Another weekend filled with fun to share with you all!
Fridays After Five have begun, which means we have plans every Friday until September!
It was so much fun to take Mazen, although a bit tricky to work around naps and bedtime. We took his dinner and ours to go and things worked out well in the end.
Little guy liked his broccoli, peas, butternut squash and green beans blend!
We parents shared two salads with our friends – a lentil and millet Moroccan salad (recipe coming) and a kale salad, plus we munched on their arugula pasta salad and a triple berry + mint fruit salad. Delish!
Another weekend routine that has started with springtime is the city market.
We met Matt there for breakfast because he had baked me a surprise loaf of Irish Soda Bread! My favorite, and like Christmas in July to get it so far out from St. Patrick’s Day.
Also for breakfast we shared fresh strawberries and a small donut
Later for lunch we made salads with leftover veggie burgers a friend made and kale from the garden
Mazen enjoyed more veggie blend and some oatmeal
Later in the afternoon we took Beansy to the park for some swingin’
And crawl practice
And laugh practice
And by late afternoon, we headed into the country to a friends’ house for an Alternative Foxfield Party. Foxfield is a big horse race here and quite the wild event. We used to attend the Carolina Cup in Camden, SC in college – I don’t know if I want to relive those days!
We dressed in bold colors and bowties to celebrate : )
We nibbled on cheese and crackers
Sipped mint juleps, of course
Raced the horses….er, zebras
And enjoyed dinner outside
Featuring No Bull Burgers
And a great arugula and bean salad
Sunday was slow and boring in contrast. We watched 3 episodes of Mad Men, took a walk, one of us took 3 naps, I went to yoga at Opal Yoga, Matt went running and we had quiche for dinner. Exciting times!
I love that it’s picnic weather again! So happy. The dad and son matching bow ties are adorable! What handsome bunch! 🙂
It’s great to see the family shots of the three of you together! I know that must be a challenge when you’re the one behind the camera but those photos of you guys together are so precious. What a beautiful family!
How do you like Mad Men? I watched the first episode and didn’t get hooked in at all and I’m wondering if it’s me or if I need to watch a few more to get into it.
It took us a while to get into it, but we love it now! Totally hooked. Just started season 3
My husband and I were VERY ambivalent after watching the first episode, but it gets better and better for sure.
Good to know – I’ll stick with it for a few more episodes then! Thanks 🙂
OH. MY. GOODNESS. That family pic of you all with your guys in bow ties is PRECIOUS! I hope you frame it somewhere! As usual, awesome eats and you make me feel like my bun selections are super boring! HA!
I tried No Bull burgers when I was in Charlottesville last year! So good! I wish we had them here (not too far away in Blacksburg). That arugula bean salad looks yummy… is it a bean salad served over arugula or bean salad with arugula in it?
It was an arugula salad with garbanzos and whole wheat penne in it
Yum 🙂
What adorable photos Kath!! Such a beautiful family.
What a fun packed weekend! Mazen keeps you busy for sure! He is so cute! I love being able to eat dinner outside in the warm weather!
I want to try a No Bull Burger they always look amazing!
They mentioned at the market last weekend that they do ship them!
Those bow-ties kill me! So cute! 🙂 Now I am dreaming of a nice day at the park!
LOVE the bowties! Mazen is so cute.
Who is your favorite strawberry vendor at the market? I recall last year having some trouble finding strawberries that hadn’t been sprayed.
I bought these from the Agriberry folks. She said they only spray when absolutely necessary and follow guidelines from an organization (that slips my mind) to keep things as close to organic as possible. I haven’t seen other vendors with them to bring up conversation yet though
Thanks! 🙂
Bow ties. I die.
Mazen is a veggie lover just like you! It’s so awesome!! Looks like a fun and wonderful weekend with lots of family time, and mint juleps never hurt of course : )
How fun to have those Fridays after Five each week until September!
So much fun! I LOVE Maze’s bowtie (and Matt’s too, of course)! I’m also so jealous that your farmer’s market is open already…it’s so much better than my local one to begin with AND it opens weeks earlier? Not fair!
Look at those little teeth!! So cute! 🙂
LOVE the photos of Mazen eating his veggie blend (complete with spillover!) and the boys in their bow ties…absolutely adorable! Your looking so pretty in that green dress/top too!
Mazen is looking so much like you and your parents and especially Larbs these days – those distinctively shaped blue eyes!
How could a Sunday filled with back to back episodes of Mad Men be classified as boring?! Best show/characters ever created! 🙂
Mazen is a stud in that bow-tie. Teaching him early. I love it!
oh my gosh, that is too cute!!! I LOVE bowties and Maze looks adorable in his!
It’s so fun to get a sneak peek into how others enjoy their weekend time! Thanks for sharing 🙂
My friends in Charlotte appeared to have gone to some horse race this weekend, sundresses, hats, & bowties are dead giveaways! Spring has definitely sprung on the east coast. Everything is so green 🙂
I bet it was the Carolina Cup in Camden South Carolina!
You guys look so cute, at the races!
Ha! My daughter’s nickname is Beansy! Fun to see it in print 🙂
Yay for Foxfield. I went to JMU and we went to foxfield all the time with my sorority. So many fun memories!
My husband and i stopped in charlottesville while on vacation. Really enjoy your blog and enjoyed coffees and scriffins at the bakery. Keep up the good work that you do.
So glad you enjoyed your stay! And scriffins…lol! They are scuffins but scriffins is even cuter!
How do you make your mint julips??
Muddled mint, simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water) and bourbon. I’m not sure of the exact proportions – Matt??
You should give the Alton Brown method a try- muddle the mint WITH sugar until it forms a paste. That way when you add the whiskey and seltzer/water it doesn’t just have huge pieces of mint floating around. They are so refreshing in the warmer months! Yum.
Brilliant!
Mazen is the cutiest baby ever!
Great pics..I especially like the one of the flowers in the vase with Mazen in his high chair in the background! Very artsy 😉
Looks like Mazen is a big fan of bow ties! 🙂
I love picnics. Here in Germany we did not have a chance to do one yet, but tommorow is our first Labor day bbq. Can’t wait!
Lots of yummy eats! The millet salad sounds like my kind of salad! Love millet, possibly my favourite grain and I’m a lentil nut! Gorgeous family pics!
OK – Mazen is legitimately one of THE cutest babies I’ve ever seen in my life!!! You must have more kids Kath you and Matt make absolutely adorable babies ah!!! I cannot look at those photos and not smile 🙂
cute toofies on Beansie!
You have such an adorable family! Mazen is just precious.
Lovely flowers! 🙂 Where did you get them?
City market!
I love Matt’s SC bow tie! Way to represent 🙂
I went to Winthrop and remember (kind of) Carolina Cup days… glad they are over. But made for great memories!
Sounds like a lovely balanced weekend.
Mazen is getting so big! No less adorable though!
Not just saying this but: Mazen seems to get cuter and cuter by the day, or, well, by the post :). Even more so with the bowtie.
Do you massage the kale for you kale salads? Mine always seems tough. Maybe I don’t massage enough??
Yes – an acid like lime juice and some salt will help
Those No Bull burgers always look so good! Wish they woud trickle down to Florida!
They can via UPS : )
Love Mazen’s cute little toothies ! Can’t wait to hear about him crawling across the porch by the 4th of July, I’m guessing !
The pictures of your family are so adorable. I just had a baby three months ago and I love looking at pictures of other’s little ones. It’s inspiring to hear how active you are even with a family to take care of. In addition, you also make time to prepare tasty meals. Thanks for setting a great example, I have gotten some inspiration after reading this post.
So did you leave before Mazen’s bedtime? We’d love to go to some summer concerts at the amphitheater across the street but they don’t start till around bedtime!! Don’t know how bad it would mess up his schedule…
Yeah, but he goes to bed at 8 so we had more time.
Hi Kath! I love all the spring and summer foods we have to look forward to over the next few months, don’t you? I have a cooking question for you, since you’re so good at combining foods and flavors in ways I would never think of and you have a knack for making food prep easy! I really love crockpot cooking, but I have yet to figure out how I can use my trusty crock in spring and summertime to take advantage of all the seasonal foods available. Do you have any good ideas for summertime crockpot dishes I could try? Thanks in advance (because I KNOW you’ll come up with something great!!!!1!!)
Hmmm…you are kind but I’m a bit stumped! What about a risotto with asparagus and maybe peas too? (I think I want to make this now!) http://kidscooking.about.com/od/ricerecipes/r/crockpot-risotto-asparagus.htm
Yummmm love the salads Kath! So looking forward to the recipe! Til then take care Lisa
Love the bowties! How adorable. 🙂 I wonder if there is anything like your Fridays after Five here in Chicago? Looks like so much fun!
Sweet pics of Mazen. Love the flowers, fresh strawberries and all those delicious looking salads! 🙂
Awesome pic, your little guy looks sooooo cute 🙂
What a fun weekend! Ah, Foxfields- that takes me back to my college days at JMU and it was quite the event… of what I remember 🙂 I think I could enjoy a tamer celebration now, your mint juleps look great!
That sounds like such a fun weekend, Kath! I had tons of friends that went to Foxfield this weekend!
It is always great when you can get the little ones to eat their veggies.