Summer Grilling

I love grillng in the summer because a) we don't have AC so it doesn't warm up the apartment like the oven does; and b) Daniel can help with dinner while I tend to the baby.

We first tried out this marinade last summer and revisted it again a couple weeks ago and fell in love with it all over again. The original recipe is to make chicken kabobs but we recently used it on a pork tenderloin with great success.

Rosemary Ranch Marinade
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup ranch dressing
3 TBS worcestershire sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vinegar (whatever kind you have)
1 TBS minced fresh rosemary (0r 1 tsp dried)
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 TBS white sugar, or to taste (optional)

Mix all ingredients well and let sit for a few minutes. Then pour over selected meat and/or veggies, cover and refrigerate for 30 mins. Then grill and enjoy!

We've enjoyed some really good kabobs with cubed chicken, peppers, onion and mushrooms (all marinated in the sauce); and as I mentioned above a delicious grilled tenderloin as well.

Smiles

Dane is now 6 weeks old - I can't believe it! But it's so much fun to watch him grow and develop and become more alert. And the best thing is that he smiles and plays with mommy some instead of just staring off into space all the time.

Oh Happy Day

I finally made it back to the gym this morning for the first time in over 2 months! And it was awesome. It felt so good to excerise my body since all I do is sit on the couch all day with the baby - not that spending time with Dane is not awesome too, it's just makes me feel lazy. It's also so nice to have my body back and fully functional - if not a little weaker than it used to be. The last time I was at the gym my body hurt too much to really do anything or enjoy it. Yeah for babies being outside the womb!

Lately

I can't count the number of times I've sat down to try and write a post only to have Dane start crying and taking me away from my intended task. If fact, he sounds like he is about to wake up now... so I'll try to make this quick.

The last 5 weeks have been a blur - a sleepless, stressful blur. But wonderful too. Breastfeeding continues to be a work in progress, but Dane is gaining good weight which is the most important thing. At 4 1/2 weeks he weighed in at 7 lbs 6 oz. Here's a full body shot. The beautiful quilt he is laying on is a present from his favorite Aunt Elizabeth (Note: in this case, favorite describes Aunt Elizabeth and not aunt :) He has lots of favorite aunts).

Here is a short video of face shots from the last couple of weeks. Enjoy!