Kids
Monday, April 30, 2012
Abby's professional pics
My good friend Julia who takes my family pictures is in town and took Abby's 6.5 month photos:) Julia is absolutely gifted in more ways then one and she is one of the sweetest most real people I know! These pictures are stunning!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Happy babe!
This girl has the biggest smile ever! It's been so fun to play now that she is sitting:) 
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Cottage Cheese Pancakes
This recipe and all of the pictures are from kelly at http://frugalfoodiefamily.com/2011/06/04/cottage-cheese-pancakes/
Love this site now!!!!!! Go check her out!
You know those go-to family recipes that are passed on from generation to generation?
Well this is ours.
I’m actually glad to put this recipe up because it means I don’t have to keep bugging my dad
for it every time I want to make them but can’t recall the
proportions. We love us some cottage cheese pancakes (and our love
affair only deepened during the Atkins craze). I’m pretty sure I’ve
eaten my weight in these delightful little pancakes over the years.
Did
I mention there are only 5 ingredients in this delicious recipe? So
simple…so easy. You probably have most of the ingredients in your
kitchen already (ok, the cottage cheese might be stretch…).
Light
and crepe-like, you can top with virtually anything…lemon and powdered
sugar, maple syrup, berries, sauteed bananas or apples, strawberry
preserves. They are super kid-friendly and great for breakfast OR a
quick dinner.
(serves 4)
What You’ll Need:
1 1/4 cup lowfat cottage cheese ($1.24 at $1.99/2 cups)
4 eggs ($.48 at $.12 per)
4 egg whites ($.48 at $.12 per)
4 tablespoons butter, melted ($.36 at $.09/tablespoon)
8 tablespoons flour ($.12 at $.02/tablespoon)
Maple Syrup, berries, lemon/powdered sugar, sauteed apples or bananas, applesauce, etc.
Instructions:
OK, I hope this isn’t too complicated
Whip up cottage cheese in a bowl (to make it less “cottage-y”).
Add eggs, melted butter and flour and mix thoroughily.
Liberally spray a non-stick griddle pan and heat for a minute or two, then add cottage cheese batter using a 1/4 cup for each pancake.
Flip over once the sides bubble. They’ll be all hot and oozy and you may need to refrain from eating them right off the pan.
Top with your favorite ingredients and then call my dad and tell him how much you loved them
*Lighten it up – You can substitute whole wheat flour for the white flour to make it a bit healthier and can also use all egg whites as well.
TOTAL: $2.68 or $.67 per serving.
Nutrition:
276 calories per serving (4 pancakes)
16 grams of fat
14 carbs
17 grams protein
.5 grams of fiber
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Snow in April!
When Brian and I got married we talked about how each year we would try to get to the snow it least once to take care of my snow fix. We did not think we would have that opportunity this last year because we did not want to take Abby on a long car ride. Well it snowed last weekend in Pine Valley and it only took us 25 minutes to get there! We had such a wonderful time!
German Pancakes
Last night we had breakfast for dinner. I found this recipe and had to try it right away! It was the easiest thing I have ever made!
Next time I will make Mary's homemade maple syrup!
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp. melted butter
Splash of vanilla
Sprinkle of cinnamon
In a mixer combine eggs, milk, flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
Melt butter and pour into 9x13 pan; then add batter.
Bake uncovered at 400 F for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and fruit
Next time I will make Mary's homemade maple syrup!
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp. melted butter
Splash of vanilla
Sprinkle of cinnamon
In a mixer combine eggs, milk, flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
Melt butter and pour into 9x13 pan; then add batter.
Bake uncovered at 400 F for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and fruit
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Everyday Question of Motherhood
Thank you hubby for yet another article I needed to read!
by Christine Hoover | April 24, 2012
As a mother, there is a constant, uncomfortable battle that rages inside of me. It is not the big or dramatic: Will I raise my children to love God? Will I train them to obey Him? Do my children belong to Him?
The constant battle of motherhood is more subtle, more everyday, more hideable. At the center is one question: Will I sacrifice? Or as Oswald Chambers poses in My Utmost for His Highest: "[Am I] willing to spend and be spent; not seeking to be ministered unto, but to minister?"
The Everyday Question isn't answered one time, with the birth of a child, with the planning of school, or with the decision to discipline. This question — Will I sacrifice? — is answered everyday.
It’s answered when a child wakes early with a need, interrupting my quiet hour alone with the Lord.
It’s answered when a sick child keeps me from worship and adult interaction at church on Sunday mornings.
It’s answered when I am emotionally spent, but a child’s behavior requires my patient, purposeful response.
It’s answered almost every moment of the potty training process.
It’s answered as I systematically teach my special-needs son how to interact with others.
In motherhood, the Everyday Question is answered every time a child’s concern or need must come before my own, which is most of the time.
Too often, I attend to necessary tasks — leaving the stove to help with pant buttons, putting down the phone to search for a beloved toy, excusing myself from a conversation at church to take tired children home for a nap — while my heart grumbles. If I just had one moment to complete a task or have an adult conversation without an interruption.
The Everyday Question, however, asks not just about what I do but also about my attitude: Will I joyfully pour out my life as a fragrant offering before the Lord for the benefit of my children? Will I serve my children out of obligation and duty or will I serve like I'm serving God Himself? Will I die to myself so that I might live to God in the specific calling He has given me as a mom?
The Everyday Question must be answered everyday.
Because motherhood is not so much the big, dramatic acts of sacrifice, but the little, everyday, unseen ones.
Because we can have a clean house and obedient children and not sacrifice.
Because we are so easily deceived to think we can live for ourselves and be faithful to God in our ministry as moms.
Jesus said that those who live for themselves will actually have an unfulfilling life, but those who lose for their lives for His sake will really experience life. As parents, our self-death for Christ’s sake not only produces fruit in our own hearts, but produces fruit in the hearts of our children, fruit that grows by the power of God. Let us, then, choose to joyfully give of ourselves for our children.
Everyday.
“For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal bodies.” (2 Corinthians 4:11)
“For the love of Christ compels us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died, and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” (2 Corinthians 5:14–15)
Topic: Wives & Mothers
Christine Hoover is the wife to Kyle (a church planting pastor) and a stay-at-home mom to three kids (8, 6, 4; all boys). She is a writer, the author of 31 Days of Love Letters and a book for church planting wives that will be released in January 2013, and enjoys helping other ministry wives embrace God's calling on their lives through her blog: gracecoversme.com.
by Christine Hoover | April 24, 2012
As a mother, there is a constant, uncomfortable battle that rages inside of me. It is not the big or dramatic: Will I raise my children to love God? Will I train them to obey Him? Do my children belong to Him?
The constant battle of motherhood is more subtle, more everyday, more hideable. At the center is one question: Will I sacrifice? Or as Oswald Chambers poses in My Utmost for His Highest: "[Am I] willing to spend and be spent; not seeking to be ministered unto, but to minister?"
The Everyday Question isn't answered one time, with the birth of a child, with the planning of school, or with the decision to discipline. This question — Will I sacrifice? — is answered everyday.
It’s answered when a child wakes early with a need, interrupting my quiet hour alone with the Lord.
It’s answered when a sick child keeps me from worship and adult interaction at church on Sunday mornings.
It’s answered when I am emotionally spent, but a child’s behavior requires my patient, purposeful response.
It’s answered almost every moment of the potty training process.
It’s answered as I systematically teach my special-needs son how to interact with others.
In motherhood, the Everyday Question is answered every time a child’s concern or need must come before my own, which is most of the time.
Too often, I attend to necessary tasks — leaving the stove to help with pant buttons, putting down the phone to search for a beloved toy, excusing myself from a conversation at church to take tired children home for a nap — while my heart grumbles. If I just had one moment to complete a task or have an adult conversation without an interruption.
The Everyday Question, however, asks not just about what I do but also about my attitude: Will I joyfully pour out my life as a fragrant offering before the Lord for the benefit of my children? Will I serve my children out of obligation and duty or will I serve like I'm serving God Himself? Will I die to myself so that I might live to God in the specific calling He has given me as a mom?
The Everyday Question must be answered everyday.
Because motherhood is not so much the big, dramatic acts of sacrifice, but the little, everyday, unseen ones.
Because we can have a clean house and obedient children and not sacrifice.
Because we are so easily deceived to think we can live for ourselves and be faithful to God in our ministry as moms.
Jesus said that those who live for themselves will actually have an unfulfilling life, but those who lose for their lives for His sake will really experience life. As parents, our self-death for Christ’s sake not only produces fruit in our own hearts, but produces fruit in the hearts of our children, fruit that grows by the power of God. Let us, then, choose to joyfully give of ourselves for our children.
Everyday.
“For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal bodies.” (2 Corinthians 4:11)
“For the love of Christ compels us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died, and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” (2 Corinthians 5:14–15)
Topic: Wives & Mothers
Christine Hoover is the wife to Kyle (a church planting pastor) and a stay-at-home mom to three kids (8, 6, 4; all boys). She is a writer, the author of 31 Days of Love Letters and a book for church planting wives that will be released in January 2013, and enjoys helping other ministry wives embrace God's calling on their lives through her blog: gracecoversme.com.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Baby's first time at the pool
She loved swimming and kicked her little feet around! What a fun time!!!!
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