Same Blog Different Day

Our days blur together sometimes in such a fun and good way. Beach. Starbucks. Playing. Visiting. More Beach. Work. Naps. More Beach. I barely have time, or more accurately energy to write blogs but I love putting pictures up when I can for my family (Mom these are mostly for you!) and so I have a record of this time of our lives. So on that note...here come the pictures!

Max hanging out at the beach in the morning looking for shells.

We go to Starbucks on our way - God's gift to this momma that there is one between our house and the beach! And God's gift to Max that these girls SPOIL him. This particular morning Courtney decided he NEEDED a cookie. AYE YA YAE. Said cookie was later almost confiscated by the seagulls at the beach, to which the aforementioned momma went screaming after the birds to drop the cookie in the baggie. Momma - 1 Seagulls - 0

Momma is often tired in the mornings after working a late night. This might be the biggest airhead moment to date for this momma. I put both legs in one side of Max's shorts. Not air head enough? I didn't even notice when I put him down and he was walking around funny. Morgan, one of our favorite Starbuck's girls, said, "Um...max's legs are both in one side." Of course I had to take a picture before I let him free!

Max's friends are HOME!! after 6 weeks the girls from the dairy have returned. Max was SOOOO happy to see them. He squealed and then proceeded to take them all around the store never letting go of their hands.

After they drop me off at work, Sam and Max often go back to the beach for some play time. Max found puddles after high tide and loved splashing in them!

Max is just plain funny! I LOVE this stage. I realized that I am definitely not a babby momma but love these toddler years. This week he has decided, like all good Kiwi kids that his hat HAS TO be on when he goes outside, but now he also makes us get it for him all the time in the house. The other night he would not go to bed until Sam got his hat. As soon as his hat was on he laid down without a peep. CRACK UP!

Our weather has been anything but summer, but that hasn't stopped us! We still go to the beach most mornings. This morning Max played with rocks and shells all morning!

While I thought I would be a "domestic goddess" momma I AM NOT! I am a working Momma that doesn't care if her house is clean, loves quick easy meals with some nutrients, and always finds an excuse to go to the beach. But today I played "domestic goddess" KIND OF. I spent the morning making meat balls and hamburgers, for the sole purpose of freezing them so that our meals this week were again, quick and easy and full of some nutrients. Then I decided that I would try making salsa for the first time ever. The salsa is VERY expensive here and not good. I hoped for some chili peppers at the store but rarely see them, low and behold there was some there this week! I don't really follow recipes but I do look at them intending too. This was no different. I just kept putting things in hoping that it would soon transport me to Redding and/or LA with it's taste and smell. Salsa = EPIC SUCCESS. A little too hot for Sam and Max but I felt like I was sitting in Redding (or LA) eating salsa for free - which is not the case at Mexican restaurants here - and enjoying yummy chips while my mouth slightly burned with joy.

Said Salsa. YUM.