July 2018 Archives

July 17, 2018

Salem: Nine Months

Salem rocked nine months in this adorable 80s romper that was, of course, mine. I just love her happy expressions and her Kate Gosselin hairdo (slicked to the side in the front, spiky in the back!) The tiny tree in the background is a gift from Katie & Molly in honor of Nana…a perfect place to take photos of her mini.

Here are some more photos of Salem at nine months.

Tyler definitely didn’t have bomb pops at 9 months old

More red, white, and blue bathing fashion

Sleeping? Crying? Avoiding eating? Probably all of the above.

The only toy she needs is a cup of letters and markers to dump out.

I think it’s fair to say she loves bomb pops and Tyler!

Funny faces in my favorite Tyler-romper at the water table

Very helpful unloading the dishwasher, just like Tyler. If you like your silverware licked.

Her Olivia Newton John “Let’s Get Physical” look

At a wedding in Vail wearing newborn sized golden Mary Janes

She made this face SO often and I only ever caught it in a video, hence the blurry frame!

Don’t you practice the splits in rompers with a car on your head at a brewery?

Lots of playing in the toilet, something Tyler NEVER did

I was so sad when she grew out of this sleeper

Our little ladybug at Tyler’s soccer game

Total second child noshing on ice cream at nine months old…I am certain that Tyler did not enjoy this luxury!

She is crawling like a boss (and wearing a handmade sweater that was mine!)

Salem is starting to walk pushing the walker and her hair is getting longer by the minute. She is still definitely not sleeping through the night!

July 16, 2018July 17, 2018

When You Want Chick-fil-A on Sunday

Awhile back, a coworker told me that if you brine pieces of chicken in a jar of pickle juice and fry them up, it tastes like Chick-fil-A. As luck would have it, I had a couple of nearly-empty pickle jars in the fridge so we finished up the pickles and I left the juice in there. For quite some time, because I forgot about the coworker and the chicken. I found the pickle juice in there again and realized it was Sunday. Perfect! Since CFA is closed on Sunday, that was a great opportunity to try this on our own.

Not going to lie, cut-up raw chicken looks DISGUSTING floating in pickle juice.

I Pinterested this idea and found it to be completely legit. I went with a recipe that called for powdered sugar in the coating, because sugar.

Tyler helped me shake it like a Polaroid picture.

We also had coleslaw (CFA throwback) and peaches (sadly not in milkshake form) to round out the CFA experience.

The verdict? It tastes AWESOME. Just enough pickle flavor to make it seem like CFA but not too much to be weird. I don’t think it gets as crispy when you pan-fry instead of deep-fry, and I didn’t have the traditional peanut oil on hand so I just used vegetable oil. But still, yummy, although Tyler declared he would rather eat the chicken at Chick-fil-A!!

July 15, 2018

Salem: Eight Months

Salem really started to get FUN at eight months. I absolutely adore this bomb-pop romper that she wore for the 4th of July as well. This may also have been the last time she kept a headband on!

Here are some more photos of summertime fun with Salem.

Red, white, and blue suits are my favorite

Salem began her long career of escaping high chairs at this age

Life was easy when she stayed in the Bumbo

Finally, no more car seat on the stroller

LOVE this beautiful dress…blue & white…Nana would approve

July 11, 2018

Salem: Seven Months

Last September I said I would catch up. I never did. Sigh. Here we go.

At seven months, Salem was getting ready for a cross-country adventure. The four of us traveled in the minivan to Cleveland, stopping in Nebraska, Illinois, and Indiana. It was very glamorous, and very fun. More about that another time.

Salem is wearing a duck outfit. I love duck baby things. Maybe because we didn’t know the sex of the baby either pregnancy ahead of time so we had a lot of duck-themed items, or maybe just because they’re so quacking cute.