What's cookin' good lookin'?

We had two G.A.I.'s this week (Girls Afternoon In). Franny's little friend LOVES to cook and so we invited her over to make pancakes. I think they look so cute using the handmixer! I think it's so cute that Kenya wants to be a chef when she grows up. She was so interested in everything we were doing. She wanted to know all about the beaten egg whites and what we needed them for. After we were done cooking, we were playing dress-up in the playroom and she asked me, "What kind of things do you like to cook?" It was so cute. I want to have her over again!

Notice Miss Franny has that hazy look in her eyes that I've mentioned before. It comes and goes. As I was loading these pictures I thought I'd try to find those sharp beautiful eyes I love so much. This 6 AM photo shoot cracked me up so I thought I'd share.




Aw, there you are Franny!

Here's the recipe for GFCF Banana Pancakes that we made:

1 1/2 cups rice flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 1/4 cup water
3 Tbs vegetable oil
2 Tbs honey
2 egg yolks, beaten
2 (large) overripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 egg whites

Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir in water, oil, honey, egg yolks, and bananas

Beat egg whites in another bowl, until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into batter and bake pancakes in a hot, oiled griddle or frying pan. Cook on both sides until golden.

A Girl's Afternoon In, a G.A.I.

Franny had a half-day at school yesterday, so I wanted to have some kids over to play. Tara needed to make dinner for the missionaries, so it worked out perfect for her to drop them off while she cooked. We had a really fun time and I hope we can do it again soon!

Every G.A.I. needs a tea party with fake cake and tiny teacups.

The girls had fun playing London Bridges. (Now I finally know what it means when Franny says, "I want bridges.")

My favorite part of the afternoon was the imaginary lion Allie invented. She first spotted it in Franny and Sophie's room, and we quickly sequestered ourselves in the playroom and locked the door. After a while, the lion made its way into the bathroom and hid behind the shower curtain to take a nap. Allison found him while she was using the potty. Franny was really excited about it, tip-toeing and whispering, "the lion's sleeping!" I hope Franny will keep the imaginary lion around. I like the idea of a pet lion. I think we'll call him Phil.

We also had a houseguest, which is always fun for me. Julia's boyfriend's brother, Brendan, was here to interview at the med school and it was great to get to know someone in Grant's family a little better. He was so cute with Sophie. We love having visitors, so please come see us!