Our Love for Coolhaus

A month or so ago, we came across the best ice cream sandwiches we've ever eaten.  Now, I love the typical vanilla ice cream sandwiched between two rectangular chocolate cookies as much as the next person, but these...they were just different.  In fact, the one I tried was salted caramel ice cream between two snickerdoodle cookies.  And this is who made it.   When I got home from trying it, I googled the Coolhaus brand to find that they have a Sammie-of-the-Month club.  And, I thought they might need someone to test that out, so I contacted them.  Instead they sent me their awesome cookbook, and away we went...

We chose to make the coffee ice cream with Oreo cookies as Option One.

Option Two was a simple strawberry sorbet.  And, I cannot tell you how excited my sweet boy who has a milk allergy was that there was something in an ice cream book for him!

We prepped both flavors the night before.  Then, the next day, we cranked up the ice cream maker!

And, I prepared the cookies for the Sammies!  We chose snickerdoodle.

Here's the sorbet...

And here are the boys helping put the finishing touches on the coffee cookie ice cream.

We put them in the freezer as long as we could handle it (not as long as they suggested).  Then, this happened..

Jeremy and I made the ultimate Sammie...

And, we may have had a bowl or two plain...

But, there might not be a better review than this...

Needless to say, we couldn't wait too long to try another flavor!  Sophie's birthday is on Thursday, and salted caramel is on the menu.  Seriously, this ice cream is incredible.  And, if you can't find Coolhaus in a store nearby, get this book!  You'll be happy you did!  And, so will your kids!

The Bond Starts Early

I posted one of these photos on my instagram last week, and I thought it deserved a post as well. These two are fairly inseparable.  Jeremy is great with all of the kids, but I think Sophie thinks she has him all to herself, as she proudly proclaims she's "Dada's dirl!"

I love it.  Of course, I love when she wants to hang out with me, too.  But, there is just something special about seeing your spouse and the mutual love between him and the kids.  I could say so much more, but I'll leave it with this...I couldn't do this life without him...nor do I want to.

Our Gardening Adventure

We have had a garden before, yet never a hugely successful one.  Admittedly, I may be the worst person in the world with plants of any kind.  Oh well.  I keep trying.  My cousin built raised beds last year, and I was so impressed by her garden that we decided to do the same this year.  It started a few months back.  We previously had this little area simply laid with the black stuff and a watering system.  

Carter wanted to take a picture of me...

We all worked on it, but Jeremy did so much of it, and it wasn't easy.

He made sure each box would be level and framed them up.

Then, once he finished with the six boxes, I talked him into a longer one for our corn and beans.

Finally, it was time to plant.

Oops, captured a bonk on the head!

We planted some asparagus that a friend gave us right next to the boxes.

We have a box of potatoes, one of squash varieties, one with cucumbers, one with onions, shallots and carrots, two with tomatoes and a long one with corn and beans!  On the ground, we plan to cover most everything back up with the black stuff, but we've left a space for our pumpkins and cantaloupe! 

And, we're praying they all work!