Closing Time....

We closed on our house on Friday! Lots of signing... expected. but there was a fun surprise for the kids... they all got to pick a stuffed animal.

Here's Caitlin with her new puppy "Hermioney" and the kitty she got for her birthday... "Soap."

'Ermioney and Soap= Best Friends!

Will with his new friend, "Harry"

Brinners with a pink monkey, "DaDa"

Ukrops Monumont Ave 10K

I ran my fist 10K on Saturday!

I had a BLAST! I was so happy I didn't have to run it by my self... because let's face it... it's always more fun to accomplish a 6.2 mile race with a buddy!

Pictured next to me is Linda!! When Justin and I moved to VA we were thrilled to hear that I had cousins that lived close!! Kurt, Linda and I all ran the race...and Justin stayed with the kids (all 6!) Thanks Just for your services so we could...as Napoleon Dynamite says... have "the time of our lives!"

Amanda and Linda

A's 10K Playlist:

I Got A Feeling.........................................Black Eyed Peas

The Sweet Escape....................................Gwen Steffani

Black Horse & The Cherry Tree............KT Tunstall

Holiday......................................................Green Day

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams................Green Day

Shut up and Let Me Go...........................The Ting Tings

Amber........................................................311

TiK ToK.....................................................Ke$ha

Decode.......................................................Paramore

Party in the U.S.A....................................Miley Cyrus "This is all so cra-A-zy!"

I Caught Myself........................................Paramore

*The Climb*..............................................Miley Cyrus

Gettin' Jiggy Wit It..................................Will Smith

Nod Ya Head.............................................Will Smith

Defying Gravity........................................WICKED

Fallin' for You............................................Colbie Caillat

Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It).............Beyonce

Already Gone.............................................Kelly Clarkson

Freakin' It..................................................Will Smith

Hallelujah (feat. Charlie Sexton)..............Justin Timberlake (Hope for Haiti Now) All time fav. version of this song! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Amazingly beautiful!

Dudes... with a play list like this... i didn't know whether I should dance or run the race! I love my ipod and i LOVE running!

Dare I go for the Half Marathon in Nov?

Snack of the Week....from the $1 Menu

i LOVE this...
I saw this in Fitness magazine... thought i'd share! GO DOLLAR MENU!!

This week we....

...had another stylish Sam's Club field trip

...had a Big Roll race in the front yard

...picked up sticks with our mouths, and played in the yard bare foot

...gave kitty "piggy-back" rides

...built a farm for all our animals

...played inside while it rained outside

Other fun things this week:

...found a peanut butter sandwich under the cushins of the couch... apparently i shouldn't use the frase... "If you finish your sandwich you can have a cookie" BECAUSE i don't have eyes in the back of my head... and my kids are REALLY creative... and i'm just afraid where the next hiding place will be. [no picture, ha.]

...Justin found a super good buy at Home De Pot... 10 pack of Brinkmann LED flashlights for $10.00... Wad' up?? good deal, man... the Kids are IN LOVE, now they are really set for camping!

...AND...we've Packed A LOT of BOXES!! We close on our house TODAY!! We've been looking at carpet, paint and washer and dryers... It's an exciting time!!

B.Ball

Caitlin, "We're playing BASE BALL! " (me- "Basket Ball!" ) "Yeah...Basket Ball!"

Will, "I LOVE Soccer ball, mom, I do!"

Please watch!!

Hey, My buddy Melissa entered a YouTube Video contest... She needs you to watch this... like 100 times! :) or once works too! Thanks buddies!

1st time to the beach...

Caitlin Rose--
July 2006
I don't even think we let her sit in or touch the sand... Ha, being first time parents and not wanting her to eat it... (no wonder she loves it so much now!) We were visiting Amy and Kevin in CA for Enoch's 1st birthday! Newport Beach.)
Wilbur--
December 2006
Rocky Point, Mexico
Poor little guy had a cold, and needed some fresh air and sun... this beach was so peaceful and perfect! He loved the sand playing with it... and eating it!

Brinley Jayne--
March 2010
Virginia Beach, VA

She LOVED being in the sand... i swear she ate like 2 pounds worth of sand... oops. but at least she's happy... and looks SO cute! My favorite was when she took off (crawling) after Caitlin and Justin who were running into the waves... it was so cute...

The First of Many Trips To ....

Brinley's first time seeing the ocean!

Happy Kids!

Sand Castle...

Part of the reason to go to the beach,(A) the kids have been asking since November.... (B) we had to take Flat Stanley... he came all the way from Layton, Utah to do something fun in VA... he had a GREAT time!

Will's Wipe Out...

playing with the waves

Boom!

Although it was a pretty warm day, the water was C.O.L.D. Poor Will.

....he kept his distance the rest of the day...

J and A's...

WE LOVE THE BEACH!

March- Traveler's Star

Check out the New BAND... VACATIONS!!

I HAVE the COOLEST Brother...
(My Bro. is the Drumer, Brandon Adams!!)



I'm not proud or anything... am I??
Love ya BRO!

http://www.myspace.com/wearevacations

Asian Pasta Salad

We call this salad the Baby Blessing Salad, because we've had it at all our family parties after the baby blessings... it's a simple, flavor packed and a healthy meal that's easy to assemble for LARGE groups!

ENJOY!

Asian Pasta Salad

Dressing:

1/4 cup sesame seeds

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1/3 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup canola oil

3 T sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper

Combine all the ingredients in the blender. Make the night before.

Salad:

1/2 cup chopped green onions (about 1 bunch)

1 12 oz. bag of bow tie pasta - cook until al dente

1/4 cup slivered almonds - sugar in a skillet pan and cool

4-6 chicken breasts - cook however you want and then cut into chunks or slices

3-4 peppers: red, green, yellow, orange - chopped (the little peppers from Costco are fabulous and can be cut into rings, discard the seeds; use 6-8 of these.)

Fresh baby spinach

1. Combine the chicken, pasta, green onions, and peppers the night before or early the morning of the party...add 3/4 of the dressing and keep in the fridge in a sealed container. A

2. Add the remaining dressing, almonds and fresh torn spinach right before serving and toss all together *this is important because otherwise the spinach will be ruined.

And depending on how many people you are feeding, you may want to double the entire recipe...It keeps very well.

More Harry Potter fun...

Caitlin and Will under the invisibility cloak...

Giddy-UP... Ya'll

The kids were playing up stairs the other day, and Caitlin yelled, "Mom, come here, QUICK!" Anytime the kids call me, i usually grab my camera in case it's something silly, worthy of a picture. This was SO cute...
A 6 seater saddle... THAT is one strong horse!

Eeeeeeh.... What's up Doc?