May Photo A Day - 5/5/13

"Paper"

 

 

 

I won these darling cards at a giveway on my friend's blog:  whimspirationphoto .You can check out the Etsy store they came from at: out of the bag creations .



 



May Photo A Day - 5/4/13

"In My Cup"

 

 

A big thanks to my Mom for passing along a client gift of loose leaf tea from Kenya!  She knows how much we love tea and tea time at our house. 

May Photo A Day - 5/3/13

"This Is Really Good!"

 

 

Who needs to drink soda when you can have sparkling water instead?  Just add some 100% fruit juice of your choosing to the sparkling water over ice and you have a lovely, guilt-free "soda".



May Photo A Day - 5/2/13

"Morning Ritual"
 

Our mornings just wouldn't be the same without "Miss Silvia", our espresso machine!

May Photo A Day - 5/1/13

"I Bought This"

 

 

For a family that loves Kalamata olives, this is a gold mine.

Baba Ghanouge and Hommos (Hummus)

More hummus

 

One of our local Mexican grocery stores that is very nearby also has a large Middle Eastern food section.  We love to make hummus platters and eat falafel, so this discovery was wonderful and also pretty surprising, considering the store is primarily a Mexican market that evens has its own tortilleria in it.  You can buy everything from a piñata for your next party to hummus imported from the Middle East at our local Valley Max.  It's so much fun finding local treasures, especially ones of the culinary kind.

Derailed by Life

Once again, and this happens to me a few times a year, my blogging has been completely derailed by "doing life".  Since whelping a litter of puppies and selling them, I sort of collapsed and had to take a little break.  Not to mention that the kids' school activities increase in number at this time of year, we have been running to and fro from softball games for our oldest for the past 2 months, and I finally put my nose to the grindstone and started training for real for my upcoming marathon at the beginning of June.  So, to kick start myself back into blogging more regularly again, I've decided to join in a "photo a day" challenge for the month of may.  I've done a few of these in the past and they are a lot of fun.  If I had a smartphone with instagram, it would be 10X easier, but it can still be done with a regular camera and a computer.  So, let the fun begin!  Here is the list of picture prompts for the month. 

My Baby Is 3!

She loves to smile for her Mommy.

My sweet Little D is 3 today!  We knew we wanted at least 4 children, but not long after having our fourth, I just felt like we were supposed to have one more child in our family.  God blessed us with this sweet, little bundle of joy and she has made our family complete.  It's hard to believe that my littlest one is turning three this spring, but such is life.  As my 4-year-old says, "Things just have to keep changing in life," which is very true.  So, I'm enjoying these days and years as my youngest children are still toddlers and preschoolers because I know this phase our lives will only last so long.  Happy Birthday Little D!  You are a blessing to our whole family and we love you!

Teasing Mommy.

Beautiful Baby.

Love her!