Being a working stay-at-at-home mom has it’s perks. For example: I get to hang all day with a tiny (white chocolate) butter ball at 1 of our 5 nearby parks. We literally go to the park every. single. day.
Another perk? Food prep. With Sloan as a sous chef – we get stuff done around here. This week we tried tilapia crusted with sweet onion and papaya. It was BOMB.
Swinging is her cardio…
We tried one more new recipe this week: asparagus and chicken stir fry (with eggs). It’s going to become a regular.
Sloan got a new trike for Easter – but unfortunately can’t reach the pedals. This is going to be the first of many times her little legs “come up short”. Welcome to your genetic world, little love…I heard once that men are more likely to repeat the same meal over and over and NOT get sick of it – when women need variety and change. Not me. I could eat this meal over and over and never get sick of it. Gourmet toast, chia pudding + bananas + cinnamon. Even Sloan likes it, and that’s a good thing…because it’s not going anywhere anytime soon.
Meanwhile, still going to the park every day. Sloan’s hair has grown almost a whole inch the last few weeks. Long enough that I could curl it. And I did. And then I almost cried.
Speaking of crying…my nephew received his mission call this week. He has been called to serve in the Italy Milan Mission – which is basically a dream mission (if I could pick one for myself). Not to mention he’ll find a wife in 2.3 seconds when the local ladies back home hear him speaking Italian. We are so excited for Keato, he will be a wonderful missionary! We had a picnic Friday afternoon. Goldfish, cheerios and the like. She loved every second until she realized that the blanket wasn’t keeping her anywhere and she could roam wherever she wanted with her treat bag.
Zach left Friday to go to Cabo with his friends, so we were totally spoiled all weekend with visitors. My family kept us company and even attended church with us Sunday so I could teach my Sunday School lesson while they helped with Sloan. We had dinner at our house afterwards: salmon skewers and brownie sundaes. Sloan opted for an Oreo. I am still regretting that decision…
We’re missing Zach, but lucky to have had the company of our family.