Saturday, Sweet Saturday

Welcome to my Saturday! A day to be free from the workweek. A day to have more fun and relaxation than your normal weekday. No schoolwork!

Time to strap on your trainers and take a longer run.

And time to play with chalk!

Everyone was very busy. My husband even made stencils!

Alani drew a sunset with a palm tree and the ocean.

Luke made  trees too!

Clark Kent just made some funky designs. Ha ha! What did I do? I took photos of course, went for a run, worked in my garden, made a trip to the farmer's market to get our produce for the week, and ate some yummy yogurt and granola!

I hope your weekend started off right, with good times and relaxation! I wonder what Sunday will bring? Now we're off to see a movie! Happy weekend :) Taniya

Our Easter!

Our Easter went something like this. First, I took my two youngest ones to a "teen egg hunt" which I thought was an awesome idea because most of  the time, the city egg hunts are for little kids. Maybe up to age ten or twelve. That leaves out a lot of kids that still want to have fun. Teenagers are still kids and love a good hunt! This hunt was AT NIGHT!

My two on the right and a couple friends. Everyone got glow necklaces and bracelets and scrambled all over a big field to collect fun stuff. there were packs of cookies, licorice, and even sunglasses out there!

The whole basketball court was a dance floor and they had a DJ! There was a girl with a glowing hula-hoop. Fun idea!

This is how it turned out when I tried to get a picture, ha ha! Then on Easter Day we had our own little hunt at home. (And my son got a haircut!)

We had ham and sweet potatoes and lots of yummy food!

I've been sick so everyone helped out in the kitchen. I hope you had a lovely Easter full of family, fun, and God's blessings! Taniya

My Weekend

Want to know what I did this weekend? My husband and I went down to San Diego to stay in the Marriott Marquis & Marina Hotel and it looks like this.

Really neat-o and big and right near the water! With this cool, fancy pool...

that we did not go in. I didn't bring my swimsuit, which is very unfortunate because it was a beautiful, sunny day! But the whole reason we came to San Diego in the first place is because my friend has gotten me very interested in running again. She has also convinced me to be in a race...a BIG race, which I have never done before. So we signed up for this Hot Chocolate Race and, boy, that is the kind of race you want to have as your first one! What is a better incentive to run than CHOCOLATE?

Plus, it was dark chocolate, my favorite! And it's good for you!! So we woke up before the sun came up to walk to the racing area.

Every person in the race got one of these cool hoodie, sweatshirts that my husband has on. They had an awesome swag bag for this race! Then afterward we got this big mug full of goodies to help replenish those calories we burned.

A cup of hot cocao in the middle, dipping chocolate on the side for the pretzels, marshmallows, banana, or anything you wished to dip. Ha ha! I ate the banana and a couple pretzels, then we went out for a big breakfast. We had such a great time, we want to run in another one! Here we are with our wonderful friends who were so encouraging I could not have done this without them!!

So stay tuned and I'll let you know what happens! Thanks for stopping by! Taniya

Throwback Time!

Yes, it is Throwback Thursday. So I hunted up an old photo to share of...can you guess who?

It's my Mama with me in the middle and my sister on the left. We used to go to this park alot when I was little, and this day we're having a picnic! It was very close to a Ralph's grocery store where we always shopped, so my sister and I called it "Ralph's Park". In the background you can see all the play equipment and behind the swings is a BIG rocket. At least it was super big to me and I was always afraid to go all the way to the top. I would climb up and get very close but never went to the top platform. I wonder if it's still there! Kinda funny because in a few years I loved climbing trees so much and would go as high as I could. Happy Thursday everyone! Taniya 

Rainbow Rose

Have any of you ever seen one of these amazing roses?

Well, I never had and I think it's just so beautiful!! My husband had the florist make up this lovely bouquet yesterday for Valentine's Day and he had them add one of these roses because he thought it was "Cool". They make them by splitting the stem and putting each section of stem in a separate bit of colored water. The rose takes a drink and BOOM! colorful petals. Here's the whole bouquet.

I love that he picks a big jumble of all the flowers he knows I like and has them all put together. He's pretty amazing! Have a rainbow rosey day and thanks for stopping by! Taniya

Zoya Free Nail Polish Deal

Don't get too excited because it's over for now, but this was a great deal! Every year in November Zoya has a super cool offer. You can order three of their awesome nail polishes and get them for FREE!!!! Yes, really! You can even pick your own colors. Super fun! So after a few weeks this is what I got in the mail.

And these are the colors I picked.

From left to right: Trixie, Areetha, and Zuza.

They literally have hundreds to choose from so this was not easy! So later this year be on the lookout for Zoya's amazing free polish offer through their Facebook page and you, too can have some of these babies without paying anything but shipping. You know what else is great about these polishes? I know the top picture is a bit blurry but it says, "The "Healthy" New Color of Fashion" because they're free of the bad for you ingredients like formaldehyde, toluene, camphor and are vegan friendly! Wa-hoo!! To check these out on my nails visit my other blog here. Thanks for stopping by! Taniya

What Are YOU Doing For Superbowl Sunday?

Have any plans for Superbowl Sunday? Oh I'll just bet you do!

Well around here we will be having lots of chips and salsa,

probably some deviled eggs,

and a big crock pot full of...well...I'm not quite sure yet. But something hearty, filling, tasty, full of veggies AND meat and just so stinkin' yummy it won't last long! Just in case you are someone who doesn't care one pip about Superbowl, you can still have something pretty fantastic to celebrate tomorrow and that is...it's National Carrot Cake Day!!! HURRAY!

If this carrot cake looks amazing to you like it does to me, you can get the recipe here. I, for one, plan on making this baby! My husband is CRAZY for carrot cake and I have the feeling that this recipe will be fabulous! So throw a football, have a piece of carrot cake and think of me wishing you a wonderful Sunday! Taniya