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We had our friends Jen, Rob & Maya over for some drinks and a dip in the "pool" for the kids before Ian and Rob went out for the 49er game and Jen and I and the kids went to Chevy's for dinner. We emptied the "pool" that we use as a ball pit for Kyle and filled it with water so Kyle & Maya could splash around and cool off in this heat wave we're having. It was a fun evening and I hope we can do it more often.




~ Christina

I loved my first experience at Dream Dinners so much, as well as the food itself, that I went back a couple of weeks ago for more! This time I assembled/made:

- Chicken Parmesan with Garlic Bread
- Grilled Island Shrimp
- Pecan Crusted Chicken
- Tuscan Steaks
- Chicken Paella
- Italian Stuffed Shells
- Gorgonzola Cheese Burgers
- McCormic Honey & Dijon Glazed Salmon


Grilled Island Shrimp, Pecan Crusted Chicken, Chicken Paella, Italian Stuffed Shells, McCormic Honey & Dijon Glazed Salmon

Plus a few other meals for my Mom, sister Lissa and Mother-in-Law to try. My sister Janene joined me and made some meals of her own. And because I had so many to make she helped me make mine too.

So far we've already had the Chicken Parmesan, Pecan Crusted Chicken (tied for my favorite), Italian Stuffed Shells (Ian's favorite), Honey & Dijon Salmon and the Chicken Paella (tied for my favorite).

It was so much fun and I can't wait to do it again next month.

~ Christina

Our friends the Milito Family have two adorable boys who celebrated their 2nd and 4th Birthdays with a fun pool party. Ian went in the pool with Kyke and after watching Sean (2 years old) doing stunt diving with his Dad, Ian and kyle decided to try some stunts of their own. And they had a great time doing it. :)



~ Christina

Kyle loves Jamba Juice. It's like candy to him. And his Grandma Jo found this out the hard way when she tried to drink one in front of him. I think she actually only got to drink about 1/3 of the Jamba Juice. Thanks for sharing Grandma Jo!



~ Christina

Ian's brother Ryan and Ryan's wife Ali drove across country with a truck load of their stuff and a trailer hauling Ryan's motorcycle. Shortly after they arrived we celebrated Grandma Jo's Birthday with a pool party. Kyle had a great time splashing around in the pool with Ian and his Uncle Ryan. Afterwards he spotted the motorcycle and really wanted to try it out. He was lucky and his Uncle Ryan let him sit on the seat and test out the strength of one of the side buckets. The food (Jo's super yummy BBQ ribs and a friend's tamales) was really good and the company was even better. We stayed a little past Kyle's bedtime so his Aunt Ali kept him occupied and happy by reading him "The Hungry Catapillar". It was a great day and we feel so lucky to have our families close by.




~ Christina