Family Time

Cultivating Foodies

Our best moments as a family are usually when we are cooking.  This weekend was no exception.  James works a 4 on, 4 off schedule, and this is the first time in many months that he actually had his 4 days off without being called in to solve some major world crisis or another.  So by Sunday he was well rested {maybe too well rested} and squirly.  He convinced me that we should make pasta, and I did gamely decide to join despite the fact that I have been living in barf city for the last few weeks due to some “awesome” morning sickness {thanks kid}.

It is really wonderful spending time with my husband cooking.  It is the love of food that brought us together and when we cook together we get this deep feeling like we are going back to our roots and enjoying our “first love” together…

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Good for the Soul

Cultivating Foodies

I am of the opinion that living in the country is good for the soul.  The wide open spaces, the proximity to nature, the smell {although sometimes it smells like horse poop…}

I think little chef is enjoying being a country boy.  I am not sure what he would do if we moved in to an apartment, most likely stand on the balcony and holler at the neighbours.

I love the lifestyle that comes with being out in the country.  We have one neighbour just across the fence and no one else for miles.  Its beautiful.  They have kids and they come wandering over to play with Little Chef quite often and no one has to schedule play dates, or drive them, or supervise visits.  It’s safe and so free at the same time.  Little Chef can play outside as much as he wants and just comes toddling back in…

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Round Two

Cultivating Foodies

Being pregnant with the second child is kind of like going back for your next year of high school and being sent back to kindergarten.  I know that it should seem logical to everyone except myself apparently that you have to start form scratch with each pregnancy, but the concept and the reality are a far cry from each other.  I am currently in the “feel like crap but don’t look pregnant just a little fat” stage and its dragging on.  As soon a I found out I was knocked up again I was all gung-ho and set up a “nursery nook” for the baby in our room and started reading birth blogs again and got all fired up.  Now a few weeks later I’m looking at this pretty basket of baby blankets thinking I need an intervention.  Or a time machine.  Last pregnancy everything was new, so each new…

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Moments.

Cultivating Foodies

Raising little people is one of the most difficult jobs out there.  I read endless mommy blogs about mothers struggling to handle it, and cheering each other on in the struggle.  And I am glad that there is this community that shows the sides of motherhood that most people hide.  But some days no matter what you read no other person can make you feel like it is all worth it more than that one chubby toddler covered in snot.  Little chef has been growing leaps and bounds lately and with all of the fun milestones he hits, he also finds new ways to get in to trouble and grate my nerves.  Today he walked up to me with his big boy cup and help it out to me and pointed at my cup.  I though “Oh so cute!” so I poured some of my juice in his cup.  He…

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