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Athena with duct tape shoe. Athena on beach field trip. Rowan with new helmet. Rowan's silly smile. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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We raised 2 of these beautiful monarchs, I thought they weren't going to make it as they stayed in their chrysalis much longer than I had read they would.Here is when one had just made it's chrysalis, and the other was hanging in a "j" getting ready.They have spun a sticky silk on the top of the enclosure to get ready to make their chrysalises.A very hungry caterpillar. They ate the entire $10

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Time to bust out the lights and tacky decorations. I have most of my shopping done for the kids. Just a few more things on my list. We were racing the rain in the photos. Don't want to bring a dripping tree in the house. Wish us luck, here we go. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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These were so good. That is all I have to say. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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I'm taking a break from blogging for the time being, but did want to let my readers know about an awesome giveaway happening right now over on Chocolate Covered Katie's blog. Check it out. You could win some yummy raw cacao products!Promise to update with photos soon...Athena's last soccer game of the season, giant lizard in the house, etc.

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We spent the evening at my brother's house so the kids could trick or treat with their cousins. We left a couple of bowls of candy on our doorstep and hoped for the best. We came home to only one of our 8 pumpkins smashed in the street (not bad) and just a few pieces of candy left in the bowls. The kids enjoyed a few pieces of candy out of their treat bags and will leave the rest out for the "

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Today is my nephew's 3rd birthday. It was fun celebrating with him and the family. I don't really have a post ready today but look at this awesome vegan cake my sister in law made for the occasion!

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I own only one waffle iron, and a silly one at that. My mom picked it up on discount and it is a belgian style maker but in the shapes of farm animals. While I love my waffle iron, I dream of a thinner, crispier waffle. So I'm thinking of asking for a new one for Christmas this year. I feel like having 2 waffle irons in the house might be a bit over kill, but I really think it will get a lot

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Our latest Vegan Essentials purchase arrived today. The jokerz bar has already disappeared into my belly, wow, it was good. It was my first time trying one. I consider it an early Halloween treat to myself:) The 2 canisters of vanilla chai vega will be enjoyed by the entire family. Chris will most likely use the vega sport drink (also haven't tried it yet so this is just a sample of it).

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Rowan at the Halloween Cyclocross Race.Rowan enjoying aclif kids zbar as the after race prize.We went to 2 parties today and so I wasn't really in the kitchen much today (other than whipping out a quick batch of pumpkin chocolate chip muffins). So I thought I'd just leave you with some pictures of Rowan enjoying his bike race with his Dad. He had an amazingly fun day.

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Here is a pic of the new and improved pancake. They tasted better today surprisingly.Chris has the camera with him so I can't post the pictures but I really screwed up my pancakes this morning. The first batch were just piles of mush. I had added WAY too much pumpkin. I tried to remedy the situation by adding lots more flower and it worked OK. They were definitely not my best and not pretty

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As I've gone through this month, I have realized that we eat so many tortillas. At least twice a week it seems we are wrapping something up in a tortilla. Tonight I made some salsa to go with our wraps du jour. The salsa was pretty spicy, so not for the little ones, but I LOVE spice so this one was for me!Sara's Salsa3 large tomatoes1/2 red onion1 red pepper1 cup spinachjuice of 1 lime1

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I've been packing a lot of lunches lately and was just wondering what your favorite lunch you've ever packed was? The one I most loved this year for Athena's lunch was a couple of pumpkin pancakes with sides of applesauce and coconut milk yogurt. Who doesn't like breakfast for lunch? Here is another lunch I packed this week. Again, nothing special, but it gets the job done. The little

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This is another one of our quick and easy dinners that the kids LOVE. They love to make them and most of all, eat them! I use the Rudi's organic whole wheat english muffins, then bake them in the toaster/convection oven at 375 for 8-10 minutes. The kids pick what they want on them, tonight Rowan just wanted cheeze and Athena opted for seitan and olives. Of course they got a good sprinkling of

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So I don't always feed my kids really healthy stuff, but I try to balance it out as best as I can. My kids LOVE veggie dogs, I think they are pretty gross but do enjoy them a couple times per year. Tonight they got to pick their dinner and so veggie dogs it was. I paired it with a heaping pile of kale chips and hoped the sprouted bread and kale balanced the meal out. They also ate some fresh

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Sometimes being a mother of 2 young children with busy extracurricular activities means I don't make the elaborate meals I intend to. Some nights I just open my fridge and try to pick a vegetable I know they'll eat, a protein, and a carb. Tonight it was peanut noodles with chickpeas and spinach. And they gobbled it up. It is a cinch to whip up something like this quickly because I don't have

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I took a box of simply organic chai spiced scones, added 3/4 cup pumpkin, the ground flax the recipe calls for, and added rice milk until the batter got the right consistency. Then added a few chocolate chips for my 2 little chocolate loving monkeys and sprinkled them with sugar. I know some of you might be thinking that all I do is bake out of a box, but honestly I bake quite a bit and from

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We are heading to a vegan potluck soon. I made some brownies and cashew cheeze dip to serve with chips.I am also blogging from my iPhone for the first time. I'll keep it short for now and I'll maybe update after the potluck. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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It was really hot today and by the afternoon I was tired and overheated and wanted a little treat. This is my favorite treat when I don't have any baked goods in the house:)Banana Chocolate PB Shake1 frozen banana12 ounces almond milk (if you plan on having some to share)1 scoop of peanut butter (or any other nut butter)1 spoonful of chocolate sauceBlend and enjoy.

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Yep, I missed a day. I usually blog after the kids are in bed but last night I fell asleep with the kids on accident and just couldn't bring myself to get back up. I didn't have a fabulous post planned anyway, so no big loss, but I really wanted to succeed this month! I was just going to say that my kids LOVE the idea I borrowed from this blog for "banana sandwiches". They have snacked on it

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Athena juicing some super juicy organic orangesRowan waiting "patiently" for his turnThe pizza we saved for Chris (we packed a few pieces away for lunch tomorrow)Tuesdays are tricky over here as I stupidly signed Rowan up for a soccer class during our usual dinner time. I usually pack something for the kids to eat before hand, but I wasn't up for it today. Luckily, I live just a few miles from

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Tonight's dinner will win no awards in the photography contest, but mmm it was good. My kids are big fans of peanut sauce with noodles, but tonight I thought I'd put the left over brown rice to good use by making rice with the usual peanut sauce. I started out by lightly frying some seitan (premade stuff that my local food coop makes and sells) in coconut oil, then I added the rice and some

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Pumpkin pancakes (my favorite!)Chris' quinoa saladI woke up today feeling good and busted out some pumpkin pancakes for the family before my morning soccer game. My favorite pancake recipe is the one in The Joy of Vegan Baking. For this version I just add pumpkin puree (just less than 1/2 a cup) and then add spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg). These are just so good, I'm even

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Dinner salad with balsamic dressing and lots of hemp seedsAutumn minestrone soupWe had a busy Saturday, which is pretty normal around here. I made pumpkin chocolate chip muffins for breakfast, and packed up the soccer game snacks. Yep, it was our turn to bring snack. We brought apples and bananas for halftime because my oranges were too hard to peel. For after the game we passed out organic

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I wasn't sure what I was going to post about tonight. Our dinner was nothing special, Amy's burgers with lots of fixin's, kale chips, and oven fries (again). I almost had a complete disaster with the fries because for some reason my oven heated to 500 when I turned it up to 400. It was insane! Luckily I happened to check on it to flip the fries and noticed the inside thermometer was in the

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There are a lot of cashew cheese recipes floating around, and I pretty much love them all. Tonight I made the recipe included in Erik Marcus' latest book and I have to say, it pretty much rocks. I didn't have pimentos on hand (never do, never will) so I usually substitute roasted red peppers. I was out of those tonight as well so used raw red pepper and it tasted the same to me. Tonight I

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Quinoa nachosPretty quinoa mixture (spinach, red pepper, and black beans)We've been eating a lot of quinoa lately, and when I say "we", I mostly mean Chris and I. Athena won't touch it, and Rowan only eats it a bit. We don't have a 'go to' quinoa recipe, so we tend to just throw random stuff with it and then throw that in a tortilla, or serve it with chips. One night we thought it tasted like

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I've been wanting to experiment with GF baking because I have a lot of friends who don't consume gluten. My main reason for starting with muffins is that I want to bring some to Athena's school for snack and wanted to make something that all of the kids could enjoy since I know of at least 3 kids there who don't do gluten. I definitely wanted to make some for us to try out first before I

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Peanut sauce is serious comfort food in this household, and with the cooler weather today, I was craving something just like this. This recipe was inspired by my friend Averie who has been making lots of this peanut sauce at her new house. I switched her recipe up just a little by adding some tamari, garlic, and ginger, but otherwise pretty much did what she did (although I didn't measure

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Don't get too, excited, no real recipe here today, but I did get the chance to try out the "Cherrybrook Kitchen" brand box of vegan muffins. I usually love to bake from scratch, but these little boxes definitely come in handy when pressed for time, or for a take along baking experiment with Grandma (or someone else who may not have much experience with vegan baking). The recipe calls for 1/3

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For dinner last night, I wanted to use up some of the huge amount of black beans I had prepared in the pressure cooker (I LOVE my pressure cooker just for the beans). I'm fond of the "Celebrity Adzuki Bean Rice Cakes" from Vive Le Vegan, but I pretty much never follow a recipe in its entirety. With this recipe, I pretty much followed the recipe, but I added a cup and a half of spinach to sneak

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Last night we had two lovely dinner guests and I wanted to make something really tasty. I knew I'd be pressed for time. Enter crockpot lentil soup. It was really easy to prepare, and the end result was superb. We paired it up with some cauliflower mash, kale chips, and garlic bread. The lentil soup was thrown together randomly, so I'll recap what I did. First, threw a bunch of lentils (maybe

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The other day I was craving something pumpkin-y but was tired of my usual muffins and waffles. I got the brilliant idea to try pumpkin scones and was so pleased with the results. I used the basic scone recipe from Vegan with a Vengeance. Then I added a cup of pumpkin, and the usual pumpkin spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. I think I added some applesauce as well and used a

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Hopefully MoFo will get me back on the blogwaggon this year. I was successful last year at posting every day for the month of October, AND it has to be a vegan food related post. I'll be posting a wide variety most likely, such topics as cute vegan kids, what they eat, new products we've tried, and maybe some restaurant reviews. I already know what I'm going to write about tomorrow...pumpkin

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The ultimate soccer mom.(More cute Athena soccer pix to come. I was coaching so I didn't take any, and Rowan was having a hard time so Chris was too busy with him)Athena has played 2 soccer games so far on her team "Green Meerkats". I'm the coach! It has been fun so far, but it sure is a lot of work at times. Athena loves soccer this year (so different than last year), she even scored her

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It has been so hot for the last week (or 2), I haven't felt like cooking at all. I've used up all my uncooked ideas (sandwiches) and days of eating out so I had to figure out a plan. My friend Stephanie had this brilliant idea to run her slow cooker over night (when the temps go back into the 70's at least). I'm trying it out tonight with Dreena's chickpea ratatouille (stephanie also reminded

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Pictures from the first day.Athena started kindergarten a week and a half ago. So far she is absolutely loving it and it makes me so happy! Choosing which school to send her to was a complete nightmare. We had it narrowed down to 3 very different choices: 1) our neighborhood school 2) a German immersion school 3) a new charter school with an emphasis on gardening, art, creativity, play based

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I signed Athena up for soccer again...we were waiting to hear from our coach, and waiting, and waiting. Finally we got an email that her team still needed a coach. Being the "sucker" that I am, I volunteered. Athena is super excited to have me as her coach and our first practice went great. The time went by fairly slowly so I need some more fun drills to add to my list, but the kids weren't

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Last weekend we celebrated my birthday and our wedding anniversary. Chris took a couple of days off work which gave us time to take a long weekend. We spent the weekend at the Bahia Hotel on the bay here in San Diego. It mostly seems to appeal to tourists, but we were attempting to be tourists in our own city for the weekend so it worked out just perfectly. The hotel had a nice pool that the kids

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A month ago we met some friends at the bay and borrowed their kayak for some fun trips in the water. The kids absolutely loved it! This weekend we are staying at a hotel for 2 nights on the bay. We may just have to rent a couple of kayaks so the kids can put their new life jackets to use. I decided to buy them life jackets so I could stop having an anxiety attack every time Chris took them

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I'd been hearing a lot about this new vegan cheese called Daiya. It is soy free, dairy free, corn free, gluten free. Whole Foods is using it in their vegan pizza now, and I tried some and it was pretty good. It tastes a lot like the Follow Your Heart cheese to me, but I like that it is soy free since my nephew is sensitive to soy, I try to find alternatives whenever I can. So, it wasn't as

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Rowan had a lot of fun playing tee ball at the park Friday. Some kids were there and they let him play, he didn't want to leave when it was time to go home. He talked on and on about wanting to get a tee ball set for himself and how I would take him shopping. I had JUST taken him shopping for a new backyard pool and some diving sticks so it really wasn't in the budget. Plus it seemed like one

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The other day we were eating lentil soup and Rowan started saying, "Remember when we had a lentil car?" We were perplexed, trying to figure out what on earth he could be remembering. Finally, he jogged my memory by talking about when my car got bumped and I realized he was talking about a RENTAL car. That was a funny one.He also constantly cracks me up by mimicking me. Today when we got back

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He rides his bike to work everyday, so it was a worthy purchase, just weird since neither of us ever spend a lot of money on things for ourselves. I went on a little spending spree myself right after I heard about his new bike, strangely though, I only bought stuff for the kids (new shoes, soccer cleats, and life jackets). My birthday is coming though, so I should figure out something I really

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I had a doctor's appointment today and we went over my blood work from a few months back. I am as healthy as can be, cholesterol is 121, no anemia, no diabetes, thyroid is good, blood pressure is 101/60. I am almost at my 15 year veganversary, and am glad to know that my health reflects this. I just need to exercise a bit more.

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Athena was really tired yesterday afternoon because she had woken up at 5 am at her camp out with Chris. We argued a bit about her need for a nap and she was convinced she HAD to play first. I left her alone in her room to play and hopefully settle down from our arguing. I heard her playing for awhile and then things got really quiet. I checked on her and found her like this. Strangely, when

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I haven't posted in awhile, but summer has been a lot of fun so far. We've spent a lot of time at the beach/bay and spent a lot of time with friends at the park. Athena is really good at riding her bike now, and Rowan is just beginning to pedal his bike. Athena is also swimming really well, her teacher said she is ready for Level 2 which means more practice on the actual strokes, etc. She can

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Why are they so adorable when they sleep?

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My kids wanted to put on yoga clothes and do yoga a few days ago. They have an ABC yoga DVD that kept Athena's attention and Rowan's for about 5 mintues.

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Last week I took Athena for a haircut. I just couldn't stand her asymmetrical look any longer. She has a habit of sliding her fingers through her hair and pulling out any hair that her fingers snag on. This led to the right side of her hair being as short as the new haircut, while the back and left side were almost halfway down her back. I am so happy with the cut. Her hair looks thick and

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Our playgroup had their annual camping trip last weekend. We had a lot of fun but were completely exhausted by the end. The trip was not without mishap. On Sat. night, Chris was playing with Ro and cousin D and accidentally pulled D's elbow out of place (nursemaid's elbow). My brother and sister in law had to rush D down to the emergency room back in the city while cousin O had a sleep over

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I took Athena to the fairy festival at Summers Past Farms this weekend. Chris took Rowan to the mountains to see a 100 mile running race so it was the perfect day for me and my older child to have some quality time. Athena was a little overwhelmed at first, but after a while she seemed to enjoy herself and liked seeing all the other fairies. She also loved just wandering around the gardens.

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Rowan has been singing the alphabet song lately, but the way he sings it just cracks me up. He always sings it the super fast way, which is how Athena usually does it. It is like he is singing in his own language.

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Athena officially turned 5 yesterday! We celebrated by letting her choose the activities for the day. We started off with a trip to the pool, then out to lunch. We came home for a quick nap for Rowan and then headed off to the ice arena. I let Athena invite her 3 best friends to skate and they had a blast. Rowan loved it too. I can't wait to go again, it was really that much fun! I was

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I made this for Athena's birthday party tomorrow. We are celebrating all the May birthdays at our playgroup. Should be a fun day. I hope no one requests a special cake anytime soon. This one was a challenge for me. I'll stick with cupcakes.

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The kids all bundled up after a long afternoon of swimming. Thanks Uncle Jim and Aunt Car Car for having us today!Funny faced Rowan.My Mother's Day celebration actually started last Sunday. I got to spend the day at Glen Ivy Hot Springs with 7 other amazing moms and was away from my family for 12 hours (the longest I've ever been away at this point). We had a relaxing day at the spa, lots of

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Our playgroup had another fun party this year. We do a combined May Day/Fairy party each year. The kids love coming to this park and climbing the trees all day and eating really tasty food. Some of the more crafty mamas (not me), bring handmade things for the kids. Fairy wands, necklaces, paper cones for flowers to name a few. I helped paint some kids nails. Rowan really wanted blue toenails

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We woke up early Saturday morning and were on the road just a little after 7, headed for Hurkey Creek for Chris' bike race. He was competing in an 8hr relay race with his brother. The course is about 10 miles long and they take turn doing laps. Chris ended up riding 5 laps in the end, so almost 50 miles. They also had a kids fun race that Athena was really looking forward to (I pushed Rowan

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I won't be publishing any comments from loan application people. just so you know willy j. smitty or whoever you were. Thanks for commenting on my lizard, but um, no. Can someone please explain to me this phenomenon?

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It was really hot today, like 90 degrees hot and the kids were pretty worn out from a BUSY Saturday so we took it easy this afternoon. We set up some fun water play in the yard and the kids had a blast. I was tidying up the toys and was quite surprised to find this little guy hiding under one of the toy bins. I am fairly certain I jumped about 20 feet before I realized it was just a lizard!

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Here is a post about my lovely Athena. She really is lovely. She is such a sweet girl, really has a good heart. She is learning about friendship and the power of words these days. I am proud of her recent accomplishments as she is actually making real friends now. Gone are the days of her clinging to my leg, hiding behind me whenever anyone asked her a question. She still ignores most

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I posted one video of this on facebook but since I couldn't decide between these videos I am posting a different one here. Rowan loves to play guitar these days. He wants to bring it to the park because on Monday he saw a man playing guitar in the park. I thought that was pretty cute but haven't let him bring it to the park just yet. Rowan is talking all the time now. He has a giant

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Chris celebrated his birthday today and we had a family dinner at Sipz. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and the kids were super happy to give Daddy his presents (we got him a fuel belt for his upcoming 1/2 marathon and some probars) and eat cake! I have celebrated 11 fun filled birthdays with Chris now (yes, that means we've been together 11 years now!). Below is a group shot of our party

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Rowan all set for the beach with Daddy on Sunday. He couldn't wait to wear the "Pidey" suit that his friend Hudson handed down to him.Who is that under the mask?It is Rowan! He wore this costume the entire day yesterday at his cousin's birthday party. Even wore it home and wore it some more today!And now for the grand finale...What are they doing to that kid's hair?I got a buzz cut like Daddy

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I couldn't believe the kids all wanted to sit and hear a story at the same time. They are too cute for words.

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My husband and my son both have the strange ability to suck in their stomachs abnormally far and then pooch them out equally as abnormally. Rowan thinks this is a really fun game.Rowan still has a ways to go to catch up to his Dad's skills, but he is working on it.

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My kids have never been fans of cauliflower, and honestly, I have probably only offered it to them about 3 times in the past 2 years, but tonight Chris made dinner and we gave it another go, with surprising success. He used the VCON Red lentil cauliflower curry recipe, substituting potato for parsnip since I was pretty sure that the potatoes would lure the kids into the meal. They both gobbled

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1. What is something mom always says to you?That she likes me.2. What makes mom happy?When she doesn't have to clean up our rooms.3. What makes mom sad?When we don't do the right things.4. How does your mom make you laugh?When she tells me something funny.5. What was your mom like as a child?I just really don't know.6. How old is your mom?I forget. Can you just tell me? uh, 32?7. How tall is

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All he could talk about for 2 weeks was the "firetruck pinata". He cried for it many times. He didn't want to share the bat and give any other kids a turn. He had a great time at his party though, for the most part. Right when it was supposed to start he was asking to go home, but then he got distracted once everyone arrived and he had a good day.

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Tomorrow is the anniversary of Rowan's birth. I can't believe it has been 2 years already, although I can hardly imagine my life without him. He is definitely not a baby anymore:( He is talking a lot, telling stories, playing a lot, he even started to ask "why?" about everything. "Why dirt?" (as in why is there dirt on the tire) "Why these?" pointing to the shorts I picked out for him. It is

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Athena enjoying herself at Lucca's birthday party.Rowan turned forward facing this weekend (he has ridden forward facing on occasion, but today we made it official). It was getting very difficult to stuff him in the backseat rear facing and he was almost at the weight limit. It was time. I'm still not quite used to seeing his cute little face in the rear view mirror though!Cupcake face.Happy

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I officially withdrew Athena from preschool this week. I haven't been happy with her teacher(s) this year and just decided it wasn't worth the drive and money for mediocre schooling experiences. I am relieved to have the decision behind us and am looking forward to spending more time with my girl. Next year she'll be in kindergarten full time and I am going to savor every moment we have

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We headed to the snow Wednesday afternoon. It was a beautiful day and both kids had a blast. Rowan took a few minutes to warm up to it as he had fallen asleep on the drive, but overall, he loved it. His hands got cold a few times (he kept taking his mittens off!) and he'd cry "ouchie, ouchie" but not connect that it was his hands in the snow that were making him hurt. He finally realized what

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We took Athena's training wheels off yesterday and she practiced riding around our yard. Today we brought her bike to the park so she could practice more and she almost has it down! She crashed a lot, and got frustrated a few times, but I was surprised at her persistence. She feels so "big" now, I can just tell she is ready for this. She has a bigger bike too, but we thought it would be

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I signed the kids up for this class through one our regional parks. It sounded right up their alley. They learn about different animals that live in the area, sing songs about them, go on a nature hike, and do a craft. We were a little late today, but the kids still had a blast. We are looking forward to attending again next month.This opossum was the "special surprise" for the kids when they

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She's been getting ready for V-day for about a week now, Each day, another creation.

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I think I talk about being sick a lot on my blog, and the past 3 months, I've had reason to. We've had a lot of illnesses running through our household, this last one hit our smallest member quite hard though. Today he was on day 5 of the stomach flu (athena was over it in 12 hours just so you get the picture), I finally had to take him to Children's Hospital where they gave him IV fluids. You

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Chris took Athena to the snow today while I took Rowan to Children's Hospital (more on that in the next post). Here are some pictures from their day. I was so sorry to miss the adventure, but had other things on my mind. We are so lucky to live somewhere with such awesome weather year round, but just a short drive to the mountains we can see snow a few times per year. I think my kids are so

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I baked some bread today using this recipe, substituting agave for the honey, and leaving off the egg wash. My friend has made it for me and it tastes fantastic. Unfortunately, my loaves turned out a little on the dense side and didn't rise enough. They are still edible but not what I expected:( I guess I shouldn't be too hard on myself since it was my first try, AND I pretty much expected

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Athena called to me from outside, "Hey Mommy, come take our picture!"Eating the messy nori OUTSIDE for snack time.Painting OUTSIDE.All their vehicles, yes, again, OUTSIDE.All bundled up on a cold morning, but still playing OUTSIDE. I am so happy we have a yard now. The kids have been having so much fun. Now I just have to make it more comfy out there. We need some plants as there is nothing

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The kids are still loving the new house. Every morning as soon as they wake up, they like to go out and ride bikes. It is fine by me as it gives me time to get breakfast ready, etc. Our landlords live next door and brought us a nice house warming present with bread, tangerines, and stuffed animal horses for the kids. It really is weird to have such friendly people around. The weather finally

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We are here in our new house, making our way through the boxes. We are exhausted, but everything went about as smoothly as it could. The rain on moving day, sick toddlers, etc., no, really all in all it is going well.I made my first batch of muffins tonight, signifying this is place is now "home".The kids are thrilled to have space to run around, and a yard/patio to play and ride their bikes.

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Veganmomma and family will be moving this weekend. I'm excited, although not overly since it isn't exactly what we had planned. If you remember, we sold our house back in August and moved into temporary housing, a condo near chris' work. We planned to continue looking for the right house to buy but that never panned out, so five months later we are headed to a new house, but still renting. I

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Ro loves to read books. It is so much fun to see how much he remembers from each book and which ones he loves to read over and over again. This is him helping me read one of his favorites called "Truck Talk". Both the kids love it, Athena has it memorized. Some of his other favorites are "Farting Dog!" (Walter the Farting Dog), "Dig man" (Digger Man), and many of Athena's little reading

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Athena had Open House and a singing performance at school last night. She was so excited she was bouncing off the walls for about 2 hours preceding the performance.Athena on stage, she looks nervous but she didn't act it.Sitting on the bench outside her school office.Athena and Ro are ready to go!Here she is with her "metal mutt" that she and her classmates worked to create. They brought in

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That dressing from Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan has been the biggest hit in my household. Athena asks for seconds on salad, tonight it was actually, "Mommy, I looooove that salad, can I have some more!?" We are in total shock as we never thought she'd eat salad and LOVE it! It hasn't won Rowan over just yet, but he is still young so I'll give him time. Athena has actually been killing me at the

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I made seitan for the first time Thursday. It was easier then I expected and turned out well. I used the recipe from Veganomicon for the super easy seitan or something like that. We used it to make sandwiches and the kids just ate it plain. I didn't take pictures as it really just looked like a small blob of brain. If you've ever bought the seitan in the package, it looked just like that but

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"Mine, mine buh bowd (skateboard)."

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We rang in the new year quietly in our home. Chris and I actually went out to an early dinner and movie and made it home around 9:30 to put the kids to bed and let my mom get home before too many drunk drivers were on the road. We had a really nice dinner at this Greek restaurant and then went to see the movie "Milk". It was so nice to have a night out, we hadn't had one in way too long.

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We got passes to the museum for Christmas this year and Athena has been dying to go again so today it was. It was a little crowded due to the vacationers, but we still had a lot of fun. It is really exhausting with 2 kids at very different stages but I still think they both had fun. Rowan just goes crazy due to all of the stimulation but by the end he spent 30 minutes painting the car and he

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I bundled up the kids (should have checked the weather) and headed out the door early this morning to catch the big balloon parade downtown today. We took the trolley which was a little more challenging then I thought it would be due to transfers and no ramps with the stroller but there were plenty of nice people to help me along the way so it really wasn't too bad. We had a good time. Rowan

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I took Athena to Ice Town today for her first time. She did really well and I think with a little more practice she'll be skating on her own quite soon (probably just 1 or 2 more trips will do the trick). We had a lot of fun on our girls only adventure. Rowan was napping at home the entire time with Chris so everything worked out just perfectly. I decided to put both videos up because the

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This one is out of order but I'm tired of messing with it so I'll just leave it alone. The kids are admiring the new barn.The night before.Sporting their new helmets and noisy toys (Rowan, lightning mcqueen car, athena cuddle and coo doll).Rowan in his "fire truck boots". He can't walk in them but demands to wear them everyday.

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I took Athena to the Old Globe Theatre to see a performance of "The Grinch" today. We also went last year and hope to make it a tradition for as long as we can. She loved the show, and wants to go again and again. I could hardly lift her for the photos. She is getting so big. Yesterday she drew an awesome picture of Chris surfing and even wrote the words by herself "Dad is sfe" (Dad is

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Athena went to circus class this month and loved it. She is surprisingly flexible (her genes wouldn't lend to this), has good balance, just needs more strength to do some of the exercises.This is how Rowan felt when cousin D didn't want to go in the bouncy house with him. :(Athena taking a break in the bouncy house.My "twins". I walked the boys around the mall for a tiny bit and got to pretend

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Man with tree.Kids in car. Athena loves her little tree (a branch she found on the ground).Dinner at the Veggie Grill was pretty tasty. I was all worn out (getting sick) so I didn't enjoy it as much as I probably would on a day that I wasn't wiped, but did get a good impression from it. The kids meal was a hit (chicken tenders, sweet potato fries, and chocolate pudding for dessert).Carousel

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After posting every day for 2 months straight, I've been on a bit of a blog break. I thought I'd start up again but then got really sick this past week and wound up with pneumonia. I'm recovering and slowly have some strength back. Tomorrow will be my first day leaving the house (urgent care exception) in 5 days. I'm planning on taking Athena to school, even though I'm a little nervous about

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Some friends of mine put together a "Mindful Mothering" yoga class this afternoon, and I have to say it was such a great idea. Get some awesome friends/amazing mothers together, do some yoga , and then sip tea and enjoy snacks and have a discussion about our mothering. I left feeling a bit more relaxed and knowing that I have such a supportive group of mothers all around me who really

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