POSTS....FROM A LONG TIME AGO....

I realize I have not posted in ages...I have a ton of photos...but not a ton of time. Still.....I like to keep a little photo journal of our adventures. The following is a whole slew of pics from the most recent...(breadmaking..to the first day of school...) It may be outdated...but still noteworthy:) The top photo is our trip out to Homecoming at Geneva. Isaac brought his friend with him...they plan to be roommates. We gave them the full college experience....from dining in the dining hall...to seeing the dorm rooms...they were surprised how messy they were :-)
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At one of the rest stops along the way...

they look related.

Hmmm.....I wanted to make sure I got a shot of them in the Library... You never know what their study habits will be...I hope to see them in there quite often :-)

ELI...HIS FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL...

Eli....what can I say...I think he is as cute as can be...and really excited for school...he just loves it!

PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES...

Of course...there is always playdough!

....and friends to play on the computer!

Snacktime is a favorite!

MORE PRESCHOOL STUFF...

Eli is pretty good a puzzles..

This table is always filled with something different every week! It is fun to see what could be in the table :-)

I had to put this in...because it is SO Elijah....ruining lots of photographic moments!

Eli really doesn't do all that many art projects..apparently he is too busy playing!

MORE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PICS!

Gayle... Looking like such a little girl! So excited for 2nd grade!

Both girls together ..... if only they could look that way more often!!!

I stuck this photo in because it was humorous to me. We had been watching a dance show....and one of the teams was a girls dance group that dressed up as zombies, and then did strange dancing. The girls thought it was really interesting...so they made themselves up and choreographed a dance for us. Such a change from the above shot!

...MORE FIRST DAY PICTURES...ALMOST DONE...

Middle School!!!! I was worried....but needlessly! He loves it, and he has really flourished!

Both Isaac and Esther are just growing up way too fast! *sniff*

Okay....this might be a little too grown up for me!

KING ARTHUR....WHAT A NICE GUY!!!!

Isaac and Esther were able to take part in the King Arthur Flour Baking program. If you are on facebook you can see a link to the news that I shared...Isaac was interviewed, and had the opportunity to make bread in front of the whole 6th grade! They were sent home with kits to make bread, and also a bag to put a loaf of bread in to take back to school and donate to CHOW.

I think those bags of flour are SO cute!

BAKING BREAD...KING ARTHUR STYLE...

Since Isaac was chosen to make the bread in front of the school..they gave him this really cool apron which I told him that I wanted for myself. He agreed that we could share it...but that it was his!

They worked very hard on their loaves for CHOW!

THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOR....

Both Isaac and Esther made braided loaves...someone is going to have a real treat!

We had extra flour so we made pizza for supper....Isaac was excited to show us how to "toss" it..apparently they showed him at school. Pretty cool!

........and delicious!

LAST...BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST...

Gayle was not part of the program....but couldn't be left out...she made delicious cinnamon rolls....really ....really yummy!

I had forgotten to get a shot of her mixing her dough....here the rolls have rised...

This was the before of her dough...the first rise. I was really impressed with the King Arthur Program and thought it was really worthwhile! They had each of these recipes in their booklet, and it is made with their simple bread recipe. The house sure smelled good today! Well done to the kiddos...and now...I am really --really -- tired. The End.