First haircut!

Today was a big milestone, probably more for Mommy than for Raegan. She has never had a haircut before, and we wanted to get it trimmed just a tiny bit before she started school. Raegan had been excited about it all week. She talked about it the whole car ride to my salon, and was running to the door. And as soon as we walked in, bam! No way was she smiling or talking to anyone. She held still pretty good though, and she perked up quite a bit when Daddy showed up.

Fancy!

Raegan is going through a phase right now where she likes to wear lots of hair pretties and jewelry. Some days she will wear two headbands and clips in her hair, because she needs MORE PRETTIES. :) Here she is coloring with the feather clip from her Halloween costume in her hair.

Playing in the Water

Jacy and Bailey came over for awhile on Sunday afternoon to play in the water with Raegan. Good way to beat the heat! :)

Last week

Here's everything we've been up to in the last week. We had a couple cooler mornings, but now we're back to another endless string of 100 degree days. I am ready for fall!

Raegan washed her trike while Daddy washed his motorcycle the other night. She loved it! The next morning she woke up (at the crack of dawn!) and said, "My bike is dirty. I need to wash it."

Hanging out at the library

Raegan's cousins from Missouri are in town, and we got to hang out with them at the mall. Jacy is about 9 months younger than Raegan, and they're both finally old enough that they can play together.

Here they are "sharing"

If we're outside, it typically involves water. Here's Raegan at the outdoor pool at our gym

And here she is playing in her water table. I added bubbles to it after I took this picture, and it kept her entertained for probably close to an hour. :)

4th of July

Better late than never - here's pics from the 4th of July. It was definitely a lot more fun this year, in that Raegan really GOT what was going on. She is still talking about it almost daily, three weeks later. She loved the little poppers, and was not at all scared by all the noise from the big fireworks. Actually, for her, the louder and brighter, the better.

Poppers with Uncle Devin

So much fun!

Entertaining us while we waited for it to get dark enough

Raegan actually wasn't the biggest fan of the smoke bombs

As you can tell from how far away she's standing

Watching fireworks with Grandma

Happy 4th of July!

Cheesy Quinoa

(Not my picture - got it from the website that the recipe came from)



I found this recipe on Pinterest, and tried it out a couple weeks ago. I've never baked with quinoa before, but I thought that this turned out pretty good. It's like macaroni and cheese, but with a kind of nutty flavor to it. I halved the recipe and didn't put in any veggies or bread crumbs on top, simply because I didn't have either. I like my mac and cheese with a crust on top, so next time I will definitely add some bread crumbs.

Serving Size: 8


Ingredients

1 1/2 cups quinoa, rinsed and drained

Veggies of your choice (optional)

good pinch of salt

a few grinds of seasoning salt

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 large eggs

1 cup soy milk or non-fat milk

1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar cheese, more for sprinkling

Optional- Crushed Red Pepper, Panko Bread crumbs for topping

Toppings (optional)- salsa, hot sauce, sour cream, scallions

Lightly saute any veggies you would like in this dish.


Cook quinoa to packaged instructions until fully cooked. (Mine took 12 minutes, I believe.) Add salts, veggies (if adding), and garlic to quinoa.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat 13x9 inch dish with cooking spray.

Whisk together eggs and milk in large bowl. Fold in quinoa mixture and cheese. Stir very well and give the cheese some time to melt a little. Transfer to prepared baking dish. If using Panko Crumbs or bread crumbs, add to the top and bake 30-35 mins, until bread crumbs are browned.

Pics from the last week

Raegan LOVES riding her tricycle. She is bummed that we keep telling her it's too hot to go out and ride.

This is from one of the cooler days last week. She was reading her "mail" on the front porch.

Raegan is getting really good at coloring in the lines. She's gone from wild scribbling everywhere to actually attempting to color something in. Where has my baby gone?!

Jazz cat!