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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Saturday

Babies growing (too fast)


Lots and lots of dancing





I was cooking an Ira set up an a plce to draw me... She taped the paper to the wall...


Not the curly hair and baby in a wrap...


This one had us truly impressed-
Her description-
"a house- in the country- with a fireplace so we don't need to turn on the heat, and a rainwaiter tank that leads to the fridge with a filter for us to drunk cold water. Oh... And a fire alarm. Because you need a fire alarm if you have a fireplace"


Homemade gluten free mac and cheese. Made with grass fed cream and cheese.



Trader joes summer sausage with dubliners Irish stout cheese.


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Books

Oh, this last library trip was awesome. It's been providing for list of new conversations on old topics. One in particular, about slavery and the underground railroad- left Ira and I with A LOT to talk about.







Oops! Upside down! Ah well, you get the idea ;)
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Friday, April 9, 2010

Friday

We made gluten free banana bread. Let me tell you- you WOULD NOT know it was gluten free!



For two large loaves it's
7 bananas
2.5c. Sorghum flour
1c. Millet

1/2c rice flour
1 tsp xantham gun
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
3/4 c. Butter
1/4 c. Coconut oil
Then 1-2 c sweetner... I used 1c. turbinado but it's borderline too sweet.
Maybe honey would be better. Or none at all depending on how sweet bananas are
Sift dry ingredients together and set aside. Beat wet ingredients and then add dry to that. I thinned it with about 1/2 c milk.
Baked at 350 for half hour then it was getting too brown around the edges so I turned it to 315 for 40 ish minutes.



I made up the flour proportions as I made it. I think any mix of flours in this would be fine. Except I really think this sorghum/millet/rice/xantha
m mimics all purpose flour really well.

ALSO
it is incredible the next day! incredible!

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Thursday

Robot drawings

















Water color of our new neighbourhood... I asked why the rain was red? "cuz I ran out of BLUE!"
She wanted me to note that we HAVE to have a plum tree and a cherry bush.


Ira as "SUPER TWISTER!" her super hero alias.


A very magnificent tea party...
Ira picked a fresh centerpiece, picked out the table linens and arranged furniture. I brewed te tea. She provided bananas and Easter cookies as snacks.


Her demonstrating proper 'pinky up' cookie eating form.


She carried each (very full) cup of iced tea to the table on a tray. All 4 times my body cried "do t let her! She will spill it everywhere!" it took quite a bit of inner dialouge to convince myself that- 1. That would be okay. 2. She is totally capable of balancing a cup on a tray 3. That if I were here I'd rather get encouragemnt that fear tossed my way.


When I gave her the look at where your going and not the cup waitress tip- then cheered her on..... Her smiled was ear to ear.

Much better than I'm guessing the "DONT do that it'll spill!!!!" would have gone.

I captured her excited glance my way..... Children teach us. They really do.






After the tea party- t'was park time. Met up with a friend- beautiful 85 degree day- but the slides were too hot :(








We LOVE having daddy at the park with us!



After park we went for organic salads and soft serve :p jasons deli is awesome.


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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Wednesday

































She painted the "queen of weather, her friend with the chicken pox,a rainbow with rain and a neighbourhood with rain"





Then she got to making lists-
Pan& tv..... Lol!






Liv painting





Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Botanical gardens

Sooo much fun with some dear friends we have missed very very much!

Liv and Ira dancing along the paths



Two headed butterfly


Waterwall


Sand pit and worm bin


Painted horses


Then we were able to share a recent fact we learned from fancy nancy....

You can tell a moth from a butterfly because when a butterfly lands it's wings are up.....


When a moth lands it's wings lay flat.....


Liv was very interested in all of it....





She especially loved these specimens..... Probably because they lay still


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Tuesday morning

When a day starts out this good, And you have fun plans with good friends- it's even better.

Sand play





Lemon picking


baby play








Ira taking care of baby liv ;)


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