October Festival

All my single ladies

Makeup Time

Kiera was waiting around for me to get done with work and this is how she passed the time....think we might have another makeup artist in the works??

Double Tomato Bruschetta

Made this while my mom was in town and we all LOVED it. Was my try at a good bruschetta and have to say, I won't really be looking further. It was DELICIOUS! Only difference I made was instead of using shredded mozzarella I used fresh mozzarella slices and placed it between the bread and tomato bits and skipped step 5.

Yummo!


Makes 12 servings

• 6 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, packed in oil
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, stems removed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 French baguette
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Preheat the oven on broiler setting.
2. In a large bowl, combine the roma tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, basil, salt, and pepper. Allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes.
3. Cut the baguette into 3/4-inch slices. On a baking sheet, arrange the baguette slices in a single layer. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes, until slightly brown.
4. Divide the tomato mixture evenly over the baguette slices. Top the slices with mozzarella cheese.
5. Broil for 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.

Pirate

KIERA

HELLO.....BYE BYE

For my mother

Here ya go mama! :D Love ya and hope you are having fun with Ames in T-town!

Motorcycle Mama

Well, motorcycle riding must run in the family! Kiera already owns a motorcycle and has taken to wearing Paul's motorcycle helmet while she rides it. Isn't she about the cutest thing that you have ever seen?

smile!

awww.....our little girl is growing up! She has finally figured out what to do for the camera when I say smile. :D For the longest time she gave the camera that little doe eyed look into the camera without fail, those of you who have followed Kiera's two years on here know this to be true. But here it is, Kiera's smile.....*drum roll please*

How cute, right??

Why send gifts?

On top of having a great time at Kiera's cousin's place for a birthday celebration, she also got one here at her home with her family, and nana, pop-pop, auntie mimi and unkie b - via skype. She was in heaven. Not only did this girl get a cupcake at her cousin's place but here too! She was in sugar heaven! And trust me, we paid the price, that girl was HYPER after that. But she had a great time opening all the gifts. Once all the gifts were opened and all the items out to play with, she picked one pair of shorts her auntie mimi and unkie b gave her, insisted on wearing them and then begged to be put in the box that her gift from nana and poppop came in.....and well, sometimes all a kid wants for her birthday is something to make a huge mess with!

p.s. i wasn't able to upload the second video....too big :( once i can get it downsized, i will upload it for your enjoyment.

Kiera's Birthday

While Kiera was out visiting her cousins, Lisa, Paul's sister, had a little birthday party for Kennedi and Kiera who are only a few days apart. Kiera got to open gifts and play with her cousins :D How better to spend a birthday? Kiera even got to eat a FULL cupcake. She never gets to eat sugar so this was quite a day! She loved the cupcake so much that she picked up the word "cupcake" quite quickly.....hmm, motivation huh?