I've never been a fan of gazpacho. Had it at the Copper Onion, didn't care for it, had many different home made versions and never liked it. I have given it plenty of chances to catch me and I've never been impressed. Then, Andy brought home Pago's version and holy crap!
The thing that I've been looking for in this lite, chilled soup is complexity. If it tastes the same on the front of your tongue as it does on the back, I'm not interested. But, if a cook can give you more then sweet and sour, like maybe bitter in the case of Ryan's dish, the kind that hits you as it's going down, well, bravo.
Good food is addictive and rare indeed.

Yes.

Yes, I did. Twice.
Thanks Celeste for the stroller, and I took your advise.
Both had a blast, and I finally got a good run in.
The next morning I wrapped them both in blankets. Should have got a picture of that cause it was kind of creepy to see patsy's head poking out. She even slept most of the way.
What's happening to me? I'm so weird.

Ate ten dollars worth of organic chocolate covered almonds. In one sitting. Just felt the need to get that out in the open.

mango

Don't know why I was so intimidated by mangoes. They are delicious. I guess I just thought they would be hard to eat like a coconut or something. Turns out they are no biggie.

On another note, the weather has be in the 50's and 60's the last few days and spring is definitely in the air. Boo Bear and I have been enjoying our daily constitutional, which actually has been a cathartic experience for me. As many of you know, my mother is weird about staying warm in the elements.( We were required to "wear your hoods" till the day we left for college. My mother is nothing if not worried about sickness.) So, I have doubts that I know what is appropriate outer wear for the weather and my first instinct is always to over dress her. Mom would be proud to know that yesterday, my baby wore two hoods. Today she only wore one so....progress?

family pictures!

Got about a zillion more to post but for now here's a taste.

play time!

This girl loves to play with toys. The second she sits on her potty she grabs for the wipe cause she loves to have her little hands busy. These are just a few of her favorites. Patsy(the dog) should get an honorable mention here as well. June can't resist those long furry ears. Patsy acts like it's no big deal but June can really pull hard.

We added a room to our basement for the baby. It's almost done. Just gotta add door knobs and light fixtures and stuff. Thanks to Todd for saving the day and getting the carpet in. I was about to go crazy having the baby in my room.

new baby room

new door we put in to the baby's room