It's been a weird winter for us. Warm, nice weeks, with a snow storm in-between. I don't mind though. I've loved the warmer weather because it has made it easier to get myself out the door to go running. I'm training for a half marathon-hopefully the one in Dallas in Feb. I don't know, I might just do my own though. I feel a little guilty spending all that money to run in Dallas when I could run here. Anyways, last Saturday I ran around the lake. I haven't done that since my twinkie left-over 2 years ago. That's 9 1/2 miles, by the way. I was pretty happy with that accomplishment. I was going to do it again tomorrow, but with all of the ice on the ground I don't think I'll make it alive.
So, I decided to start potty training Emma one day. She was so good and never messed on the floor or anything all day. It was difficult, cause I was constantly watching her, but she did really good. She went potty and poopy (sorry guys) in the toilet and was pretty successful. Until... 5 pm when she had a little of her sickness left over I guess and she went on my carpet! So, I decided that I needed to wait until she was better to really train her. I just loved seeing her in the cute little underwear though. So cute. She still tells me "poo poo" when she has to go, and I take her. Some times we have success, and others we don't, but I haven't worked on her since the incident. I will after I get back from Haley's.
We did a fingerpainting session lateley. I think this was Emmas first time doing it all by herself. She went crazy.
I don't know why they were still in their PJ's and finger painting. Must have been a busy morning or something. Anyways, I don't know if you can see it, but Kenadi is getting more freckles on her nose. I love it. Cute little thing. She's telling me that she's Cinderella now, or Ariel, or Tinkerbell. She's been dressing up everyday to look like a princess. I enjoy her imagination.
Isn't this a funny picture? Look at Emma's hair. That was after I washed the paint out of it.
I've been enjoying this face lately. She has so many expressions.
Kissable cheeks.
We saw these lights after Christmas. I loved them.
THE MOST DIVINE WAFFLES EVER~ (and I'm not much of a waffle fan)
When I had Emma, my mom bought me this cookbook in the Denver airport. I love it, especially since I'm a huge breakfast fan. It's called, "Eating Inn Style! Colorado Cook Book". It is a cookbook from all of these bed and breakfasts in Colorado. Their breakfasts-brunch-afternoon tea-picnic-snacks-and Romantic Dinner foods. Can I say YUM?
Here you go. I've even tried similar recipes in other cookbooks, and I can say that this one is the best so far.
Overnight Yeast Waffles
Serves about 8-10
Serves about 8-10
1/2 C warm water
1 pkg dry yeast
2 C warm milk
1 stick of butter, melted
1 t salt
1 t sugar
2 C flour
2 eggs, well beaten
1/4 t baking soda
Mix water with yeast in a large bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes or until dissolved. Add milk, butter, salt, sugar, and flour to yeast mixture. Beat until smooth an dwell blended. Cover and leave overnight, until doubled in volume. Just before baking, add eggs and baking soda. Stir until well mixed. The batter will be very thin. Pour 1/2 to 3/4 cup into a very hot waffle iron. Bake until golden. Remove and serve at once with a dollop of yogurt and berries. The batter will keep for several days in the refrigerator. Stir well before baking.
I loved it with the yogurt and berries on top. I didn't think it needed more sugar, but the syrup was great too. These melt in your mouth. Have I said that yet?
Oh, one more thing. Since I'm failing at producing a food for thought on FRIDAY, I'm now naming it, "Food for Thought". Forget the Friday thing. Now it's random, when I want it, or should I say, when the computer works? Don't worry, we'll get a new one soon.
1 pkg dry yeast
2 C warm milk
1 stick of butter, melted
1 t salt
1 t sugar
2 C flour
2 eggs, well beaten
1/4 t baking soda
Mix water with yeast in a large bowl. Let stand for 5 minutes or until dissolved. Add milk, butter, salt, sugar, and flour to yeast mixture. Beat until smooth an dwell blended. Cover and leave overnight, until doubled in volume. Just before baking, add eggs and baking soda. Stir until well mixed. The batter will be very thin. Pour 1/2 to 3/4 cup into a very hot waffle iron. Bake until golden. Remove and serve at once with a dollop of yogurt and berries. The batter will keep for several days in the refrigerator. Stir well before baking.
I loved it with the yogurt and berries on top. I didn't think it needed more sugar, but the syrup was great too. These melt in your mouth. Have I said that yet?
Oh, one more thing. Since I'm failing at producing a food for thought on FRIDAY, I'm now naming it, "Food for Thought". Forget the Friday thing. Now it's random, when I want it, or should I say, when the computer works? Don't worry, we'll get a new one soon.
5 comments:
Cute, cute family picture! I am impressed that you are going to run a 1/2 marathon. When is it in Dallas? It would be fun to meet there.
I am definitely going to try these waffles...I LOVE waffles. Thanks for all the yummy recipes!
I'm so excited to see you and your girls! And kudos to you for running outside in the winter. I don't think I've ever done that. I'm okay with treadmills (actually, mostly I just don't run in the winter). :)
The waffles look wonderful! I'm wondering if you've ever tried substituting 1/2 the butter w/ applesauce? I think I might try it that way and see how it turns out (I won't try it 1st with all the butter, because I'm SURE it's better that way!)
Also, the pictures are super cute! Thanks for sharing a little bit of your life!
Something about seeing cute little Emma in her big-girl underwear made the reality of Avery growing up hit me like a ton of bricks. I just thought, "Whoa. Avery is almost that big. I'll be potty training her soon. She's growing up too fast! AAGHH!" After that moment of panic, I decided that I like changing her diapers for the time being. But that'll probably change again tomorrow. :) What a fun blog post!
At first glance, I thought the finger paint on Emma's forehead was a bruised gash with stitches coming out of it. The finger painting looked so fun, though!
Wow! You're doing a half marathon on your own? Good for you. It is really hard to get out to go running in the winter. J and I get out a few days a week. Not enough to really train for a half marathon. Maybe someday...
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