For some reason, Syd's been a little insomniac lately. A couple nights over the last several weeks, she's woken up and been unable to fall back asleep - at all. Instead, she plays in her room. Last night, she started crying, and I went to her room to find the light on and her dresser drawer pulled out of the actual dresser. Also, she had changed pajamas - apparently several times. Oh yeah - one more thing... she took off her diaper (which she still wears in case of accidents at night). I don't know what's going on, but the whole scene made me laugh.
I almost forgot... When I asked her why she wasn't wearing a diaper, she immediately threw her daddy under the bus. "Daddy forgot to put it on me again." Then, she changed her story and said, "There was an earthquake, and it shook my diaper off."
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Best Oatmeal Cookies Ever
On this rainy, hurricane day, I figured cookies were in order. I tried this spicy variety. They are awesome.
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls (don't try to make large cookies - they are better small) onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely.
Original source: http://www.allrecipes.com/
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls (don't try to make large cookies - they are better small) onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely.
Original source: http://www.allrecipes.com/
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Dutch Wonderland
We recently visited the most fun, confusing amusement park ever. Syd and I went with Avery and Elyssa to Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The place was awesome and fun because the girls could ride nearly every ride in the park. It was a little confusing because I'm not sure they have a strong understanding of their theme. The main entrance is a castle, so they had a lot of princesses and knights around the park. But they're in Lancaster, so there were also Mennonite tributes and random dairy cow sightings. Anyway, the girls had a blast. We went on many, many rides - some two or three times in a row. Syd rode her first roller coaster - and in the very front car, too! There were very few long lines, and we even got to see a couple shows. We stayed nearly all day. Right around 5:00 pm, we were trying to decide what to do next, when the skies opened and it started pouring rain - at which point, the park attendants started passing out tickets for free admission on another day! So - we'll definitely be back to re-live the magic that is Dutch Wonderland. Can't wait!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Best Friends Forever
A couple weeks ago, we were lucky enough to spend most the day with Syd's BFF, Avery, Avery's mommy, and Avery's brother Cooper (Cole's soon-to-be BFF). We spent the morning at the Four H Fair and the afternoon in the pool. It was a fabulous way to spend a day! Here are some cute pics from our adventures.
Petting Spike the Bearded Dragon
Learning About Poultry
Syd's Coined this the "Friendship Jump"Personal Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
Today, I made mini pineapple upside down cakes for Papa's birthday. I've posted the regular recipe for pineapple upside down cake here before. I made the following adjustments:
Replace
1/4 c butter for 1/2 c butter
1 can pineapple rings with 1 can pineapple chunks
9 x 13 pan with 12-cup muffin tin
Instead of simply melting the butter and then sprinkling the brown sugar in the pan, I melted and sprinkled in a small pot on the stove. Once everything was mixed well, I put about a tablespoon of the mixture into each liberally greased muffin cup. Then, I added two chunks of pineapple and two cherries to each muffin cup and covered with cake batter.
When the cakes were cooked, I immediately turned them upside down on a cookie sheet. Everything worked out well and tasted delicious.
Replace
1/4 c butter for 1/2 c butter
1 can pineapple rings with 1 can pineapple chunks
9 x 13 pan with 12-cup muffin tin
Instead of simply melting the butter and then sprinkling the brown sugar in the pan, I melted and sprinkled in a small pot on the stove. Once everything was mixed well, I put about a tablespoon of the mixture into each liberally greased muffin cup. Then, I added two chunks of pineapple and two cherries to each muffin cup and covered with cake batter.
When the cakes were cooked, I immediately turned them upside down on a cookie sheet. Everything worked out well and tasted delicious.
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