A Shushi Adventure

The Redford teens are off school this week, so I enjoyed getting to spend some time with Elizabeth and Kimberly for a sushi lunch date. I've been promising Elizabeth and trip to the sushi house for a while and Kimberly was glad to be adventurous and join us too. We had a great time together...and definitely made some memories...I sure love these girls!

We started with some kind of tofu soup. Hannah loved it!

We had chicken teriyaki sushi...the girls said this one was the safest.

first taste



We enjoyed (maybe I should say Elizabeth and I enjoyed) cucumber roll and California roll. Liz's fav was cucumber roll while mine was California!

Kimberly's face says it all....

after lunch...we decided that we should take some of left overs to Pastor Seth at church...who had never tried sushi. Lessons learned from this picture:
1. He hates sushi
2. he need chop stick lessons :)

Valentines Day

We had a great Valentines Day. With it being on Sunday, I didn't have time to make heart pancakes like I've done in the past...but that was okay. We enjoyed the morning at church. We had chili for lunch and then Seth was off to small group. I was sad to miss...but Hannah really needed her nap...so I stayed home. We got Hannah to bed and had a late dinner together. Seth picked beef noodle bowl. It was my first time making this (surprise) but it turned out great. It was a treat for both of us to have a dish with steak in it. We had salad, sparkling grape juice, and ate on my Grandma's china...it was nice to have a quiet meal together! For dessert we had chocolate cheesecake pie...yum! Afterwards, we enjoyed a quiet movie night. I'm so thankful for my wonderful husband!

I tried to get a cute Valentine picture of Hannah...but this was the best I got. She was in a very ornery mood :)

A day with Grandma, Papa, Uncle Cody, Auntie Erica...and....baby Eli!

Grandma, Papa, Uncle Cody, Auntie Erica, and baby Eli came to visit us on Saturday. It was so fun to spend the day with them. It was nice to just play around the house and enjoy some time together!

more piggy back rides with Uncle Cody

we enjoyed snuggle time with Elias

Hannah loved helping Auntie Erica change Eli's diaper. She's actually standing on the bottom shelf of her changing table so that she can see. She was very good at handing Erica the wipes.

sweet Elias Lee

My first piggy back ride

Daddy just took me for my first piggy back ride. I had so much fun! I loved wrapping my arms around his neck...my daddy is so much fun!!

A Day With Lilah

I got the chance to spend lots of time with friends last week. On Thursday, Lilah came over to spend the day with me. As always, we had so much fun together!

We made stain glass hearts

Doesn't Lilah do a great job writing her name?

I loved how mine turned out

We also made birdie biscuits. Mommy got the idea from Today's Housewife

I love Lilahs face in this picture

We made hearts and flowers

A playdate with Milan

I had a wonderful time at my friend Milans' house last week. We love the same things, and have so much fun playing together. We pretended to make cookies, played with stickers, playdough, danced, and ate lots of grapes!

I love my friend Milan! :)

Here we are playing with stickers...I'm being silly...

Milan just got a new baby brother, Lincoln. She was showing me how she hold him.

now my turn...he's so sweet!

Works For Me Wednesday: Honey

With it being cold season, Hannah has had a few coughs already. She must be like me and just be prone to them. Two weeks ago she was sick with everything: cold symptoms and fever. This week...she just has a cough at night. Last winter, my doctor said that I could give her a small dosage of Children's Robitussin. After doing some research, I hesitate to do that now, and have saved the cough syrup for a last resort. What I have found that works wonderfully is...honey! If she wakes up coughing, I give her a little less than a teaspoon full of honey. It's just enough to coat her throat and stop the coughing. It's a great, natural way to stop the cough! :) If your child won't take the honey straight...I've also read to mix it in with some warm tea or juice.

*please note, babies under one year of age should not have honey.

So during the cough and cold season...honey is what works for me!

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