Virtual Coffee

Good morning! Grab a cup of coffee and yummy creamer and let's chat. I was flipping through my pictures and noticed we have been busy little Amelangs lately! Now that the weather has "cooled" (it's a mere 95 degrees outside these days) we have been regulars at the state park that is only a few miles away. I love it there. Hiking trails and a playground. So fun. The boys are learning the trails and have a blast exploring them.











Jay (Spartans) and Hunter (Cowboys) have both started soccer this season! Hunter's first game was Monday.




Have you ever watched 5 year old soccer? Oh my, it's the best! My sister in law says it's her new favorite sport.




Hunter did a great job! I was so proud of him! He got in there, worked the ball, blocked and almost made a goal. Soooooo close! He loved it. He's worn is uniform every. single. day. since we got it.








Jay's first game is on Monday.

Random thought...
Remember fishtail braids?




I tried it out the other day. Pretty cute! I like to mix things up from time to time. ;)

One last note before we finish our coffee....
I am working on my certification to be a Bradley Method Birth instructor. I'm super excited about it! I have been reading a lot lately and it's been a great refresher. I've also learned a few new things about pregnancy, labor, breastfeeding and babies. I'll be sharing interesting and hopefully helpful tidbits of information here in the coming days.

Well, thanks for stopping in. I hope you have a great Thursday!

A Toad-ally Cool Friend

We have a big tree in front of our house that houses Kermit the Toad. He hides in the hole all day and hops out onto the tree to sit and wait for dinner. The boys think he is so cool! Surprisingly, so do I. I have always had a huge fear/dislike for them but I have grown fond of our Kermit. We look in his hole as we walk by the tree and sit and watch him when we are outside playing. He's a toad-ally cool guy!

Gettin' Dirty!

Last Sunday John and the boys harvested some potatoes from our garden. They had a blast and were filthy by the time they were finished. It doesn't get much better than this....

Summer Memories

As a kid summertime was the best time of the year...no school, play all day, vacations, nothing but fun! I try to keep that same laid back summer attitude with the boys. John and I work less and are able to hang out and play more and we all have a blast! This morning we played out in the "cooler" summer weather. (It was what... only 90 out this morning?) and this afternoon we made ice cream from my new cook book Lick It! by Cathe Olson. Yum!

Vanilla Ice Cream
from Lick It! Creamy, Dreamy Vegan Ice Creams
by Cathe Olson
(had to plug my biz!)

1 14 oz can full fat coconut milk
1 1/4 cup non dairy milk (I'm not a vegan so I used raw cow's milk)
1/2 cup granulated sugar or agave syrup
1 T vanilla extract

Place all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until well blended. Cover and chill in fridge for at least 2 hours. Freeze in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.

We really enjoyed it! This is the first recipe that I have made but with more like lavender ice cream, strawberry lemonade sorbet, white chocolate brownie bars, and orange cream float, you can bet we will be eating lots of yummy ice cream treats all summer long!

Side Note:I wish I had a picture of the boys eating their ice cream, but Sunday night Tyler drooled in my phone and now it doesn't work and that was my main picture taking device =( I should be up and running again with a brand new phone tomorrow *crossing my fingers*