Wednesday, November 21, 2007

It's that time of year...

Not that this is turning into a Foodie Blog, but it's a few days before Thanksgiving, I've taken most of the week off.. and I've had this serious yen to do some Holiday Baking.

In past years, I've not done a very good job of packing the freezer full of all the good treats we like to have at Thanksgiving and Christmas... and while I've got some extra time, I figured I'd do some of that cooking so I won't have to do so much in the next few weeks.

So yesterday, with a little help from the boys, we whipped up 8 Zucchini Breads and 4 Cranberry Breads..

And then, this evening, I put together a batch of a family favorite, Squash Rolls. This time, I didn't get so much help from the boys-- turns out, letting yeast dough rise isn't really their idea of a good time. :)

This is my second time making the Squash rolls-- and they've turned out pretty well both times. But each time had its own "should it look like this" kind of anxiety. So I snapped a few pictures to keep as notes for future iterations of the recipe.

Raise them. Roll them. Works out to about 24 to a 9x13 pan. Then bake them... By the time they come out, the kitchen smells wonderful. Take them out of the oven, then spread some butter on top of them and let it melt in... Oh yeah!

They came out great again this year.. and we've still got a couple dozen in the freezer to have around Christmas.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Chick Magnet

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Batman breaking his fast...

I originally grabbed the camera to snap this picture because I wanted to try to capture the sublimnity of Bryce's hair this morning.. But instead, I caught him giving me this look, and so now you would hardly notice the hair if I didn't mention it. :)

Friday, November 16, 2007

The Tooth Fairy will be making a return trip..

Aidan lost another tooth this afternoon-- this time one of his front teeth! And he wasn't shy about showing it off tonight when I got home.
So it looks like the tooth fairy will be making another trip to our house tonight!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Impromptu Nap


Impromptu Nap
Originally uploaded by sleepydad

Bryce was fussing to his mother the other day, refusing to take a nap: "I'm never, ever going to sleep during the daytime again!" Shortly, that is, before he collapsed on the floor, surrounded by toys, and his mom snapped this picture

Monday, November 05, 2007

The Saint

Aidan's 1st grade class celebrated All Saints' Day by dressing as Saints and doing a special presentation for the whole school. Aidan dressed as St. Francis and, during the school assembly, recited a fact from a short report (5 sentences) that he wrote about St. Francis' life earlier in the week.




The Grease Monkey & The Bat..

Halloween night, Aidan and Bryce couldn't wait to get started putting on their costumes and get out to do some trick-or-treating!
Aidan went as a member of the Lightning McQueen (from the movie Cars) pit crew..
and Bryce, as expected, went as the ever vigilant crime-fighter, Batman!

Ready to go!

Batman wears Chucks!

The aftermath...
Halloween night, Aidan and Bryce couldn't wait to get started putting on their costumes and get out to do some trick-or-treating!
Aidan went as a member of the Lightning McQueen (from the movie Cars) pit crew..
and Bryce, as expected, went as the ever vigilant crime-fighter, Batman!

Carving pumpkins

Catching up on some pictures..
A few days before Halloween, Aunt Frances and Uncle Wyatt came by and helped us to carve some pretty mean looking Jack-o-Lanterns!
The boys both really got into it... especially once they figured out that the pumpkin guts weren't all that gross...