Friday, March 7, 2014




My helper



Zoe has grown up in the past couple months. She is constantly asking me "I help you?". Most of the time I want to do it all by myself because so I can do it  right the first time or faster if she is not in my way. I have to stop myself before I say no. And think about why am I in such a hurry?, Why can't she help me?, or what am i teaching her? I went to Walmart to do my grocery shopping today and it wasn't busy at all and she said she wanted to show me something so I took her out of the cart and she showed me crackers she wanted. So I quickly looked at the ingredients to make sure she could have them and sure enough she could. So i asked her if she would like to put them in the cart? Oh was she ever so excited! After she put them in the cart she kept saying over and over " I help you" and ran to the front of the cart and started pushing it down the aisle. I of coarse was going to say no you need to sit in the cart. because it's easier and I don't have to constantly tell her not to touch things or she might get in peoples way. But thankfully I stopped myself and told her as long as she is good girl and obeys she can help mommy. So through Walmart I would help Zoe push the cart down the aisles and then I would tell her we need to stop to put an item in the cart and she would take the item out of my hand and put it in the cart and the run back to the front of the cart. And every time she would get soooooooo excited. Yes we were in Walmart for a longer time then I wanted to be but Zoe was learning and we had so much fun grocery shopping together. Zoe is going to be 3 at the end of the month . (What happened to my little baby????)  I have to remind myself NOW is the time to teach her. Time is slipping away and she wont be little forever. If God has given her the gift to be a helper then I need to show her how to use it! I hope she will always want to help me.




Tuesday, March 4, 2014


Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip pancakes with Peanut Syrup




First off most of you know we are expecting baby number 2!!! So that is the reason and excuse I am using for not blogging lately. Morning sickness was really bad in the 1st trimester but I am 16 weeks and 2 days today!!! Yay!!! So since I am feeling better I want to get back to blogging. :-)



Now onto the pancakes........ I have been really wanting to try make pancakes for Zoe because all the ones in the store frozen or in the box has eggs in it or milk. So I bought all the ingredients I thought I would need and made them tonight! Zoe absolutely loved them! She kept telling me "yummmmmmmmmmmmy mommy!" and I got many hugs and her telling "thank you for my pancakes". So all I think now is why haven't I made these sooner?????? Here is what i did.......

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Bisquick Original
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup non-dairy milk (I used Zoe's vanilla almond milk)
  • 2 very ripe bananas, mashed 
  • 1/3 cup of chocolate chips


Peanut butter Syrup
  • ½ cup pancake syrup
  • ¼ cup peanut butter
  • about 1 tbsp non-dairy milk
  



Zoe helped me make the pancakes too. She was so excited!





 The pancakes turned out so fluffy




I made enough for Alex, Zoe, and I. And I still had leftovers to freeze for breakfast.




My hubby put peanut butter on his pancakes anyways so I made this and syrup and everyone  loved it! 




The pancakes and syrup together....It was so yummy!





 I can't get over how much she enjoyed them. Zoe loved them! So they are kid approved ;-)