Evan and Emma

Last night we went over to Emma's (Annie's) house to play. Evan and Emma played SO well together! They are finally old enough to really interact and enjoy each other's company. The evening was filled with lots of hugs, kisses and sharing. It was fantastic!

KISS!

HUG!

While I was holding baby Jonathan, Evan decided that Jonathan was hungry. He brought him over a bottle and "fed" him. It was so cute!

C is for Cookie

Thanks to my pal Becky, I am now addicted to the show "Jon and Kate plus 8" on TLC. Last week I saw a re-run where Sara Snow came to visit ("Get Fresh with Sara Snow" is also a show) and she made the kids these yummy looking Oatmeal Cookies. After some Internet searching I found the recipe and made them this morning. They are pretty tasty, and fairly healthy, so I thought I would share the recipe:

HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIE SNACKS

INGREDIENTS
2 cups whole wheat flour
½ cup ground flax seed
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 t cinnamon
½ t nutmeg
½ t cardamom
½ cup (1 stick) butter - room temperature
½ cup natural cane sugar
2 eggs
½ cup honey
1 t vanilla extract
1 small apple, peeled and chopped
½ cup goji berries or raisins
½ cup chopped dates or apricots
1 cup chopped walnuts or almonds (optional)
1 ½ cups coconut
3 cups old fashioned quick oats
1/4 cup applesauce

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°.
Stir together dry ingredients (flour, flax, salt, baking soda and spices).
In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars. Add in honey, eggs and vanilla. Slowly add in dry mixture and beat together. Stir in oats, applesauce, coconut, fruit and nuts.
Drop spoonfuls onto baking sheet.
Bake 12-14 minutes at 350.
Makes 2 dozen

I used my melon-baller to make the balls of dough. I hate melon and we never eat it, but it is by far my favorite and most-used kitchen gadget. I also used both apricots and dates since I had both on hand. They turned out chewy and delicious. Yum!

Awww...cute.

I came home to a big "Hi Mommy We Love U" chalk drawing on the driveway today. Aren't my boys just the best?

This afternoon we (me, Evan and Jonas) went to the Universal Playground at Colvill Park with my friend Sarah and her pal Tina. Sarah brought Koda (her dog) along and Tina brought her two boys. Tina's youngest is about Evan's age, and Koda is a young pup like Jonas, so we all had a great time romping around and burning off some energy. Jonas followed Evan around the entire time. At home Jonas can't wait to get away from Evan, but you take him to the park and he won't leave the kid alone!

Too darn cute...

Evan decided that he wanted some naked time today. He stripped his clothes and diaper off (he can do that now) and then decided a pair of knee highs would go good with his Birthday Suit. A neighborhood dog was barking and Evan rushed over to the window to check it out. It was so cute I couldn't resist snapping a picture - and then sharing it. Yet another priceless photo to save for his teenage years.

Finger Painting Fun!

It was beautiful outside this weekend! We've spent a lot of time outside and at the park the past few days, and Sunday we settled in for some good ole' fashioned finger painting. I made the paint out of vanilla pudding and food coloring - and it was a good thing I did - because the first thing Evan did was taste it. Yum. I made the primary colors (red, yellow and blue) and we experimented making other colors by mixing them. It was a blast.

Notice the blue paint on his upper lip.

Masterpieces No. 1

Masterpiece No. 2

I am unofficially re-naming this site "Evan's Escapades."

The past week Evan has been feeling under the weather. He has been a low-energy cuddle bug - which is very unlike him. So, Tuesday I brought him to the doctor to get checked out and dicovered he has an ear infection. After two days of Amoxicillin its obvious he feels much better because this has been the afternoon from Hell. I must have my guard down, because every time I turn around he has made a new mess for me to clean up. After a week of peace I almost forgot that Evan gets into EVERYTHING in less than 10 seconds...



You will notice that Evan has the SAME OUTFIT on in all three of these videos. That is because all three videos were shot today within the last two hours...

5:30 pm The Cookie Jar

6:10 pm: Catfood-Dirt Soup

6:30 pm: Powdering the Kitchen