The Bookman Cometh!

We all went to Pullman this past Wednesday so that Jake could look around at Washington State University--Wazzu for short. The Bookman statue is in front of the library there. (That may not be the actual title of the statue.) I liked the Bookman. Marissa--not so much. Jake's favorite thing about Wazzu is probably the Student Recreation Center; it has a big, fabulous weight room. Everyone please cross your fingers that WSU decides to give Jake a talent scholarship. The other possibility is the University of Montana (UM) in Missoula, Montana. Am I really old enough to have a child going to college? That does not seem quite right.

We found Oscar's trash can....Olivia did not like it at all. Needless to say after being at the Children's Museum I was feeling more like Oscar the Grouch. The place was extremely overcrowded. I was really dissappointed at how many people they let in there. We hardly got to do anything at all.

Salem making a sandwich at the Sesame Street Deli.

Olivia chowing down on her sandwich, from Mr. Hoopers Market.

Livi is a shopper....that girl knows what she wants. In fact she asked if we needed potatoes so Mason could make fries.

After lunch we did a little retail therapy. We went to Urban Outfitters which is a store that does two things for me....one it's make me feel old as hell...and two it makes me feel fatter than I am. This pictures says it all...Salem and Livi look darling but they are 3 and 5 and neither of them weigh over 40 pounds...

We will probably never grow up....

Livi posing for the camera....the hats were cute but not $50 cute. I was pretty sure they were going to kick us out because all we did was take pictures and laugh. This is what girl days are make of, lunch, new make up and clothes shopping. Megan you can thank me later for buying Olivia lipgloss.

We are breaking them in early. The girls tried on every hat at Urban Outfitters. We have ourselves some girls who were born to shop.

Amie's Dip

Steve's sister Amie made this dip for us on vacation. It's similar to Cowboy Caviar but this is to die for yummy! Hope you try and it and love it as much as I did.

1 can navy beans rinsed I struggle to find navy without bacon flavoring so I sub with white beans
1 can black beans rinsed
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 small white onion chopped fine
4 large tomatoes seeded and chopped fine
1 bunch cilantro chopped fine
1/2 cup Italian or Greek Dressing
1 cup ranch dressing -- I only use thepackets you mix yourself with milk and mayo
as much black pepper as you like
few shakes of hot sauce-Tabasco orwhatever you use
couple dashes of red pepper flakes
chill a few hours or overnight and serve with chips.