Monday, 16 July 2012

Banana Buttermilk Blueberry Loaf

Katie and Chris had a Daddy Daughter Date on Sunday so Kyle and I had a date also!  We decided to bake this yummy dish...


This is the recipe...

Buttermilk Banana Bread (adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod):
Yields 4 mini loaves
INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup blueberries---I added 1 1/2 cup
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat four 5 3/4-inch mini loaf pans with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
Beat in eggs, buttermilk and vanilla until well combined.
Beat in bananas until well combined.
Gradually add flour mixture to the sugar mixture at low speed, beating just until incorporated.
Add the blueberries and gently toss to combine.
Scoop the batter evenly into the loaf pans. 
Place into oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes before inverting the cake onto a wire rack.


My handsome date




Helping with the mixing























YUMMY!




June and July 2012

I am so thankful to Tyler for fixing my computer!  My flash stopped working and he fixed it for me:)

So, June sucked weather wise! Sooooo much rain!  I can't even remember what we did because I did my best to block it out! LOL
We went camping for the first time as a family and I have to say that Katie and I are the campers in the family;p  Chris and Kyle enjoy the daytime activities but not so much the sleeping in a tent part...To be fair, it was freezing the first night!!  Sooo cold you could see your breathe.  We went with our friends and we realized that we are social campers and will try to go again this summer...with friends of course;)
Katie graduated from preschool.  She did great and we are so very proud of her.  Kindergarten in the fall.  Going to miss having her with me:(



































Monday, 11 June 2012

A Day At The Zoo




































So we finally renewed our zoo memberships:)  About time! LOL  We went with my friend and her kids.  All the kids are good friends so that makes for a very fun day:)
Hope you enjoy the pictures because we sure enjoyed our day!! I have been trying to upload pics for 12 hrs but they won't upload.  Frustrating


Friday, 18 May 2012

A Day Out With Thomas 2012

Hey All,
I know it has been a while since I posted but I guess it is just because we have been so busy having fun!
As a special treat for Kyle we bought tickets to A day out with Thomas.  He loved it!  Didn't say a lot but you knew he was loving it all.  He is like his Daddy sometimes and likes to keep it all in and just observe:)
Hope you love the pics...




















































































































































































Saturday, 24 March 2012

Mommy and Katie's Day Together

Katie and I decided to have a day together so first off we had a bath and watched Beauty and the Beast while lounging in the nice warm tub:)  We meant to paint her nails today but time got away from us:(  Tomorrow:)
Next we came down and made chocolate chip cookies because she asked for some cookies for her to decorate.  I figured, kill 2 birds with 1 stone...I've been all over this blog www.foodgawker.com and I LOVE IT!!!!!  I am making a lot of new recipes this week and am very proud of myself for leaving my comfort zone and trying new dishes.  Anyways, back to Katie's day...After the cookies were finally done and ready to be decorated we used some of the cream cheese frosting that I had from the cinnamon rolls that I had made on friday night.  We colored them pink, purple and teal, added some mini m&m's and some red sprinkles and the kids had a blast!  They were both so good at it and Kyle really enjoyed eating the leftover m&m's;P
After that we played some trouble and then bed.  Oh how I love early bedtimes:)







































































Sunday, 18 March 2012

Finally putting up some pics!









































































































Well here you go...finally some new pictures of us:)  I end up taking a lot more pictures with my phone and iPad so eventually I will have to suck it up and post those pictures here too but if you are on FB then you are able to see those pictures there.
The last day of Feb is Stand Up Against Bullying and everyone wears pink to show their support.  Kyle looks pretty dang good in Pink! LOL
Chris and I got to go out on some dates recently and we went and saw Chris Kattan one night and Norm MacDonald another night.  It was so much fun to go out with good friends.  I have pics of us with the comedians but they are on my phone so you will have to wait.  We all celebrated St Paddy's day by wearing green and a silly little leprechaun "peed" in our pancakes and eggs.
The kids and I went for a picnic at the park with our friends and Airdrie 360 asked to take our pictures and we are hoping they will be up on their website.  I LOVE having our pictures taken:)
I know I am looking forward to spring and summer.  Looking at getting the kids a swing set this year.  Almost have our decision made...
Chris is now using up his earned days off and he will have at least 2 long weekends every month until the end of sept.  We love having Daddy home!!
Hope you are all having a great year cuz I know we are!

Monday, 27 February 2012

Sad Today:(

I'm sad today because my parents are leaving:(  It's been a wonderful visit filled with laughter, food, games and lots of hugs and kisses for all of us.  We will miss you guys very much and thanks so much for a great visit xoxo