Siblings day.

Well hello there.
It's nation siblings day and so here is a shout out to my brothers that I love.
oh and more on my Amsterdam trip to come.

Dreaming of Spring

Because today I woke up to windy, cold and snowy conditions... I am dreaming of spring. Wishing I could wear my comfy maternity capris today but not able to or else I might freeze. Running errands without a jacket on and freezing my butt off. No jackets to fit this (almost) 29 week belly- bummer. Because Nicole is in the Netherlands looking at Spring Tulips and all I want is SPRING.... looking at this picture of my sweet Mia will have to do today.

 

 

28 weeks BUMPdate

Today I am 28 weeks along. Last week marked my first week of my LAST trimester. (woot) Sometimes it feels as if this pregnancy is just flying by and some nights I am uncomfortable and more than ready to be done! Baby boy is SO active and is moving all of the time, especially at night or early in the morning. He seems to have a particular fondness for kicking me in the ribs and really taking me by surprise. My belly just keeps growing like crazy so I finally decided to get myself some cute maternity capris. Up until now I have been wearing leggings/jeggings which are still great but at the end of the day the band starts to hurt my belly. I guess I have been in slight denial that I would need maternity clothes but oh man they are so much more comfortable! Thanks to Ross for having the best priced maternity clothes that are also so cute. I scored this chambray striped maternity top that I just love!

 

 And since my hubby was snapping baby bump photos of me, Mia had to have a turn at getting her picture taken. Love her choice of pose, lifted knee and all.

eva's

eva's bakery is the cutest little bakery in town. The bright blue is captivating as you drive along main street. The inside is just as fresh looking as the outside. As soon as I walked in I knew I wanted to buy anything and everything they had and I hadn't even look at any pastries yet. Well I wasn't the least bit surprised when I saw the pastries and couldn't decide on just one to order, not to mention we wanted the fresh bread we saw in baskets on the wall. It all looked so perfect. Dinning in looked amaze, but we were in a rush so we finally decided on two pastries and some sourdough bread. I went for the Coconut macaroon and mother went with the blueberry danish. They were to die for. That coconut was perfection. As we were paying pastries were still in sight and we both kept saying "ohh that looks good, next time." I cannot wait to go back and give the rest a try. We've also been using the bread to bake open face toasted sandwiches with smoked turkey, cheese and avocados. Delish, that bread is just right.

Thursday Tid Bits

1. Hello 3rd Trimester! I am officially in my 3rd trimester. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. Now if we could just speed up the process because I am starting to get a little uncomfortable.  

 

 

2. Got a new 4th generation Ipad for my birthday and I absolutely LOVE it, even if Mia thinks it is hers and says, "I wanna play on my Hi-pad"

3. Before I really even took it out of the box I waited until my otterbox cover came. And my ipad has already been dropped several times. Love that cover!!

4. Had an amazing birthday weekend (even though it snowed), especially on my daddy/daughter date to the fancy escoffier dinner.

 

 

5. Now that I have an Ipad I FINALLY joined instagram. Hallelulejah!!! Now just can't wait to get an iphone. (T-mobile is finally getting it on April 12th) Yep, you can even follow me if ya want! 

 

Avocado Berry Smoothie {Vegan}

A couple of weeks ago I taught a group of 8 year old girls about eating healthy. After the lesson we made healthy smoothies. I searched online and found this delicious Berry-Cado Smoothie. All of the 8 year old girls said they did not like avocados but I told them to keep an open mind. Turns out they absolutely loved the smoothie, and so did I! What a clever way to add protein and all the other health benefits of an avocado into your everyday diet. Adding the avocado is not only healthy but it makes the texture of the smoothie extra creamy instead of having to add yogurt- making it vegan. Since then I have made the smoothie a few times and even tried it out on my hubby who hates avocado (gasp). He loved the smoothie too. I decided to play around with the recipe and came up with this slightly different variation that I happen to love and am actually sipping on right now as I type. Yum.

Avocado Berry Smoothie
1/2 ripe avocado
1 banana
3/4 C FROZEN strawberries, mango, peaches, pineapple (I bought a bag of frozen mixed tropical fruit)
1/2 C FROZEN blueberries
4 ice cubes

Blend until smooth, sip, and enjoy!

And a shout out to Nicole, Princess Nicole, Colie. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Yes how cool is that? We are blogging sistas and share birthdays only 3 days apart. Love ya like a sister!

It's your birthday.

 

Happy Birthday to the best blogger sista friend.

I know nothing could ever compare to last years b-day shout out from the

VampireDiaries boys I threw together. So I had to opt for some cute pics of us.

 

Hope you enjoy your day!!