The Ingle Family

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Week in Photos: 4th of July, Ben's Obsessed with Monopoly and Evan is a Firefighter!

The 4th of July was a busy day for us! We started by meeting up with Sammy & Sully down in Bothell to participate in the kids parade! It was really cute! We took off before the actual parade, which was great because it took awhile to start and it was HOT in Bothell!

Next up we went to Edmonds to hang with the Cougans!

Ben being so cute. He was watching The Greatest Showman and I had to snap a picture of him - it's our new family favorite right now.

We went to the Seattle Street Food Festival last weekend, but since it was SO crowded, we stopped to get some cookies from Low Rider Baking Company (one of each, please!) and then left.

But this cookie right here was SO worth it.

But we of course had to sample the others, too. (Stuffed Smores, Cookies and Cream, Salted Toffee Pecan, Browned Butter Chocolate Chip, and Stuffed Reeces Peanut Butter Cup).

Ben is Monopoly obsessed right now, so we have all played hours of Monopoly lately. Last week I picked up Monopoly Deal, which he likes a lot too, and it's allowed us to get some of our free time back.

We were invited to come see Evan get pinned at the Woodinville Fire Board of Commissioners meeting this week. It was so great to be there to see and support him, and the bonus was Ben got to check out the firehouse and trucks!

Afterwards, Ben asked me if Evan could be part of our family and live in our house :) It's safe to say Ben had a great time - and we did too!

Meal Planning: July 14th - July 20th

Review from last week:

As usual, Blue Apron comes up with really creative and yummy recipes!

Top 3 summer salads:

Had the salad again, this time with some of Greg's friend Steve's smoked meatloaf that was SO, SO good. He is opening up a food truck in Alaska next summer, so we have the benefit of trying all his menu this summer!

I tried another new recipe from my Inspiralized and Beyond cookbook - Chicken Saltimbocca with rosemary potato noodles and spinach. It was really good, and Ben LOVED the potatoes!

Plan for next week:

Saturday: Out to eat - Greg and I are checking out Joule, a restaurant that has been on my list to try for a long time.

Sunday: Seared Cod & Caper-Butter Sauce with Kale & Lentils

Monday: Soy-Honey Chicken & Rice

Tuesday: Pesto Lasagna Bolognese (from What's Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food)

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Broccoli, Quinoa & Sausage Pasta with Parmesan (from Inspiralized and Beyond).

Friday: Balsamic Beets with Goat Cheese & Pistachios and Burgers

Monday, July 9, 2018

Meal Planning: July 7th - 13th

Review of last week:

Greg made these delicious pan-seared scallops the other night and it was delicious! Going to make it again this week since we still have a bunch of scallops in our freezer.

One of our favorite dishes that we haven't had in awhile!

I was craving an artichoke, and I dipped the leaves in the leftover lemon-caper sauce and it was amazing.

This Blue Apron dish was fantastic. So easy and so spicy!

This drink is officially our new go to cocktail for the summer. YUM.

Delicious burgers from blue apron and this zucchini was incredible.

Plan for this week:

Saturday: Blue Apron Meal: Seared Chicken over Pearl Couscous with Snow Peas & Goat Cheese Dressing

Sunday: Spring Green Salad with Lemon-Feta Dressing

Monday: Chicken Saltimbocca Skillet (from Inspiralized & Beyond)

Tuesday: Out to dinner

Wednesday: Pan Seared Scallops with Lemon-Caper Sauce

Thursday: Burgers

Friday: Chicken Sausage, Brussels Sprouts & Sweet Potato Skillet

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Week in Photos: Last day of Kindergarten, Hiking with Kristin, and Summer Break So Far!

Ben celebrated his last day of Kindergarten on June 22nd!

The next day we went out for dinner and a movie at McMenamin's and saw The Indredible's 2 (which, btw, was incredible). Such a fun night and great way to kick off summer vacation!

Early the next morning, Ben and I picked up Kristin and we went for a hike at Wallace Falls! When Kristin invited us to join her for a hike, I wasn't entirely sure how Ben would do, but he surprised me entirely by doing GREAT and really enjoying it! We had planned to play it by ear and just see how far we could go, but after achieving the lower falls, we decided to continue on to the middle falls, and then ALMOST reached the very top (but then realized our legs were tired and the view pay off wasn't even as good as it was at the middle falls). We felt so accomplished!

Kristin printed out a scavenger hunt for Ben to do which kept him eager and occupied the entire time.

That night, I had Maureen and Rachel (+ Raleigh and Pepper) over for pizza and wine. As always, an overdue visit with them!

What else has happened in our first weeks of summer break:

Ben lost his 8th tooth!

Ben spent hist first week at camp, which he LOVED. The second week (week of the 4th of July), he stayed home with me. On Monday, we went out to lunch :)

My mom and I went to see The Color Purple and it was incredible!

We had a yummy brunch in Fremont before the show:

Ben was nice enough to join me and Greg for a little wine tasting in Woodinville :) The boys were in love with this dog at one of the spots.

Ben has been asking me to buy him a pair of compression pants for months. I finally found a pair and he wants to wear them every day. I really don't understand boy fashion, but he is super into choosing his clothes and its pretty cute that he even cares.