Look what I made with my seventeen pounds of strawberries! Strawberry jam, of course. There was a little bit leftover that I put in a container to eat right away in the fridge. It is already gone. My kids (and the adults!) love strawberry jam! Of course I had to make some homemade bread to go with it. (The kids were begging me to.)
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I take pictures. This blog is a way for me to capture the every day moments in this season of my life before it becomes too foggy in my memory for me to recall. This is a tangible reminder of what my life was like, what we did, what was important to us, how we spent our days. These are the every day matters, because to me, every day matters.
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April 2012
April 22, 2012
Today my Mom and I went to a girl's lunch and I made this Lemonade Pie to take to it. (I LOVE making desserts, did you know?). It was a yummy lunch, full of food and encouragement, and this was the first time I had made this pie but it turned out pretty yummy. The kids were happy that there were leftovers from the lunch!
April 21, 2012
A fun little experiment to try with your kids. Christian loved it! Put ginger ale in clear glasses, and then throw in lentils, raisins and elbow macaroni. They will "dance" because of the fizz, I assume? I'm no Chemistry whiz, I just know we were all fascinated.
April 20, 2012
We went strawberry picking today with our Field Trip Group. The kids loved it! And The Baby? Well, she stayed at home with Mimi. I had a feeling she would have been a muddy, strawberry mess, so we will wait til she's a little older. I picked some, but mostly the kids picked the berries, and we got 17 pounds total! Whew! Lots of freezing and strawberry jam, but it was a fun morning!
April 19, 2012
Ansley reading a story to Avery. I can so remember just a year ago with a teeny tiny baby sitting helplessly around and the kids could not wait for her to start interacting. She is so not helpless these days!
April 18, 2012
My rear-view mirror view, every day. Ansley and Christian rotate between sitting next to Avery and sitting in the back seat. Avery faces forward. Ansley was reading a book, and everyone was listening, on our way to Mimi's for dinner.
April 17, 2012
Mimi got the kids a color-by-number that they have been really into. This evening as I was fixing dinner, Avery started pointing to them and fussing. I realized that she didn't want to be left out - she wanted to color, too!
April 16, 2012
My Mom got me this today. I keep it in my kitchen to remind me. It's a constant balance/struggle for me, trying to keep my house clean with three kids here all day, trying to find time to play and laugh and have fun, time for school, time for chores. It's a lot to balance.
April 14, 2012
We got our Second Annual Garden finished today. I am so excited - we so loved having a garden last year! The kids were very into it and we look forward to watching it grow.