Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Playdough, Pumpkins and Pancakes

The boys (especially Corbin) are very entertained by playdough!

And now for the pumpkins. I was given many pumpkins this year! A lot of them look like mush in my front yard, but a few of them were spared for baking! I also was able to get some for 25 cents a piece after Halloween! I baked up 6 so far and put them in 2 cup portions so I can use it for baking.
For lunch today we tried pumpkin pancakes! Yum!
This is the recipe I used:

2 cups flour
3 Tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or ground allspice)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1 can (2 cups) pumpkin puree
1 egg
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 Tbsp vinegar

They take a little longer to cook than typical pancakes. Serve with warm syrup or whip cream sprinkled with nutmeg!

They were so good! Corbin ate 4!!!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Retreat, Rest and Relaxation

M and I at IPBC for the Quilting and Sewing Retreat. We were there for the sewing part! We both came with a handful of projects! I was able to put new velcro on some of Eli's diapers, make a lunch bag (shown) and a couple of other projects. I have a million ideas for new projects! I even went out, picked a pattern and purchased all the material for a QUILT (wall hanging size)! It will get done! I am very excited to see how it goes! All the ladies that were quilting (a majority) were making amazing quilts! I am inspired to try it myself.

I had a blast with M! It was fun to hang out without our husbands and kiddos (although we did miss them). ((Thanks for sewing with me!!!))

And I also got to reconnect with my bridesmaid T! It was so fun to catch up! Can't believe how fast time goes by! ((So good to see you!))

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The vacation actually began on Thursday with Joel's family. Joel and the boys stayed at his parents' while I went to the retreat. They had a great time! They even had hotdogs over the campfire for breakfast at 7:30 a.m.!

We met on Sunday evening at my parents. The boys stayed there an extra night so Joel and I could stay in Fargo without kids for a night!!! It was awesome!

On Monday, Joel left for Fargo first (we had two vehicles). When I got there we went shopping for a little bit and then we went out to eat at my favorite restaurant, Thai Orchid! When we got there, I asked for a table for two. One of the waiters said "that's them" and we were escorted to a booth with roses on the table!
My wonderful hubby completely surprised me! It was the best meal we have ever eaten there (minus the fried bananas).
It was such a fun surprise! I love my hubby so much!!!

On Tuesday, I was able to sleep in until...get this....12:30 p.m.!!! (And people told me after I had kids I would never be able to sleep in again.) We hung out all of Tuesday with my brother, Simon. The rest of my family joined us for supper and a pool party! It was a really fun, relaxing day!

We were planning on getting together with my brothers for lunch on Wednesday, but Elias woke up in the middle of the night...um...lets just say he was very sick. So, we headed home as soon as we got packed up. It was a very long ride home, but we made it!

Other than the last day of the trip, it was SO relaxing and fun!!!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

More Fun Fall Photos



"Sure, I can say cheese!" --Corbin


"Which way should I take?" --Elias

Fun Fall Photos





Sunday, November 1, 2009

Treating


Elmo and Eli the Dragon got to go trick or treating last night.

When we were getting ready to leave the house we asked Corbin what he is supposed to say when he gets to the door. He said, "Knock, knock."



Elias only made it to a few places with Gramma before they headed home to get warm. Corbin and I (Emily) continued going house to house to fill Elmo's bag as full as we could! We went from one side of town to the other and on our way back home, Elmo's little legs got tired and he asked to be carried. He fell asleep within minutes and slept through supper and candy!


Such a cute little tail!