So Tainui has begun select soccer, which seems to go all year long. He loves it though (along with every other sport) and is getting better and better. Vaughn loves to play with him and watch and help and talk soccer and watch soccer with him...well, you name it.....soccer crazy! :)
What do you think about this print on our trashcan? It's kind of big. The other day I found our trashcan tipped over (with these lovely prints on them). There was one trashbag torn open in our backyard and another trashbag down the hill in the forest torn open, spread out with all edible contents devoured. It looked suspiciously like an animal picnic...yogi style.
Tainui has been pitching sometimes for his team. Talk about pressure and stress to watch. But, as they say....you gotta love this game!
Tazzie was playing at Tainui's baseball game. I must've taken over 100 pictures last night, trying to teach myself better picture taking.
Okay...here is a recipe that i couldn't resist posting. no one in my household could truly appreciate it. i kept telling vaughn...they only took 5 minutes to cook....only 5 minutes. he kept looking at me like, yeah, isn't that normal? ugh! anyway, they were sooo quick and quite good. vaughn said they were too sweet for him, as he crawled across the floor toward the pantry reaching for anything with a high salt content...all the better for me i guess. anyway, enjoy. anything to make things easier for all us moms, especially us moms with a sweet tooth or that need to produce a quick dessert for some reason. :)
MAGIC BROWNIES
½ C. (1 stick) butter
4 squares (1 oz. each) unsweetened baking chocolate
2 large eggs
1 C. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. salt
½ C. flour
½ C. chopped nuts of choice (optional)
Cooking oil spray
½ C. semisweet chocolate chips
Combine the butter and chocolate squares in a 2 cup glass measure and microwave, uncovered, on high, until the butter is almost completely melted, about 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a 2 quart or larger bowl with a wisk until foamy. Whisk in the sugar, vanilla and salt.
Stir the chocolate and butter mixture until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is blended, then add it to the egg mixture and stir well to blend. Stir in the flour and then the nuts (if using). Spray an 8-inch square or 9-inch round microwave safe baking dish with cooking oil spray and pour in the batter. Sprinkle with chocolate chips evenly on top.
Microwave, uncovered, on high, until the batter is just set and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 4 ½ to 5 minutes, rotating the dish a quarter turn after ever 60 seconds. Do not overbake. Cook until barely warm and serve. (they continue to cook as they cool.)
Here is my beauty laying in bed of flowers