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Project 52:42 | Thoughtful

Mahina and Lucas — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:00:59 +0000

Motherhood is…

thoughtful

Today was one of those days where you just wanted work to be over and you wanted to cuddle up in bed with your husband and little girl. Just before I had given up on the day of my friends and coworkers came in my office with this and some ice cream. Pam knows the key to my heart and is one of the most thoughtful friends I have come to know and love during the last couple years.

If you want to see more blogs also participating in Project 52 check out Aubrey My Love, Courtney Kirkland Photography, The Crain’s Nest, Englexas, Finding Joy, It’s a Strange and Lovely Ride, Lizzi Photography, Love and Life, My Slice of Life, My Tot Travels, Ohh the Places We’ll Go, Quiet Footsteps, The Robersons, Shades of Bliss, StyleberryBlog, Wicked Kate, Wokabout and Z as in Zebra. If anyone else is doing Project 52 and want to link blogs, please leave a link to your website in the comments so that we can link together!

Project 52:41 | Beautiful

Mahina and Lucas — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:30:29 +0000

Motherhood is…

beautiful

There are many things about Los Angeles that I take for granted and it’s hidden beauty is one of them. Even though I know that we will eventually move to Hawaii, Los Angeles will always hold a special place in my heart because it was where I fell in love with Lucas and where we started our family. Sunsets like this remind me why it is beautiful even when you are stuck in traffic.

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Mahina and Lucas — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:30:21 +0000

I love to bake and this Pinterest recipe was just calling me when I saw it. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love pound cake and cream cheese? Why not mesh them and see what loveliness happens?

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups Butter, Softened at Room Temperature
9 Ounces Cream Cheese, Softened at Room Temperature
3 Cups Sugar
6 Eggs
3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1/8 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy and then gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs one at a time, beating until combined. Sift three cups of flour and combine salt with the flour. Slowly add the flour/salt to butter mixture, beating at a low speed and then stir in vanilla until everything is well combined. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch bundt pan. Smooth the batter with a spatula to even it out and back for 1 hour and 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes. Lastly remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.

*Recipe from Elizabeth’s Edible Experience*

Project 52:40 | Defining

Mahina and Lucas — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:45:20 +0000

Motherhood is…

defining

Life is about defining yourself. When you are in school you are a “student” and when you get married you become a “wife.” Becoming a mother is the single most defining thing I have done. This is the church where Lucas and I got married and started our lives together, defining us as a family. I love that Ke’alohi has gotten to see where it all started.

Mac and Cheese with Roasted Chicken, Goat Cheese, and Rosemary

Mahina and Lucas — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:30:52 +0000

During the week, there is nothing I love more than a dinner that is home-cooked, simple and delicious. I can’t say more great things about this pasta dish that only takes two pots to make the whole dinner.

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1 Pound Dried Rigatoni
1 Quart Heavy Cream
2 Tablespoon Fresh Rosemary, Chopped
2 Cloves Fresh Garlic, Crushed
8 Ounces Goat Cheese
2 Cups Roasted Chicken, Shredded
Salt & Pepper to Taste

Directions:

In a large pot, season water for pasta with salt and bring to a boil. Add oil and rigatoni to the boiling water and cook according to the directions on the package, about 10 minutes. At the same time, pour cream into a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add rosemary and garlic to the cream and simmer (do not boil!). Once cream has reduced by half stir in the goat cheese and chicken and continue to cook until the cream coats the back of a spoon. Add drained pasta to the sauce, coating it with the sauce and simmer over low heat for a couple more minutes.

*Recipe from My Baking Addiction*

Daddy, Can I Have a Harley?

Mahina and Lucas — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:45:22 +0000

I bet Lucas never thought he was going to have to see the day when Ke’alohi wanted to buy a Harley Davidson. We were walking around Toys ‘R’ Us (big mistake) when Ke’alohi saw it, a pink motorized Harley Davidson. She was completely obsessed with it and didn’t want to get off once she was playing on it.

Hopefully she will forget about it and not ask Santa for it for Christmas. Hahaha.

First Side Pony!

Mahina and Lucas — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:30:06 +0000

I know this isn’t a huge milestone but now that she is older, milestones are getting more and more spaced out. Isn’t she just the cutest thing alive with her side pony tail? I just can’t believe how old and beautiful she is in this picture!