I did another new recipe this month. It was a Bacon Omelet Roll with Salsa. It’s easy to make, and delicious! It would be great for if you’re having company over for breakfast.
In case you’re wondering, Silas is wearing Brian’s boxing wraps on his hands. 
My bacon omelet rolls!
Here is a pic of my three tomato plants. Actually, there’s four, but two of them are planted very close together. The tomatoes pictured here have been eaten days ago, either by me or Silas, who likes to pick them and eat them immediately, before coming back into the house. They are delicious! It’s amazing how much better homegrown tomatoes are than store bought ones.
I never actually made a nice little garden or landscaped around the plants, but I think I’ll do that next year.
I also have a raspberry bush, which is yielding many juicy raspberries, which both Silas and Brianna like to pick and eat. It’s a lot of fun, and I think next year I’ll plant a few more raspberry bushes, and hopefully an apple tree. Above is a pic of an unripe cluster of raspberries from our raspberry bush.
Since July 4th fell on a Sunday this year, it was observed by some businesses on July 5th, which is today. So, Brian was home with us, and we did a few fun things together!
The kids in their pool today.
Brian and Silas at the park, with the fire we built!
The kids and I at our little picnic area. We were making smores. Brianna liked licking the marshmallows.
Brianna is walking all the time now!
Brian and I!
We were going to see some fireworks in the evening, and we went, and there were quite a few other people there, but the date was wrong on the website we all saw it on, and there were no fireworks!
We had an awesome day, though! Looking forward to many more fun summer adventures!
For July 4th this year, we had a little cookout at our house, after which we relaxed outside while Silas played in the little pool, and then we all played a game of Scattergories.
Unfortunately I forgot to take many pictures!
The cupcakes I made, in honor of Canada Day and Independence Day. I even made one in honor of Obama! Am I hip or what?
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The inside of the cupcakes.
Brianna after eating a cupcake with blue frosting!
Setting up the little pool for the kids.
We had a fun July 4th, and today, July 5th, will also be fun, because Brian is off! We have a few things we plan on doing with the kids. Should be a blast!
Here are a few more pics from last week, when my parents and sister Stephanie and her kids, stayed at my house:
Elliott and Silas in the bike trailer. I pulled them around a little bit, as well as Heidi and Esther. They thought it was really fun. Esther said she’d want to go for an hour long ride in it.
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
We took the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad for a 2 hour trip. It was a fun experience, and the girls really wanted to go on because it reminds them of Little House on the Prairie. They even wore the bonnets they got from Hale Farm & Village.
Enjoying the ride!
Our train car was practically empty, so we could pick and choose seats, so when we ate lunch, we all moved to seats with tables. Here’s Mom and Dad eating lunch. The food was excellent, by the way.
Silas watching a train passing the other way.
Crying Party
On the last day of our family get togethers, we usually have a “crying party”. This time we even had a special cake for it!
Esther and Heidi getting ready for the party.
Looking forward to our next trip!
I recently made a new recipe for the first time, called Chocolate Hazelnut Pie. This is a very easy recipe to make, and this time I got several reviews! Enjoy!
I recently made a video on how to make Terrific Tiramisu. It turned out really good!
The main problem I encountered was that when I beat the mascarpone cheese, it didn’t get really smooth, but had a bit of a texture to it. Other than that, it went great, and tasted awesome. I also filmed this late in the evening, so the lighting wasn’t great. Next time I’ll try to make the lighting better while filming when it’s dark out.
I recently made Zuppa Toscana, the soup you can get at Olive Garden. It was sooooo yummy! Here’s a video I put together so you can see how it’s made:
One thing Brian and I never do, that a lot of parents with young kids do, is occasionally go out on dates together! So, we decided to start. We’re gonna try to go out once a month. Any more than that is difficult because we don’t have any babysitters close by.
About a week ago, we dropped the kids off at Brian’s parents’ house and went out to a restaurant called Jake’s. It was a very nice place!
Brian
Brian’s BBQ chicken burger and fries. The fries were incredible!
Me
My Philly steak with portabello mushroom ciabatta wrap with chipotle ranch sauce. It was excellent!
Brianna sleeping on Grandma’s lap. She was like this when we got back from our date.
Brianna ate almost a whole McDonald’s cheeseburger while we were gone. No wonder she was snoozing!
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