Blue Monday

We were both pretty happy when we woke up this morning, but it all went downhill when we realized we had to go to school / work! Bah!

The rest of the weekend went by so quickly. I spent Saturday afternoon while AK napped scrubbing the kitchen. You'll find out why later :) We then headed over to Jess and Ben's for the evening. AK and Hunter played while I went to a yoga workshop, then we all had supper together, then I stayed in with AK and Hunter while Jess and Ben went out. Everyone was happy in the end! AK spent the night as I had a yoga meeting at 715am on Sunday. I had just enough time to pick AK up and take her home to get ready for church. Looks like she had a lot of fun playing with Hunter at church. Those two get along so well.

We had a total and complete meltdown for flossing on Saturday night. Wow. I now know that AK has quite a good gag reflex. Not sure where it all came from, she could have been tired, but I hope to not repeat that particular experience again!

After church AK went to play with Molly (I know I didn't spent much time with AK this weekend!!!) while CHEF REMY came to cook for me and 11 friends! There are a bunch of girls with January birthdays so we decided to have him come in and cook for us while we visited. Our menu was as follows:

Appy:

Wild Mushroom Ragout with Goat Cheese and Almonds

Main Course:

Moroccan Spice-rubbed Lobster Tail with Strawberry-Kiwi Salsa

Dessert:

Tropical Cheese Cake with Berry Coulis, [Layers of Key lime, Mango Mousse and Cheese Cake]

It was so good - and they brought pretty much everything they needed (all they asked for was a cutting board and salt) and took out the garbage when they left!!! It was a great way to celebrate all the birthdays and it is always good to get together with everyone.

AK and I walked down to the pond after I picked her up from Molly's. AK had a GREAT time chasing the ducks. It was hilarious. She'd chase them, they'd run away, and she'd giggle and laugh, and start all over again.

I had to laugh at the sign at the pond - the sides and back of the duck pond are restricted due to "breading" and nesting of animals. I wonder how breaded duck tastes? Ha!

AK ate nearly a whole little package of blueberries last night. Good thing they were on sale. AK has really been enjoying her fruit lately. Cheese and chicken are also big favorites. She is big on putting her own straw in her juice and in her yogurt drinks. She is also starting to dress herself a bit, and can get her own shoes on quite well now (on the right feet). She loves to flush the toilet and wash her hands. She is becoming more and more independent by the second!

Time to get some work done! xo