Catching Up With High Five for Friday

1.  Chocolate Chip Cookie S’mores-To Die For

2.  This sign completely cracked me up!

{Sorry for the naughty words-are you over it yet?}.  The lake house we were at belongs to the parents of a dear friend of ours.  Our group of friends spent many crazy weekends up there before we all had children and turned into seemingly responsible adults.  This weekend was the first weekend we were all back in a loooong time but this time everyone brought their kids. 

{Things actually did get just as crazy if not more crazy than ever right around 2 am when the babes were sound asleep but that’s another story for another time…I will say this: I may be a soccer mom and I may have crossed over into the abyss of my late thirties, but I kick ass at Flip Cup.  Seriously.  If you are a college kid entering a Flip Cup tournament and need yourself an anchor, let me know. I’m kind of a big deal when it comes to this past time.  Trust me.}  

Our friend’s dad left this for us on the mantle…..it’s funny cause it’s true. 

3.  I Love This Photo!

One last high from the lake weekend.  I snapped this early in the morning…I think it’s one of the best pictures I’ve ever taken and I can’t wait to get it blown up into a canvas.  It’s the three loves of my life relaxing in a hammock by the lake.  I love that I captured such a tender/candid moment between the three of them.  My heart literally bursts when I look at it.

4. Supreme Pizza Pasta-Stealth Mama Style

This is a great kid friendly dish I made the other day (I’ll post the full recipe later this week).  It’s an adaptation of a recipe I found a long time ago.  I jacked it up with tons of fresh diced veggies unbeknown to my unsuspecting family.  They gobbled it up and got like 2 servings each of vegetables in the process, including organic zucchini from the farmer’s market!  

That being said, I do get all tingly and happy watching my kids and husband eat a healthy meal I made them.  And if I can have the secret satisfaction of knowing I totally tricked them into doing it, all the better.  Also, I hate it when people say “that being said…” and I just did it.  Damn it.  I had a professor in grad school who made me insane and she used that phrase constantly, so subsequently, my skin crawls when I hear it.  But that has nothing to do with anything.  Let’s move on.