Taite sure is a great help with Owen.

I use to wonder if they’d be close, being 3 yrs apart… I always figured that age gap was just far enough that they wouldnt click as much as Caleb and Taite have being 2 yrs apart.. but as Owen gets older and Taite… things have changed some.

Its precious to see.

SO glad my boys have each other, its a blessing.

Of course… The older two are still like glue :)
& Owen is often left behind. Which is ok most days, Owen being the 3rd really does seem to entertain himself alone much better. It does however give me a yearning to one day give him a younger brother :) – in time!

I came across a quick and easy restaurant style salsa the other day on pinterest… and had to try it.

Here’s what you need:

1- 14 oz can diced tomatoes
1- 10 oz can orginal Rotel
1/2 small onion, chopped (small)
1 clove garlic, crushed, or cut fine.
1/2-1 jalapeno, leave seeds in if you like it super spicey
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon raw salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 – 1 teaspoon (or more – to taste) cilantro leaves
1 lime, squeezeeee ;-) aka the juice.

(fresh cilantro btw would be best, but I sadly did not have fresh, so my recipe isnt nearly as celantro-ish as the original – but it still taste amazing! Just isnt as pretty.)

Directions:

Throw everything together into a blender, pulse it for about 10-15 seconds until well blended… and serve with some great tortilla chips. Thats it! Its super easy and taste great! Makes a good amount too, so if you have a party this sunday for Super Bowl Sunday :) – this would be a great item to serve.

Enjoy! :)

Or, have thumb suckers? :)

I was one.

& so any time I see a photo of a baby sucking their thumb, I think its just precious!

That adorable baby is Mercy, my friend Nicholes youngest. She was one of my models today for Boba & I just had to post this photo of her & her thumb.

Even tho I remember the challenges my mother faced with breaking me from my thumb (nasty tasting nail polish, bribes, who knows what else HAHA) I still think its cute to see :) – I btw eventually stop sucking my thumb… ;-) – it just was way past the norm, hehe.

While down town I stayed in a local coffee shop to start processing the images and wait for the next session (rather than back tracking and going home, then coming back) – it was weird… just sitting there alone. Im so not use to that. A friend did drop in for a bit to say hey :) – which was nice.

Then after fixing a late lunch for myself at 2pm when I got home, I then had a phone chat with Sam Hassas (awesome photographer I met at the Genesis workshop) – who is helping me with some business stuff… So kind of him to give of his time, he is so busy.

Then after the kids got up from naps… it was off to downtown again, for more Boba Pictures… but with the family this time… and afterwards we got to enjoy an evening out at a local yogurt place (its amazzzzinggg! affordable and healthy w/ fresh fruit) – & then time at a local park.

A busy, yet a good day.

I got a lot accomplished and got to also spend some sweet time with the family. We also could not have asked for prettier weather.

Well this is one of them…

& I am giving away a bottle or 2 ;-) – so go sign up on She {hearts} It