It’s a holiday weekend which means my mom and I will be cooking a lot to feed our carnivore family. 

Lunch at Mitchell’s fish market

I took today off from work and took my mom, my nephew and my kids to the city for a lunch at Black Tap.

Burger are  good but this is the real reason why we are here. These ridiculous shakes…

We had an awesome time here as always. So thankful to God for allowing our family to spend quality time with my brothers and sisters in Christ away from our regular routines back home, and for our speaker, Sandy Wilson, a great speaker who touched my heart and challenged my faith to grow. I’m grateful for this time of spiritual renewal…

Hope we can be back next year~

Good bye Lake Pleasant!

Came home after 3.5 hr drive and made Moroccan Chicken to finish this awesome weekend. 🙂

My nephew went on a boat with the youth group.

Today was too windy, not ideal for paddle boarding but Chloe wanted to try anyway. Sure enough most of the paddle boarders including her got pushed very quickly to the shore within minutes. The crew came over to the beach pulling out paddle boards and canoes because they couldn’t bring the boards back to the dock where they started. But Chloe kept trying and trying to push herself.

She said, I can do this. Let me try again.

And she almost did! I was super impressed with her determination!

She got so close to the finish line but one very strong wind pushed her, making her not able to turn around.

She came back to the beach again and Andrew gladly carried her over back to the dock. 

Good for you for trying!!

Meanwhile back in front of our lodge, there was a sandcastle contest. 

More s’mores. 

Shane was just having the best time with his buddies.

Eating hotdogs like it’s his only chance…

Loving nights like this…

We are on our way to spend a long weekend in the Adirondacks with our church family.

Lunch stop at Comfort Kitchen in Saratoga Springs, NY.

My parents arrived from Korea last week and they brought one of my nephews to spend this summer with us! We are so happy to have you!

So this year, we have two great dads in the house!

Chloe’s pom to her dad…so sweet.

We also got him a backpack from Lo & Sons.

Chicken breast on romaine lettuce… when the chef is on a diet…

I’m having some girlfriends over tonight and here’s what I made:

Blackberry Ginger Moscow Mule

Ina Garten’s Baked Shrimp Scampi

Limoncello fruit Salad with lemon yogurt topping (also Ina Garten’s recipe)

Ready for a party!