Showing posts with label baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baking. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

March 2012


Here is March in a nut shell:

And after going through pictures it appears to be 'the month of Abby'. Mallory sometimes avoids the camera. But also, I think Abby does lots of silly things.

Abby feels like a big girl whenever she uses a stool...
...and for reasons unbeknownst to us she is obsessed with tissues.
They were her vehicle for cleaning this day. :)


A girl who wanted nothing to do with a pacifier as a baby -
obsessed with pretend pacifiers. :)


Every time the girls are in the bath tub, Abby will lay flat on her back even if the water comes up almost over her face. Mallory was never comfortable with this at Abby's age and still won't do this today. Cracks us up!
 


Very little snow in March,
but Mallory was so excited she could taste it. ;)
 


Casey traveled a lot at the beginning of March -
Momma was a little busy and overwhelmed. :)


I was helping Mallory make paper bag puppet...
when I turned back to Abby, the stinker had drawn all over her face!


And she knew how silly she looked!
 


 Mallory's version of the puppet in the picture. :)


The girls stayed with my brother and sister-in-law for a couple nights while Casey and I were in Ireland. On their way to see the Easter Bunny - 4 kids under 4. :)


Mallory & Ember with the Easter Bunny.
(The word is Abby and Caelum were less than excited...)


This picture makes me laugh.
Mallory looks HUGE and Abby was not a fan of being put down.


A cousin sleepover. :)


So, laundry on the line... in the same month as a snowstorm.
Weird weather this winter!


Baking banana bread -
the marshmallows were for rice krispie treats. :)


This girl is SO ready for a big girl bed.
And yes, still drinks a bottle - don't judge. 
The big girl bed should be coming soon. :)


Monkey see, monkey do. :)


March also included an Easter egg hunt and a week in Ireland!
Stay tuned... we'll see when I get around to those. :)
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Finally!

Do you smell that??Oh, no ... not the pie!

That's the smell of VICTORY!
A pie that isn't liquid!
I have had a rather unsuccessful run with baking pies lately. And by lately I mean, over the last few years. I can form the crap out of the peaks in my meringue, but do you think I can get the filling to set up? No. So Casey went from requesting lemon meringue pie to blueberry pie. Well, I made one that was okay, but the last blueberry pie I baked was dubbed "blueberry soup". By me. I think I just need a new recipe, but cutting into a liquid center doesn't exactly encourage one to continue trying new things.

So ... we (I) will be relishing in this Triple Berry Cherry Pie success for as long as we (I) can before I'm asked to attempt something new. At that point, wish me luck!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Valentine's Day - Part 2

Cookies were promised after dinner.
She did really well until she got some frosting on her finger. She tried to wipe it on the table and ... silly me ... I told her to lick it off. It was all downhill from there.
A very steep hill.
These are her only cookies that received frosting.
The rest went in her mouth.
She enjoyed "dipping" the cookies in sprinkles,
but then decided to eat those too.
She said good night to Daddy while hugging her new talking Valentine's Day bear.
At one point she squeezed it and the bear said, "Are you a bear too?"
She said, "No, I'm Mallory."
Silly bear. What were you thinking?
Happy Heart Day!

Monday, June 14, 2010

Sunday Chores

We decided that with a new baby coming, Mallory needs to start pulling her weight around here. So Sunday's chores started off with baking a banana cake.

She has a lot to learn in terms of getting the FULL amount of the ingredients into the bowl, but we're working on it. We may have "guesstimated" a little to account for some spilling.
She had no trouble when it came to "taste testing" ...
... several times.
I think she approved and the cake turned out great!
Once she finished the cake it was on to some light cleaning.
I should have warned her that smiling while cleaning will only get her signed up for more cleaning. She asked for it...

Sunday, September 27, 2009

When life gives you rotten bananas...

... make banana bread! Mallory helped me make banana bread while Casey made breakfast this morning.
She enjoyed checking out each ingredient. Thoroughly.
Wait for it...
And, it's official.
Flour does not taste good.
But this MUST be good.
Making banana bread is fun!
After a nap...
...a tasty treat!
She kept making cute "mmm", "MMMmm" noises while chewing.
I think it met her approval!