My oldest son, his wife and our three oldest grandlittles and I went to a little "fair or festival" of sorts where all homemade or homegrown items were sold from little tents. Last night, I made two loaves of something everyone here has loved for years: Chocolate Chip Orange Zucchini Bread! I let it cool before slicing, bagging and putting in the fridge so it would be ready for early this morning. I also made a pot of coffee to go with it. It was SO good!
We got local honey, flavored honey straws, and real beeswax lip balm!
The kids each got a origami paper shape (Caden/ 2 got a fish and Emily/4 chose a dinosaur with hearts) and Emily got a butterfly painting done on her arm. Caden definitely and vocally did not want one even when the nice clown kept asking and offering.
Hailey Hope? Her little, almost 1-year old self decided it was fun to just watch everyone else and kick her fat legs if she got really excited.
We finally got some hand made soaps from, Steve. He is a teacher, has a lovely wife and and owns Willow Soap Company and has a soap we buy for men and boys that is better than any we've ever tried. His lavender was out of this world, too but I've long since finished off the bar my above mentioned DIL gifted me with several months ago! Simm's Organic produce and flowers got a visit (he is so one of our local favorites:) and Emily wanted blueberries so we got her a little container of them. He gave each child the choice of a Zinnia and I bought a bouquet ($2!) and we got a back of popcorn at another stand before leaving. Wonderful time!
When we got back, my son had to leave to sleep for night shift and the two older grandbits stayed here. The kids both ate the zucchini bread I had more of here and Emily ate her blueberries while Caden ate popcorn.
Half way through her blueberries, Emily told me we should "make somefing with these bluebewwies" ... She is four and still not fully speaking all her sounds so her mom and I discussed her possibly having some speech therapy in school. We both had it and so did her uncle Brandon so it is easily remedied.
Anyway, I agreed with her and we found a delightful recipe and only had to buy a few things to make it!
Can of blueberry pie filling or 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries (we did the latter, of course)
Bananas
1 cup of sugar
8 ounces cream cheese
12 ounces Cool Whip
2- ready made graham cracker pie crust
Have the children slice bananas and cover the bottom of the pie crust. Stir or blend (I used a mixer) cream cheese with sugar and then fold in Cool whip and spread in pie pan. Arrange or sprinkle blueberries on the top and chill for 3-4 hours.
Caden, the 2 year old who now wants to do anything the older kids are doing, sliced a banana but we didn't add it because the pans were already covered with them. He helped with all the steps the kids did and then added an extra loving touch by scooping bites of pie filling with his finger before we got the tops on.
The kids were tired so it was a crazy day but everyone had fun and they got some art done using crayons, thick and thin markers, and colored pencils. They played some inside, some outside and then settled down as we watched the movie UP.
Good day. Wish I had more pictures!
