Dinner with new friends

Tonight, we are hosting new kindergarten friends for dinner. It'll be one of those dinners where the kids run wild while the adults enjoy tasty beverages.

On the menu....

• Northwest Cedar Planked Salmon with a spicy wine sauce- from the Junior League of Seattle Celebrate the Rain Cookbook (a must-have cookbook if you live in the Pacific NW)
• Ina Garten's Arugula with Parmesan Salad

• Lemon Ice Cream (made with my new kitchenaid ice cream attachment) with Ginger Snap cookies

And the kids will be eating Whole Foods pizza. My boys are disappointed they don't get salmon but at $24/pound it's for adults only tonight. Off to clean....

Weekly meal plan

In an attempt to be more organized and not fly by the seat of my pants, I've decided to start meal planning again. I'm also ordering my groceries from Amazon Fresh who so kindly delivers within hours of me placing my order. It's not necessarily cheaper but it cuts my impulse buys down drastically so I come out ahead in the end.

Here's what we have planned for this week....

Monday - Tomato Artichoke Pasta

Tuesday - Old Bay Shrimp with Orange Avocado Salsa

Wednesday - Mexican Chicken Casserole

Thursday - BBQ Chicken Burgers

Friday - Fly by the seat of my pants day!

Celebrate Mom!

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FREE Earth Day stickers download

Tomorrow, little kid's preschool is having an Earth Day fair. There will be four stations of Earth- friendly crafts, planting, etc. Thanks to an Earth loving mom to put this all together. Don't worry, I've done my part too. I made the stickers below for the take home bags. Click here to download the free stickers and print them on Avery 2"x4"(5163) labels! Happy Earth Day!

Preppy shower invitation

And this is what I came up with when asked to create a preppy baby shower invitation for a Florida Gator fan who is having a girl....

At the beach...

We just returned from a long weekend at the beach. Washington beaches are so different than the beaches I am accustomed to. For example, I'm not sure I've ever stepped on a Washington beach without a jacket and rain boots. Something's not right about that but I can't complain, it really is relaxing and gorgeous.

We stayed at the adorable Seastar Cottage at Seabrook. So cute! And if I find a few hundred thousand dollars sitting around I think the Huckleberry Cottage would be perfect for our family.

And I, of course, took a million photos! Here are a few...

Peacock

Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle