Dawn had a brilliant idea a few weeks ago - a salsa canning party (complete with salsa tasting and associated unspoken competition among salsa recipes) held on Cinco de Mayo. We were totally in, of course (regardless of never having made salsa or canning anything in our lives). We learned a few things, ate a TON of salsa and chips (and tacos), and enjoyed hanging out with friends while the kids played with their buddies. We sure hope this becomes and annual tradition!
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| Emma and Cora (sampling the Mexican liquid yogurt) |
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| Plenty of sun for our little Sunshine |
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| She could reach the pedals on this one, but didn't feel like trying them out |
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| "Working" on their "com-pooters" |
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| Jacob teaching James how to fish |
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| They were SO cute out there, and Jacob was so good with James. We sat leisurely up on the patio and didn't worry a bit. It's nice for James to have some older buddies around to learn from, and it doesn't hurt that Jacob (and Bridger) are such sweet boys, and are really good with kids. James thinks they're both very cool! |
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| Bridger out on the boat with Stirlin, while James fishes with Jacob. This picture was taken RIGHT BEFORE HE CAUGHT HIS VERY FIRST FISH ALL BY HIMSELF! |
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| He was very proud of his little brim, but also really shy about taking his picture with it. |
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| Miss Emma is almost 15-months-old, and still in the phase of tasting everything, even dirt. She's so adorable! |
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| Sweet little Bella. Can't believe Cora is afraid of her! |
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| Dinner time! |
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| Cooling off and calming down inside, pretending to watch a movie. (2 minutes later they were up jumping on the bed, and when I confronted them about it and asked if they thought it was OK to jump on the bed, Coltin said "Yeah, I have my shoes off!" and James said "We're being angels!"...) |
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| Cora didn't want to share the baby swing at first, but then realized it was low enough for her to help push Emma, and she loved it! These girls swung for almost a half hour at the end of the day! |
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| One of Cora's favorite activities... laying her belly across a ball (or balloon) and rolling forward until she falls off). She can do this over and over and over! |
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| The Cinco Salsas! Ours is 2nd from the left: Chipotle BACON Salsa! Don't worry Stephen and Dad, we'll be sending jars your way (it's SPICY!) |
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| Jay enjoyed breaking his 3 drink limit with tequila shots. And I wanted a picture of his newest WOOT shirt, purchased on Earth Day. (The robots are sparkly, which I find hilarious.) |
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| We camped out at the Hancock's house longest. Good thing we planned ahead and brought the kids' jammies. |
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| Hopefully they didn't break Emma's swing... at least Cora is still under the weight limit! |
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| Sweet Emma came to sit in my lap and Cora got jealous, so I took the opportunity to take a picture with both girls. Emma was saying "Cheese!" Guess she does the squinty eye smile too. So cute! |
And thus ended our Cinco de Mayo day. Lots of fun! Thanks again Dawn and Stirlin!
1 comment:
We had so much fun! Our kids are too cute together! I think it must turn into an annual thing!
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