San Francisco//Lounging, Licorice, and the Pier

One of the things I love to do when I'm with family is just sit and visit with them late into the night. We can talk and talk and laugh for hours and it never gets old. That was one of my favorite things we did in San Francisco, believe it or not! One night while we were chatting, and Karina and Justin we're printing some vinyl quotes for Maddax's room, which was so awesome of them, Kurt thought it would be a good idea to give Maddax a harmless piece of licorice. Needless to say, he enjoyed it.

*If you're wondering what get's licorice out of white onsies Kevin and Robyn have this miracle cleaner that really did some magic in the washer. It's just two parts hydrogen peroxide, one part blue Dawn dish soap. The dark, royal blue kind. I made some as soon as I got home. I just mixed it and put it in a little squirt bottle. It will be blue at first but wait a day or two and it should go clear. It really is a miracle cleaner. 

Kurt and I slept in the living room so in order for us to put Maddax down for bed, Kevin and Robyn were nice enough to let him sleep in their room, in a pack and play where it would be nice and quiet. Well, we woke up one morning to find this happy trio...

^^^I really, really wish this picture wasn't blurry! His first slumber party! He was just happy as a clam watching Tangled with his cousins.^^^

The day we went into the city, we went to Pier 39 before it was time to get on the boat for Alcatraz.

Now, I'm no photographer and have no interest in being one so don't think that is what I was going for in this one. I just really like sail boats...and the ocean.

Our trusty stroller pushers

Kurt's head is cut off but this is one of the only pictures we took as a family

Next up, ALCATRAZ. 

Which is one of the coolest places ever.

San Francisco// Travelling, Muir Woods and the Beach

I asked Kurt what he wanted to do for spring break this year and he either wanted to go to St. George or California to see his brother Kevin and his family. Each were doable with our budget. Well, of course he picked going to California to see our cute California family out there. I had to work at the flower shop until 3:00 so we left then, Friday afternoon. It is about an eleven hour drive and we would get there in the wee hours of the morning, but we decided it would be ok because Maddax would be asleep for the night at 8:00 and would sleep most of the way.

Which worked out great until we made it to the Sierra Mountains at 2:00ish am Utah time we were really really tired with an hour or more to go. But Maddax did great! So that was good

Thumbs up for Chinese fire drills

When we made it to under 200 miles til our final desination,we pulled over on the freeway and did a Chinese fire drill. It. Was. Awesome.

2:47 am was our arrival time. It was about midnight when we pulled over to do our "drill".

Our first day there we went to Muir Wood National Park to see the Redwoods and then we had a picnic at the beach. Robyn's sister Karina and her husband decided to go to Cali too for their spring break and that was so much fun having them there. We had a lot of fun with them.

^^^ A cute Asian family took a "peace sign" picture right before us so we thought we would do the same^^^

Kurt calls this photo "the first vision".

Maddax loved the beach. The water was cold but he loved tapping his feet in the sand. 

Fajita Recipe

My mom sent me this delicious fajita seasoning recipe that is sooo good and I thought I would share it. I know it's easy to just pick up a little packet at the store but if you're like me you forget some times. This is easy, and inexpensive, especially if you have all of these ingredients in your spice cupboard.

Prep time: 5 min. Total time: 5 min. Yield: 10 teaspoons
By Kathy at Food.com

Approximately 2 tablespoons equals 1 store-bought seasoning packet
Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed chicken bouillon cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Use as needed in recipes calling for fajita seasoning.

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  I did add a little bit of water to mine because it was a little dry but that is up to you. We made ours with sliced onions, sliced red, orange, yellow and green peppers, sliced olives, grated cheese, and sliced chicken, all in a little tortilla. Kurt topped his with some sour cream.
  You could make this with chicken, steak, or shrimp.
  P.S. I have no idea what is going on with these fonts.