April showers bring...

SNOWMEN!! I've been a negligent mother in that I've never made a snowman with Ethan. Guess I got one more chance. (What are the chances I'd get it in April?!) She's quite a lovely, isn't she?

 

Hobo Dinner

 

This may not look like much, but it's a quick, easy supper idea I found in the NRC churches' Iowa cookbook. It's called Individual Hobo Dinner. I had forgotten about it until Levi requested them for supper the other night. On a sheet of foil, you put a hamburger patty, some sliced potatoes (I happened to use hashbrowns,)onions (I was in a hurry so I used minced), carrots, fresh or canned mushrooms (since I had some on hand) or any other vegetable you'd like to include. I salt and pepper everything and then add a dollop of undiluted cream of mushroom soup. Wrap the foil around the whole works and bake for 40ish minutes. I make each person his/her own, smaller for the kids. You can adapt what you put in for each person's likes or dislikes. To serve you just put on your plate, open it up, devour the contents, wad up the foil, through it in the trash and you're finished! Super easy clean-up. I was told you can cook these at a campfire in hot coals too, but we aren't that hoboish yet.

Valentine's Day

Our Valentine's tradition is that we eat heart-shaped pizza by candlelight. After supper this year, we wrote love notes to each other on heart-shaped papers. Then we read them outloud and hung them on strings to make a heart chandelier.

 

 

 

 

Snowy days

Haven't posted in awhile. Hard to get nice pictures in the winter. Plus the fact that I'm working full time for 6 weeks might have something to do with it, too! (I'm subbing for a teacher on maternity leave.) It's first grade, and I'm loving it!! These are just pictures of the kids playing together outside. Levi was whipping Alana around on the sled...until they landed in a heap on top of each other!

 

 

 

 

Another one bites...

Nice homemade sticky buns made for Christmas morning--burnt to smithereens. To add insult to injury, I dropped them on their way out to the garage. The boiling syrup splashed under the fridge, and up the wall some. When it cooled, I had to chip it off the floor. It left some yellow stains. Nice. Remarkably similar to my September 30 blog post... Not sure what it is about that spot...

 

Ethan's birthday

Our little boy turns 4! I think he enjoyed it, what do you think?

 

 

 

 

Notes

Alana writes herself reminder notes. These are two recent ones I found lying around. Aren't they great?