A Little Springtime Fun

We were so fortunate to have my nephew visit with us a few weeks back. We have been in a pizza making mood (since it's still cool enough to turn on the oven), so my nephew was able to join in the fun. He made his own pizza with only a teeny bit of help.

when he rolled it out it was in the shape of a heart

I really like making Pizza because it's really easy, but also because everyone can get involved. Trader Joe's makes really good pizza dough, but if you don't have a TJs you can get some dough mix at Wal-Mart for about 40 cents (usually I use two per pizza) and you just mix it with some warm water. It comes in a little packet (like a soup mix), and it's ready to go in minutes.

Mike and I decided to take Jonathen to The Huntington Library, since springtime is such a nice time to go. We also wanted Jonathen to see the Abraham Lincoln exhibit that is there right now. We went on a day that wasn’t too crowded and we got a lot of attention from the volunteers there. Jonathen is old enough now to where he can enjoy the art galleries. At one gallery they have these iPod like tour guides. Some of the art and objects have a small number posted next to them, then you type in the number and you can hear about that art piece. It was very interesting and informative and Jonathen had fun finding the numbers and learning about the different pieces. I was really surprised at how much he really liked it.

There are many gardens to walk through, one of them being the Salad Garden, where everything is edible. I learned so much about different foods that can be grown easily, and I can’t wait to try some of them myself. They had some volunteers walking around, and one walked with us and encouraged us to pick some plants and smell them. We l earned about cultivating herbs and what they look like in plant form before they come to us at the supermarket. We had lots of fun!