March

Blogging has become second to baking these days.  We have been milling fresh grains and baking all sorts of yummy things to eat.  Different kinds of breads, apple, banana nut, and blueberry muffins, cinnamon rolls, and whole grain cookies, pancakes and multigrain waffles.  I smell the lingering  aroma of fresh bread baked this evening as I type this post. Anna is a healthy eater so she loves all this fresh baking. But even Amy, who is as picky as a child can be, is happily eating all of these. I am sometimes using the Ezekial flour (has beans and lentils, plus other grains)  with the hard red wheat to add extra protein, then sometimes adding whey protein, and trying different blends of other grains as well.  Amy is not much of a meat eater so this is easing my momma worries of the gaps in her diet.  She is a Northern China bread girl after all.  Not to mention she and Anna like to help in the kitchen.  We have a flashlight  and a step stool near the bread machine so they keep an eye on the progress.  Amy likes to drop the cupfuls of grain in the mill but she hates the loud noise of the grinding. She covers her ears or runs out of  the room. Doesn't take long to mill so she comes right back.  Sort of a game we play.  Our afternoons are also filled with outdoor play when the weather is nice.  Indoor trampoline jumping and kids exercise video when too cold or rainy.  We  have school work, sometimes do crafts,  and we are reading lots of books.  We go to the library every single Monday....rain or shine!  Amy is taking after big sister in her love of good books.
Here are some pics from our month of March.

Baking Soda and colored vinegar water.  Amy loved the fizz.

Anna too! Being creative at the same time.

Trojan horses built at Home Depot. Amy says she likes the stickers better than painting because it is less messy!
 I am rubbing off on her! 

Our crafts in the theme of making music....or a joyful noise unto the Lord.  Big brother Will said our noise was "not THAT joyful"!  We had fun making "instruments"  and playing them along with our  Big Band CDs.

Our stuffed toy hospital opened up to make some sewing repairs on these friends.  Anna and Amy helped.  Amy--in her first attempts at sewing-- accidently poked me two good times with the needle, but all ended well!

Sisters making purple pansy hairstyles

Blowing me a goodbye kiss during morning carpool 

Birdhouses at Lowes

 Oh happy day, she gets to hammer! Love the blur her hammer makes in all the pics I try to take!
She got so excited over these safety goggles!

So much so, she wore them much of the day..... not even kidding!
She took a shower in them so she could "watch the water"! Yes she did!

Amy can see this blowing from our breakfast room table....she gives us wind reports. She wanted to stop the spinning for the photo.