Every time our CSA gives us collards I make them into wraps. I love them. But when it comes to spring roll wrappers I’m not the best. My friends made fun of me for stuffing it too full like a burrito when we went out once last summer. FYI, Quan nem ninh hoa is a total hole in the wall gem that my friend told us about. It’s so far out in Sac that it may as well be another city, but it’s cheap and delicious Vietnamese food, so what else do you need to… Read more >

The best kept secret in childcare is about to be burst wide open. At least for Davis peeps. My kids’ ABSOLUTE FAVORITE activity is Awana. Yes, they like sports too. But nothing and I truly mean n o t h i n g, can top their love for Awana. That said, if there were one thing to top their love for Awana it would be MY love for Awana. It’s basically vacation bible camp once a week. Oh and did I mention it’s drop off? Which means, Kyle and I have a built in weekly… Read more >

Here is another part of my unintended flashback series, in which I share random moments that I just uploaded from my phone’s photo album. Kyle planned a surprise weekend for me, but because he knows that I hate surprises (translation: I like control), he shared the plan with me a few days before it all went down to make sure I wasn’t totally flipping out the entire time. He knows me so well. And we both had a fantastic time. Here are some highlights… We arrived around lunch time and went straight to the Ferry… Read more >

Prep for this week includes: hard boiling eggs, cooking pasta, cooking beans, roasting chickpeas, and chopping veggies Please note: This may look slightly repetitive and/or not terrible exciting but my whole goal in sharing these menus is to prove that it doesn’t have to be instagram picture perfect to be good enough. Don’t overcomplicate your life unnecessarily! Because I still had items leftover from the previous week I put them in this week’s menu. That being said, they are still on the grocery list I made out just in case you don’t have them. And… Read more >

I plugged my iPhone into my computer this weekend and was VERY alarmed by all the amazing photos I took over this past year that never saw the light of day. Well, certainly I enjoyed the moment as I lived it, but many of the pics I took with the intention of sharing and then life got busy and they got buried behind 400 other photos. Here’s a quick look at the Mother’s Day thing we got going on…six years in a row! Muir Woods gets more and more fun as the kids get older…. Read more >