10.21.2009

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Stopping in to visit Daddy at work.
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29 weeks and counting.
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Nothing says Sundays like waffles for dinner!
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Watch out, I've been gettin a little crafty.
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We got a lot of tomatoes from the garden and what better to make with them than fresh salsa! Mmmmmm!
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Baby girl Cooper.
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Building a snowman with mom.
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Laundry day.
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Addie's birthday party.
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2 year old cousins Addie & Hailey at thanksgiving dinner.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Emily's reward for some super hard work in school: a night of bowling with the whole family.
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Afterschool snack: witches fingers.
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It snowed!

10.06.2009

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We tried skipping nap today but clearly it didn't go so well.
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It was a day for soup.
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One of my favorite desserts!

CREAMY PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD

1 package of gingerbread cake mix
2 small packages of vanilla instant pudding
1 and 1/3 cups of milk
1 15 oz can of pumpkin
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 8 oz container of cool whip

Mix gingerbread according to directions on package. Put in a 9X13 inch greased pan and bake 20-25 minutes. In another lareg bowl mix pudding and milk. Add pumpkin and spices. Fold in cool whip. Spread over completely cooled cake. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving or overnight. When serving top with whipping cream and sprinkle cinnamon.
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Oh what fun a package of pumpkin plates from the dollar store and a package of green koolaid can be at dinner time. We had slime slurpees (koolaid mixed in the blender with half water half ice) and monster meat (chicken) quesadillas.
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Ahhhh naptime. It just isn't what it once was.
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Have some fun and extremely simple halloween surprises planned for the kids this month. This morning for breakfast it was pumpkin pancakes.
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Our Halloween countdown chain.
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The reason for all the new recipes. I was hosting our monthly Enrichment get together called "In the Kitchen With..." Each month a group of ladies get together at someone's home and share/sample/demonstrate a favorite recipe. We really like muffins at our house so I made muffins (perhaps a few too many muffins.) There were applesauce, lemon blueberry, cinnamon roll, carrot, bannana chocolate chip and zuchini.
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Trying out another new recipe. Yummers!

LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup butter
1 1/4 cups low-fat buttermilk
1 large egg
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 cup blueberries
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 400°. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through nutmeg) in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Combine buttermilk, egg, and rind; stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Gently fold in blueberries.

Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until the muffins spring back when lightly touched. Remove muffins from pans immediately, and place on a wire rack to cool.

Combine lemon juice and powdered sugar in a small bowl. Drizzle glaze evenly over cooled muffins.
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Handsome boy all dressed up for church.
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Writing a letter to Aunt Ashley.
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Somebody (not naming any names) swallowed a quarter and we had to make sure it wasn't still hanging out in there.
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Taylor Swift, Hannah Montana, High School Musical and there's still a little bit of Sharon Lois and Brahm in there somewhere!
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I found these two tucked away quietly in a corner of the kitchen. Carson sharing his special treat with his little sister.
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The first project Carson brought home from preschool.
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Time to harvest the garden.
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Carson is so excited to have a new baby BOY cousin on my side of the family...he was a little out numbered by all the girls (there are 3 girls and now 2 boys.)
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Saturday morning chores. Saturday morning hair.
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Oh the bugs we have collected this summer! Ewwww!
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Trying out a new recipe, and mmmmmmm were they ever good!

CINNAMON ROLL MUFFINS

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
4 tsp active dry or rapid rise yeast
2/3 cup warm milk (100-110F; low fat is fine)
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
FILLING/TOPPING
2 tbsp butter, room temperature
2/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch ground cardamom
ICING
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 tbsp milk or cream

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Dissolve the yeast in a measuring cup filled with the warmed milk, then stir milk mixture, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and egg into the flour mixture. Mix well, until very smooth. Pour into prepared pan and let rest for 15 minutes. While the dough rests, mix together butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and cardamom in a small bowl using a fork until all the butter has been incorporated into the sugar and mixture is crumbly. Divide the batter between 12 greased muffin cups. Sprinkle evenly on top of rested dough and press the mixture down into the dough with your fingertips (or swirl in with a spatula) Place pan into a cold oven, then set the oven temperature to 350F. Bake for about 20 minutes, until bread is lightly browned at the edges and the center of the bread springs back when lightly pressed. Some of the sugar mixture on top may still be bubbling. Cool for at least 30 minutes before whisking the powdered sugar and milk together to form an icing and drizzling it onto the bread. Serve warm.
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I love this photo of Emily at Ballet class. Pay no mind to the bun, I need some serious lessons on how get her hair to actually stay in one. We're more the messy bun type.
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Reading with sister.
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Games with mom while Addie has her nap.
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Not the best picture but photos of all three kiddos together are no small feat so I'm keepin it! :)
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Addie loves 'eezies.' Can you tell that's what she's saying?
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Reading with Daddy.
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Both of the big kids off to school. Addie was so sad to see them go.
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Carson is getting so good at printing his name!
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First day of preschool. Sigh.
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A fun summer craft.
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16 zucchinni's shredded (in the food processer) and ready to freeze.
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Cutest little feet.
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More peaches.
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Peaches.
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Spending some time at the library with a good book.
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Back to school. Grade two is going to be SO fun!!