finally. . . . so, we have had a wonderful fall. amazing weather; very warm, lots of sun. artemis is killing it and we have had a lot of time to enjoy each others company.
we have enjoyed being able to get out for some walks around town. on this one we made it down to the new port in order to hang-hang out and play.
really warm, seriously.
like father like daughter. i need to collect some more rocks for her to use, but she can spend a considerable amount of time 'painting'.
the next generation of olive picker arrives
she does not drink much milk, but cheese? yes please.
the olive harvest was plentiful, and the weather held up long into the harvest period, so the work was bearable. eleftheria is right, and that is actually why i had added this photo in the first place. this pic was taken by artemis from her perspective
cheese and a multi-tool
so this happened. trunk or treat at the school. I went as a pirate, and artemis was supposed to be a bunny being skinned; she wore her fleece onesie over top of her skeleton pjay's, but her pirate father forgot her bunny ears. as always eleftheria cleaned up my mess and made our trunk three shot basketball game and my costume look awesome. i feel like it was one of the best events that pinewood organizes. absolutely wonderful.
eleftheria made her first pie (apple). beautiful and tasty, she is already a master
mmmmmm . . .
artemis is so personable. not much of a snuggler, here she give simo a minute of warmth and love.
THANKSGIVING!!! so eleftheria got this great idea to do thanksgiving for artemis and i. she is so wonderful and the meal was better than fantastic.
my first turkey. we brined it overnight, did a simple marinade, and a honey glaze
artemis took pictures with her cell phone.
two more apple pies
we found these great little squashes and they made a great little addition to the table
beautiful table settings.
we also had 4 little ones with us for the evening so a kiddy table was set. their little pupkins were made of a candy corn style sweet.
a second table?
oh yeah! cause we had a total of 18 adults and 4 kids for our first thanksgiving.
we also had a birthday to attend to so a thanksgiving themed birthday cake was supplied.
the menu (we'll see if I get everything): tukey (whole), 2x turkey fillet, stuffing, mashed potatos, cranberry chutney, bourbon sweet potatoes, green bean and potato salad, carrot and quinoa salad, a crazy fruit based salad that elfetheria loves from panera, sauteed brussel sprouts, baked brussel sprouts rapped in bacon, baked tortellini, a home-made pizza (for those unsure of the food), a spinach and sweet potato quiche, and from scratch mac and cheese for the kids. 2x apple pie, ice cream, a malteser chocolate pie and the thanksgiving b-day cake for dessert. I will edit the list if i missed anything.
it was a wonderful night. lots of friends, family and fun. thank you eleftheria for a wonderful first family thanksgiving.
