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Um, YUM!

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

Mini Maple Pancake Muffins

… with chocolate chips I might add. Ever get a taste for pancakes, but don’t feel like flipping?

I do. Especially since I always seem to be the one still flipping while everyone else gets to eat the first ones off the pan. If I had a bigger griddle, it would probably be ok. But I have a little one and usually end up frying one pancake at a time to make sure they look decent… which takes for ever.

But not this way. Try these laborless baked pancake muffins. Hmmmmmm… Puffins anyone?

Generously grease a 24 cup mini muffin pan with non-stick spray.

Mini Maple Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins.
(Someone please come up with a shorter name for these.)

1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 egg
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a medium bowl. Sift together with a wire whisk.
• In another bowl, stir buttermilk, egg, maple syrup and melted butter until just combined.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips. Reserve a few chips to sprinkle on the tops.
• Bake for 8-9 minutes.

Makes 24 mini pancake muffins.

Let cool slightly and remove from the pan. You may need to use a toothpick around the edges to separate the pancake muffins from the pan.
Serve immediately with warmed butter if you like or even just with maple syrup.

Using a small bowl to serve the syrup in makes it really convenient to coat the muffins in maple.

See. Just dunk them right in.

Wait, let’s look at that again…

Yuuu-uuuum!

But, they’re even tasty all by themselves.

And, if you don’t want chocolate chips…

… just leave them out.

But, the chocolate lover in me prefers the chips.

Hmmmm, lemon water or tea.....

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Anyone got any travel advice for us? Places to stay? Things to do? Where to EAT? What to see?

ok, why didnt I think of this? Brilliant.

Look at these new tshirts called bibby- shirts for babies. They have huge terrycloth animals sewn to the front with big floppy ears for wiping a drool-y chin. Genius. Now babies dont have to wear an annoying bib around all day.

brilliant.

Jack and Salma at etsy.

I just..

Licked my screen.

Back by demand... (For you Leah E.) Blogs I stalk.... Kate's Casual Portraits.

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Wrap them in Maroon and White

Who says we can't Stylize the State fan? Here are some ways to snazz up your game day attire.... and if anyone wants sources to any of these looks, let me know...

**Note, DO NOT attempt to wear all of these at once... as Tim Gunn says "That's a whole lotta look mommie....."

We dont need this yet... but definitely by the Egg bowl , you'll need a cute scarf...

Yummy and Yes please.

Cute headband! Pair with a chunky grey sweater and jeggings....

I mean, if going this literal is your thing.... do YOU baby. Do YOU.

Paradox by Chanel- adds a little glam to your matte winter nails.

Love this ruffle detail.

Cutesy with a metallic flat.....

And who's not dying over these bad boys.....???? Not maroon, but I couldnt help myself.

GO STATE!

watch out motorists....

lighting

Whole Milk.

Ok. So now that I have a toddler (party pics will make it up in a few days) I have no idea how to do this weaning from bottle/introduce whole milk thing. He drinks from a sippy cup occasionally, having some diluted juice and sometimes water... but by no means has it replaced the bottle.

The last couple of days at mealtime I have put 2 oz or so of whole milk in his sippy and he takes a couple of drinks then it goes in the floor.

I just dont know how to do it... do I totally replace the bottle? Do I mix it with formula?

here's our bottle schedule as is....

Wake up:

8 oz bottle

play,

breakfast

bottle, (4 oz)

play

nap

lunch

play

bottle

play
dinner

movie

bath

books

bottle

bed

help!!!!

a ONEderful Year..

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A year ago tonight....

I had no idea that my life was going to change forever.

That I could love so completely, unconditionally, sacrificially and eternally.

"Family" meant mine- the three of us.

That mommy, mom, mama, "mmmmmmah", and mother was the best title that I could ever aspire to.

That 30 years of life would prepare me for this "job".

That all of my hopes and dreams for him far exceeded the ones that I had for me.

That blue eyes were the perfect color, 21.5 inches the perfect length, 9 lbs 7 oz the perfect size, and that my "scar" would become my badge of honor.

To Graham:

I cant believe you are one..... my precious love. The past year of our lives has been fuller, sweeter, happier and richer with you in it. I hope to be the kind of mother that you can depend on in every situation, regardless of circumstance or outcome. I hope to teach you to love all people, show compassion even when you don't understand it, and to reach higher, dream bigger and go further than you can imagine possible. I promise to always love you fiercely, never forgetting to thank the Lord for blessing us with this gift, you my son, my firstborn.

All my love,

Mommy

WAY behind on my posts....

Hello readers-

Sorry I have not posted in a while.. I've had lots of my plate.

Mostly that includes planning a party for this little guy.

LOTS OF UPDATES COMING SOON!!!

A Fun Fourth of July!

We were fortunate to spend Graham's first fourth of July in Sandestin, with dear friends Lanier and Sarah, and David, Leslie, Macy and Sol. We had a great time... ate entirely too much, stayed up waaaaay too late, and laughed harder and louder than was probably necessary. But, we had a great time, and baby G even enjoyed the fireworks!!

O beautiful for heroes proved

In liberating strife.

Who more than self their country loved

And mercy more than life!

America! America!

May God thy gold refine

Till all success be nobleness

And every gain divine!

My heart

couldnt you just eat these legs?

A Man among Men....

Happy Fathers Day to a precious husband and father- we love you so.

Belated 9 month post

9 months snuck up on me. We had something every weekend of May and his ninth month flipped right off the calendar... :( BUT, he did some majorly fun things in this month, so we REALLY enjoyed our time together.

Let's get right to it, shall we?

• 21.11 lbs
• 30 inches long
• no ear infections! we were all healthy this month....
• HAIR, HAIR and more HAIR... With Curls. I am talking this child has to be blow dried when he gets a hair washing. No, of course I'm not cutting it... Uncle Reid calls him McDreamy.
• CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT. Praise the Lord... that thing is like a lazy boy recliner compared to the cramped quarters he was riding in. Still facing reverse, c/o the AAP. We changed him over before our beach trip. It was much more enjoyable for everyone.

• So with that change he also became a "buggy baby". I had been taking the stroller or car seat on our major shopping outings, but now that he's in the convertible and also in restaurant highchairs, we starting putting him in the shopping cart. Complete with cart cover, of course.
• And now when we go to restaurants and he's sitting in his little seat, we break out the throw away placemats and lay a smorgasboard of snacks before him. He just plays away.

• Eating is going great. He is basically eating almost everything that we are. He loves Pineapple, turkey, and anything with green beans or peas in it. He feeds himself really well and I have started letting him "try" to feed himself with the spoon. FAIL. However, this is a fun stage.
• He's had a few indulgence food items: A powdered donut, (slammed it into his face- first SUGAR EVER.) watermelon, and sweet tea. The sweet tea was so funny... Jason let him have it one Sunday at Cracker Barrell and he stuck his entire tongue in the glass. It's really funny.
• The biggest change for all of us, sans 4 lbs for me, is his MOBILITY. He is ON THE MOVE. At first it was the reach and pull, then the rock and sway and one day he just took off across the floor. Now he is all over the house.
• Within 2 days he was pulling up,
• and in a week he was crusing. It's SO much fun. I love seeing where he wants to go and what he wants to get into.
• Thus leading us to babyproofing. MY sweet diligent husband put a lock on every door and a cover on every plug. And I am stuck when it comes to decorating... I have leaning bookcases in my den and he wants to pull everything off, and I dont know what to do? Take everything off? It will be so bare! Suggestions please...

• Uncle Dan taught him to wave! He waves to "hey" and "Byyyyyyyyyyyyy bye". And he will even say bye bye. What a big boy he is.
• Says mamamamamamama and dadad and shrieks REALLY high. Mandi calls him the porpoise.
• Saw the ocean.... and hated the waves. Ha! We had a great time on our trip and he loved playing either in his duck pool, or in the shallow stream from Eastern Lake to the Ocean in Seagrove. He didn't mind the sand... just couldn't really figure it out.

• Has developed a new affection for stuffed animals. He has really cared less about them until now. He loves his lamb that he sleeps with, and his Seahorse. The seahorse went in to every restaurant on 30-A.
• The Crazy Crab! This is his front lawn blow up swimming pool. So cute and he loves it.

• Cut another tooth! #3 and it's on the top... but it's not his middle front. It's the one right of the Right middle. And it's BIG.
• Still in 12-18 month clothing
• Witnessed a HCHS highschool graduation.. go aunt Lindsey!
• Slumber Party with Rinks..

• Oh! And meant to tell you all... we got him a little Chair! Ginger actually found it at TJMaxx and it is PERFECT for Graham. He climbs all over it and watched his movies in it. It was definitely a great purchase.

• Love Love Loving him.