Lykkelig Fars Dag!

So, I'm a day late on this, but Happy Father's Day or if you'd prefer, "Lykkelig Fars Dag!"

I am so thankful for a father named Bob who is so giving and supportive and who will literally do anything for me...fix my foreign car, help me with crafts, drive me across the country, dogsit when I really need help! The list goes on and on and I sure am one lucky daughter!

(The best way to take a picture with Bob Olson is to sneak up behind him and have someone snap a picture quickly..now you know.)

 

Oh, Karley

As people here in Denver melt through 100 degree days and uncomfortably warm nights, somewhere up in Duluth, Minnesota, sits a girl...under a wool blanket, fire place roaring, hot cup of coffee in hand.

Karley text me this picture and I almost fainted. If I hadn't already been sweating, this would've definitely made me start!

 



weekend + week

This was my weekend...my entire weekend.

1. packing

2. tiring Oliver out

3. Oh, and reading Big Brother for the Olson-Summerfield book club

And if you need to find me before my move on Sunday, I'll be doing the exact same things, except we're onto book four: Circles Around the Sun

 

Kickball: Hawaiian Edition

 

Monday was our last kickball game of the season! Can you guess the theme? Ha! Kari made me give away some leis because I really had an extreme amount on at the beginning of the night.

We *almost* won & I didn't have to constantly miss fly balls because I appointed myself the catcher. All in all, it was a pretty premium game!

 

the weekend

Loren & I combined so many of my favorite things into last Saturday morning: tennis, book talking, mimosas and sweets, oh, and how could I forget shrimp!

I found a recipe for the above "cookies" on pinterest a few weeks ago, so we decided to give them a go! The main ingredient is cashews + oats, plus some natural-type sweeteners. They were good, but we both agreed that they were no substitute for the real thing.

 

This photo had to be documented! I'm not holding the leash and there he sits!

 

Sunday night was this season's first Jazz in the Park! Our no-book book club met up and had the most fun night! The wine flowed & the snacks were abundant. Such a fun group of ladies!

 

And then there's Monday morning.....

Party with Madeline, courtesy of Google+

Lately, I've been using Google Plus to upload all my photos online. Today, when I logged in I saw this gem! There was a little note below it that said Google had combined these similar snapshots. It cracked me up! Madeline is dancing away! I'm dying over her tiny left hand pinky finger and her right hand that looks like she's snapping her finger.

a picky eater review: chia seeds

 

I have been trying my best to not be a picky eater. I still *cannot* eat a raw tomato, but that may ever happen.

Anyway, I tried something new this week: Chia Seeds! I've been hearing about all of their health benefits - omega 3's, fiber, antioxidants, blah, blah, so I decided to give them a try using this Triple Berry Chia Pudding recipe. I honestly wanted to use the almond/coconut milk in the recipe, but I hate coconut (mostly for the texutre). I text my food girl, Beth, and we decided I should stick to almond milk and not try too many new things.

"Baby steps." -Beth

In conclusion, this picky eater LIKED the pudding! I don't want to say love, because I'm not there yet, but it was 100% better than I expected. I ate one serving for breakfast & I froze the other in a popsicle mold. I'm thinking it will be a yummy frozen treat! I've found a lot of other recipes for chia seeds I'm planning on trying: an add on for smoothies, salads, and an egg substitute in baking.