Photos

Last week I met up with a friend from from high school who is a photographer in SC. I've been in love with the pictures she takesn so when I found out she was going to be in town I booked a session for the boys. We met up in Rochester at Van Hoosen farm/park. The boys had a great a great time, I'm so excited to see how the pictures came out. Some teaser pics were posted. Here is the link to her blog if you want to check them out...

www.apriltoddphotography.blogspot.com

Owen's New Discovery

Owen found something new recently, little did he know it's been there the whole time. This just shows how different my two boys are, I have NEVER caught Aiden with his finger in his nose. The more I take his finger out of his nose the more it ends up in there....

Summerfest

Brighton had their annual Summerfest this past weekend so the boys and I headed downtown. Aiden was so excited to see the bounce house, he started getting mad at me because I kept driving past it in an attempt to find a parking spot. We walked around a bit and checked out the sidewalk sales then we were off to the bounce house. Aiden jumped and crawled through three different bounce houses.



Owen was such a good sport riding along


Aiden and I enjoyed a tasty snow cone.

An Afternoon at Papa and PapaMom's

The boys had a great time hanging with Papa and feeding the goats.

Sitting in the tree

Swinging away in the hammock

I'm sure Kyle won't be happy with his Aunt Lindsey in 10 years but it was too cute not to get a picture.

We had such a great afternoon just hanging with Papa and PapaMom. The boys got them all to themselves for the afternoon and then got to spend the evening with David and Kyle running around and playing. I even got to sneak away for a haircut and take a little dip in the hot tub!

Mine

Owen has learned the word mine. He no longer likes help either, someone sure thinks they are a big boy....

Barefoot No More

Owen is like is mother, he hates socks and he detests shoes. Just trying to try a pair of shoes on the kid is a struggle. After a very rude saleswoman at Stride Rite would not sell me a pair about a month ago I gave up. Well Owen is finally getting close to walking so we thought it was time to get him use to the feeling of shoes on his feet. I found these adorable Robeez sandals yesterday and so far Owen has been keeping them on. So PapaMom this picture is for you...

Watch My Garden Grow!

This is always an exciting time of year. It's not to hot, not to cold and all the flowers in my garden are really starting to flower. I love when my hollyhocks bloom. I planted them the summer we bought the house before we even moved in and get so excited to see them each year. Right now my huge honeysuckle is blooming and the wild "ditch lilies" are at their peak. Aiden even pointed out a few green tomatoes on the vine.

Chicken Blueberry Lime Pasta

I recently found this recipe and have been in love with it. I love the freshness from the limes and thyme. Since it seems I'm the only one at The McFarland's who likes it I get a few days lunches out of it. Please enjoy!

Ingredients
1lb chicken breast
8 oz. pasta
3 T. olive oil
1 large shallot
1/3 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
3 T. lime juice
1 cup blueberries
1 T. chopped fresh Thyme
1 t.grated lime zest
1/4 t. salt.

I grilled my chicken breast then chopped into bite size pieces.Cook pasta and drain. Place oil and shallot in a skillet and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until softened and just beginning to brown (2-5 minutes). Add broth and lime juice, cook for about one minute.Add chicken, pasta dressing, blueberries, thyme lime zest feta and salt and toss until combined.Sooooooo good! Enjoy!