Its a seafood kinda day

I found the time to blog this morning because of this:

My babies sleeping together, again! Mikayla just loves being a big sissy! Yesterday, our day was spent like this...

PJ enjoying the outdoors

Daddy on the sailboat

Mikayla catching...things

Our fav snack of the day... Roni, cheese and bbq chips

Mikay with the grossest bug ever

We decided to spend the day at Moreau Lake so Pete and his friend could sail.  It was a beautiful day out but quite chilly so we stayed out of the water.  When we got home (after cheer) I decided to cook up some seafood...

We bought some crab legs at the store the other day and tonight seemed like a great night to pull them out.  I boiled them for about 5 minutes, and they were super tasty.  We decided to skip the butter, because we actually enjoy the taste of our seafood.  Mikayla was super excited to eat crab legs, she really loves eating seafood.  The main dish was Shrimp Scampi but I decided to cut the sauce in half because I wasn't in the mood for a buttery dish.  Once again, it came out so tasty!

You cant tell but there is a doggie next to PJ... they are about the same size! I love my lil man and cant wait to spend the day with him.  My absolute favorite part of my day is when PJ wakes up in the morning, because he is all smiles and we just lay in bed together and "talk". Its even better when Mikayla joins in!

White Mountains

This summer has been totally crazy for me!! Not only do I have an infant, but in the past weeks I have been on trips to Moreau Lake, Maine, New Hampshire, and Lake Placid!! Holy cow!! I hope to catch you up on what my fam and I have been doing.

We went to Northern NH to go to one of Pete's childhood friends wedding.  Unfortunately I don't have any photos from the wedding, but the bride looked beautiful! The next day we decided to eat at a little place on the main road .  The inside was really cute, and it was the type of place you could actually open and run on your own.  The menu was written on two walls...

 I got the Robert Frost.

 And inside was nice and cozy, with a chess set and some couches.

 Unfortunately, since the place was totally hippie and organic, the food was only okay.  The bread was so hard, and I wasn't impressed what so ever. Boo.

 After eating we drove down the street to Cannon Mountain, and purchased tickets for the tram.  I don't remember ever being on a tram, but I'm sure I have before.  It was a quick 7 minute, packed trip up the mountain. If you've never been on a tram before it holds about 70 people, all packed and standing.

 Once off the tram the views were absolutely beautiful

 We took a quick, short hike to the top top of the mountain to the weather station.  The first hike we took I freaked out, because it was on the side of the mountain and I had PJ and Mikayla, so I forced us (along with the father in law and husband) to turn around.  Once we headed back we found the "short" safe trail directly to the top, no cliffs involved, so we took that. 

 I swear I will stop taking photos with my Blackberry soon.  since the tram leaves every 15 minutes, we had plenty of time for photo shoots...

 My special treat for myself at the end was..... rock candy!! I actually bought a four pack, because I'm crazy like that.

 I found this to be interesting

So, that was my journey to the White Mountains in New Hampshire.  Now that PJ is sleeping more regularly, I hope to blog more about my trips and amazing eats, since I've actually been cooking lately!

Good lil campers...

I have been M.I.A because the fam and I went camping for a few days at Moreau Lake State Park.  Me, Pete, PJ, Mikay, Rocket and Pocket... and my bro in law and his two kids.  We had beautiful, hot weather, it was so perfect for two days at the beach!

 My lil man just loved camping! Actually, he pretty much slept the entire time, except for the first night.  The kids really enjoyed having nothing to do and make their own fun... such as chopping down trees.  Don't worry mom, Mikayla didn't actually hold the ax!

 Mikayla and Emily really had fun together, playing with the puppies... it was Emily and Patricks very first time camping! Hard to believe Mikayla has been camping for 4 years and Ive been camping for 26 years!

The weather was so hot that we spent both days at the beach... Me and PJ in the shade, and Pete out on his lovely, lovely sailboat.  I didn't get a chance to ride, but Mikayla went on it and loved it.

I, of course, did the camp cooking, which I just love.  Once I learned how to actually use the grill I decided I enjoy cooking on it and coming up with fun things to eat.  I only took photos of one of the meals... breakfast... on the second day, so I had to improvise and use what we had on hand.

We drank "Cowboy Coffee", which was instant coffee but we didn't have sugar or cream! It also took forever to boil, because if you use a grill for any other purpose it just takes forever. 

You see grilled pepperoni, mini-bagels, and eggs with leftover peppers and onions, all slapped together to make a wonderful sandwich.

The kids and I (ha.. sounds so weird!) were able to spend the hottest day (99!) at my parents by their pool, and here are a few photos from our visit...

Tonight will consist of packing for... my vacation!!! We are going to Maine for a week, and I cant wait!

Tankinis

I did the dreaded task today... I went bathing suit shopping!! I ended up buying 3 Nike tankini tops, and I will keep the one I like the most, if not two.  I bought the three in my size, so we shall see! I find the Nike bathing suits flattering, and since they have all types of bottoms it allows you to mix and match.  They are also made really well and so not expensive, they were on sale today for 50% off at Kohls.

My widdle meaty boy is sleeping ... like a baby..hehehee

and for a quick snack when I got home I took an all natural pita pocket, spread some pesto on it, and added 5 pepperonis and some fresh mozz cheese and popped it in the toaster oven until the cheese got all melty and gooey. 

When my lil Mikay comes home soon we are going to take a family trip to the grocery store to stock up on more groceries! I just love going grocery shopping, don't you?!

Looking through my hubbys phone this morning I found lots and lots of photos from my labor and delivery, so I leave you with these two

Theres a 9 and a half pound lil man in there!!

Look! 9.86!!

Salad for Breakfast

PJ slept from 12-4 am last night!! He wasn't so good in the morning... he was up from 7am to about 10, but who cares?!?! I got 4 un-broken hours of sleep!! 3 hours the night before, 4 hours last night... hopefully soon he can sleep 6 hours, that would be amazing!

For breakfast I just had a repeat of last nights dinner.. salad.  Do I usually eat salad for breakfast? No.  But, I don't trust the milk in the fridge and I'm currently out of eggs, so I made a salad.

This time I added broccoli, pickles, bacon, and a tomato.  Its pretty good but I know I will need something else soon.  I will shed this baby weight :)

I'm not sure what is on the agenda for today, I do know I'm about to take full advantage of PJ's nap and take a shower, by myself, that never happens!

Salad and Shopping

Today I feel like I accomplished a lot...outside of my home.  First we drove to someones house to buy one of these off Craigslist .  We now have three... but wont have three for long - I need to decide which carrier I like the best.  I really wanted a Baby Bjorn because, well, its expensive so it must be good.  I used it with PJ on a power walk tonight, and its okay.  I need to test out the other two before I settle.

I also went to Target to get some clothes that fit post-pregnancy.  I was ideally looking for a new bathing suit (at least a top) to wear to Maine but came up with NOTHING.  Ugh. Pete, PJ and I went to Paneras for lunch today and I got the Turkey Artichoke Panini with a Greek Salad

and Im a sucker for adding a treat for just $0.99.

After, I went for a power walk with PJ and the pups, then fed my Gap Outlet addiction.  Its dangerous living next door to one :).  Luckily, I found a bunch of clothes from Target and Gap that fit and don't look like I'm trying to stuff myself into them. 

My goal to lose weight is to just watch everything that I eat and drink plenty of water.  I ate two salads today, so I feel that is a good start. I ordered a cheap side salad from a pizza joint today, then added some leftover pulled pork, bacon, jalapeno peppers, and broccoli.