Cold Sesame Noodles

Salt
1 lb Whole-Wheat Linguine
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp chopped fresh ginger
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp sesame oil
6 tbsp smooth peanut butter
1 tsp sugar
2 cups shredded chicken breast
2 1/2 cups frozen broccoli florets
2 carrots, shredded
1 red bell pepper (seeded) and sliced thinly
6 scallions chopped

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasta cook until just tender, about 10 minutes

2. In a blender combine, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, peanut butter, and sugar; blend until smooth.

3. Drain pasta, rinse with cold water and drain again. Toss with sauce in big bowl, add water 1 tsp at a time ad needed to moisten. Add chicken, broccoli, carrots and bell pepper, toss again. Sprinkle with scallions and serve immediately. Or, cover and refrigerate for up to one day.

*This was AWESOME. I added shrimp, and did not use carrots. My mom said she added avocado and it was even better.

Not every day.......

Is good for me. I would love to say it is......but honestly I am still getting used to the stay at home mom thing. It's a very different world to be home all day with your kids. Wednesday was really hard on me, as i felt i was failing as a parent. Aragorn got in trouble at the store for not listening, so he sat in the middle of the isle and SCREAMED. Feeling embarrassed i got my cart, paid, and headed straight home. Eric (lucky him) called me while i was driving home, and i told him what had happened. How i felt as though Mrs. Rena had done a better job with them, and how i just didn't think me staying home was going to work. He reassured me that i am in fact a great mom. And that every day will not be perfect. Aragorn and Rohan did much better in the afternoon, and Eric and Aragorn had a talk about how to treat mommy. These last few days have been much better. I guess we all just need a little reminder sometimes.

To help me feel better Eric got me some very pretty flowers as a surprise.

Rohan Kissing/smelling my flowers

Rohan's new hat......

So CUTE!!

RAWR baby Says RAWR!!

Aragorn agreed to at least put it on

Happy Fathers day....

We Love you So much!!!

World Cup Soccer Fever!!

It has started, World Cup Soccer. And let me tell you i am PUMPED!! I am voting right now for both Germany and the USA. For the boys, this was a new experiance. Aragorn was a litttle over 1 yr old when the 2006 world cup happened, so he doesn't remember it. But this year he will. I have been cheering and yelling and booing for the last couple of days, and the boys are getting into it too. Rohan likes the "YEAH" and clapping parts. I got Aragorn watching the USA/England game on Saturday.

I said SCRAMBLED!!!

And he wasn't kidding.......Yeah, this is what i came upstairs too. All i could do was laugh. He was having such a great time.

Day at the beach........

Last Friday we all played hooky and went to Aurora Reservoir. Grandma, Martin and T-B joined us for a day of fun and sun. It was a great day to go as it wasn't to hot. The sun stayed hidden till about 12:30, which was just perfect. We all got a little sun though (me the worst) but we had an awesome time. Aragorn proved he is my mom's grandson by staying in the water the ENTIRE time we were there. I think he came out for maybe 2 chicken nuggets and a drink. Otherwise he was in the water. Rohan was happy on the blanket with some popcorn, but was not against going for a little dip. All in all it was a GREAT day, i had an awesome time and so did everyone else. Unfortunately Eric had to work, so he wasn't able to join us, but next time for sure.