Falling Behind....

I have been the absolute worst blogger ever!

Life with three kids has made things substantially busier and school starting absolutely destroyed any routine I had established. I haven't blogged in soooo long and I have so much to say! I have updates on the kids and on Dave's Edmonton Marathon. I have recipes to post... there is just so much! Let's start with the fall pictures that were IMPOSSIBLE to take and I don't really love any of them. Self timers and uncooperative kids made for a frustrating morning.

Mrs. E

Well Hi There Stranger!

It's been a while!

School has taken over our lives and I am doing my best to keep my head above water these days. I have a whole line up of blog posts to get you up to date on what we have been up to. Hopefully I can get all caught up! In the mean time... here is a photo from the school glow party tonight. We had a great time!

Mrs. E

Hugh Cameron ~ 3 Months

Weight ~ 14lbs 14oz

Height ~ 24.75 inches

I am IN. LOVE.

This little man in absolutely amazing! He is full of personality and will definitely be our class clown. Hugh's smile is infectious and he has started laughing at us. He is happiest in the morning but you will rarely find him crying. He is a stickler for his schedule and is still a champion eater and sleeper. He is basically the best baby ever. 

 

Mrs. E

Foodie Love ~ Tried & True Banana Bread

If you know anything about me, you know that I am a banana bread master baker. 

I have been making banana bread and muffins for friends and family for years! I have tried so many recipes and adapted so many things about how I bake it that I think I have perfected it. I make it so often that I have memorized how to make it and we always have a loaf or two frozen for when we have people over or we just need a snack. There are two variations to this recipe. You can either add chocolate chips or create a cinnamon sugar crust. My preference is the latter.... but it's totally up to you. Here is the recipe. Let me know what you think!

Preheat your oven to 350C

The Ingredients:

~ 4 previously frozen bananas mashed

~ 1 large egg

~ 1 cup white sugar

~ 1 tsp vanilla

~ 2/3 cup butter or margarine

~ 1 tsp baking soda

~ 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour

~ Cinnamon & Sugar for the crust or chocolate chips

The Process:

~ In a medium bowl mix bananas, egg, sugar, vanilla, and butter. Mixture will be lumpy.

~ Slowly mix in flour and set batter to the side

~ Butter the inside of the pan

~ Make a cinnamon sugar mixture consisting of two parts sugar to one part cinnamon

~ Coat the inside of the pan with the cinnamon sugar mixture, reserve some for sprinkling on top

~ If you are making muffins, it is easier to use cooking spray

~ Pour batter into the pan and sprinkle some more cinnamon sugar on top

~ Place in the center of the oven to bake

~ Bake times:

          - Banana Loaf ~ One hour or until a butter knife comes out clean

          - Banana Muffins - Half hour or until a toothpick comes out clean

~ If you wish to use chocolate chips instead of cinnamon sugar, skip the cinnamon sugar step and instead sprinkle chocolate chips on top of the batter before placing in the oven

~ Let cool and serve!

~ Muffins and loaves will freeze nicely when placed in plastic wrap and then a large zip lock freezer bag

Mrs. E

Hugh Cameron ~ Two Months

Two Month Stats:
Weight ~ 12lbs 8oz
Height ~ 23.5 inches

Hugh is a big man! He is growing like a weed these days and I am loving it. His rolls are multiplying at incredible rates and he is getting so heavy. Carrying him around is a serious arm work out, but he is learning to entertain himself more and more so I am not holding him 24 hours a day. He is still exclusively breastfed and loving every minute of it. I can't wait to see how long we will go!

Hugh is obsessed with his play mat on a serious level. He spends every morning in it playing around and kicking. He smiles all the time and is really starting to talk and babble a lot. He loves having baths and splashes around like a mad man. I think we may have a swimmer on our hands! Hugh is sleeping so well already. He naps on a schedule throughout the day and usually sleeps from 9:30pm - 4am before waking up to eat for 15 minutes before going back to sleep until I wake him up at 7:30am. Can't complain about that!

We are really loving his little personality and watching him learn and grow. Hugh really is a dream baby.

Mrs. E

Hugh's First Football Game

Football season is back!

In our family, we take football pretty seriously. We love the excitement of going to a game and try to take every opportunity to go to interesting match ups when we travel. David and I both grew up going to Eskimos games. It was a major part of our childhood that we were always excited to introduce to our own kids. The only problem with football is that it is hard to keep a kid interested for an entire game. This means that we have not taken them to too many games at this point. 

When the opportunity presented itself we decided to take Hugh to his first game. He is still so small and we figured that he would sleep in the carrier the whole time... this was not the case. It was POURING rain at the game. It was so bad that they actually had to postpone the game for a while. And Hugh hated it. He wasn't completely miserable but he didn't want to be in the carrier on me and was having a tough time sleeping.... poor little guy. We may have to revisit the football thing in a little while. We barely made it to half time before we headed out. Next time!

Mrs. E

Hugh's First Football Game

Football season is back!

In our family, we take football pretty seriously. We love the excitement of going to a game and try to take every opportunity to go to interesting match ups when we travel. David and I both grew up going to Eskimos games. It was a major part of our childhood that we were always excited to introduce to our own kids. The only problem with football is that it is hard to keep a kid interested for an entire game. This means that we have not taken them to too many games at this point. 

When the opportunity presented itself we decided to take Hugh to his first game. He is still so small and we figured that he would sleep in the carrier the whole time... this was not the case. It was POURING rain at the game. It was so bad that they actually had to postpone the game for a while. And Hugh hated it. He wasn't completely miserable but he didn't want to be in the carrier on me and was having a tough time sleeping.... poor little guy. We may have to revisit the football thing in a little while. We barely made it to half time before we headed out. Next time!

Mrs. E