Sadie's Cobbler...

Saturday Sadie made her first (not her last) cobbler. I myself have never made cobbler; so this was something new for all of us. We LOVE raspberries and got a great deal at the local store on an entire crate of them.

Sadie and Syrah both help in the kitchen from time to time, but Sadie hasn't done any cooking on her own, but we are going to start working on that as she is getting to the age that is capable of baking and cooking. Sadie had a ton of fun making this cobbler and it turned out SOOOOO YUMMY!!!

How can you resist this? It was so good that when it came out of the oven I forgot to snap a picture of the final product. She is excited to make it again and also to try new recipes... if anyone has a dessert bread recipe to share or a pie recipe to share we would love to have it!

Raspberry Cobbler recipe:

3/4 c. sugar

1 tbsp. cornstarch

3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 c. water

6 1/2 c. raspberries, rinsed and drained dry

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1 c. all purpose flour

1/4 c. butter

1/2 c. milk

In a shallow 2 quart casserole dish, mix 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, water and 6 cups raspberries. In separate bowl, mix soda, baking powder and flour. In second bowl, beat butter and remaining 1/4 cup sugar until creamy. Add milk and flour mixture; stir until moistened.

Drop batter in 8 equal spoonfuls, slightly apart, onto the raspberries. Bake in 400 degree oven until batter is a deep golden brown and berries are bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes. Makes 8 servings.

recipe complements of cooks.com

Family Pictures

Here are a couple of the family pictures that we snapped at the park.

Jeremiah's Visit (Day 5)

Saturday we went to the zoo, it was very quite there, very few people and we felt like we had some amazing encounters with some of the animals.

The Jaguar was up and pacing; we sat here for a long time as this beautiful cat paced along the windows. It is amazing to think the only thing between the kids and that Jaguar is that sheet of glass.

I will have to dig out the past pictures, but this picture has become a tradition when Jeremiah is visiting.

The kids all were able to feed the birds; we were pretty lucky because they had all just had lunch and we were informed they may not be that hungry, but this little one landed on Jeremiah's stick right away!

Sadie had to be much more patient for a bird to get to her - she was overjoyed when this little one landed on her stick.

This is the first time Syrah has done this one her own; the birds can be a little intimidating and so often she will get "help", but this time she was able to do it and was very pleased to have the experience.

Sunday we all went to church and then Billy took Jeremiah to the airport; the visit went very fast and Jeremiah is growing and changing even faster... we are grateful for the time we have and look forward to times in the near future.

Jeremiah's Visit (Day 4)

Friday was a quite day around the house and we went over to a local park to try and grab some shots of the kids.

This "was" as posed picture until a family of ducks came flying out from behind some shrubs, it took us all by surprise!

A walk in the park

Friday night we went to the Aquasox game; here is Syrah with Webbly the mascot.

At the end of the game they had some songs while they were setting up for the fireworks. Sadie really had a great time doing the chicken dance and here you can see that everyone (including Grandma) enjoying YMCA!

Jeremiah's Visit (Day 3)

Thursday we went down to the Science center; it has been a long while since I was there last and I had forgotten how much there is to see and do.

All three of the kids are blowing bubbles on the bubble maker.

Jeremiah rode the suspended bike.

As you can see from the smile on his face, he had a great time.

We went through the butterfly house (which was AMAZING) I wish I had written down some of the names, but I was too busy taking pictures. This is a HUGE moth (probably the size of my hand all the way open); I have never seen anything like it and I was amazed at it's beauty. I could do an entire posting with just butterfly pictures from that day!

At the end of the day we walked down to the Seattle Center fountain!

Jeremiah's Visit (Day 2)

On Wednesday Billy and Jeremiah had the entire day together down town. They went to the Seattle Underground Tour (first time for both of them) and the Experiance Music Project.

Outside the Underground Tour; which was the biggest hit of the day.

Jeremiah inside the EMP!

The EMP has a great sections that allows you to play different instruments as if you are in the band; both Jeremiah and Billy loved that section.

Jeremiah's Visit (Day 1)

We were blessed to have Jeremiah here with us for a short time this summer (five days went way to fast). He arrived on Tuesday and we all went to the beach to put our feet in the sand and enjoy some of the beautiful sun.

Jeremiah and Billy!

Sadie and Jeremiah enjoying the water.

I love this shot of Jeremiah, he was walking this boardwalk with the ferry behind him; the tide was on it's way in. It was so awesome for Billy and I to sit back and watch all three of the kids together. It was one of those moments that you really sit back and try to take it all in; what a blessing these kids our to our lives and how much we value and love them.

Before we left the beach we all walked the fishing pier. Daddy and his kids!! It was a beautiful day to all be together again!

More photos of Jeremiah's time here in the days ahead...