birthday
04 Feb 2012 6 Comments
in family, food, photography Tags: birthdays, homemade cheese
Today is my birthday! I’m celebrating 25 years young and looking forward to many lovely birthdays ahead of me.
Terry surprised me with a little sheep & bird knick-knack that I saw in the store the other day. He was pretty sneaky & managed to buy it before we left the store without me knowing! And of course, he found me a pink gift tag out of our large collection. Such a sweetheart! Oh the Meercat & Moose nicknames? Long, silly story falling back to when we were dating in college… and they’ve never gotten old :o)
My sweet daughters have made the day enjoyable, as they do every day! And in the spirit of my birthday, they have been a little less off-the-walls than usual. I’ll take it.
I’m cooking homemade spaghetti sauce in the crockpot for my special birthday meal of spaghetti and sausage. The house smells delicious.
I’m also making ricotta cheese out of the leftover whey that we have from making mozzarella cheese yesterday. If you ever have the time/ opportunity to make (or at least try!) homemade mozzarella, it is delicious and surprisingly easy to make as long as you are patient. The ricotta is even easier, as you simply warm the whey, let it sit and scoop the curds out. Yummy! I’ll be posting actual recipes for our cheeses later (as long as I remember!).
I am excited for this afternoon, when the girls will help me make a whole wheat chocolate cake and maple buttercream icing! I can’t wait for Terry to get home to share it with us.
Thanks for reading and sharing my birthday with me :o)
four
25 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
in children, family Tags: Ariana, birthdays, photos
Our sweet diva turned four yesterday.
The above photo is at exactly 4 years old (she’s sleeping, as she was born in the middle of the night!)
Where have the years gone?
(this is the outfit she chose to wear in the morning, but she changed soon after since the straps kept slipping)
When she was first born, I held her in my arms, with so many hopes and dreams for a bright future.
Her intelligence constantly amazes me, her jokes keep me smiling, her creativity astounds me (in a good way!).
Happy 4th birthday, Princess :)
(Ariana told me that this picture “has to be there because my hair is silly!” Can’t argue with that!)
Happy Birthday, H.R.!
16 Apr 2010 2 Comments
in children, family, parenting Tags: birthdays, children, Harper, photos
Today, my little ladybug turns one.
One year ago, at 4:30 AM, I called Anchorage’s L&D to make sure there was room for me to come down for my induction. They gave me the go ahead to come in at 6 AM.
After a relaxing day filled with Pitocen plus a booster shot that made everything from my fingers to my ears numb, Harper Rose arrived at 5:52 PM.
At birth
