Visitor

We had a visitor at our house the other day!

It's amazing what one 4-legged little creature can do to a 5 and 6 year old!!
Oh! and did I mention the 32 year old as well?!

The Weekend

What did you do this weekend?

Quote of the Week

"MMMmmMM!! Fresh from the oven!"   Ruby

Soft Boiled Eggs

The Rooster has discovered soft boiled eggs over homemade toast ... We seem to be eating it for breakfast, lunch, and snacks!  Now all I need to do is find someone who sells locals eggs that don't cost $5.  I'd get a couple of chickens of  my own for eggs but I think that might be against Post Regulations.

A New Construction Site

Here's what we started with!

We needed something a little more substantial, something that wasn't also part of the decoration!

The Rooster cutting and measuring and drilling

and painting

Even the Three Ladies thought it looked like loads of fun!

I have always believed all children need three things to grow:

• Water
• Sun
• Dirt

My children have always gotten plenty of all three ... until we moved into this house.  Since we live on a military instillation and housing is pretty particular about the way things are when you move out I have had a hard time letting West dig like he loves to do.

West needed somewhere to move dirt!

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?