We love these!! I actually buy clearanced bananas to make them because our other bananas never last long enough because the children are always wanting smoothies.
Banana Crumb muffins
3/4 c. whole wheat flour
3/4 c. all purpose flour
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
3/4 t. cinnamon
1 egg
3/4 c. milk
1/3 c. vanilla yogurt
1/2 t. vanilla
1 c. mashed bananas
Mix dry stuff in a big bowl. Make a well in center. Add wet stuff. Mix until combined, but don't over mix. I poured mine into a 9" round stone, but you can use muffin cups or loaf pans.
(We usually eliminate this step) In a small bowl, mix together 1/3 c. brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and 1/4 t. cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over top.
Bake at 400 until tester comes out clean. Yum!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sweet babies....sigh...
Today I had the worst headache in the history of headachekind. It was one of the kinds that feels like you're being jabbed in the eyes with toothbrushes while being repeatedly whacked on the back of the head with a tire iron. It was fantastic.
So, where do the "sweet babies" come in? Right....
I'm in bed, all curled up, and Benjamin hops in the bed with me. He says, "Mommy, I came in here to pray for you. Let's pray. Dear Jesus, please make Mommy's headache go away and not hurt any more RIGHT THIS SECOND. Amen. Ok, bye." Then he hops down and goes back in the front room with Kevin. See! Sweet, huh?
Then Olivia had a change of personality this evening. Kevin had taken Benjamin and Amara to Lab-X at church and I stayed home with Olivia. We had all the blinds closed (lest the sunlight make my brains explode through my eyes), the lights off, and were cuddled up in my recliner. Now, the odd this about this is that Olivia is NOT, in any way, the cuddly type of baby. She's one of the "Oh oh, wait, I think you're touching me! NO NO NO!" types. Well, we sat in that recliner, cuddled up, watching Cherub Wings for 35 minutes. She even nuzzled down into my chest and stayed that way.
I'd love to say the headache was worth all of that...because it sure was special...but, did I mention the toothbrushes and tire iron?
.....Nah, it was worth it!!
So, where do the "sweet babies" come in? Right....
I'm in bed, all curled up, and Benjamin hops in the bed with me. He says, "Mommy, I came in here to pray for you. Let's pray. Dear Jesus, please make Mommy's headache go away and not hurt any more RIGHT THIS SECOND. Amen. Ok, bye." Then he hops down and goes back in the front room with Kevin. See! Sweet, huh?
Then Olivia had a change of personality this evening. Kevin had taken Benjamin and Amara to Lab-X at church and I stayed home with Olivia. We had all the blinds closed (lest the sunlight make my brains explode through my eyes), the lights off, and were cuddled up in my recliner. Now, the odd this about this is that Olivia is NOT, in any way, the cuddly type of baby. She's one of the "Oh oh, wait, I think you're touching me! NO NO NO!" types. Well, we sat in that recliner, cuddled up, watching Cherub Wings for 35 minutes. She even nuzzled down into my chest and stayed that way.
I'd love to say the headache was worth all of that...because it sure was special...but, did I mention the toothbrushes and tire iron?
.....Nah, it was worth it!!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Little things
Today I was cooking a new dish. It had corn and cream cheese and stuff in it. Olivia comes in the kitchen, as she is prone to do, looks at me, and says, "Bite!!" So, I put one little piece of corn in her mouth. She chews it up slowly, looks at me, and says, "Ummy!" It was cute!
Benjamin and I were playing a "No blinking" game this morning. At the end of one round, which I lost, he says, "I won Mommy. You blunk first and then I blunk. We both blunk!!" Funny!
Last night I was holding him and pretending to give him a little spanking. He said, "Oh no, that will hurt." I told him that it wouldn't because his hiney has extra cushioning on it. He says, "I wish my head had extra cushioning too for when I fall off of the swings." Ha!
Those babies sure are cute!
Benjamin and I were playing a "No blinking" game this morning. At the end of one round, which I lost, he says, "I won Mommy. You blunk first and then I blunk. We both blunk!!" Funny!
Last night I was holding him and pretending to give him a little spanking. He said, "Oh no, that will hurt." I told him that it wouldn't because his hiney has extra cushioning on it. He says, "I wish my head had extra cushioning too for when I fall off of the swings." Ha!
Those babies sure are cute!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Pictures of the Children
Yes, I know. You have just picked yourself up off of the floor after passing out. I apologize for being the cause of this momentary lack of consciousness. I am, indeed, blogging today! Perhaps you should buy a lottery ticket...not that the Bulgrien family condones gambling. ;-)
These pictures were taken by my friend Evelyn's daughter, Amy. They were taken out at Ken and Evelyn's house out by Lake Cherokee. Amy did a great job! You can see her other fantastic stuff here.
Yes, I do know that there are more pictures here of Olivia than of Benjamin. Benjamin recently had his pictures done at school and also has quite a large collection of pictures that we have taken of him over the past 6 years. Olivia, not being the first child, seems to have significantly less pictures. It is an odd phenomenon. Ask my youngest sister Jenny. There are no pictures to prove that she even was a baby. She could have just popped out of our father's forehead fully grown and fully armed...a la Athena! But I digress....
So, without further ado, I present to you the world's most beautiful children!!!!
I told you so!!
These pictures were taken by my friend Evelyn's daughter, Amy. They were taken out at Ken and Evelyn's house out by Lake Cherokee. Amy did a great job! You can see her other fantastic stuff here.
Yes, I do know that there are more pictures here of Olivia than of Benjamin. Benjamin recently had his pictures done at school and also has quite a large collection of pictures that we have taken of him over the past 6 years. Olivia, not being the first child, seems to have significantly less pictures. It is an odd phenomenon. Ask my youngest sister Jenny. There are no pictures to prove that she even was a baby. She could have just popped out of our father's forehead fully grown and fully armed...a la Athena! But I digress....
So, without further ado, I present to you the world's most beautiful children!!!!
I told you so!!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Potty Time?!
This morning Olivia grabbed the back of her diaper, said "Poopy," and ran to the bathroom. I put her on the potty and got out her favorite book. She sat there for about 3 minutes and the she actually went!! She was surprised and kept pointing to her bottom and saying "Poopy? Poopy?"
I think she gets it! Yay!!!
I think she gets it! Yay!!!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Footwear Fiasco!
7.03.09
Our daughter loves shoes! We didn't teach her this. Apparently she came programmed this way...along with Super powerful amplifiers and a strange love of Mardi Gras beads!
Well, on this particular day, she was wearing one shoe from her many pairs of shoes. She loves her shoes so much that she must carry them all around the house lest they feel lonely. As a result, we couldn't find the other one! Let's just say that that was not what she wanted to hear:
"How can I show my face with only these snazzy beads and one shoe!?"
"What's that? You think you may know where my beloved shoe is?!"
"Allllright. I'm listening." (Oh, and I love her hair in this picture)
"YAY! You found it! You're awesome Mommy!"
"This calls for a celebration! Water all around!"
Our daughter loves shoes! We didn't teach her this. Apparently she came programmed this way...along with Super powerful amplifiers and a strange love of Mardi Gras beads!
Well, on this particular day, she was wearing one shoe from her many pairs of shoes. She loves her shoes so much that she must carry them all around the house lest they feel lonely. As a result, we couldn't find the other one! Let's just say that that was not what she wanted to hear:
"How can I show my face with only these snazzy beads and one shoe!?"
"What's that? You think you may know where my beloved shoe is?!"
"Allllright. I'm listening." (Oh, and I love her hair in this picture)
"YAY! You found it! You're awesome Mommy!"
"This calls for a celebration! Water all around!"Snakes and Sleep
5-18-09
What a creepy title, huh?!
As you may have already figured out, I love pictures of my babies sleeping. So, one night I thought I'd shake it up a bit and take pictures of them as they headed off to Dreamland. I figured I would have pictures of them drowsily curled up in their little beds, chubby hands holding on to their stuffed animals. Yeahhhh...about that:
Look at my snake, Mommy. His name is Mr. Blue Snake!
Mommy, Mr. Blue Snake is going to bite you!! Don't worry though, his poison isn't poisonous! (imagine that!)
What are you talking about?! I am going to sleep!
...but now I need to do a quick bedtime karate kick!!
Nah, really. I'm lying down right now.
....right after I do a few Bouncity Bounces!
Bouncity bounce, bouncity bounce....
And BAM!
BAM! BAM! (yes, he really is sleeping!)
What a creepy title, huh?!
As you may have already figured out, I love pictures of my babies sleeping. So, one night I thought I'd shake it up a bit and take pictures of them as they headed off to Dreamland. I figured I would have pictures of them drowsily curled up in their little beds, chubby hands holding on to their stuffed animals. Yeahhhh...about that:
Look at my snake, Mommy. His name is Mr. Blue Snake! 
Mommy, Mr. Blue Snake is going to bite you!! Don't worry though, his poison isn't poisonous! (imagine that!)
What are you talking about?! I am going to sleep!
...but now I need to do a quick bedtime karate kick!!
Nah, really. I'm lying down right now.
....right after I do a few Bouncity Bounces!
Bouncity bounce, bouncity bounce....
And BAM!
BAM! BAM! (yes, he really is sleeping!)(Side note: Turns out that Benjamin had a change of heart about Mr. Blue Snake and his poison producing abilities. We had to part with Mr. Blue Snake because while we were in PA Benjamin prayed every night about God keeping our house safe so that Mr. Blue Snake didn't come to life, spit poison on everything, and destroy our house! Wow. Yeah. Anxiety.)
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