Birthdays

We've had some birthday celebrations around here.

Adam's...

...then Piper's...

...then mine. I love that Violet wrapped my present herself this year. It's the one on the top.

Violet put a "party hat" on Clyde. He wore it for a surprisingly long time.

Fairy God Carol sent us some fancy earrings. Violet says, "I really don't like it when they pinch, but I really want to wear them anyway, really."

(Someone has a favorite new word.)

Adam smoked a lot of meat. That's not even all the ashes.

I received a carbonator. I can already tell a lot of things are going to get carbonated in my near future. Maybe things that shouldn't really be carbonated.

Like milk.

We call it "bubble milk", and Violet approves. I think chocolate milk will be next.

Piper has trepidations about bubble milk. But she has no problem with avocado...see the moustache?

And I tried to make gnocchi from scratch. It was all right, but not worth the effort. This was an appetizer batch we swazzled in olive oil and herbs. Dinner (forgot a photo, no, wait-was too exhausted after making all the gnocchi to take a photo) was better...small gnocchi stuffed with cheese and tossed with rainbow chard, caramelized onions, and garlic.

Posted at 04:45 PM in Food, Holidays, Home/Decorating, Kid Stuff | Permalink

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That dinner sounds delicious! I'm jealous of the carbonator! We're still buying our fizzy water, and that is soooo 2005.

Posted by: Maria | June 25, 2013 at 05:15 PM

Happpppyyyyy birthdayssssss and birthdays and birthdays all around!!!!

You guys are all precious, I tell ya!

Piper is hilarious and adorable! She and Adam are twins.

Such a doll, and Violet.. always the princess!

Hey, Adam looks like a different person in the meat smoking photo. Is her super tan or something? I can't put my finger on it.

I want to come over and carboante things with you, k?

You all are lovely as ever!!
xoxo

Posted by: Vanessa {a fanciful twist} | June 25, 2013 at 05:54 PM

Violet and Piper are a perfect mix of you and Adam. Like one of those 3-D images that shift shape as you rotate it up/down? One view they look like Adam and the next view they look like Mama. In all views darling. I give you an A for effort for even trying gnocci. I do love it. Ellen used some Cost Plus World Market brand and it was pretty good. With cream and parmesan, of course it was.

Posted by: Charlotte | June 25, 2013 at 10:48 PM

Happy Birthday to one and all.
I love the girls with their bling! Adorable!

Posted by: Laura Tieri | June 25, 2013 at 11:28 PM

Did I tell you? Adam is hot! And he barbeques....extra hotness. And he bought you a SERIOUS carbonator!

Only Italian grandmothers should be making from scratch gnocchi. Charlotte is right.....cream & parmasean fix up any store bought vacuum packed gnocchi.

p.s. your babies are beautiful ~ Happy Birthday to All

Posted by: Jill James | June 26, 2013 at 10:11 PM