Bryce and Marshall

One sunny Sunday, two sweet little boys were dedicated to the Lord!

Bryce is already listening 

Marshall hamin' it up! 

Baby's got blue eyes....

What a nice looking family! 

Future chums!!

Farewell, Old Chap!

Thou hast been to me a friend,

Faithful until thy very end.

Listened to me laugh or pout,

Wilst thou lived and swam about.

Now every fish and bubble wilt be,

A small reminder to me of thee.

   R.I.P 

Bob

June 2008-May 2010

Everyday with Kayla Kay

Amanda has asked me to do some blogs about recipe's that we love or just some fun new things that i have tried. i am trying to find some good, new recipe's that i can use in my every day life, i have tried to do a new recipe every week. i l hope you enjoy the posts. Thanks sis for letting me do this.



Whoopie Pies

I love to make homemade whoopie pie. i have tried many different recipe's but this seems to be the favorite with my friends, family and me too. Give it a try and let me know what you think. i guarantee that whomever you serve this to will not mind the experiment. : )





Whoopie pies recipe

- 3 3/4 c. Flour

- 2 c. Sugar

- 2 tsp. baking soda

- 1 tsp. salt

- 6 TB- vinegar

- 3/4 c. oil

-2 tsp. vanilla

- 2 c. water



- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl ( no need to separate the liquid and the dry). Mix on medium speed until batter is smooth, no lumps.

- Put 1/4 c. ( or whatever size you want, feel free to experiment) batter on greased cookie sheet ( i can usually get 6 patty like disks on each sheet) and bake for 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

- Cool completely on a wire rack.



Boiled Frosting Filling



Now many of my relatives and friends hate frosting, but i have yet to meet anyone who doesn't like this frosting.





7 1/2 TB. Flour

1 1/2 c. milk



- Mix together in saucepan over high heat. Stir continuously until mixture is very thick. Cool completely.



in separate mixing bowl combine:

1 1/2 c. Soft butter

1 1/2 c. Sugar

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla



Beat together, then add cooled flour/milk mixture and beat for 5 minutes until very fluffy


Last of all assemble your whoopie pies. Finally the best part of all, sampling your hard work.

Multi-Generational Bonding

Marshall with his Great-Grampa Chick

May we all join Marshall in enjoying those older and wiser than ourselves!!

 Wisdom is with aged men, 

With long life is understanding.

Job 12:12 (NASB)

Our Trip to PA part 4: Eklektikos

We so enjoyed our trip to Pennsylvania! God was good in providing the means and time for us to be able to go and we are so thankful to Him! This is the last installment of the "Pennsylvania Chronicles" and it depicts random moments from our visit- thus the title "Eklektikos" which is the greek word for eclectic! : )

Princess Sadie

Game night accompanied by Swedish Fish- c'est delicious!

How to open up a fossilized camera case: a picture tutorial

Success! It takes a professional to open a camera case!

Princess Sadie taking a siesta

Angelina: Whoopie-Pie Smell Tester, B.A.

Guten Morgen Ethan!!

The coolest grocery store ever!

And what is THIS??? Information on this winnner ice cream to be concluded in July....... ; )

Oh the joys of strong cheese....

This is a video Mom discovered on TT's facebook page. Stick it out to the end, trust me!

A Tale of Three Goofy Girls and a Foolish Fellow

In one portion of the train museum, we stumbled upon some mannequins...

Just strolling through the museum with a lovely lady on his arm...

Getting ready to board the train with their.... rather modernly dressed and mature looking "little girl"!

Tycoons

"Whisper sweet nothings...."

"Dude, high five!"

"Nice to meet ya!"

"Here, let me take that for you!"

Straightening out that bow tie!

Let 'em have it, Jenna!