I began Saturday morning with a trip to the Farmer's Market. The tomatoes available at my local grocery story have been down-right disgusting lately. And so I turned to the community farmers for something tastier. (I LOVE garden tomatoes - and we grow them every year - but our crop is behind schedule thanks to that late June hailstorm.)
Of course I was tempted by many other products while I meandered the booths. I came home with a giant sunflower, a bag of peaches, a handful of basil, and the cutest little baby hat for Kale.
Then it was time for something a bit more serious. With all the roofer and contractor interviewing that we have been doing (thanks to our big homeowners insurance claim) we decided this might be the ideal time to finally mitigate the radon in our house. We were warned that we had levels "slightly above EPA recommendations" when we bought the house in 2010. For $5 I invested in a test kit, so as to confirm how mild or serious the radon truly is. The kit was mailed to the lab for analysis today. Results will be available next week.
Then Sage and I took a quick bike ride to a nearby park and I let him burn off some of his morning energy.
Fast slide!
Super man!
Afterwards it was time for a big feast hot off the new Weber grill.
We had corn, real hot dogs, veggie hot dogs, and strawberries. Yum! The corn has been so good this summer!
Later that evening the cooking continued. I tried something new. A cauliflower gratin. And despite how plain or healthy that might sound initially - this was cheesy, creamy deliciousness. Even the meat-eaters loved it.
Saturday evening Sage helped his daddy in the garden.
And Sage had his first worm encounter.
Oh boy did he love those worms!
Early on Sunday, Matt and I finally finished a long-time to-do item. We organized Sage's toys and found a new home for them in his closet. The house was starting to look way too chaotic, with bins of mix-matched toys all over the house. Nothing was organized. Pieces were scattered. And an impeding birthday with more toys on the way meant we needed to do something major. Thank you to Ikea for this awesome toy organization system!
Daddy picked out this adorable outfit. So cute! What a handsome little man in his collared shirt (compliments of grandma). But... he was literally in the outfit for no more than 10 minutes. This is why you don't put clothes on your toddler in the summer! Way too many temptations in the backyard!
So he was stripped down to the diaper and stayed that way until the next morning. Less laundry!
I closed out Sunday evening with some "chicken" enchiladas. I thought I had a pre-made enchilada spice packet in the cabinet. But was wrong. Already too far into the recipe to turn back, I quickly googled a spice mix on the internet. And was amazed with the final outcome! Way better and more potent than any pre-made packet. I think they call that a happy accident?
Finally, to catch up on my CSU blog:
