Kid's Songs

Here are some videos of the kids singing. They love performing for the camera.

My Little Chemist

When we lived in Rexburg, Talmage (2yrs at the time) used to beg us to let him go in the big water treatment container on the hill. Of course we refused. Aaron even explained that it had chemicals in it and that they would hurt him. So then he used to cry "but I like chemicals". We would try to divert his attention from it every time we drove past it but he knew better and would throw fits about liking the chemicals. So fast forward 2 years and here he is in the backyard.


Luckily this is just water and washable paint mixed with sand and grass and whatever organic materials he found outside. We hope we have scared him away from chemicals for a long time so that he doesn't start mixing household cleaners but food is fair game to him. The other day I came down stairs to find Talmage had helped Anya get the butter out of the fridge and mix some globs of it into her bowl of cold cereal. The worst part was she was eating it and liking it. At lunch that same day I was helping Anya use the bathroom and Talmage wanted to see what would happen if he mixed some spaghetti sauce into Anya's strawberry yogurt. It was nasty looking and I didn't even let Anya taste it. Now that I think about it I should have had Talmage taste it.

Speed Typer...

Ok, so I've seen the speed typers out there... get this:

299 words

Speed test

Who'd believe it? I actually got this fast... here's a full screenshot of my results page:

Ok... so not only did I get 299 words per minute... I ran out of words halfway through (I was at 34 seconds left, but it took me a couple of seconds to grab the screen shot):

Does anyone dare challenge my record or the validity of it?

I'm a Tuba

Anya found me in the Laundry room today to tell me that she is a tuba. What I funny girl. I had her repeat it for the camera. Her red tuba is really a pop-out tunnel.

Molasses Bread

Here is the recipe Kara asked for. We loved it when my Mom made it as kids. Especially when we came home from school and she had just pulled it out of the oven. My kids love it too. Enjoy

Molasses Bread

1 1/2 c. Boiling Water
1 c. Oats
3/4 C. Molasses
3 T. Butter
2 t. Salt
1T. Yeast
2 C. Lukewarm Water
8 C. White Flour

Directions
Mix boiling water with oats and let stand for 30 min.
Add molasses, butter, salt
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and add
Beat in enough flour to make soft dough.
Knead bread (10 min.)
Let rise for 1 hour or till doubled
Knead again
Divide into 2 Large loaves (I use two mediums and 3 small because that's what I have) and place in well-oiled pan
Cover and let rise for about 45 minutes until double
Bake at 350 for 45 min. or until knock sounds hollow.