Today is Monday and an extended weekend for me. I love waking up thinking you are late and then realizing “Oh, I don't have to work this morning!”, snuggling back into bed and sleeping until 9:30am. Yes that is another reason why I love my son. Every weekend he sleeps until after 9am.
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Family Fun Activities:
Today was Zoo day! We bought a membership for Sam for his 1st birthday, it has already paid off! Sam loves animals and watching other kids so each time we go he is on cloud nine. Today his favorites were the goats, which Ryan and I decided were probably his long lost brothers because he too is stinky, skinny and eats everything in sight. At one point Sam tried climb the fence to be a part of their exhibit. Sam also got a kick out of the Sea Lions. Today they were fighting each other for a hose. Sam also got to see both of them “walk” around and dive into the water.
A few ways I blessed Sam:
Gave his kiddie pool a good scrub.
Washed his outside toys.
Made the family Blueberry-Lavender syrup, which we had over ice cream before bedtime. (Yum!) This is a recipe I came across by accident while experimenting in the kitchen, it quickly became a family favorite. I get the lavender from our lavender plant we planted this spring. If you don't have fresh lavender you can substitute with your favorite spice, cinnamon would be great!
Blueberry-Lavender Syrup
1 Cup fresh blueberries
½ cup sugar
¼ cup water
2 tablespoons butter
2 lavender sprigs
Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sugar and water, stir until sugar is dissolved. Add blueberries. Use potato masher to gently smash blueberries. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium, add lavender. Simmer for 3 minutes. Remove Lavender sprigs. Let cool slightly, serve warm over ice cream or waffles. Store left overs in refrigerator, believe me it won't last long!
We had a busy day today. Yet still found ourselves sitting around with nothing to do. Keeping the TV off is hard when you have energy to do nothing else. We stuck to it and played outside, went for a walk and made a great dinner. We are all going to bed very tired, but very happy that we put our family first.
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