Rice Cereal

Joel is on his third day of rice cereal. He likes it so far, but I think he liked the avocado better.

Let's Go Orioles!

Sitting in his new high chair

Adam thinks this one looks like Uncle Luke

"This game sure is a nail biter!"

"Get emmmm'!

He loves his daddy!

Up Close

Thought it'd be cool to get some close-ups of Joel tiny features!

Joel's First Food (Avocado)

"Hmm ... what's this stuff?"

"I'm not so sure about this, Dad!"

"Not too shabby!"

"I can do it by myself, Mom!"

Pretty good for a first attempt!

Three meals to use up fresh cilantro ...

When buying or growing fresh herbs, I like to have a plan of how I am going to use them so that they don't go to waste. This week I bought fresh cilantro, and this is how I've been using it. I also had cheese, onion, chicken, lime, and BBQ sauce that needed to be used. I have no idea how much I used of each ingredient, because I don't measure (which can sometimes be a bad thing).

1. Pico de gallo: tomato, onion, fresh cilantro, jalapeno, and lime juice (I put this on Morningstar Spicy Black Bean Burgers with guacamole and pepper jack cheese).

2. Hawaiian pizza: crust (I used Pillsbury Artisan), BBQ sauce, pulled chicken, onion, diced pineapple, mozzarella cheese, topped with fresh cilantro

3. Avocado chicken salad: pulled chicken, avocado, onion, lime juice, pinch of salt, and fresh cilantro

More Pictures from Week 17

Tickle Time

Love that look!

Before his first Hokie tailgate (Spring Game)

A Nice Spring Day

Grandma Time

Rocking Chair Photo Shoot

The first two are cute!

The others are just funny!