We are proud to introduce the newest addition to the Montoya family. The end of March we welcomed another baby girl into the world and are loving watching her grow up into a full fledged baby person (oh, the smiles!!). Here's to our wonderful Scarlett Willow...
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Those of you who know me, you know what I like to watch...an example being Futurama...and Top Chef :) My husband and I occasionally like to challenge ourselves to some creative cooking. This last time I got the brilliant idea that we should use some of the random accumulation of food we had going in our cupboards...So, we raided the pantry and set some guidelines. I have to laugh looking back. This really was the least successful meal we've made. Oh, well :) It was fun! The Pantry RaidThe Challenge: Use two randomly assigned ingredients from "the pantry" Use the star ingredient, eggplant Follow the randomly assigned guidelines (ie Use of only one burner, use extra pantry item) Pass the child taste test (our harshest critics!) The IngredientsThe MealThe Verdict
The KidsThe real verdict comes from seeing what the kiddos thought of everything. When we asked the girls what they thought, we got some pretty frank answers (Oh, kids are funny!). Nothing was super successful, neither were impressed (there may have even been some fear in there). Although, they did manage to polish off the cream of wheat and enjoy some chicken. All in all, I'd say it was a tie, even if Audrey did say I won ;)
Earlier this year I was asked to take photos of my daughter to accompany an article being published in The Reading Teacher. It was such an honor. Now I'm here sharing my joy and the article. The inspiration for the photo came from a sweet memory of the author. To quote K.C. Luttenegger, "My daughter loved being read to, and she always asked for “one more book, Mama, one more.” I have a beautiful picture of my daughter when she was two, sitting in a sunny corner of her bedroom, reading several board books. If you look closely, she is holding her book, Baby Beluga, upside down. This picture always makes me smile." ...and now this picture of my daughter, Katrina, will always make me smile. :) |
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