Wordless Wednesday: Love this face.

Tuesdays

I like Tuesdays for a lot of reasons. 


1) It's not Monday 
2) Taco Tuesdays at Taco Johns (Ingrid's favorite and one of the only things she eats without coercion) 
3)Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution on ABC


While it may seem weird to look forward to eating at Taco John's only to look forward to coming home to watch Food Revolution-it's still been a good pattern for us.  :)


If you haven't seen Food Revolution check it out-we loved it last season, and when we found out they were doing a second season we were stoked.  Happy Tuesday partner.

Ketchup (and carrots...)

I have been out of commission for a while.  There are reasons for that, and I am hoping that things settle down around here soon!  (Michael, Ingrid, and I are all healthy and happy)...anyway-I thought I would share a recipe for ketchup!  If your kids are anything like Ingrid Nightingale, they will eat anything as long as it has ketchup on it.  The love the dippin' and dunkin'!  Full disclaimer: I haven't actually tried out this recipe yet, but as soon as our ketchup runs out I am planning on giving it a go!  If you try it out, let me know how it is!!


Oh, and the best part, it's full of healthy ingredients like CARROTS!  Again, Jessica Seinfeld, I heart you.


INGREDIENTS
* 1 6oz can of tomato past
*1/2 cup of carrot puree
*1/4 cup of water
*2 T of apple cider vinegar
*2 cloves of garlic, minced
*1 T of brown sugar
*1/2 t dry mustard
*1/4 t of salt
*1/4 t allspice
*1/4 chili powder, or to taste

DIRECTIONS
1.  Stir all the ing. together in a  big saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat.  Reduce the heat and simmer until the mixture has reduced by about half, 15-20 minutes.  Let cool before serving.

2.  Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days, or freeze in a 1/4 cup amounts for up to 3 months.

...oh and a picture-for the heck of it.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Souba Kids: Mother's Day Surprise

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Thinking of summer....

Minnesota is such a tease.  Last week it was in the 70's, this week we have a winter storm warning.  Honestly, I take it as it comes.  I don't get super upset when the weather is bad.  When it's blustery and cold in April, I just make a pot of chill, simmer some Cinnamon sticks, and nest.  It won't be long until it hits 90 degrees!  We have been enjoying ice cream, sunglasses, home pedicures, and swimsuits-all in the comfort of our heated home.  A few photo's of our fun....

Matt & Breann: Engagement Session

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Busy Busy Busy....

We have had a busy week!  A really busy week.  Michael took the past few days off, so between photo shoots, daily tasks, and day trips-we haven't had a lot of down time.  No complaints, I love having two gigs a day, and spending extra time with my family.  Yesterday we headed west to visit my Grandparents, and it was SO fun!  We took Ingrid to Sibley Park, and unlike our first trip there when she was 8 weeks old, she actually had a blast.  When she saw the cows she would sing "EEE-I-EEE-I-OOOOO".....she is so not my little baby anymore.  Here are a few pictures of our day (and yes, after a very busy morning it took her about 90 seconds to pass out in the car on the way home....we couldn't help but stand in awe of "Wow.  We have a kid.  A REAL kid.  We created her.  That's awesome!")