Baby and his book

I'm learning about colors and shapes Mommy:)

Daddy & Son

Loving Daddy's attention:)

Birthday Weekend in Kona

Hey everyone!

Here are some pics form my birthday weekend in Kona. First stop: Hapuna Beach, then Waikoloa, lastly Kailua-Kona. We had a great time with the Martinez family, they are so sweet. We love them. We so needed this break, it's been a little rough with Jer's schedule, they rarely give him 2 days off in a row, but they did on my birthday weekend, perfect timing huh!?!

On a side note: Sleep is hard to come these days, we thought Jeremiah was going to stay on a pretty good schedule sleeping 6-8 hrs through the night, but since he's been teething for the past few weeks....he's been waking up crying full of pain...it's like when he was a newborn all over again, waking up every 2-3 hrs :(
 I saw the evidence!...His first tooth bud!!! I can see 2 little teeth impressions on his lower gum and one of them has already broken through, I can even feel it with my finger. The other one is starting to pop out too! EXCITING!!! :) Since he loves chewing on things, we make sure we have plenty of "chewable" things for him around. He also likes frozen banana puree.

Little cutie was totally out from the long drive to Hapuna. (About 1 hr 1/2 hrs.)

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Relaxing at Hapuna Beach!

Daddy time, after his swim. We took turns swimming:)

It got a little too windy, but my little heater aka Jeremiah kept me warm:)

The sun is setting in the background.

Chatting with Kiki, his cool older buddy:)

Little sweetheart fell asleep on Svea after we all had breakfast.

Happy family in the morning of my bday, just woke up hahah

I didn't know hubby took this one, I guess I talk with my hands;)

Happy family, just woke up part 2 hahaha

I love the water

Svea, she's a sweet girl that is doing an internship at the Hilo Astronomy Center.

Relaxing by the pool.

Sunset poking through the trees;)

Hanging out with Daddy.

Fernie and his parents.

Beautiful ocean views from their backyard.

Everyone hanging out:)

First time Sweet potatoes!!!!!!!!

Exhibit A: Earth's Best First Sweet Potatoes......

 Get in my mouth sweet potatoes!!
I love those classic Gerber baby spoons, they are perfect for their sweet little gums that like to act like they can BITE! haha ;)

 Need I say that he looooved the sweet potatoes?! Wearing his sweet potatoes with pride ;)

After a nice bath and warm milk, fell asleep with his Dutch orange onesie.

FUN with our SON

When the doctor told us that we use use the Johnny Jumper (for his 4 mo. appt.) we were soooo excited! (I might add that Daddy wanted to put him in that thing when he was barely 2 months old haha)
This jumper is so much fun for him and for for us to watch him in, it has cute toys in it and everything, it's made by Graco.


Yay, now the jumper can be the shock absorber of his jumping and "standing" instead of my arms! ;)




At the end of a long, fun-filled day, sleepiness abounds.... ;)
PS We had a great weekend in Kona with our sweet friends, I had such a nice birthday yesterday. Just a chill day spent with loved ones. I love you guys, thank-you all for your calls, messages, and Happy Birthday singing, it made me feel like you guys were here with us! ;) I'll do a post of this weekend soon.

Big Island hugs,

Kat

Toll house cookies...uh oh!

I baked some homemade chocolate chips cookies, yum! They are so good! I used the Toll house recipe, and I made some homemade Almond milk to go with them.....


WARNING: THESE ARE HIGHLY ADDICTING AND MAY CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN! ;)

Original Nestle Toll house Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 large eggs

2 cups Nestle Tollhouse Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Almond milk

1 cup Almonds (soak for 1-2 hours)
4 cups of purified water
2 tbsp maple syrup
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

After you've soaked the almonds, you drain the water and toss them in the blender. Add 1 cup of water and blend with pausing a few times in between. As mixture begins to smooth out, slowly add another cup of water as it blends. Once completely smooth, add the remaining 2 cups of water and drain into a pitcher. Next add 2 Tbsp. maple syrup (you can add more to your liking), pinch of salt, and vanilla extract. Drain once more to get a silky smooth finish. Enjoy!!!

* Toll house recipe was printed on the back of the semi-sweet chocolate chips I bought.
*Almond milk recipe is my own.

**If you think it's silly to drink Almond milk with these buttery delicious, non-vegan cookies, well don't, it makes you feel better about eating them one after the other!