I picked up the camera this past week after a brief hiatus. I struggle with taking photos in January and February when we always seems to be indoors. My ancient Canon 20D doesn't really cut the mustard in low light conditions and I so I have to work at maintaining my enthusiasm. Focussing on the reason for the photo as opposed to it's technical quality always helps.
Presently, Friday nights are my favorite and have become our night to crack open a bottle of wine and try a new recipe. Eric has always loved to cook but my interest tends to eb and flow. You might remember my New Year intentions for reducing the grains in my diet... I have since become completely grain-free. Partly in support of easing the effects of Eric's food allergies and but also because I feel less tired and enjoy better quality of life.
We're following a modified Paleo diet and even Eric's enthusiastic. Thumbs up.
Friday I picked up some cassava (yucca, manioc) root, red snapper and dragon fruit from our local Asian store and modified this recipe.


Luke was completely unimpressed and had a staple hot dog.

Ella on the other hand will try and eat copious amounts of anything.

She loved the dragon fruit chopped on a new $5.00 chopping board from Target.

Presently, I'm enjoying the variety of the fruits and vegetables we're eating thanks to the Paleo diet.
A blueberry omelette with maple syrup for breakfast on Saturday.

Chicken liver stir fry for lunch on Sunday.

Presently, we just about have a handle on these puppies. They seem to be calming down, Austin is responding to training and life is finally returning to what I recognize as normal, only now we have dogs. E and L love them.

Saturdays are typically bath days.

Presently, Luke has an ear infection. A cold progressed and we ended up with an Urgent Care visit today resulting in a round of antibiotics for the little man.

Presently, we still have the weekend celebrations on our mind. My father-in-law turns 70 years old this week and he wanted to celebrate by taking the all the Grandchildren to Jump Street on Saturday. We then hosted a simple dinner at our house.

My mother-in-law, and my husband for that matter, always cook enough to feed an army.

E and L enjoyed having their cousins over.


There was cake, a candle and singing.

And big hugs and smiles.

Imperfectly captured. I'll take it.