seven snacks

honey toast sticks

adam's sauerkraut with sourdough rye crispbread, vegan cream cheese, saffron salt, and pepper

almond yogurt with chia seeds and apricots

bear toast (sourdough toast with earth balance, sheese, dried papaya, and raisins)

peanut butter pita and turkish apricots

ants on a boat (apple slices with peanut butter and raisins)

popcorn

paikat kotoa

sushi night

we eat deconstructed sushi almost every week, but we rarely take the time to make maki. when this does happen, it feels like such a treat- a celebration. the other night we had nothing specific to celebrate just spending time with GREAT friends. 

we rolled up:

carrots

avocado

cucumber

pear

spicy tempeh

blistered almonds

homemade sauerkraut

sweet potato tempura

sesame seeds

it was lovely!

storytelling

i love listening to suki talk when she draws- she likes to tell me all the details of the elaborate stories she makes up, as she moves her markers around the paper. lately though, she has been more interested in watching other people create the visual narrative- she likes to guide you by telling you what to draw. it is quite fun, yet often difficult to keep up. this is a drawing made with her caregiver sara. i love that sara's solution to drawing a list of about five people was to make a house- they are all in the house together! it is important to be creative in situations like that, and sara is the best.  

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standing by the house is suki, corduroy, and koji (our dog).

aarteita pinterest

on spaces  via petit poulou

on tote bags via field guided

 on  home via petit poulou

on suki style via nonchalantmom

on music + books + movies via wolpa

POP!

one of our favorite snacks is popcorn. we usually make a big batch once or twice a week and keep it in a bag in the cupboard for snacking. we rarely buy chips because this is a much healthier and tastier treat. here are a few different variations we make, created by adam. 

all are made with:

2 T coconut oil

1/2 C organic popcorn

once popped add:

1/4 C nutritional yeast flakes

1 T salt

then add any of the variations:

A) 1 T granulated garlic, 1 T thyme

B) 3 T sesame seeds, 1 t. ginger powder

C) 1 T chili powder, 1 t oregano

D) 1 T basil, 2 T lemon zest

enjoy!

wake up weekend photographed

michael newsted, one of grand rapids most gifted photographers, captured most of wake up weekend on film. see more on his blog, here!