Fall Break

First day of Fall Break:

Kind of a dreary, rainy morning, huh?

Those droopy sunflowers in the background say it best. Time for pumpkin scones! From Money Saving Mom's suggestion I used the recipe from Sweet Pea's Kitchen: http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2010/09/pumpkin-scones/ When it was time to make the glaze we found we are out of powdered sugar. Lexi was very sad but they were very good anyway. This is breakfast, not dessert, right? This was all that was left after just four of us dug in and later Zachary ended up eating another:

So, a couple left for Millie (who did not feel like eating at all) or maybe some for snack. I'd call these a success. 

Money Saving Mom posted these as part of a successful freezer cooking session: http://tinyurl.com/monsavpumpscones

I hope to be making more pumpkin recipes this week-a mix of old favorites and new recipes. 

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Only one month late. :)  Saturday, May 5th, after Jeffrey finished the 3-State, 3-Mounatain Challenge (best time ever!) we went to watch the girls scrimmage with the group they've been taking a soccer clinic with:

Afterwards we decided we were too tired to even supervise supper making. Never mind that Zachary needed to leave at our usual suppertime to get to the CFC soccer game. He won a season pass when his team won the neighborhood soccer cup. We decided to do something totally outside our norm: go out to supper at a Mexican restaurant on Cinco de Mayo. We don't go out to eat a lot and we take the kids even less often. And I hate crowds and noise. Somehow, though, it sounded like fun for once. We went to a local spot, not far from Jeffrey's office-Taco Mamacita. They serve local food which I love. And we went early. Talk about a cultural experience! There were certainly a lot of people there and I did not notice any other kids (I did as we left). We had to show i.d., not at the door, but still in the parking lot! We got wristbands, too. The kids _tried_ to, then we explained. There was a wait only long enough for a potty break ("I drank all my water bottle in the car!") and we got seats with a good view of the t.v.:

"Mommy, I want the white horse to win and it's winning!" Oh, yeah, it's time for the Kentucky Derby. Zachary had his own entertainment. The horses were almost enough and when they weren't there was a guy in Mexican garb to watch and crayons for coloring:

Why color the kids' menu when you can color the pretty lady on the coasters? While we waited for our food I looked up Cinco de Mayo on Wikipedia. It's primarily an American holiday to celebrate Mexican heritage. It is also observed in some regions of Mexico, mainly in Puebla where it celebrates victory over a battle with the French. We enjoyed it the typical American way; as an excuse to eat some yummy Mexican food.