Zucchini Parm Dip

We've been trying to eat healthier lately. Less (to no) meat and other junk and more veggies, fruits and just healthier things. I wont lie, it has definitely been hard. Half of the time I feel like NOTHING is truly healthy and the other half of the time I feel like it's just too expensive to eat healthy. Here's a little recipe that's pretty inexpensive (we usually have most of these things on hand) and pretty healthy. 

1 Zucchini

1/2 Onion

3 Garlic Cloves

1/2 Green Pepper

Oregano

Thyme

Salt

Pepper

Parmesan Cheese

Olive Oil

Heat olive oil in hot iron skillet until shiny. Next, on medium heat, cook onion for 2 minutes then add garlic, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper cook 2-3 minutes. Add green pepper cook another 2 minutes then grate in zucchini and cook until zucchini is soft and ingredients come together (about 3 minutes). Grate parmesan cheese on top and place under broiler until browned.

Serve with crackers, tortillas or toast.  (It's really good on Ritz crackers!)

I'm sure there are a ton of different varieties you can come up with for this dish. I'd love to hear your recipes and see pictures! :)

Remember...

Yesterday as I was leaving for work Julien kept telling me I was pretty. He gave me 2 kisses as I was walking for the door and when we got to the door he pushed me out and closed the door behind me. He cracks me up doing funny things like that all the time and every time I think about how I want to remember it forever.

Today we picnicked at the park. It was beautiful out but HOT. Then we went to Lowes and Julien and I walked around the garden section planning our imaginary garden. 

Things I don't want to remember are how up in the air things still are but days like today make it bearable...  

In Instagrams

We've been moved out for a couple weeks now but we still haven't found a new place. We're kind of in limbo I guess, but we're making the best of it... and instagraming the good parts! I am not ashamed about the fact that I was overly excited about Instagram coming to Andriod. (finally!) It's no secret that I really enjoy taking and having photos... Instagram definitely will not replace my camera, but it's nice to be able to quickly snap 'in the moment' shots that I would miss if I had to get my camera out, which I've done with my phone anyway... but I love all the companies that have taken advantage of the Instagram craze and made products to use them with. I don't know but I do enjoy a good trend... :)

April Fools!

I'm still waiting for someone to say "April Fools!" but I know it's not coming. We haven't told many people but we're in the process of moving. The place we found was large but a 1 bedroom. Tons of character, wood floors, high ceilings and I have been so excited about it. We've spent the last week cleaning and packing and yesterday we took our first official load of stuff. Today we had planned on finishing cleaning and taking another load but this morning Andrew managed to get a pretty gnarly gash on his finger that I'm pretty sure should have had stitches and in trying to bandage him up I got a good look at the blood and got super sick from it (Having a weak stomach is the worst thing ever.) so we ended up not getting much accomplished. And since you're wondering Andrew's manly moving cut was from a potato soup making accident. This evening Andrew's mom call to ask if we'd seen the news, and informed us that the house we've been getting ready to move in to had been the scene of a shooting. There was a birthday party going on in the yard last night when we were moving stuff in and apparently it got out of hand because there was some sort of altercation that resulted in some guy unloading a shot gun but not one was hurt and we are definitely not moving in now so I guess we'll see about finding another place... 

I'd be so happy if I woke up now and this day hadn't happened yet but I'm not holding out for that. Happy April, Ya'll! Hope your day wasn't as big of a joke as mine!

Walks

We've been taking a lot of walks in this beautiful weather. Yesterday I took my camera along and had a mini shoot with the boys as we walked.

He's so rad...

Our walks always include the ducks. Jules LOVES animals. Especially horses and ducks...

Locket

This old locket was my mom's. She gave it to me a while ago and I've planned on getting photos to put in it but haven't gotten around to it. A couple days ago I finally took the time to make a little collage of photos to have printed for it but while I was working on it I had the idea to put scrapbook paper in it. It was one of those "why didn't I think of this sooner" things and I kind of like the way it looks now so I think I'll leave it this way until I get tired of it...

Super easy, super cute!

Gogerk

Jules is speaking so well now. I really love being able to understand what he's asking me for, even if it's a silly baby word.

This morning he asked me for a "gogerk" (Gogurt yogurt) and as I was feeding it to him I accidentally squeezed a little too much into his mouth. With huge eyes and yogurt running down his chin he looked at me and said "big bite!".  I'm pretty sure my heart resembled that mooshy yogurt. He's so funny and completely adorable.