I made it through another year of first grade! It seems like the year went by in no time at all and it's kind of weird staying home instead of going to work and seeing by kids every day. I've gotta say, I already miss those little buggers...well, most of them. But especially these:
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| Are love notes like this not the cutest things in the world? |
Yes, those are leggings with pictures of kitty faces all over them. They were the greatest first grade fashion choice I have ever seen. (And yes, she worked it in them. Hard.) I've thought about making Brax start misspelling words and wearing cat leggings, but luckily for him he's kept me too busy. Here are some of the things we've been up to so far this summer.
Preparing for life at the country club
A couple of weeks ago we decided to be healthier (not watch so much Netflix) so, he took me down to the tennis courts to learn how to play so we can have something a little more active, yet more fun than going to the gym, to do together. So far, I wouldn't say I'm quite a Williams sister, but I have illegitimately won one game! (Set? Match? The terminology is a little lost still.)
Last Saturday, we woke up early to go down to Spanish Oaks and get me started golfing. Basically the only golfing I've done since like 8th grade gym class is mini-golf, so while I like to think I'm an expert putt-putter, it made for a long nine holes. Luckily the weather was beautiful and I got a great instructor/caddy. :)
Domesticating
If Robin Thicke can use it as a verb, it's legit. With all of this summer time on our hands, we're becoming quite the homemakers.
So far we've made banana bread with
this recipe that uses agave nectar and applesauce, but tasted like actual normal banana bread! A good find, since we always buy bananas but never actually eat them. Now we can let them go bad with a purpose. :)
We also started a tiny little herb garden on our balcony. I've had a less-than-awesome track record with caring for plants (like the flowers I got from my students and from the ward on Mother's Day), but I thought that if we planted something that we can actually grow and eat, we'd be a little more invested. So far we're on day three and going strong.
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| Our babies- Rosemary, Basil, Oregano, Cilantro, and Chives. |
Salt Lake day trips
I seriously thought this Saturday was the first week of the farmers market in downtown Salt Lake. So, in my grand plan to go out and have a good time on a day when Braxton's out of class, we got up early and drove up to Pioneer Park. It turned out the farmers market starts next week. Which we found out when we walked around a hella disorganized park, which basically looked like a bunch of people selling junk. Because it was. What looked like the farmers market at first glance, was actually a giant yard sale. Kind of a let down, BUT, we did score some new records for a dollar a pop.
Nothing else was open for shopping for another half hour, so we decided to cruise down to Chinatown. Yes, Salt Lake has a Chinatown! Almost. Basically, it has a strip mall with an almost-completed supermarket and some Chinese restaurants, and this gigantic gate in front of the parking lot:
We found one dim-sum place that was open for breakfast, and we had to see if it was any good. As with any legit Chinese restaurant, I just let Brax order whatever he thought would be good and waited to see what came out. He did a good job of ordering basically anything off the menu that wouldn't have seafood in it for me (which I guess is hard at a dim sum place?). That's true love.
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Red Bean Ice.
We had this in SF and it tasted like Reese's Puffs milk-- no joke.
So, I subtly hinted we needed it again. Looks weird, tastes delicious. |
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There was beef in the middle of those weird, gelatinous noodles.
It was actually pretty good, but we were so full by the time it came out that we couldn't finish it. |
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| That face pretty much sums it up. |
