Girls' Night

The girls and I got together to celebrate Jill's birthday.

It was a perfect evening to sit on Kate's patio, under the stars and little white Christmas lights.

Kate made a delicious vegan chocolate mousse with organic raspberries. I will have to post the recipe once I track

It down. I think it's only 3 ingredients!

A horrible picture of us

Chocolate mousse

First day of school

The girls started school last week. After the first day, they both came home with smiles. They like their teachers and their classmates. After the second week, I can say that we are off to a good start.

Amanda - 5th grade; Eva - 3rd grade

Liam started half day Kindergarten this week. Boy, was he ready to go! We waited for the bus in 90* heat for over 30 minutes because he was so eager.

When the bus pulled up in front of our house, he began waving wildly at the bus driver. He couldn't wait to ride that bus. When we asked him how his day went, he exclaimed,"Awesome!" 

I am particularly excited about this year because all three kids will be in the same school. Next year, Amanda heads off to the middle school.

Vegan donuts

I tried a new baking project today: dairy free, egg free donuts.

This is a keeper!!

So good!

Eva and Socks

The kids got a rare opportunity to play with Socks, our neighbor's dog, this afternoon.

After wearing him out by playing 'chase' in the backyard and trying to teach him tricks like jumping through a hula hoop, he took a rest with Eva.