Mom Meals: Shrimp Tacos

This meal was a big hit in our family, and literally took me like 20 minutes to make!

Shrimp Tacos
Serves 4

1 pound Shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails off {I have a bag of frozen deveined, EZ peel in the freezer}
1 tablespoon Canola Oil
1/4 teaspoon Cumin
1 Garlic Clove
1 bag Cole Slaw mix without dressing {who has time to slice up all those ingredients??}
1/4 cup Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon White Vinegar
2 Tomatoes
2 Avocados
12 Corn Tortillas
Lime Wedges


1. Mix mayonnaise and vinegar together until it forms a thinner consistency

2. Chop tomatoes, slice avocado, and mix together

2. Heat oil in a heavy skillet. Throw in garlic. Mix in shrimp and cook until opaque. Stir in cumin and cook for another minute or two. Remove from heat

3. Warm tortillas in a toaster oven or microwave. Place slaw mixture on top of the tortilla and pour some of the mayonnaise mixture over. Add the shrimp, tomatoes, and avocado. Serve with a lime wedge on the side

Enjoy!

Aggressive Little Lady

Crystal came over with baby Hudson, and Leah couldn't have been more in love. She immediately attacked him with hugs and kisses. Poor guy definitely felt a little smothered! It was fun to catch up and see these two interact. Play dates are going to be way more interesting once Hudson is running around too! 

And here's a little video of Leah playing the drums. Do we have a little rock star on our hands?

Yum Yum!

Eating eggs with guacamole.

When Leah likes what she's eating, watching her eat sure is fun!

Eating frozen yogurt

Kelly Reunion Part II

The Kelly Klan descended upon Los Angeles this past weekend. We started it off by eating dinner at Pizzeria Mozza Friday night with Fred's family. Dinner was incredible as always. We were all starving, so the minute the plates hit the table, we all devoured the food without any pics being snapped. Sorry! I'm craving the squash blossom, tomato, and burrata pizza and butterscotch budino as I type this. 

Saturday, we woke up early and headed to their hotel (Roosevelt Hotel) to hang out and swim in the pool. This was where Matt and I had our wedding reception, and the first time we brought Leah. It was surreal walking into the lobby now with Leah. We used to go here as a couple to hang out with friends by the pool, eat lunch, and grab a cocktail. Now we arrived with our baby, slathered on sunscreen, and made fun of the young crowd lounging and drinking a couple cocktails. ;) We headed back home to let Leah nap before the rest of the group arrived. 

Photo by Beverly Israely

When everyone arrived at the house, Leah was in heaven. She loved the attention, and she loved playing with the kids! They take such good care of her. She really is blessed to have such loving family members. 

Sunday, we met up one last time at the Hollywood Farmers Market to say our good-byes. We were sad to see our NY family members go and can't wait until the next time. What a fun couple of weekends! 

Choo Choo!

Today, I took Leah to check out Travel Town in Griffith Park. It's a little historical museum with real trains and a little train ride for $2.50. There was a little area with a train table for kids to play, and you can borrow toy trains from the gift shop for free. Kids can't really climb on any of the trains, but Leah enjoyed just walking around and exploring. 

Doesn't she look like such a big girl now?!

Hope you have a great weekend!

16 Months!

Photo by Bob Cho

Leah turns 16 months today! This month has been marked by her molars coming in. She's actually been a total trooper, but I can tell they're bothering her when she seem fussy for no reason or when she's needs some extra TLC at bedtime. She has also been wanting mommy a lot more for comfort, and won't let Matt near her during bedtime. Poor guy. At Gymboree yesterday, she had her hands on her cheeks and had this very serious face. While sad, it was adorable. Here are some of her latests:

• New words: nana for banana, baby, bubble, please, good girl, po po (grandma in chinese), why, no, wow, whoa, hi, uh oh
• New signs: train and help. I think I'm going to teach less signs now that she's starting to talk a lot more
• New animal sounds for cat and cow
• From her 15 month appointment - Weight: 20 lbs 13 oz, Height: 31.5 inches

Leah: Mommy and daddy wish we can take the pain of your molars away. I do know that it can be a lot worse though, so I'm thankful for how well you're taking it. Good girl! The past few weeks you have been a non-stop chatterbox. The way you lay on the pillows in the living room watching your videos or color makes you look like such a little girl. You say "bye!" after each song ends, shout "E I E I O" when "Old MacDonald" comes on, and the minute you hear the song for "Itsy Bitsy Spider" start you do the hand motions. You also would much rather sit with us at the table than in your high chair. While you still look like a baby, you're definitely not acting like it much anymore. This time has been so much fun for us to witness. We love you! xoxo

Family Reunion

Baby Crocs are the cutest!

Over the weekend, we drove down to San Diego for a little family reunion. Matt's brother's family is visiting for the week, so we had the whole Kelly family together. We stayed at the Hotel del Coronado, which has become our favorite hotel in SD. We stayed in a junior suite, which was perfect for our mobile toddler. Leah had plenty of room to run around and explore. There are so many other kids running around the resort which kept Leah throughly entertained. 

Leah could live on the beach if we let her. She was so fascinated with the sand and water that we couldn't get her to look up for a picture!

Photo by Beverly Israely

Photo by Beverly Israely

Photo by Beverly Israely

Sunday, we all hung out at the house for lunch. The cousins are the sweetest with Leah. The girl cousins spent the entire time hanging out with her. When I look at them all sitting next to each other, they actually all do look like they're related!

Leah had so much fun that she pretty much passed out the minute we got in the car to go home. FamilyReunion Part 2 coming up this weekend in Los Angeles!