I have this cookbook that is supposedly 'old recipes' revisited for modern times (aka old recipes with measurememts adjusted and seasonings added). Stephen & I decided to make the carrot cake recipe. The first mention of carrot cake is when George Washington ate one in a tavern in 1783 on 'British Evacuation Day'. This recipe called for 1 cup of oil (!) and I just couldn't do that (1920 calories, my friend) so we substituted applesauce (100 calories!).
Stephen waiting patiently with the carrots, raisins & pecans (we tossed them with flour which distributed them very evenly in the cake). Stephen was particularly excited to make this recipe because it was technically a 'carrot applesauce cake', which they made in an episode of Super Why (a show he used to watch).
Stephen's early morning drawing of a bird (it's better than what I can do, for sure). Darling & I are thrilled that he takes after Jax in art.
We are learning about tropical fruit. This is our papaya that we bought very green and tried to ripen in a bag for 5 days. It kindof worked. Darling liked it; Stephen & I weren't the biggest fans (it's particulary hard when you've had ripe from the tree). Coconut on Sunday!
This picture is for Tante Crystal - we love Skeeter the frog!
Stephen has taken to our music studies incredibly well! So well in fact that we found a toy trumpet (plays like a harmonica) for $15 on Amazon.
5 minutes after receiving it from the FedEx man
Stephen liked to hold the keys while Darling played
He didn't go to bed with it, but he did jump out of bed in the morning to play it first thing.
Stephen thanks Jesus for his trumpet about every time he picks it up. He also thanks Him for 'the people who made it in the factory' and for 'telling Ama and Ada to buy it'.
He may not have slept with it in his bed, but his trumpet is definitely his best bud right now (can you tell we are loving it?)
While we were waiting for Darling to get off work on Wednesday, 3 deer crossed the parking lot where we were. This happened last year at this time too and we spent the fall watching a herd of 9 deer.
If you look closely, you can see one of the 3 over Stephen's shoulder
We are learning to not scream (in delight) whenever we see animals (especially dogs). We move slowly and quietly... This came in handy as we followed the 3 deer across the parking lot.
Tomorrow we are hoping to go to an indoor farmer's market and take a drive to see the leaves changing color. If we actually accomplish this, I'll include photos on the next post.
God bless you all!
Shaun for the crew
