Baby Talk

It happens every year around this time. First,  I walk into my parents’ house and my mom is burning some type of apple-spicy candle… then Halloween candy (mellocreme pumpkins!!!) start to pop up on the grocery store shelves… and I think I saw some mention on Facebook of Pumpkin Spice Lattes…

It’s. Almost. FALL.

I think the anticipation of Fall is almost as good as the season itself. After more than 2 weeks in a row of 100+ degree heat, I’m chomping at the bit for pumpkins, Ugg slippers and hoodies. Am I alone here?

Jack and I had a busy day. I forgot to assemble overnight oats last night, so this morning I was stuck with plain old yogurt- topped with a plucot, chia seeds, honey, almonds and cereal.

We met my culinary school friend, Megan, for lunch at Purple Cow. Megan’s currently working as a pastry chef at Craft… and after tasting the sorbets she created at dinner last night, I can attest that she’s pretty amazing. And dedicated- she has to be at work at 3:30am!!

For a diner crawling with kids, Purple Cow has some seriously decent salads. I love the olive mixture on their Caesar, and the BBQ Vinaigrette on my Southwestern Salad today was amazing.

Jack is boycotting naps again. It suuuuuuucks. How did I end up with the kid that never sleeps? And that means that I get NOTHING done at home. I have 4 loads of laundry that need to be folded, the house looks like hell, and showering is an extra-special treat. Good thing that kid is pretty much the coolest thing since sliced bread or we might have a problem.

Did I mention that his vocabulary is rapidly expanding? To date we’ve heard:

• Mama
• Dada
• Cat
• Cup
• Zach

And he waves bye-bye, (sort of) blows kisses and signs for “more.” Genius, I tell you. Genius.

(Oh, and for more gorgeous pics of my boy, check out Allison’s photography blog: Proof of Life. She’s an amazing photographer… I didn’t think it was possible to make Jack any cuter, but apparently I was wrong. Way to go, Allison!)

Tonight we met Jack’s friend Odysseus and his parents for dinner and swimming at the KC Pool. The menu there is pretty limited- typical snack bar fare. I went all crazy and ordered the taco salad, instead of my usual grilled chicken sandwich.

Not awful, but the bottom of the bowl held a good 1/2″ of grease. Yuck.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!