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pumpkin from our garden-what we grow in the Pacific Northwest

EASY Pumpkin Bread

October 19, 2011

A couple weeks ago it was Canadian Thanksgiving and we made a yummy pumpkin pie to celebrate. But making pie meant that we had half a can of pumpkin left over and we needed to think of something else to make. We found an incredibly easy pumpkin bread recipe and all our problems were solved. […]

Build your own burritos with kids

October 10, 2011

There is nothing that drives me more crazy than when I work hard to create what I think is going to be a fantastic meal and the guys pick at it for a couple minutes then run away to play. When I make them do the […]

Make your own Uncrustables

October 5, 2011

My toddlers love the Smuckers Uncrustables and they’re really great for when we eat on the go. I keep them in the freezer for days when I don’t have a lot of time. But when I do, I prefer using my own bread, so I was really thrilled when my sister found me this panda […]

On our own

May 26, 2011

The guys are so into doing this on their own right now. I think they deserve credit for cleaning up today. After making rice for lunch, I had them help me clean up the water they spilled. Leelee asked for brooms so they could get up the rice bits too. Here they are making a […]

Adventures with Playdough

May 2, 2011

Anyone else love playdough? I’ve tried making the home-made stuff but this Playdoh Ice Cream set was a total deal (under 8 dollars!) at Target a couple weeks ago and I couldn’t resist. I loved playing with playdoh when I was little-we had one with barber chairs where you could squish playdough out of a […]

things to do with kids to celebrate Easter

Easter Treats

April 23, 2011

A couple weeks ago, I was wondering how to make shaped pancakes and someone suggested cutting them out after I cooked them. So when we had a few friends over for an Easter bunny appearance, I thought I’d use the same idea with a baked tortilla recipe so we’d have cute healthy chips to go […]

Getting ready for Easter

April 16, 2011

I saw these lovely egg decorations on the Family Fun website and thought we would make them to decorate the house for Easter. Today was yet another crazy adventure with messed up naps, on and off rain and a stop that involved going to the craft store to get the yarn-the boys selected bright orange […]

What toddlers want for breakfast

January 27, 2011

These are airplanes. I think the guys are telling me something-maybe we need to go somewhere soon-we’ll see. I will definitely have to work on my pancake skills. admin

A day of making…

SNOT. We had runny noses all day today. It was sad because we were looking forward to hanging out with friends, but it wasn’t one of those miserably sick kind of days, so we made the most of it. We started the day with a glorious sunrise and a play doh picnic in the kitchen. […]

New Playroom

January 19, 2011

I am looking for input on our new playroom plan. We need storage. Lots of it. Idea #1 This is what I originally wanted from Ikea. Imagine it in the birch color of the second picture. I love the fact the kids get a little reading nook and we were going to add another of […]

Cinnamon Monkey Bread (a baking experiment with twin toddlers)

January 16, 2011

Last week we were dying to bake something. It was rainy and miserable outside and I heard somewhere that you could make cinnamon monkey bread with pizza dough so I googled and got this recipe from mealsmatter.org: 2 – 1 lb Packages refrigerated pizza dough 1 tbsp Cinnamon 1 cup Sugar 8 tbsp Butter, melted […]

Noodle Dinner

December 6, 2010

Like what you see? Check out my ‘recipe’ here. PS I heart the mini pastas that Barilla is making(the Piccolini line)-they are definitely toddler-friendly and helpful for adults who want to eat a little taste of pasta with their veggies. admin

Toddler Books and Art Round Two

November 24, 2010

Yesterday’s activity was so successful that I had to try it again today-actually the guys were the ones to make the connection, not me this time. Since we are snowed in, I am desperate for things to do to. The guys found a bottle of glue when we were playing downstairs(thank goodness they couldn’t open […]

Toddler Art: Making connections with favorite Board Books

November 23, 2010

The boys are really into a book called “Trucks Go” by Steve Light right now. It’s a board book that simply features different big trucks and the sounds they make. These trucks include a fire truck, a box truck and an auto-carrier; pretty much all the kind of trucks that make toddler boys go ‘WOW!” […]

Toddlers’ First Hot Chocolate

November 22, 2010

We went to the zoo yesterday and were greeted by cold weather and a few flakes. So today it was no surprise to see:andThe snow is still falling at our house while the guys recover from this morning’s adventures.(I’m hoping we tired them out tremendously-let’s go 4pm naps!) They also got to try something else […]

Festive Breakfast in a Box from Trader Joes (Ballard, Seattle, WA)

November 21, 2010

On cold weekend mornings like the one we had today, there is nothing better than pancakes. Usually, we go to our tried and true Snoqualmie Falls Pancake Mix, but I spotted this at Trader Joe’s yesterday, and thought we’d try it out:It was a little harder than Snoqualmie, as we had to add milk, eggs […]