Quote of the Week

"Maybe I was wrong about the sunscreen?!"
West

Sunday Morning Breakfast

BUTTER DIPS 

(with Cowboy French Coffee)

        Ingredients:

1 1/4 C flour

2 tsp sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt (optional)

2/3 C milk

1/4 C butter

Preheat oven the 450* F 

• Mix dry ingredients
• Add milk
• Stir until dough forms (about 30 strokes)
• Roll out onto well floured counter and knead gently a few times until dough is smooth
• Pat out into the shape of your pan (a 9" X 9" is recommended but I never have that size so tend to use a slightly smaller size, this works just fine)
• Cut flattened dough length wise into strips and then cut strips again (I cut each strip into 3 pieces)
• Put butter in pan and melt in the oven (watch this closely, it burns quickly)
• Once butter is melted take pan out and dip each piece of dough in the butter, flip (so the buttery goodness gets on both sides) and line them all up in the pan

Bake butter dips for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown

These butter dips are something I grew up eating.  The kids love them and it makes it even better that they can get in there and help me make them!

The best way to describe them is they are kind of like biscuits that have been rolled in butter and then baked. 

Super easy, super good, and kid friendly! How could you go wrong with this kind of combination?

A bird's nest

The kids and I have started going for walks and bike rides here recently since the weather has been so nice, and because it seems to be that time of year when the kids are starting to get crazy.  They feel cooped up, ready to BURST out of the house that has contained them for so long.  These winter months are hard on a body, being cooped up in a house all the time when you are little and NEED to be outside everyday is just so hard.
So with the nicer weather we have started to head outdoors!

Adventures with Uncle Doug

Peace

How many of us need a little peace in our hearts?  I can name a few, hope this helps, even if just a little~~Jessie

Taken from Roots of She.  

Be calm in your heart

Mar 8th, 2012

by Roots of She.

Monarch Proyect, originally uploaded by K I R A

Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, noise, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

-
Lady Gaga

Flowers

Just what I seemed to have needed this afternoon!

Sedgwick County Wrestling

West has discovered actual wrestling!  He has always wrestled with anyone that would be willing to go a round with him, however since getting here he has discovered there's an actual sport dedicated to just wrestling!!  He has had so much fun going to practice learning that there are actual moves involved to pinning, and take downs, and breaking away, and shooting, and all sorts of fun things to try on his sister!
Last week at practice the coaches wanted to know who was going to the tournament on Saturday, they needed to weigh in then.  West looked at me, I said no and his shoulders slumped, his face fell, and he proceeded to do the warm up by himself, he was the only one not lined up to get weighed.  I couldn't help myself, we got him weighed and we went on Saturday!
I am so glad we did!  We both had so much fun and he did so well!!  Uncle Jeff and Aunt Mary even came up to watch him, and Ruby finally got to wear her wrestling shirt and cheer for her brother!  She has been waiting to do that since this all started.

His first match was won after a long three round hard fought battle, both boys fought to the bitter end but West managed to rack up the most points so came out the winner!
Then it was on to the championship round, and wouldn't you know it?  He was going to go at it with one of his friends.  This was not the ideal situation in my mind but he seemed fine with it.  Not ideal because they are friends, but also because this other little boy has been wrestling for 4 years and his Daddy is the head coach (eeeeekkkk).

But all turned out ok, West won second in his age and weight group!  He was a little bummed but he won a super cool medal, it wasn't a trophy, but he worked dang hard for the medal and he eventually came around to it and has then worn it everywhere he has gone!  A trophy has to just sit on the shelf at home right?!

 He has assured me he will be winning that trophy this coming weekend!