Grown ups

Doodle: "Mommy, when you grow up will you sew?"

Mommy: "Uh, sweetie, I AM a grown up."

Doodle: "no, more grown up, like when you are a grandma"

Making my own running gel-experiment #1

There are no children featured in this blog post :)

So now that I am training for a half marathon I started looking at buying running gels. They are really expensive so I thought that I would try my hand at making my own. A quick google search revealed that I was far from the first person to try it. So, here I am. Dave was able to find the ingredients for this recipe http://www.summitpost.org/home-made-power-gels-energy-for-less/239378, so I'm starting with it.

I used 1oz of agave nectar, 3 oz of brown rice syrup, a dash of coarse (pickling) salt and a half of a tea bag of green tea. Dave couldn't find the green tea powder that I asked him for so this was the solution, let's see how it works.

There was really nothing to mixing these things together in the bottle and in about 60 seconds I had them all together. I did note that the salt is still sitting at the bottom of the bottle looking pretty solid, so I put the bottle in really hot water to see if I could heat it up to get it to dissolve. I wont actually need it until my long training run this Saturday (aiming for 16K-that is almost 10 miles Christy) so I'll let you guys know then how it goes.
If we can track down some blackstrap molasses we can try out the next recipe.

Also, we can't find powdered Gatorade, if you know where I can find it locally that would be great!

Making Grandmas Birthday Cake

I would like to point out that this is likely my third post this whole month! It's like following us minute by minute ;)Grandma's birthday party is this evening (though Monkey and Daddy are stuck on a Cubs Camping trip after the person giving them a ride put them all in a ditch and they might not make it back in time-stay tuned!) So back to Grandma! Her party is tonight and the doodle and I are making her cake (as per the recipe that she provided to us :)
He's a great helper and is being trusted with lots of steps in the baking process.
Back to grandma-this is her favourite cake and we sure hope that she enjoys it!

Boogie Board Videos

March Break 2012

We came back to Great Escapes Waterslide Park in Queensbury NY. The boys are having a BLAST!!! Videos to come :)

Crazy Hair Day

I make this post largely for the effect that it will have when we show it in his wedding montage one day.
Here's Big C all rarin' to go for the recent 'Crazy Hair Day' at his school.
Love you buddy!
You have the most awesome mom in the whole wide world!

What the boys are up to when Mommy is away

Mommy is rarely away, however when she is it's time for boys' nights.
What might boys' nights be?
Well, let's see:
Work on a hot rod
Cook meals outside in the middle of winter
make super-meaty pizza (oh,and Pogos, but no photo was made for that one!)
play wii (photo not available, daddy was playing wii too)
make pink pancakes with berries n cream cheese and then have ice cream with almonds, chocolate chips and chocolate sauce for dessert
play with the foster dog and be silly
bond. I love my boys.

Monkey Learns to Cook!

A couple of weekends ago Monkey wanted his usual scrambled eggs and toast, so I told him that I would show him how to cook them for himself. He was a bit hesitant, but I promised I would be right by his side.

He was so pleased with himself when he was done :)

What is old is new again

The boys having picked the camera back up that Grandma and Grandpa gave Monkey a couple of Christmasses ago. They are having a blast!

This morning

I will admit that I am curious to know how they negotiated this trade after the doodle wet the bed last night. This is what I found this morning.

A new poll, and a threat...

So the WB Family has been blogging less and less. We are connecting with lots of you on Facebook, Twitter or Google + and find ourselves on here less and less. Plus, the blog was originally meant to keep up with family that are far away and it turns out that Dave's family is all on dial up and doesn't often have the ability to check.

With all of that in mind we may wrap up the blog...Out of curiousity, would anyone even notice? Please let us know in the comments section or by voting in the poll to your right.

Family photos 2011 Edition

Here is a sample of the photos that we had taken over Thanksgiving weekend. The photographer was Ilona Freill of Freill Photography. She can be reached at 613-837-5657 or freillphotography@rogers.com.

Monkey's Investiture into Cubs

Proud Grandma Carol witnessed Monkey's investiture into Cubs. He also received his first badge -- Recycling. Memories went way back to when Mommy enrolled in Brownies in 1984 and received her Gold Bar in '85.

Apple Pie is Child's Play

Peel two apples. Cut each apple into 8 wedges.

Monkey brushed the pie dough with butter, and both boys sprinkled it with cinnamon and sugar. After the 2 dough circles were cut into 8 strips each, Big C and Monkey wrapped the apple wedges with strips of dough. Yes, they were fun to make, but oh, so much better to eat. Yummy!