Out on the Town

This has been a very social week for Jonathan. Tuesday, we drove to Camilla so he could meet Jon's grandmother who lives there. We arrived at the retirement home just as they were all having lunch, so everybody got to meet the baby and I think they enjoyed it very much. :)  After that we went next door so that all the gals I worked with on my first rotation could love on him a little bit.

Great-Grandmother Audrey and a yawning Jonathan.

Yesterday, we had a "playdate" (for the mommies) with some church friends in the morning - J loved getting to be around some people more his size. They have a baby boy who is a couple months older he is, and a precious little girl who's three. (I hope Jonathan gets a sister next!) Then we went and bothered our sweet neighbor to help us with our washing machine that had decided to stop with a tub full of water and clothes. (Don't know what he did but it works great now!)

Then last night we had dinner with our friends from church, Will & Clare. They are expecting a baby girl pretty much any day now! Apparently someone was praying for our church's child population to increase because there are about a bazillion babies either running around, figuratively speaking, or in utero. We love it! :) Clare was so sweet to make dinner (a delicious baked Greek chicken dish!) while simultaneously carting around her full-term child - can I get a cheer from all the moms? - so I, the very un-pregnant one, pathetically offered to contribute a salad to the meal. Not wanting my already small contribution to seem too effortless, I grabbed my oversized wooden salad bowl and piled in all sorts of goodies! Here is the final product.

I tossed a spring mix blend with avocados, strawberries, slivered almonds, goat cheese, freshly ground black pepper, and topped it off with a homemade avocado-lime vinaigrette! I normally don't make homemade dressings because I usually think they're too much work, but it was really fun to make this one, and not too hard at all. I sliced a Haas avocado, mushed it up with a smidgen of olive oil, white vinegar, salt, pepper, the juice of two limes, and added a little agave nectar for some sweetness. It was different and refreshing! Today I had salad leftovers for lunch and added a few pieces of grilled chicken to make it more filling. I didn't have enough leftover dressing, so I drizzled it with my new favorite go-to combination: olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and agave nectar. It's the perfect blend of tart and sweet!

Sorry, I can't help talking about food.

Jon was so thoughtful this morning and told me to sleep while he got up, fed J a bottle, changed his diaper, put an adorable (matching!) outfit on him and laid him back down for a nap. All before I rolled out of bed. Do I have a great husband or what?? I think our son is looking more and more like his daddy...