It's Been Quite a Day!

Just home from campmeeting and we're running into a few snags! Dillon got bit on the hand by our neighbor's dog this morning and a couple hours later (just after the bandages and ointments got put away...) Elijah fell and knocked the back of his head on a brick. Lots of blood, ointment, and some bandages later, we're holding our own and thinking that tomorrow will be a better day. Praise the Lord that is wasn't worse.



P.S. I've instructed Chaeli to sit down and read books the rest of the day so that nothing happens to her. :)

Sweet Potato Pancakes

I had these pancakes for the first time when a church member brought them to us just after Elijah had been born. We fell in love with them and they have become a staple in our home ever since!! A favorite way to have them is with peanut butter and banana. Others in our family also love peanut butter and homemade apple butter, and peanute butter and applesauce is pretty good too! These are so yummy!! Thank you, Lynette, for sharing this recipe!!



Coleman's Sweet Potato Pancakes
2 C Flour (I use part unbleached and part whole wheat, but they do look more of a cool orange when you only use unbleached)
2 T sugar (cane juice crystals is what I use)
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 to 1 1/2 C milk (I use soy)
1 C cooked sweet potato (I blend it)
1/4 C margarine (I use oil)

Mix dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl, mix the milk and sweet potatoes. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ones. Fry on a your griddle until golden brown.

Enjoy!!

Matching Outfits

The boys have never had outfits that matched before so they were thrilled when I got them some matching pajamas. They put them on, looked at eat other, and did a happy dance! :) I like it.

Invested as an Adventurer

Because we went on vacation to Virginia back in May, we missed Investiture with our Adventurer club. The Sabbath before we left, our club leader and a Master Guide did a special little presentation in Sabbath school so that Dillon and Chaeli could receive their honors in front of the group. They both worked very hard and received some very fun honors. Chaeli completed level 1 of Adventurers which is Busy Bees. Dillon more than completed Little Lambs.

Bye-Bye Crib!

No more cribs at our house! We took it down today and set up a "big boy bed." We always start the kids on a twin mattress on the floor so they can get use to it without falling too far should they get too near the edge. This is the first time Elijah has slept on a twin bed...it was naptime today.



This evening he called for some water after he'd been in bed a bit. I walk in the room and see that he is laying very nicely clutching a small bible in each hand. :)

Our Volcano

This summer we're doing some random experiments and science demos. Yesterday we made a volcano and watched it "erupt." ...So really it was a sand/dirt mountain and it actually "oozed over." It was pretty fun, pretty easy, low on the mess scale, and quite entrancing. Very nice. :)

Trip to the Beach

Where we live, we have to take advantage of every summer day! So today we headed for the beach (which is 5 minutes away!). Fun and sun, sand and water. Not much could be better to children!

Water buddies


Our double handed shoveler!


Just to prove I was there too! :)


Our three sand creatures