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Happy Birthday, Joel!

Not too shabby for 32...

like buttah

This is an activity that I really thought that Ava would be interested in - making our own butter. The method is super simple - pour a small amount of heavy cream into a small jar, screw on the lid, and shake the jar quickly for about 5 minutes. Ava was done after about 30 seconds (and 10 "is it butter yet, Mama?"s). Joel and I passed it back and forth and watched the butter form. I strained the buttermilk out (sooo different from the stuff you buy at the store!) for Ava to drink and spread some freshly churned butter onto some toast.



YUM!


Homemade bread, homemade jam, homemade butter...does it get any better? I think not.

an update

thanks to all who have called/emailed/facebooked to inquire how we are doing.

the answer: we're managing. i'm doing a lot of baking. a LOT.

we don't have any answers. the autopsy and testing on max came back normal. i had a complete genetic work up done in october, which also came back normal.

i dream that i am laying down with max a few times a week. sometimes he is in my dreams alone, sometimes his sister joins him. there is always a light in the room, which i think is my mind speaking to our first loss. sometimes i wake up comforted and sometimes i wake up feeling so sad that i don't know if i will make it through the day.

and now i must be off...strawberry bread is coming out of the oven...

another thursday...now with more randomness!

David comes up with yet another scrumptious sounding ice cream flavor...

I pitted too many cherries this week the hard way...time to buy myself a little present...

I'm pretty sure Joel wouldn't say no to this for his Father's Day meal...

I really loved this post on crafting with kids...

I see these being embroidered onto Ava's next skirt...

Just when I was wondering what else I could possibly do with all of these strawberries...

If you haven't made anything from Joy's site yet and want to know where to start, here's a great list...

I've bookmarked a ton of sewing projects, and apparently, so did Wendy. Thankfully, she's helped me out with some great reviews...

This is a project I want to do with the girls the next time we have a rainy day...

wordless wednesday

cherry berry pie

yum. yum. yum.

Cherry Berry Pie

3 cups pitted cherries
2 cups mixed berries (I used blackberries and raspberries)

1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Combine cherries and berries, pour into 9 inch pie pan.

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in small bowl. Stir in egg until mixture is crumbly. Pour over fruit. Pour melted butter over flour mixture. Bake 35 minutes, or until fruit is bubbly and topping is golden brown. Serve warm with fresh cream.