Really Henry?

Neil usually wakes up first. Showers, gets ready for work and heads to the kitchen to make himself eggs and potatoes before he leaves for work. Most mornings I am up but stay in bed a little longer with one or two little girls and Henry bean my sweet little grumpy old dog. If he knows I am awake Neil also brings me a cup of coffee (while I am still in bed, which is wonderful). Kiki wakes up next immediately hearing her father in the kitchen her eyes get wide and she tells me 'I need go see daddy in kitchen. I need get cereal'. I hear her scamper off and ask her father for the aforementioned, leaving Mia and myself to a quiet 20 minutes or so that I thoroughly enjoy.

Once Neil has left its usually time to feed Mia and watch Kiki run around being a monkey. This morning was no different. I cut up an apple cinnamon muffin into her Mia sized tiny, tiny pieces watched her and Kiki eat for a bit and then went to collect the laundry from the different rooms while they finished up. When I came back though, Henry had apparently decided Mia was done eating her muffin.

Kiki absolutely can not stand not being a part of me taking pictures.

Also I though I would try and keep track of some of the recipes and blogs I like reading here as well.
These samosas are perfect for our Friday car rides to pick up Gwen. I am always looking for some kind of new recipe that packs a whole meal into one hand held snack. I added some peas, broccoli and kale to this recipe.

Lately we having been easting a whole bunch of lentils. Indian Daal seems to be my favorite preparation right now and this Pumpkin carrot red lentil daal  is probably my favorite to make.

I cant's wait to make this for dinner tonight!

Every couple of weeks my husbands job has a safety meeting where they rotate who brings snacks, this week was his turn. We made raisin scones, apple cinnamon sunflower seed muffins and this my favorite biscotti in the whole world right now recipe

And lastly it is my Fathers 62 birthday! We were lucky enough to have both him and my mother as well as my wonderful brother and his beautiful girlfriend all here for Thanksgiving this past year. It was the first time we had all been together for a holiday in 10 years, and it is something we can hopefully do again much sooner this time. Happy birthday Dad, we all love you and miss you, Kiki keeps telling me that you and Nonna will come to visit soon. Or well a slightly less understandable two year olds version of that.