One Sweet World

Tuesday night, mommy got to go see Dave Matthews Band with her sister in the D. Little Man stayed with his grandparents. Since he is working on cutting a molar the leaving part took a lot of tears and a little longer than we hoped. All in all it was an awesome experience, great show and the grandparents got to babysit. Our drive home was great with a stop at our favorite Biggby Coffee in Portland, Mi to recharge and change dipes. Always friendly service and the bathroom ain't bad either. Mommy came home tired yet recharged too! Nites out with sisters are the best!
Prior to the show beginning we talked up a Tom's rep selling the shoes Dave designed as he was sporting an all access pass. Unfortunately despite our best smiles, fluttering eyelashes, etc he wasn't buying and neither were we. The shoes retail for 60 bucks and though the mission is good- for each pair the company sells they give a pair to kids in need- they remind me of prison shoes frankly or old men's slippers.
Love ya Dave!

Farm Aid 09, well not quite

Most Wednesdays, my son and I head out to the Holland Farmer's Market to get some fresh fruit. This week the blueberries had finally arrived. Before kids, I would pick my own each July and freeze them for blueberry pancakes all winter long. Probably won't get to do that anytime soon. The Farmer's Market was the next best thing. The blueberries were huge, just like I would pick them myself. They are a favorite food and are never turned down. Below is a recipe I found in a mag this month that I made with the rest of the blueberries and some strawberries too.

Topping:
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 cup quick cook oats
1/4 cup flour
5 tbsp butter, melted
1/2 tsp cinn.
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/8 tsp. salt

Filling:
5 cups fresh fruit, chopped (I didn't chop the bbs)
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp flour
1 tbsp oj
1/2 tsp. orange zest (optional, did fine w/out it)

Heat oven 400
Combine all topping ing. in med. bowl- should get crumbly
In a 8inch square combine all filling ing. sprinkle topping over it
Bake until the dish is bubbly and topping is crisp about 40 min.
Serve with whip or ice cream

Next time I make it, I would up the quantity of topping as I like more crunch, but otherwise it was easy and excellent!

Anyone up for a trip to the ER?

A climbing adventure led to a trip to the Holland Hospital ER on Tuesday evening. Luckily, mom overreacted and it was just a scrape and didn't require any staples. That noggin sure is tough! We were in and out in an hour, literally back on the road 60 minutes later. Gotta love livin' in a small town.

Sink or swim

This week we are finishing up our swimming lessons at the Hamilton Community Pool. Ducklings meet every day for 2 weeks for 30 minutes at a time. The Red Cross recommends only 30 minutes for little ones as the water temp is a refreshing 82 degrees. We sing songs to help teach some swim basics and get comfy in the water then practice hanging on to the wall, climbing in and out using the ladder, trying to blow bubbles in the water, floating on our backs, getting our ears in the water and then the biggee- going under the water. Not my favorite though my son has yet to cry over it.

In Holland you can take classes at the Holland Aquatic Center, but the time they had for their version of parent/tot class was right at dinner time so we chose our local school district instead. Links to both below.

http://www.hamilton.k12.mi.us/pool/index.html

http://www.hollandaquaticcenter.org/

Garagesaleapalooza anyone?

Check out the information on this blog to learn more about a local garagesaleapalooza here in Holland. I haven't been to it, but plan on going to the next one in the fall. Could it be the mecca of resale?

http://hollandmom2momsale.blogspot.com/

Rolls Royce of security blankets, sign me up

Looking for the Rolls Royce of security blankets? Look no more. DaniLane Designs has got your back. They are so fantastic my son has two. One to use and one to wash. They are available at Tip Toes in downtown Holland, or via their direct website http://www.danilanedesigns.com/

A little about Holland

Holland is a wonderful mix of of people from traditional Dutch heritage, Latino culture as well as a dash of Asian flavor from Laos and Cambodia. It is a great place to live, work and raise a family, an awesome vacation spot and a top retirement destination.


http://www.holland-chamber.org/

And away we blog

I am creating this blog to write about being a young parent in the Holland, Mi area. I hope to share interesting info about shops, products and stories about my own journey into motherhood.