"Dadada" and overnight oatmeal

Gabriella has started saying "Dada"! And she says it all day long. It is adorable when she says it when she looks at Gianni but she also says it everywhere we go.

You can also see in the video that she is so close to crawling!!  Throughout the day she'll get on all fours, start to move her arms and rock back and forth, and then she'll get back to sitting. She has also started to pull up on her toys to a kneeling position so we are certain that standing won't be too far away from crawling!

We are always looking for new recipe ideas and overnight oatmeal is all over Pinterest. I have never made it because I just couldn't imagine it turning out well. But the other night I decided to give it a try, mostly because we have a giant tub of oats and neither of us need more oatmeal cookies :)  Much to my surprise, it was actually really, really good! It's easy to take on the go and  you can eat it right from the fridge (sort of a muesli consistency) or warmed up for about 45 seconds.

Overnight Oatmeal
1/2 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup milk (we used vanilla almond milk, but you can use plain milk, soy, almond, etc.)
Pinch of cinnamon
Sliced/chopped fruit (banana, apples, pears, dried fruit, etc)
Put all of the ingredients in a closed jar in the fridge overnight.

And that's it!! Other recipes suggest adding a scoop of peanut butter and banana or chocolate chips, or adding a little sugar or maple syrup (especially if you use plain milk).

Honestly, if you like oatmeal, give this a try! Gianni is not a huge breakfast person and even he loves it.

One last picture that continues to blow my mind....

The photo on the left is the day we put up her swing...June 1. The photo on the right is from the other day. What a difference a summer makes!!!  When did she get so big???

xo,
Mary