Almost Walking

but not quite.

Grandpa R. sent over an early birthday present and Adelaide loves trying to walk with it.

She has trouble turning so she just squeals when she hits a wall until one of us comes to help her redirect.

So excited about this gift!

cute chubby legs.

Concentrating.

Tubing Boulder Creek

Yes, I realize that some of us look a little weird and scary in this picture but it is the only one we have.

Last night we tubed down Boulder Creek with our friends Nick and Maria and although it was very cold it was also extremely fun. Our bums may be a little sore since the water level was low in some parts but it was totally worth it and we hope to go again soon!

New Designs

I have been working on designing jewelry lately. Check out my shop to see my latest beauties:)

adelaiderosedesigns.etsy.com

Wish I was in LG

I wish I was home for lots of reasons... to visit with friends and family, hang out at the beach, and I could meet Carol Hannah at the trunk show in Los Gatos this weekend.

Obviously I am not looking for a bridal gown, but I just love Carol Hannah and all her designs!

Lyons

Last week we headed out to Lyons for some outdoor adventure. Rick has a trail there that he likes to bike on and he mentioned that I could just "walk or run up the fire road and meet him at the top." It sounded like a great idea to both of us.

Well this fire road ended up being very steep and very rocky and very slippery and therefore very tiresome and borderline dangerous with little Adelaide in the Bob stroller. Don't get me wrong, the view from the top was beautiful, (which was a good thing because it helped me snap out of the horrible mood I was in), but it wasn't enough to make me every want to do this particular trail ever again.

To make things worse, Rick realized that I had walked up this entire 1 1/2 mile mountainside with the stroller brake on! Rick had put the brake on when we got out of the car and I didn't realize... dumb me.

I don't think we will be repeating this outing again, but it is a memory:)

Relaxing at the top.

Rick and Adelaide.

Adelaide thinking about how she doesn't want to get back into the stroller.

We saw a dear on the way down.

Butternut Squash Pasta

If you like butternut squash then you will love this pasta! It is probably more of a winter dish realistically but oh well...

Ingredients:

4 T Unsalted Butter

1/2 C Chopped White Onion

Salt and Pepper

1 lb 12 oz Butternut Squash (unprepared weight)

Pinch of Nutmeg

12 oz Dried Pasta

3/4 C Cream

4 T Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese (plus extra for serving)

2 T Chopped Fresh Parsley (plus extra for garnish)

Directions:

1. Heat butter over low heat. Add onions. Sprinkle with salt. Cover and cook stirring frequently for 25 to 30 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, peel and chop the squash.

3. Place chopped squash in the pan with butter and onions. Season with nutmeg. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes.

4. Add pasta to lightly salted boiling water and cook until tender but still firm to the bite. Drain thoroughly reserving 2/3 cup cooking liquid.

5. Stir in cream, grated Parmesan cheese and parsely into the squash sauce and season with salt and pepper. If the mixture seems to thick, add some or all of the reserved cooking liquid and stir.

6. Mix pasta and sauce together and toss for one minute. Serve immediately and garnish with chopped parsley with extra Parmesan cheese for sprinkling.

7. Enjoy!

Beachy Bachelor Pad

While in San Diego I dropped Rick off with some friends before a surf session. How awesome is this house?

Obviously these boys like to surf.

Quirky Collage.

Their living room is very tall. At one point they had a trampoline in there.

More surfboards.

Cute little swing outside.

Pretty San Diego view.