Shaz by the Sea

Here are a few of my go to side dishes to bring to dinner parties or Thanksgiving dinner. Surprisingly, you may have most of these ingredients in your house already which makes everything a bit simpler. No one wants to go out and buy 5 ingredients and 6 new spices for one dish. So these are really just simple and easy. Also - similar to when I made Conor and Caden's baby food, the Magic Bullet is yet again a must-have because it can save a lot of time slicing and dicing! Sweet Potatoes: Let me start with my favorite side dish -- not just during Thanksgiving but it's my go to. It's great for cookouts, alongside main entrees, and in the fall for Thanksgiving. It's basically chunks of sweet potatoes, rosemary and olive oil. Peeling and dicing he sweet potatoes takes the most time, so once that is complete you can go ahead and spice it up how you like it. After I wash, peel, and dice them, I take a small magic bullet cup and add the rosemary from 2 sprigs, three pie...

The pictures below are pretty self explanatory of how we spend our days and weekends in MA. The boys, like I've said before, are completely in love with their swing set. They both love swinging in their swings so much. When we get home from daycare, they guide me into the backyard and I know they can't wait to get on their swings. Caden LOVES going down the slide. He can't get enough of it. Conor likes to stand on the top and give Caden a push -- he doesn't really love going down the slide on his own. He will however, enjoy it when we make him slide down. It just takes a little bit of effort. ;) We just got this hand-me-down tractor from a friend. And although they have to share it (we tend to have two of everything to avoid the fights and tantrums, but they need to learn to share - so this is good), they love it. Who doesn't love new toys? Fall in New England!  Enough said. The boys have been playing together and talking to each other a ton lately....