If you are following me on my social media accounts then you know about this incident that happened yesterday morning at the LAX airport. I was leaving for a business trip and while waiting at the gate and sipping my Chai latte I heard someone yelling “get down on the ground!” and then I heard a gunshot, but it turned out to be a taser gun…I didn’t see the guy bleeding.
My heart was pounding and my hands were shaking as I watched and recorded the entire incident unfolded in front of me. Since I was nowhere near any exit I thought I was going to die at the airport! The only thought that came to my mind at the time was my husband and my kids. I called them immediately 🙂 Luckily, the man was caught and taken into custody. Now, onto today’s post…
As part of a series of Celebrating Family Values partnering with Kimberly – Clark during the months of May and June – highlighting the importance of spending time together with our loved ones, I’d thought I share one of the things we love to do as a family.
We love to eat good, healthy food – the type that do not involve too much pesticide. We watch what we eat but don’t get obsessed over it. Regardless, we always try to eat a balanced meal from breakfast to lunch to dinner. We try to have each meal together as a family, but that is not always the case. My day starts at 6 or 7 in the morning for work so sitting down with the family for breakfast rarely happens, unless it is on the weekend.
BUT, G & I always make an effort to have the most important meal of the day as a family: the family dinner whenever possible. We believe eating dinner together as a family connects our relationship. Dinner time allows everyone to discuss his or her day and share any news, exciting or not so great. Although the twins are 4 they love being heard (not just at the dinner table but all the time, btw). You will be surprised at how a 4 yr. old can hold their own conversation intelligently.
Making pizza from scratch is one of the dinner dishes that we as a family enjoy. We all love to participate, especially the twins. Granted, they are only 4 and can barely differentiate flour from baking soda. What they do know and love is making pizza! Their favorite part is rolling the dough with every topping that is available.
I make the dough from scratch (let’s just say the twins are not ready for the BIG time yet!) in the morning and let it rise duirng the day. Come dinnertime we all get together and roll the dough, place some sauce and cheese and put it in the oven. Voila, there’s our pizza! This is not only affordable and fun but also a great way to spend quality time with each other. An easy family bonding that comes with a built-in edible reward!
Disclosure: Thank you Kimberly-Clark for sponsoring this post. As always, all opinions are my own.
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looks like so much fun!
Yes 🙂