Is there such a thing as a GIANT Baby Carrot?

Well look what I found when I opened a bag of BABY carrots? A giant baby carrot or should I call it a "Toddler" carrot. It was in the middle of the bag concealed by all the other normal size Baby carrots. I just happened to grab a handful and out came this honker!

Now call me "foreigner" or "islander" because for a long time I thought Baby carrots were actually miniature sized carrots (perfect for the Easter bunny right). Hey, when farmers and scientists start playing around with food or plants crossing this tree with that tree and what not it's hard to keep track of things.

Anyway it was only last year while watching the Discovery channel that I was ENLIGHTEN!

So to my fellow friends & family who grew up on an island just for your information: Baby carrots are carrots of approximately two inches (5.08 cm) in length, which are sold packed into plastic bags. They are very popular as snacks, often eaten raw with ranch dressing or another type of dip. Baby carrots are actually NOT miniature-sized carrots. Instead, they are full-sized carrots with imperfections, which, instead of being discarded, are cut into small segments and peeled, which turns them into ready-to-eat portions. Got it? GOOD.

Now what should I do with this beauty? Eat it or should I sell it on EBay to some crazy buyer? Carrots!? Let the bidding begin! Jk :)

"Blackberry" April 6, 2009.

The kids especially Tia are sad to announce the sudden loss of their beloved pet bunny "Blackberry". They brought him home Saturday and all seemed well until this evening around 5:30. Although he lived a short life the kids loved him. We held a small service and buried him in our backyard by the lime tree...We miss you Blackberry.

Introducing: "Blackberry".

Ty's garden. Pictures by Ty. Collage by Ruth. Creations by God.

4 YEARS OLD.

JONATHAN'S SPECIAL DAY...

...started with wishes.

A few days before April 1st I asked my boy what would make his special day special? This is what his little heart desired: a "Rainbow cake" (confetti cake), Army men (present), go to the "Bookstore" (which is Barnes & Noble) to play with trains, a play date with his buddy Blaine, eat French fries, play at "Donald's" (McDonald's) and go to the park with Dad. So that's exactly what we did.

Happy Birthday Jonathan!

What?

Last month I gave Joshua a graham cracker while I was unloading the dishwasher. When I checked on him this is what I found a lovely graham cracker face. Love love love the face!

Feed me!

Feb.14th Joshua turned 6 months. I started him off with a bowl of Rice cereal but noticed he wanted more food so I decided to give him some sweet potatoes which to my surprise he woofed down like he had already eaten this stuff before. As you can tell he was getting tired of mom taking pictures and just wanted to get to the food. That a boy!

C'est la vie.

No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth just fallen off blog world.
Life has been busy - all I can say is "c'est la vie"!
We welcomed the New Year with Conjunctivitis/Pinkeye (Jonathan & Joshua) and the U of U winning the Sugar bowl - nice!
Ty was gone for 3 weeks (California, Insurance Producer school), broke his windshield twice - the first time was on the way to California and the second incident happened on the way back - what more can I say but c'est la vie! It was so good to have him back.
(See Ty's blog for details.)

In February, Tia started piano lessons (a first) and is doing well. She also got her ears pierced (a first) and turned 10! No, that's not a typo those are double digits you see. Our sweet girl is changing - but hey, c'est la vie! At school her 4th grade class just for fun participated in a Science Fair for 5th and 6th graders. Tia choose to grow MOLD (on bread) and had fun documenting the experiment. We learned that most breads contain mold inhibitors (preservatives) that make some breads edible for a longer time. We had a few slices that didn't have mold on them even 17+ days after their expiration date - gross. Makes me want to make my own bread but hey my oven died! Everything else works except for the oven - c'est la vie!Feb. 14th sweet baby Joshua turned 6 months and started solids. The boy loves to eat (must be the Polynesian side) and I don't have a problem with that.

March was loaded with activities (piano lessons, a piano recital, spring break, morning walks, parent teacher conference, just to name a few).
Now it's April! We started the month with a birthday - Jonathan turned 4 on the 1st and yes he was born on April Fool's and bla bla bla there is more to come...it will most likely be pictures.

Beautiful...just the way you are.

Special Thanks to: Lovely Julie (my partner in crime) for helping me in so many ways from pink stand up mirrors, manicures, eye shadow samples to "spa" looking china...those details made Tia's party special.
To my handsome boys thanks for leaving us girls do our thing. Ty thanks for being my part time photographer when I was busy pampering the girls. Thanks Jonathan & Ty for being our personal pizza delivery guys too. Thanks Joshua for always being such a pleasant and easy baby. And last but not least thanks to our families near and far for wishing Tia a happy birthday via emails, phone calls and cards. You made her day super special.
Merci beaucoup - Maururu roa!


10 Years Old
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Tia's SPA party part 4. "Girlie Girls"

Beautiful Girls!


Girls just want to have fun!

Tia's SPA party part 3. "Manicures"

"Satin hands" the girls loved the sensation!

Spa day = girls day = so much fun!

Red polka dots? Pink polka dots? White polka dots?
Or a little of everything?

10 years old and beautiful.

Tia's SPA party part 2 "Facials"

Peel Off Mask application.


Mask, cucumbers and relaxing music...life is good!

Light make up application (eye shadow and lip gloss...).

Tia's SPA party part 1.

Spa entrance.

I couldn't have done this without my friend.
Thanks Julie for helping me pull this off. You are the best!

Spa favors for the girls.

"O" so lovely and silly!

Butterfly Birthday Breakfast
(eggs, toast, chocolate strawberry and hot cocoa).
Science Fair. Tia's birthday cake.