August 2015

Emmett - Week 2

This card from Uncle Jim sums up week 2 (and probably a lot of weeks going forward)
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A few pictures from this week:

These people keep taking pictures of me. Here I am in a milk coma.
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Mom snapped a few shots of me napping with dad.
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I try to ignore them so they stop,
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but then they just take their pictures while I sleep.
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Sometimes you just got to give them what they want.
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My big excitement for the week was that my stump fell off,
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leaving me with a (still slightly bloody) belly button:
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Emmett - First Days

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I know you want to leave the hospital, but what you don’t realize is that I am in charge now.
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Dad likes to make baby burritos.
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Do these diapers make my butt look big?
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I need a manicure so I can stop wearing these funny mittens.
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Let me think about that.
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I know they say I should sleep on my back, but this is way more comfortable, plus I think making mom and dad worry is fun. Isn’t the hat our neighbor knitted me awesome?
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So these are bicycle crunches?
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5% of the day I look like this
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or this
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and the rest of the day I look something more like this.
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It was in the 60’s today. Overcompensation?
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Now this is more like it.
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First family photo:
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Farewell COS Food Tour

We will miss Colorado Springs for many reasons. It is a beautiful outdoor paradise with much to do, but more importantly much to eat. We made a list of all the restaurants we thought we absolutely had to visit before leaving and starting going at the beginning of the month. Here are some of the highlights.

Urban Steam:
Caprese waffle - Basil pesto waffle on a bed of fresh spinach, topped with Campari tomato, fresh mozzarella, olive and garlic tapenade, garnished with balsamic reduction and fresh ground pepper

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Fellini breakfast sandwich - Toasted tomato basil bread, basil pesto, two eggs , arugula, Italian cheeses, fresh tomato, balsamic reduction, served open faced and over easy
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Coquette Bistro:
The Paleo:
rainbow chard, onion, tomato and almonds w/ roasted carrot puree w/ tuna
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Tula Crepe - chicken, roasted red peppers, kalamata, spinach, feta cheese & tzatziki
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Swirl:
Apple bacon flatbread -
Apples, bacon, Ale house cheddar, pure maple drizzle
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Spaceballs - Bison meatballs with apple sherry sauce, parmesan crisp, & balsamic reduction
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Drunk goat slider - crimini mushroom, caramelized onions, garlic roasted tomatoes, goat cheese
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Bingo Burger:
St. Mary’s Burger -
Bingo + Pueblo chile jack + bacon + fried egg
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Make your own - burger with caramelized onions and rosemary mushrooms
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503 W:
Calamari -
panko bread crumbs+ sea salt + sweet thai dip
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Pistachio salmon - encrusted pistachio + burnt honey + clementine beets + quinoa
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Gaucho burger - cheddar + chorizo + sriracha aioli + tomato + grilled onion + arugula
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Shuga’s :
Bruschetta toast -
fresh mozzarella.tomato.basil
goat cheese.bacon.tomato. microgreen
caramelized onions.goat cheese
brie.apple
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Crystal Park Cantina:
Portobello mushrooms, spinach, four cheese blend and scallions
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Chili relleno, chicken enchilada, fish taco, green chile, and rice and beans
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Odyssey Gastropub:
Cicharonnes

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Sake marinated salmon over szechuan style street noodles with asian vegetables.
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Pork cheek pho
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