paul and janelle

i've been such a scatter brain lately. i think i'm finally getting a hold on my schedule i had to take out my old PDA to get a little more orgainized. it's amazing how much preschool 2 days a week throughs off my schedule!

so i finally got a good look at the pictures i took on saturday. and now i can share them. these two were just so happy i hope i captured some of the joy of the day!

so saturday was a little crazy, but that just seems to be our weekend trend lately. we went to a beautiful and small wedding on saturday. some good friends from church. i got to take some pictures but i wish i could've taken more. these two were just beautiful and janelle was so happy. i love weddings because of the love and happiness.

janelle has just been on top of the world this last week. you can just feel this warmth and love around her. the light in her eyes and face is contagious. i love being around her.

chili rellenos

The chile relleno, literally "stuffed pepper", is a dish of Mexican cuisine, consisting of a roasted fresh green Anaheim or poblano chili pepper stuffed with a melting cheese, such as queso Chihuahua or queso Oaxaca (traditionally), and/or picadillo meat made up of diced pork, raisins, and nuts, seasoned with canella meat, covered in an egg batter, and fried. It is often served in a tomato sauce. The type of sauce varies widely. There are also many versions in Mexico that use rehydrated dry chiles such as Anchos or Pasillas

so first you have to select and peel the biggest, fattest chili's to stuff...then well stuff them. (sorry forgot to get a picture of that)
next you beat the egg whites. grandma says (laughing but serious) "don't stare at the eggs, you'll give them the 'evil eye' and they won't fluff" hahaha laughing some more. so mario stops staring at the eggs and soon they fluff.
next you add the flour and yellow part of the eggs and some garlic. and mix, mix, mix some more.
time for a break, hey we worked hard watching dad do everything.

lots of chatting and hanging out and other stuff while waiting for the oil to get hot enough to FRY! you have to continously check the oil to make sure it's hot and not too hot grandma says.

so you stick the stuffed chili in the batter... (this is mario's extra fat one, we had to get a special picture of it)
then fry it until it's good and crispy and the cheese is all melty and the chili's are nice and hot. then we cover them with beans and enjoy. so delicious. i'm actually hungry i think we have some left in the fridge i'll see you guys later.
but before i go, here's ashleigh hanging out eating a baseball...
and giving herself kisses. XOXO

bet you wish you had some chili rellenos right about now!

first day of school

these pictures stink! kind of like the rest of my day yesterday. well not really but i think i was more nervous than elijah, actually i know i was i don't think he knew what was going on. so we left the house at 8:35 am. no problems, school starts at 9:00. so no problems there i was expecting elijah to not want to leave but after a little talking to and convincing he left to the back to play i asked for a kiss he just looked at me and then walked away. so i left, he was busy playing. then i went to my sisters house to watch her little one so she could go "to work at hunters school". then at 11:15 (barely 2 hours later) i left to go pick up elijah. almost got hit by two minivans of crazy moms trying to get a place to park to get their little ones. then i get to the school and elijah runs to me and the teachers tell me he cried. only for like 5 minutes but it still broke my heart. elijah said he was sad becuase he didn't give me a kiss, so i tried taking pictures of him after school and i couldn't get my camera to work.

it works fine now, i think there's some smudges on the filter and the lens is trying to focus on them which throws off the entire camera. it thinks it's so smart, so smart it tricks itself into not working. so it was an emotional day. then i couldn't sleep last nite, thinking of all the things i have to do today before school tomorrow (like school supplies i've had a list for for the past month but forgot to get before school) then elijah has school tomorrow i don't know what to do while he's there, i guess go to the mall. darn!





so i guess tomorrow i'll try taking pictures of elijah at school that i'll pass off as his first day of school. and no i didn't cry, almost, but i held it in. the whole parking situation really stinks though. i need to figure that out any suggestions?

watermelon

well these pictures are old. i guess not that old like 3 weeks. i downloaded some pictures off a memory card (i had to clear them to get ready for a small wedding i'm taking pictures for this saturday. YIKES!! no really i'm excited and they're friends and forgiving i hope.) but i love watching little ones eat. their so messy and you can tell they just really enjoy their food. so here's some babies pigging out. enjoy.

we now know why ashleigh has such chubby cheeks, she has to has a place to store all those extra goodies. it's funny that she loves apples and love, love, loves grapes and watermelon, i gave her a lime the other day that she loved, then hated then wanted more. anyways, it's funny becuase she doesn't have any teeth yet insists on eating like she does.

What are little girls made of?

This is my niece. She's exactly 8 days older than my son. They have so much fun together and get along either really good or not so good. Just like cousins usually do. But no matter what happened that last time they played together Elijah is always excited to go see Zidaya again.
Can you believe how long her hair is!!! She's 3! I don't think my hair would be that long if I let it grow my entire lifetime.





This is my favorite. I love the look she's giving me, she finally stopped cheesing so much and just gave me a more natural look. She sure does cheese it up, my kids just roll their eyes when they see the camera!

birthday party

and what's a birthday party without a "big jumpy thing"? and why should a 21 month old think he has to jump inside the "big jumpy thing"? seriously is this kid crazy or what?! and he's not even two!





happy birthday bud, we just adore you!!!



fireworks? why not! left overs or course, but just as good the second time around.







what a blast! literally, we had so much fun. i think elijah would do anything to get to go to a birthday party. he'd probably eat spinach topped with peas. everything he loves all in one place at one time; food, juice, "friends" (anyone that will play with him), "big jumpy things", toys, presents, and of course his most favorite CAKE!!! but what can you expect, he gets it from his dad.

lost and FOUND!

well almost, i'm still missing that dang netflix. but mario came home last night and really "looked" for his mp3 player and he found it!!! right where he left it, well kind of. it WAS hooked up to the computer to charge only the computer got moved, but the mp3 player stayed in place. i knew i didn't touch it. usually i get blamed when everything ends up missing because i "move things" or how i like to say it they get "put away". so i left it on the table (like it was in the picture) becuase i figured mario would want it again soon. so he moved it to charge it and forgot.

too funny. i love when i have evidence that i don't always misplace things. well except for that movie, i don't know where i put it!