The White House

I blogged a couple of weeks ago about our new challenges in taking Quinn out to dinner. We had gone to Benihana for dinner thinking that Quinn would be entertained and happy with the dinner \”show\”. Not…so…much. I must have forgotten that I documented our evening because I just found these pics.

OK, so we start off with a chefs hat for Quinn. All is well.

Quinn quickly shows off his new move which is throwing himself backwards and screaming.

We then move to tag-team walking around with him.

Now he\’s having some fun.

And we end on a happy note.

Tonight we visited a casual mexican restaurant in Westfield and we had a great time with Quinn. We sat outside and he was facing the street so he could catch all the action. I think dinners out are still a possibility!

I have been on a mission to find organic peaches and tomatoes that I can prep and freeze when we need a blast of summer in the winter. Peaches are one of those fruits that are extremely high in pesticides if they are not grown organically. So we headed down to Terhune Orchards to check out their produce. It\’s about an hours drive from us and is just south of Princeton. We were pleasantly surprised when we found that Terhune grows many of their fruits and vegetables organically. We went for peaches and tomatoes and ended up with those and apples, pears, nectarines, basil, oregano, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, corn, and watermelon. It was quite a haul! We enjoyed a fresh summer dinner of stuffed poblano peppers with a roasted tomato sauce and corn. It was very yummy!

The great thing about Terhune is that they have plenty of stuff for the kids to do too. Here are some pics having some fun on the farm.

Checking out the bunny.

Finding his outside voice and using it!

There appears to be some mischief in the air.

Even a little boy knows that John Deere is the real deal.

The thinker.

My favorite picture.

Feeding the goats with Don.

Don gets a goat kiss.

Nick, Suzie, and the kids were in NJ visiting with Suzie\’s family and met us at the beach on Tuesday. Don took the day off and we had a great day visiting with the whole family. It\’s funny to think that we met at the bank when we were all single and now Nick & Suzie have 3 kids in middle school. It was a really warm day and there was a nice breeze kicking off the ocean. N & S\’s kids spent most of the day in the ocean while Quinn enjoyed playing in the sand. By the end of the day the surf was kicking up but Quinn started to get brave and ventured in to the ocean a little. It was a great day 🙂

We hit the ice cream stand after lunch and indulged in some soft vanilla ice cream. As you can see, Quinn was diggin\’ it!

Happy Amy!

Caty, Sophie (Emily\’s friend), and Emily. You can see Jack in the background in the white tshirt.

Don and Q with the Chevy Chase Bank bucket that Nick and team gave to Don when he left the bank many moons ago.