I’m back! Well, maybe. In any case, I just had to post something about our grand success today. Kirk and I had this idea to make Friday nights Awesome Food Night in our house. I mean, we always try to make good food, but we thought Fridays could be when we make something at least kind of special…the idea is to put a little more effort into it. And since we love to cook and we love to eat, it will be a great way to start our weekend. I’m not silly enough to think that we will accomplish this every Friday night, but we did it at least once now! Tonight we grilled steak, sauteed mushrooms in butter, wine, and garlic, fried butternut squash in butter, and made grilled pesto bruschetta (inspiration from Renee). And had apple dumplings and ice cream for dessert. Oh, I almost forgot my last minute addition to the meal: homemade fries! Yummo. It was kind of a random meal, but it was very delicious. The bruschetta was the star of the show, with everything else as a very close 2nd, I would say. The squash was from Kenton’s garden, and the tomatoes were from…OUR GARDEN!!! We thought our poor little garden was not going to produce anything for all our work, but lo and behold, in the last few days the tomatoes started ripening! It’s a miracle. I had Kirk take a picture of the food while I was finishing the fries, and he neglected to put any fries on the plate. Just imagine them. Anyway, just thought I’d share the fun.
Here’s a couple recent ones of Mayah Papaya.
She is such a little mother!
Multitasking. 
Just reading, of course. Notice the well-worn pictures of the Slaubaugh relatives. It’s actually kept with her toys.
Coloring with Nana.
