The Dow Family

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Easter 2014

the boys at Kaden's Easter party

Making a strawberry cake

found them like this on Easter morning

peeling a breakfast egg

"just helping" Owen do a puzzle at Nonnie & Papa's house

Owee-mommy selfie

The annual attempt to take a good family photo… This is as good as it gets for The Dows to mark Easter 2014.

Papa Dow

Eating lunch...

CAKE!

Look at the mischievous grin!

love these boys!

check out my train TOWER!

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Easter Piñatas

It's almost Easter... which can only mean... piñatas?!

Julie with Luke

Luke and Kaden

messy hands from the paper maché

part of our group

Abby with Erika and Katie

Day 2

making tiny cuts and decorating our piñata

Easter Egg Hunt #1

A friend & fellow group-fitness instructor of mine invited us over for an Easter egg hunt this afternoon.

In addition to their regular chickens,

they also had baby ducks and a few rabbits visiting for the day.

There's candy in here!

Yes, Owen... Keep going & find another egg.

Blank stare, sets his basket down, and proceeds to eat candy.

Dow Family Easter-Fun-Photo

2014

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Fishermen

It felt a lot like spring today.

Including the 25 mph winds blasting through the Texas panhandle.

The Dow men decided to do a little casting practice at the park near Nonnie & Papa's house.

Kaden, Papa & Owen.

Friday, April 4, 2014

(Not So) Sneaky Chef

I always try to find ways to sneak vegetables into the boys' meals (Ben included). So when I came across this no-dye recipe AND a 5-star review, I couldn't resist.

Green (spinach) pancakes.

And they clearly weren't joking on the GREEN part.

Not gonna lie – there were tears when Kaden saw me stuffing the blender with 4 cups of spinach.

Lip quiver and real tears.

BUT they asked for more later in the week… So I'm saying this recipe is a keeper!

Kaden even told me that when he eats these "special pancakes" they make him run faster than his friend, Luke. Ha!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

On the mornings when both Kaden & Owen pile in the bed to cuddle, it is one of the highlights of my whole day. They're sweet and usually stay relatively still for a good five minutes, which is saying a lot.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

More Spring Break 2014

One of the first sights upon walking into #20 (our house).

hanging in the "hot pool"

"cheeeeese"

waiting... waiting... waiting... for fantastic Mexican cuisine.

Frank & Lupe's is one of the few places we come to every time we visit Scottsdale.

I feel like we have reached a turning point and can more fully enjoy eating out with Kaden and Owen. We waited for at least 20 minutes for our table and then patiently waited for our food in a fit-free environment. Hallelujah!

buena vista

This was one of the 1st views that I came upon during an early-morning jog.

I love running this route. It's quiet, it's the best view of camelback mountain, it's full of beautiful flowers & pristine cactus; truly a desert paradise.