Saturday, October 31, 2009

Baking, Birthdays and More... October 28,29 & 30th, 2009






All is well in our world. Now that we are becoming a little more settled we are finding a normal pattern during our days. Sam & I got right to business the other day making Pumpkin Pound cake it turned out very well. Sam gobbled up his piece as soon as it was cool enough to cut. So we have officially christened our kitchen. The following morning brought a birthday for myself. I was overwhelmed with birthday emails throughout the day. Sam & I managed to get out and run a few errands after our morning of pumpkin pancakes and a latte for me of coarse. We split a late afternoon lunch at A&W with a baby burger each! Yum! The evening was followed with a visit from my lovely sister in law Donna, Brandon and Mom & Dad J. They came bearing well wishes, cake & ice cream. Darren finally returned that evening with more Bday wishes.
The following day found us attempting to convince Sam to don one of his Halloween costumes for Party Day at school. At the last minute we compromised on a Superman shirt and cape! Choose your battles hey! So we were entertained by Sam and his classmates displaying the songs and knowledge learned for the month of October. It was lovely and quite cute.
Hope this finds you and your gobblins enjoying a great evening!

Pumpkin Pancakes from Parent Magazine Oct 2006

1 cup flour
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 egg
1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 pumpkin puree

1. Preheat nonstick skillet on med-high heat. In bowl stir together all ingredients.
2. In a large, beat the egg for 30 sec. Add yogurt, pumpkin puree beat well.
3. Stir in dry ingredients and beat until combined.
4. Great skillet lightly with butter. Pour 1/4 cup batter per pancake, flip with spatula when tops bubble and edges are slightly dry. Cook until other side is golden brown.

Enjoy! This recipe is a staple at our house I actually bake a few pumpkins before the season is over and freeze some in our freezer for enjoyment throughout the winter season.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

What we have been up to. October 25,2009






Our days have been filled with many activities from unpacking and getting sorted. Sam attending preschool, Darren going to and from work, and just plain or everyday activities. And just for fun my car decided to have some major issues and is at the shop as I type. Oh well that is life!
So here are a few pictures from a walk in the park yesterday when the sun came out, Sam sleeping while we waited for the tow truck,one from an afternoon of building towers and the last two pictures are from Sam's school preschool we were at a local garden learning about our surroundings.
Hope this finds you and yours enjoying fall.

Monday, October 19, 2009

New HOME! October 19,2009d


We have officially moved into our new home. We are still in the process of getting settled and would love to have you over when the time is right. Thank you for all the well wishes and offer to help we do appreciate it. I will be posting more frequently now that we are here so thank you for bearing with me. If I missed sending you our new address please let me know. I have one more qliche to iron out and that is our main email account but you can reach me at dlbjarvis@hotmail.com. Okay everything is up and running same email address so you do not have to change.

Thank you again!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Happy Birthday Grandma! October 14,2009


Sending big birthday wishes to Grandma! Hope you have a great day! Love you!

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Snaps from one of our down days October 6,2009





On this lovely day in October we all had a chance to just enjoy. We headed out for a beautiful walk in the Delta Bog. Sam & Brownynne just ran and ran. YAY! After we had a visit with Papa & Grandma. Life doesn't get any better. The photos are from our walk and a couple from before we headed out today. Sam was up for a few pictures as he wanted to sport Darren's work tie so we just added the bars for enhancement and it Captain Super Sam!

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Fishin' with the kids October 4,2009


We recieved a call form Dave this morning asking if Sam would like to come fishing with the kids in the afternoon. And of coarse we said yes. Due to the fact all of our belongings in storage we clarified that there would be enough fishing rods to go around. We headed out a bit early so Bronwynne could have a run around before being on her leash for the remainder of the outing. It was a beautiful day and the kids really enjoyed being able to reel the line in nothing was caught but good time and enjoyment.

Friday, October 02, 2009

Will post an update soon...October 2,2009


Hello All

We just located my computer the other so I will post an update soon and some pictures. Hope this finds you well.

Thought I would share something to make you smile.