Preacher Boy

Mac with a do-rag that they made at VBS, and a necklace from the sandy beaches of Trinidad! Stinkin adorable.

Pie Pics

Blueberries +

Elbow grease +

oven =

DELICIOUS dessert!

Hungry???

Yesterday Kennedy and Emerson and I went blueberry picking! We had a great time picking, even though it was 100 degrees out, Emerson kept saying (whining) "Can we be done farming, it is too hot to be farmers". If she only knew. We spent exactly 45 minutes "farming". hilarious.
Anyway, what do you do with a gallon bucket of delicious blueberries??? Bake!
This morning we had whole wheat blueberry pancakes topped with banana chunks and toasted chopped hazelnuts, with just a drzzle of maple syrup! Wash that down with milk (good for your bones) and coffee (good for being happy) and what else can you ask for??
Kennedy has baked 2 Country Blueberry Pies (those pictures will come next) and we are making a Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake for a dinner party tonight.
In addition to all of that for today, I have frozen blueberries in 3 cup measurements, for use in the future.
What a bargain, kid labor and $9.00...works for me!

Zucchini Yeast Rolls

It started out with wanting to buy locally and eat seasonally...and this recipe fit the bill for both! Fresh green and yellow zucchini shredded with dry milk and whole wheat flour...yum yum

This is the recipe, I hope you can read it!

These are the finished rolls. I LOVE yeast. It is an amazing product and of course makes everything taste better! I love to watch the dough rise, and then to punch it back down, only to have it rise again. Genius. After these rolls were finished, I sliced fresh tomatoes thin and drizzled them with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and dashed them with salt and pepper: washed fresh cut spinach and slices of muenster cheese. This was a beautiful and TASTY sandwich... I wish I had taken a picture before my friends and I gobbled them all up!

I know I know...too many photos!

BOYS Mac (8) Gray (6) Cole (4)

Sisters minus one

Kennedy LOVES Finn

Good to be home

It is so good coming home.
It is fun to be away and be with family and friends, but there is that "homebody" inside that relies on the daily schedule that home brings. I am glad to be home. For whatever little time we have left here, in this home.
It is interesting how a home can turn into "not a home" in a matter of 4 days.
Without the presence of kids (ie: clutter) and meals (ie: yummy smells) and only a dog and a husband/father, the home became a house. Just a structure to withhold the elements. It seemed to "stink" of nothing! The bedrooms were immaculate and the game room spic and span. The flowers I lovingly cut and placed into the vases in the kitchen and bathroom, were wilting and dying all over the place!