Great Salad Recipe

Roasted Vegetable Salad w/ Goat Cheese

This was fantastic and refreshing! I doubled the recipe, since it only makes enough for one.

Ingredients
Serves 1
2 carrots, cut into 2-inch matchsticks (I used baby carrots)
1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 small red onion, cut into wedges, layers separated
2 tablespoons olive oil
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 tablespoon sherry or balsamic vinegar
1 small head Boston lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese (1 ounce)
Directions
Preheat oven or toaster oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss carrots, zucchini, and onion with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper.
Roast until vegetables are tender and browned, 20 to 25 minutes, tossing once.
In a serving bowl, whisk together vinegar and remaining tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Add lettuce, and toss. Top with roasted vegetables and goat cheese.

Helpful Hint
Goat cheese is a smart choice for cheese lovers. It's lower in fat than most cow's-milk cheeses and is a good source of calcium and protein

Courtesy of Martha Stewart Everyday Food

Portraits

We had pictures of Greyson taken this evening. It was lots of fun, but he kept Mommy very busy!!! Here are a few of my favorites:

A New Man

Greyson had his first haircut last night! This was both a sad and exciting time for Mike and I. Sad because our baby boy no longer looks like a baby! But, exciting too because he looks really cute with his new hair-do! Am I the only one that thinks the 1st haircut is emotional? Probably, but oh well! Enjoy the pics!

Before

Nothing like a little lollipop bribery

Spitting image of Daddy

You'll always be Mommy's baby!!!

1 year Stats

Here are Greyson's 1 year stats:

Weight: 22 lbs. and 12 ounces --50th%
Height: 30 inches --50th%
Head: 48.3 cm --90-95th% (must be the brains!!!)

Greyson has started whole milk and loves it!!! He has also transitioned from the bottle to the sippy cup completely with no problems.

First Birthday

Greyson's 1st Birthday!!!!!

Our friends, Katie, Trevor, and their son Miller, as well as Greyson's 2nd Uncle Jeff, came and stayed with us on Friday night which was a blast!!! The guys helped Mike with yard work on Saturday morning before the party (thanks Trevor and Jeff) and Katie and I had a fun time icing cupcakes and hanging out with Miller and Greyson. Didn't we Katie? Big laugh!

Greyson started out a bit grumpy on his big day (thanks to an ear infection which was later detected this Monday at our well check visit), but he quickly came around when the cake was put in front of his face, and everyone began singing Happy Birthday! We had such a great time! Thanks for coming everyone, and thank you for all of the wonderful birthday gifts for our little boy! He is loving each and every one of them. Here are some photos from the big day:






***If you have pics from the party, we would love to see them!!!***

Feliz Compleanos a ti

ONE! Wow! Our little Grey turned ONE today! At 6:35 a.m. last year, Greyson Michael Martin arrived. What an amazing year it has been! Here's the short story on our little boy:

*Greyson is a very HAPPY baby. Mike and I were talking the other day and we were wondering how he stays so happy all of the time. He falls, he gets back up and smiles. Even when he's sick, he's still a laughing machine.

*Greyson is a very active boy. He took his first steps in his 10th month and walks everywhere.

*Greyson loves to eat. Some of his favorites are: watermelon, bananas, grapes, Gerber pasta pick-ups, Gerber stars, cranberry roast, chicken, peaches, pears, peas, carrots, YoBaby yogurt (he actually laughs hysterically when you pull this out of the fridge). Some of his NOT so favorites are: Gerber weenies, and avocado (I know! So sad. We are working on this one!). I'm sure there are a few more, I just can't think of them right now.


*Greyson loves anything outdoors. He loves collecting. Acorns, rocks, sticks, you name it! Oh no, Daddy and I are in for a treat. Add one more pack-rat to the clan.

*Greyson loves books!!! Greyson's favorite book is 10 Little Ladybugs. He loves to touch the raised surfaces of the ladybugs and loves to point them out when you ask him to.

*Greyson's words are: Dada, Mama, cat, book, down, done, "I love you"-see my previous post on this, Uh-oh (he loves this word!!!!),hi, bye, and apple.

*Greyson's got rhythm! He loves to dance. His dancing consists of tilting his head back and forth and bouncing up and down. He will even dance on command!

*Greyson loves our cats, Berkeley and Stanford! He chases after them, loves to pet them (otherwise known as, pulling their fur and yanking their tails), and sometimes just laughs hysterically at them for no reason whatsoever.

*Greyson still naps twice a day (once around 9 a.m. and the other around 2 p.m.)

We love our little boy so much! I can't imagine our lives without him. Happy Birthday Grey!

***Greyson's party is tomorrow, so stay tuned for more pictures and details. We also have Grey's 1 year well check on Monday, so we will have the latest stats then.***

The Sniffles

Our poor little man has the sniffles. He woke up yesterday morning with a runny nose. Now he has a cough, and raspy breathing. No fever, thank God! You can always tell when he's not feeling well, because he loves to hang on Mommy. It's a nice feeling, but I know he feels crummy. Hope he gets better in time for his birthday!

We had a busy weekend. Mike's work had their annual company picnic at a ranch in Georgetown. There was lots to do, and Greyson had a blast! We also worked around the house a bunch! Our half bath is on its way to being complete. Mike has been working really hard on it, and it is looking great!!! Thanks, babe!



Yum! This is one good book!



At the park






Keep up the good work, Daddy! We love you!

H-Town

Greyson and I traveled to Houston this past weekend for Miller and Brooklyn's 1st birthday party at Gymboree. We had a blast!!!!! Thanks, Christen and Katie!




While in Houston, we also got to meet Cate for the first time. Cate is the daughter of one of my law school friends, Adrienne. Cate is absolutely gorgeous and didn't make one peep the entire time we were at lunch!




We also were finally able to meet my friend Angie's daughter, Izzy. Angie, her husband, and Izzy just moved back from N. Carolina. We are happy that they have finally come back to Tx. Izzy and Greyson had a blast chasing each other and stealing each other's sippy cups. Unfortunately we didn't get any pics of Miller or Izzy!

It was so great to see everyone this weekend!

Cake Practice

I was considering making Greyson's birthday cake, but after spending quite a bit of time on this fondant mess, I'm not so sure. I may just have to give Henry E. Butt a call. We will see!