Date Night II: Seared Ahi Tuna and Salad of Mixed Greens with Wasabi Vinaigrette

The baby's down for the night, Jeff bought ahi tuna for dinner, but what do we do with it? I went to the Food Network and typed in ahi tuna and found this recipe. It didn't look too difficult and we had most of the ingredients, so after a walk to the produce market to get what we didn't have (don't worry Sienna wasn't in bed yet!), we went to work. It actually turned out to be a true Rachel Ray 30-minute meal (her recipes usually take me longer than 30 minutes). We also made sesame noodles to complement the ahi. It was d-lish!

Visit to Providence

We went to Providence, Utah to visit my family this past weekend. We had a great time and Sienna had fun playing with cousins and grandparents and Uncle David. The weather was beautiful and still felt like summer, so on Saturday we went to Bear Lake and rented a couple of jet skis. That was a lot of fun! We did lots of shopping and crafts. My goal was to hem some pants and to finally make Sienna a "nubby" snuggly blanket. After I finished those, my mom helped me make Sienna a Halloween costume. I know I should wait until Halloween to post pictures of Sienna in her costume, but I can't. She is pretty cute. When Jeff put her in it, he laughed for two minutes straight. Now we just need to teach Sienna how to bleat like a little lamb before Halloween.

Coyote Point Museum

Our ward has a fun play group that meets every Wednesday and we always do something different. Today we went to free day at the Coyote Point Museum in San Mateo. It is mostly outdoors, sits right on the Bay and is surrounded by a wooded area; very beautiful! We saw a sea otter, bobcat, porcupine, and were just in time to watch the fox feeding. Sienna didn't mind the ride in her stroller and loved getting an up close look of the cute sea otter. We also walked through the aviary and came face to face with a Great Blue Heron. I had never heard of this place before, but will definitely return. Right next to the museum is a "beach" and we saw people wading in the bay. There are so many fun things to do in the Bay Area, especially with children.