P is for...

We were so busy with letter P! We read two books on penguins and did a fun fingerprint activity. Each page had a sentence such as, "Two little penguins diving in the water." So Addie would put two fingerprints in the water and I would add the beak and feet (love the black ink mustache in the picture). We also did another penguin counting activity and then we got ready to have some lunch. Addie earned a free pizza from our library, so we took advantage of her coupon! Later that night I made pesto chicken pasta and a peach pie! I love my pesto chicken pasta and concocted the recipe when I first moved in with Kevin. It's been on the dinner rotation ever since. It's super easy and I thought I'd share the recipe, so here it is...

1 bag/box of penne pasta (I love Trader Joe's organic whole wheat penne pasta.)
2 chicken breasts
1 7ounce container of pesto
3/4 cup of olives
1/2 cup of sundried tomatoes
1/4 cup of pine nuts
butter
garlic powder
parmasean cheese

I boil up the noodles, while the chicken (lighted seasoned with garlic powder) is being grilled on the bar-b-q. Then I chop olives and sundried tomatoes. Next I sautee the pine nuts in a little butter, just until they're a light brown. And after dicing up the chicken I mix it all together with the pesto and serve with parmasean cheese on top!

O is for...

O is for Oregon! Goooooo Ducks! Right?! Already got that covered. My mom likes to tell the story of when she was driving Addie and all of a sudden, from the backseat, she starts yelling Oooooooo! My mom didn't catch it at first, but they were driving by Autzen Stadium. 

Today, O stood for owls and oatmeal. It was a simple day. Addie dug for her letter of the day, ate oatmeal, read Owl Babies, colored her O page, and then glued (and ate) CherriOs on the owl's tummy. 

Bay Area Discovery Museum

  Today we went to an UH-mazing museum! It's about an hour away in Sausalito right underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. Each building had a different theme and I didn't quite capture all of the buildings nor did we get to all of the outdoor activities, because World's Greatest Mom dressed her child for 85 degree weather! See what the other children are dressed in in the picture below... then there's my child. Nice job mom!

The "Wave Workshop" Building.

The Curious George exhibit, this room was adorable!

Stopping for a little lunch break with views of the Golden Gate Bridge. 

This building was called the "Tot Spot." It was complete with fun water beds made out to be ponds and much more.

This building was called the "Bay Area." It had great "underwater" tunnels. A boat with lurs to fish and other fun stuff.

Addie is always drawn to these train tables. This is where we probably spent most of our time. It was an enormous train table!