A Long Day

Yesterday I told Layla that as long as it didn’t rain today (lots of thunderstorms yesterday) that we would head to the park today to feed the fish. This morning it was actually chilly outside! We took advantage of the weather not being 1000*, scooped up friends, and headed to the park. First though I had to stalk the wildlife on my front porch.

My dinosaur

There was some wildlife at the park too. Like ducks

And catfish. This ain’t no Hawaii koi pond. Ick

The girls loved feeding them bread. I think Revo liked watching them too.

That got boring once the bread was gone…and Layla picked her butt down the bridge

We stopped to give them their lunchables before setting them loose in the playground. The excitement!

Elizabeth changes her name to Mario every now and then…then she jumps on mushrooms

Revo, and his big ears, were done with the park. It got hot.

On the way home we had to stop and snap a shot of the Alabama flag. Its how I know which street to turn on.

And the love bugs that are splattered on the window…

And the furry mushrooms at the flea market

And finally home for some pumpkin pancakes. Ive been itching to make these for almost a week now. Of course leave it to us to cancel out the healthy pumpkin by adding a shake of chocolate sprinkles to the mix.

These were REALLY good though!

Try the recipe thanks to Cooks.com

LIGHT PUMPKIN PANCAKES

In large bowl mix:

2 c. flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. cinnamon

In small bowl, mix:

2 slightly beaten egg whites
1 1/2 c. skim milk
2 tbsp. oil
1/2 c. canned pumpkin

Add small bowl mixture to large bowl. Stir just until moistened. Heat griddle, brush lightly with oil. Pour batter by scant 1/4 cup onto hot griddle. Makes 16 pancakes.

They were kind of thick and took a while to cook but SO worth it.