Pizza

So we all know im a foodie right? Well, a couple of weeks ago I decided to recreate california pizza kitchens pear gorganzola pizza for Heather, Amy, Keith and the kids. Honestly Yum! It was perfection from the very first try!  I ran across this picture this morning and my stomach rumbled for another. Looks like I'll be making pizza again this weekend.

Pear gorganzola pizza with greens on top :)

P.S. Yuliya only ate the greens.

pan roasted tomatoes with our pizzas

Oh and this is a lovely meal that Keith whips up when I am desperately craving Huevos Rancheros....doesn't it look amazing? It's finished off with an over easy egg on top of corn tortillas ...yum!

Fun with cousins

Recent trips to the zoo with Miss Alyssa and Aunt Amy and to the Childrens Museum with Aunt Tara, Madison, Jackson and Kaitlyn. Unfortunately this was the weekend that Amy and Alyssa had a stomach bug, so while we had fun at the zoo, Alyssa was back to being sick at night. She made a full recovery though, and is chattier than ever! Madison is starting to become a preteen and outgrow all of the "kid" stuff. But I think she still had fun with us :)

All three kids in the double stroller. We live on the edge.

When this chimp came and sat down Cash moved far away but Yuliya stayed to bond. Good Chimps eat their brocolli and greens. This is also where Amy quietly did her monkey impression seen here

Does this count as a picture of all of them?

All of the Lehrs snowboarding on a virtual mountain

Kaitlyn the daredevil, she happened to be the only one wearing appropriate shoes and good thing too, she really wanted to climb that wall. Pretty good for a three year old!

Artistic Madison did cat faces on Kaitlyn and herself.

Tara did a hilarious dog face on Jackson.

And they all put on a wonderful puppet show :)

The End.

Nice belt

This weekend my sister Tara moved into a new house. It's pretty neat how they were able to find a house so similar to the one they live in and yet different enough, I love it. The yard is massive! Both the front and back yards are big enough for a good game of football. She lives about 10 min closer to us now, which should make for easier visits with cousins. I only wish I had taken pictures of at least the yard....but next time I go I will, promise :) She would probably prefer I post pictures of an unpacked house anyway.  While Tara and Andre were busy moving on Saturday, my sister Amy babysat their oldest daughter Madison, who is almost a preteen.... Okay its true she's only 9, but you can already hear a little preteen coming out. She's dead set on not sharing a room with her 3 year old sister anymore because it interupts her reading before bed, as well as many other complaints that toddlers and 4th graders do not mix.  Good luck Madi! Sharing a room with your brother might come with a few cons too. Before taking Madison back to the new house we went to lunch.....and Alyssa told me a secret......

She's a Super Hero Sidekick! Who knew? They really do grow up so fast.

Hemker Haven

I spent a nice relaxing weekend with my sister Amy, her husband Matt, and their wonderfully cheery baby butterball Alyssa . Sorry for the picture quality, I don't know what makes me think it's ever a better idea to take a picture with a blackberry over a real camera.

 Here's the house they are building due to be done in late august! The portapotty wasn't part of the original plan, but I think it blends nicely with the earth tones they have going on, hopefully they keep it..... :P The house is VERY neat, plenty of windows, patios, cooking areas, tall open ceilings and beautiful front doors. I'm impressed with the all the thought that went into it, even adding romance into the floor plan with their private couples patio off of the main bedroom :) That's love to envy folks!

Miss Alyssa working on my drink.

Grand Entrance

 

 

This is my sister Amy, she created life today, an art of gods, we get to create life, love, nurture, and cherish these tiny beings we grow inside of us.  Welcome to motherhood Amy, it's our gift, and the gift we give the world. I know it was painful, but hey, if it weren't people would be having kids like we buy donut holes.

  

this is me, I can't look away from my new niece, can you?

 

This is my sister tara, she didn't have a baby today, but she has three! And they were all perfect little newborns too :)

This is Matt, how long did it take him to fall in love with his daughter?

Not very long at all