Colm had his first violin lesson today AND his first swim lesson. He did AWESOME at both; I was so proud of him! Tomorrow he has his first day of school. Liam also had a first today. I know this may not seem big, but it is in our house…he jumped in the water at swim lessons and got his hair wet. That means he was UNDER the water. And do you know what he said after he did it? Something like this: “That wasn’t bad at all. That was fun.” Do you know HOW MANY times we have told him that?! He’s one of those kids that has to make up his mind to do it on his own. He can’t be coaxed into much of anything.
Archive for June 2007
Liam LOVES these books!!! There is a whole series of them. They are about a very witty and funny little guinea pig named Fluffy who lives in Ms. Day’s classroom and the adventures/mishaps that occur to him both in and out of the classroom and while he is daydreaming. I must admit, these books are pretty funny.
Time for the company trip to Worlds of Fun and fun it was. It was a beautiful day and the boys had a great time. We spent 99% of our time in Camp Snoopy, but Colm also indicated that he wants to bungee jump and ride one of the BIG coasters. Luckily, he is too small and will be too small for a number of years to come.
Enjoying the last treat of the day…some Dippin’Dots and Icees.
Highly recommended…we went to storytime at the American Jazz Museum. It was SO MUCH FUN!!! It was not your regular storytime. It lasted about an hour, but went by lickety split. The kids danced, sang, wiggled and grooved. It was awesome. There was storytelling in there, too, and it was very participative and jazzy, of course. There was a man who played the bass, a drummer and two singers/storytellers. Unfortunately, today was the last time for storytime until it starts again in the fall. We then went and toured the museum which is also connected the the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
(Note: You’re not supposed to take pics inside the museum, but I didn’t know that until I had already snapped a few. Oops!)
Listening to some jazzy tunes
We were getting hungry, so we stopped by the Crayola Cafe on the way home to eat some tasty treats.
Here are two new recipes we have eaten recently that were especially yummers…
Greek Chicken Pasta
3 cups farfalle pasta, uncooked
2 cups baby spinach leaves
3/4 cup provolone, crumbled
1/4 cup feta, crumbled
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
3/4 chickpeas, drained
1/2 cup Greek Vinaigrette Dressing
1 baked chicken breast, shredded and cooled
Cook pasta, drain and put in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix.
Can be served immediately or you can put it in the frig and serve it cold.
Bruschetta Chicken
1/4 cup Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing
2 chicken breasts, baked
1 tomato chopped
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil or 1 tsp. dried basil
Bake chicken breasts. Mix everything else up together in a medium bowl. When chicken is done pour mixture in bowl over the top of the chicken and bake about 5 minutes longer. Serve with pasta or sauted zucchini or both. 🙂