This week Meera was in Swimming Camp until noon each day. She’s had a blast in Swimming Camp, which was held at the place she’s been taking swimming lessons for the past two springs. I was worried about how she’s do being plopped into a camp where she didn’t know a single person… but that did not seem to phase her at all. And the afternoons have been awesome. She’s really enjoyed a few lunches out with Mommy (while running errands), and some much needed downtime (while Mommy works). It has been a great week for our girl.
Kyle and Owen’s 2nd week of the summer was dominated entirely by baseball. Baseball camp by day, and Little League All Stars practices/games by night.
In 2010, Kyle went to Lehigh’s Baseball Camp for the first time (by himself! yes, that was interesting! click here). Both Kyle and Owen have gone every year since, so this was Year 5. They
For the past two weeks K & O (and thus, all five of us) have been deep in the thick of post-post-season-Little-League. The South Side Bandits had done well enough this season that most of the boys were picked for the district’s All Star Team (they brought in a few boys from other teams, but they even wore the Bandits uniform). This team played their hearts out, but finally lost on Tuesday night — ending the season for them (THANK GOD! We were all soooo ready for baseball to end!).
As a result, the five of us enjoyed a leisurely dinner, at home, at a normal dinner hour (hallelujah!), on Wednesday night. Nothing makes you appreciate a leisurely-weeknight-dinner-at-home-at-a-normal-hour more than a very long Little League season!
It was a great baseball season for the South Side Bandits. Here are just a few pics from All Star season ~
CORRECTIONS!!!
I apologize, please delete my last comment, there were a few mistakes in the recipe.
Hi Heather and Braydon,
Okay, so I was searching your posts retrospectively looking for one of your “Food Friday” ones because I have a recipe for you. Needless to say I couldn’t find one, so here it is:
Argentine Stir Fry
Ingredients:
1 lb of chuck steak
6 servings of cooked white rice
1 can of Cannellini, Kidney, or Black beans
Olive and canola oil blend
2 tbsp flour
1/2 onion
2 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp dried or fresh chopped cilantro
Steps:
Cook 6 servings of rice in a rice cooker
Cut steaks into 1/2 inch strips about 2 inches long, cover them lightly with flour.
Heat 2/3 cup of oil in large frying pan, add the onion chopped, and 1 garlic clove pressed, stir for about a minute.
Add steak, stirring frequently.
When steak is totally cooked, remove the steak and onion from the pan and put to side on a cutting board, dispose of oil from frying pan, and wipe it clean.
Put 1/2 cup of oil in the cleaned pan and press the other garlic clove into it.
Put the cooked rice in. Let the rice fry for about a minute, then add the beans stirring constantly.
After about 2 minutes add the cooked steak and onions and continuously stir the mixture for 5 minutes.
Add seasonings: salt, cilantro, and chili powder, to desired taste. and continue stirring.
Turn off the heat and serve with squash or zucchini.