creek near San Fran (where Denise is from...). Garrett is Tyler's bestie (and though he is cringing as I type that word, it's beyond the truth) and he was SO happy to play catch up and get some BFF time in (second cringe). We did not take Pea, though we missed her enormously, it was fun to just be with Babe H. Tyler and I both felt it was much needed bonding time, since mostly Harper bonds with her Bumbo chair and gets kisses from Momi intermittently. Here is Harp on her first plane ride (fortunately she slept the entire flight to and from; a blessing indeed...)

After we arrived we took some pictures of the little babes together here are two of my favorite:


While we on the subject of the babes: Nicole, Denise's sister plays for the AVP and is sponsored by Underamour; in honor of her, here are babe H and babe M posing as the hottest new Underamour models (I think they have a bright future):


While there, we also saw our good friend Josh and his GF Ashley, which was a FUN time. We watched the Huskies blow it. We ate at the Yogurt Castle. We took a dip in the pool. We checked out Berkley where I got called out by a political street corner clown for wearing my peace sign earrings. There was good conversation, REALLY unbelievable food (that fried chicken sandwich in Berkley could have been a whole other post all by itself...), but most of all good time spent with loved ones...






Saturday, August 28, 2010

Green Eggs & Ham

Emphasis on the Ham.
Last night was Joe and Taryn's BBQ/Fire Pit Food and Drink Extravaganza. That's not the real name, but that's the best way to describe their annual summer event. Lucky for us: it's three doors down the street! Joe (and Taryn) are amazing cooks and really, it's some of the best food you'll have all year. Alongside his famous margarita purees (which included pear, jalapeno, strawberry, rhubarb, & pineapple!) were some tip-top guac and salsa mixtures, yummy meats, and this TO DIE FOR dill/ranch sauce. I might have committed a crime for that sauce. Lock me up (as long as you leave the sauce in my cell).
This year Joe had a new weapon in his arsenal (I'll be using these war idioms from time to time as Joe was literally wearing a shirt that said G.I. Joe and army shorts last night): The Green Egg. A smoker, a friend, and great way to cook Lombardo delicacies. Why this man does not open a restaurant is beyond my comprehension. Another secret weapon? A comrade in arms and sous-chef: our pal Marc who helped him craft these treats since noon that day! Oh, did I mention the s'mores with Reese's peanut butter cups? As Taryn said, they were "the bomb." (another war reference, nice!) So here's to you Joe and Taryn: We heart you and Happy Anniversary!
The Hosts:


The Egg:

The Goods:


The Good Times:





Thursday, August 26, 2010

Dance Nation





I picture her saying "Yeah, you like that? There's more where that came from..."

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Happy Birthday to Me


Today is my birthday and I'm kicking my heels up in these frivolous pink shoes: Happy Birthday to me:)

Monday, August 23, 2010

Milestones

This week in August is always a busy one so here it goes:
Happy 35th Anniversary to my parents today! 35 years, amazing, so proud of you!
Happy Birthday today to my father-in-law, Steve! We love you!
Happy Birthday to me, Wednesday!
Happy Birthday to our favorite YaYa on Thursday! (Here is all three of us at our flower themed birthday party...)

Happy Birthday Taryn, tomorrow! (Here's us at our joint birthday dinner!)


We love you all, how awesome we all get to celebrate these August milestones together. We are just plain lucky.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Solid

Today marks Harper's first steps into the world of solid foods...

We tried rice cereal: it was NOT a hit.

Next up? Peas. Speaking of Peas, here is Pearson's first attempt at solid food. Starting to think they look alike...

Friday, August 20, 2010

Fat Kid Moves

Definition: Anything you would be caught inappropriately doing with food by your mom in 5th grade...
Example: tipping the bag of chips up to create a tunnel for full-chip exposure, cutting your lip on on a personalized ice-cream cup topper, licking your finger to create a magnet for salt left behind after a superb bag of Rold Golds, and finally the holy grail (which I discovered accidentally):
Fun Dip with Crystal Light. It's sad, really sad. But yes, it's good and addicting, and I really hope my trainer from Crossfit is reading this right now. He tried to get me to substitute my adored oatmeal for mashed sweet potatoes in the morning. (Insert four letter expletive here) that! It's not happening, I like oatmeal. But I digress, thought all you in blogger land would like to know that when I post about walking into a full-on Crystal Light intervention and I'm forced into rehab, you'll know that it was actually Crystal Light and not the famed fake name of Cocaine.
Yours in Food Inc.,