Go Purple Butterflies!

A victim of Kindergarten :(

Poor Irelyn didn't even last a full week yet in Kindergarten.  The sickness got the best of her.  :( 
Now I don't know about you, but to me having a sick kid is soooooooo hard.  I can't stand watching her uncomfortable, hot, coughing, crying and on and on it goes.  Oh and not to mention the thoughts that run through my mind about what kind of disease she has contracted this time and where she got it.  Ewww the germs!  I'm hoping to make it through tonight without her fever coming back up and without coughing that wakes her up. Until tomorrow...

Summer is over...

This was a very special week at our house.  Irelyn started Kindergarten!  She was very excited to go to school and was happy that she already knew 5 kids.  She had a huge smile when I went to pick her up and had met more new friends :)  We love you Irelyn and are so proud of you.

 

 
I just can't believe that summer is over and the Holidays are right around the corner.  But first... Halloween!  One of my favorites.  I don't know why, I don't even like dressing up, but I love the decorations, the candy, apply cider, carving pumpkins...just everything about it!  I can't wait!!

Picture tag

The rules of picture tag are: Open your first photo folder. Scroll down to the 10th photo. Post that photo and story on your blog. Tag three friends(or more) to do the same.



Ok here is my photo:

 
This is a picture of Irelyn and her cousin Lauren at my Uncle Rick's wedding.  Uncle Rick and Aunt Fran were married on December 31st 2007...New Years Eve!  They met when my Uncle Rick came down to visit for New Years 1999.  After they met that night, they had a long distance relationship (Fran in OC, Uncle Rick in Washington).  Uncle Rick is my moms brother and Fran is my moms long time friend.  Fran's son Sean and I also went to church and HS together.  Small World?  I think Yes :)
 
 
I tag- Heather, Becky and Karen.  Get to it girls!

My little artist

Irelyn's drawings from Curtoon Time

from top- hockey stick, trash can, bottle, piece of paper

Recipe Wednesday

I haven't done Recipe Wednesday for a while. Click the label below for some other recipes.

Here is today's recipe:

Super yummy spaghetti sauce- serve with your favorite pasta

2 jars Tomato Basil Marinara- Trader Joe's
1 can crushed tomatoes
2 carrots sliced or chopped
2 celery stalks sliced
1-2 cloves garlic
1/2- 1 lb. cooked ground beef, turkey, or sicilian chicken sausage(from TJ's)

Add everything to the crockpot and cook on low for 3-4 hours. 
My favorite thing about this recipe is that it is so versatile.  If you don't have celery- oh well.  If you don't like a lot of garlic- just don't add it.  It is delicious no matter what! Usually I save half and freeze it for another night.

It smells and tastes delish!  Enjoy.

10 things I'm loving in August

• OPI nailpolish
• Macy's sales
• S'mores
• that I cleaned out the garage
• the family time we have been able to spend together
• concerts
• watching Irelyn at gymnastics
• foot rubs
• my bangs

and....

• scallops!

See the world all around you

I remember going through the collecting stage- I'm probably still in it because I recently blamed my Dad for taking some of my coveted rocks from my collection. I actually found the missing ones today in the garage. Sorry Dad. Anyways, Irelyn collects something everywhere we go...the beach, the park, the parking lot, out on the grass, she finds pretty things everywhere:) She made this box for all of her treasures and now she has 2 of my old treasure boxes filled with my rocks, shells and even a film container full of black sand from when I went to Hawaii when I was 11. I cherished these items and still do- I love remembering where I bought them or found them.

She reminds me to find beauty in the little things and to value them for their differences.

Her idol...or mine ;-)

Irelyn and Mia Hamm