Going Somewhere

All packed up...but not travelling far. :)

Strawberries!!

Two kids and Mommy picked 42 quarts of strawberries in the last two days. Yummy!! We froze most of them, but are finding ways to "do away" with the rest.

Campmeeting

We had loads of fun at campmeeting! It rained. It shined. It was warm. It was hot. It was cold. It was windy. We had a tornado watch and took shelter. Dillon got an ear infection. And we got lots of exercise! Oh, yeah...and the meetings were great too!! :)

Getting ready to unload.


Beautiful sunset.


Loved this little house.


Primary singing their theme song in the adult meeting Thursday night. Chaeli is on the right side of the picture.


Holding the little chicks.




This wagon was our lifesaver! It went everywhere with us and I think I must have lost 5lbs during the 8 days. I think I gained 3lbs of muscle too (hills!).




Sleepy-heads!


Tired out!


Campmeeting was a blessing, for sure!

Hair

Creative kids. Need I say more?

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.