Wordless Wednesday IX

Rub-a-dub-dub!

Emma decides to test out bathing in the kitchen sink. She had a little company. It was just ducky!

Emma determines that she kinda likes the sink bath! (Sorry the picture is all fuzzy!)

Logan gets his turn. "Hi ya! I'm gettin' cleeeeen!"

Logan shows the rubber duck what happens when you talk smack to bathing beauties, such as himself.

On a completely different note, I couldn't resist these last two shots.

Big fluffy what?

Big fluffy clouds! They really looked like you could reach out and touch them!

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Wordless Wednesday VIII

Emma shows off her new hat.

Mystery woman.

Caitlin feeds Logan carrots for the first time.

Note how even she can't resist doing the Ahhhh! thing!

Logan thinks Caitlin rocks! Pass the carrots!

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Wordless Wednesday VII

Two things that make every day a little brighter:

Tea and Muffins.

Blood orange herbal tea. Because some people react poorly to caffeinated tea.

Orange and raisin muffins. Yum!

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The not so Wordless portion of the day:

Orange Muffins
From the Colorado Cache Cookbook

1 c sugar (It can be a lot less if you want the dip to be less sweet.)
Juice of 1 orange (about 1/2 c)
1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
3/4 c sour cream
2 c flour, sifted (I just stir it with a whisk, because really! Do I have time to sift flour for muffins? Neh! For a cake? Sure! But not for muffins.)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp grated orange zest/rind (The recipe calls for 1 teaspoon. That's waaaay too little!)
1/2 c raisins (To plump up the raisins, boil some water and add raisins, extra orange zest and/or orange juice and let it steep together while you make the muffins until you need the raisins. The longer, the better. As a matter of fact, consider this your first step!)
1/2 c chopped nuts (I left these out due to Caitlin's allergy. I bet they'd taste good toasted, though!)

1. Combine raisins, boiling water to cover, some orange zest and some orange juice in a dish. Let soak until step 5.
2. Mix sugar and orange juice. Set aside for dipping after muffins are cooked.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Place dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine. Add sour cream alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
5. Fold in orange zest, drained raisins and nuts. This is a stiff batter, try not to over mix.
6. Use well greased muffin tins. (Original recipe calls for mini muffin tins, but I don't have those, so I just used regular ones. Works just fine, but the time to bake increase to about 20 minutes here.) Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes.
7. While still warm, dip in reserved sugar-orange juice mixture and cool on a wire rack.

Enjoy!

Wordless Wednesday VI

Slugging it out for title of Most Ridiculously Cute, in this corner we have bathing twins!

First bath together.
Do not try this at home. We are trained twin wrassling professionals.

And this this corner, four week old kittens!

Tabby kitten. So cuh-yoooot! I want to squeeze her!
But not too hard!

This little guy is Heather's favorite. He has a tiny orange mustache and no tail.

Momma kitty: "Help...me! The...kittens! They're...every where!"

I'm not sure if Momma Kitty would agree with me, but I think it might be her babies. Then again, I'm not nursing them!

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Wordless Wednesday V

Logan looking left.
(Alliteration is your friend.)

Emma glances back.

Caitlin in a pot.

Variations on a theme.
Or
How cropping works.

Just Caitlin.

Closer.

Never forget the beauty of youth.

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Wordless Wednesday IV

We'll always have Venice.
May 8th, 2006

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Wordless Wednesday III

Nap time.

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Wordless Wednesday

Why are there tumbleweeds in my yard? Do I live in the Wild West or something?

Oh...wait. I do.

Wordless Wednesday

Logan "helps" Eric play the guitar...

and discovers that music sounds better than it tastes.