Green peas... no ham, sorry Sam I am

And the consensus is...

He likes them!

Ps - I apologize for the horrid white balance variations. Photoshop is out of commission so I was forced to edit in Picasa :)

Take Two.

So today I was off work. My baby was napping. Since my house looked like this:

One might think it would have been a good time to clean things up a little.

Nope, not this super-impulsive girl. I decided it was time to nearly kill myself while climbing up in the attic retrieve and dust off a much-anticipated baby shower gift...drum roll....the MAGIC BABY BULLET!!!

I did not register for this, because, c'mon, really, is it necessary? Really?
But my sweet sister thought that since I grow my own veggies and launder my own diapers, I would be a likely candidate to make my own baby food. I guess she's right, though I'll admit I didn't give it much thought prenatally.

Anyways - I decided green peas were on the menu for today...and I guess the rest of this week, ha! Poor little guy.

Since I'm not really up on where to buy baby food economically, I'm not sure what store is the best place to buy it from, but I know when I was at BuyBuyBaby we bought a few jars. For $0.89 cents each. Gulp! That would break the bank fast. So I paid $3 for this large bag of peas. I used half of it...like so.
I first steamed 2 cups of peas (I guess steaming retains more of the nutrients...or something).

After the peas were nice and soft, I added them, along with a 1/2 cup of water to Mr. Baby Bullet.

Isn't he a jolly sort of fellow?

Then a short twist and push and voila! A wonderful green pea puree.
I sectioned it out into the nifty little refrigerator and freezer storage cups which even include a dial to set the date it was made (again, necessary? pro'ly not. nifty? definitely)

Now in about 10 minutes for $1.50 I made 11 2oz portions. If you do the math, based on the aforementioned price, that is $8 in savings. Woot, woot!!

Of course, having Mr. Magic around is not neccesary. We've established that.
But these are sure pretty darn cute.

We had a lovely weekend to celebrate both of our mothers...and my husband and son helped me celebrate my first Mother's Day as well.
We hosted family for meals and I decorated the table with flowers from my garden

Will got to celebrate with his favorite only cousin Penny and Aunt Em

My hubs got me a great gift

(this will be my first massage!)

And I got some smooches from my boy...

Yes...I did pick out his outfit. What's it to you?

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there, whether by natural birth, adoption, science, or fostering.

My first attempt at making baby food.

I hate to utilize this extremely over-used phrase, but...

EPIC FAIL!

Hello Spring Garden.

Baby Spinach. Grow baby grow.

Didn't know sage was a perennial. Fun surprise!

Chives, out of control.

Raindrops on a Lady's Mantle

Coral Bells

Bugelweed