Thursday, July 29, 2010

Lemon Blueberry Bread

Hi! Lindsay here to share a great recipe with you!

Lemon Blueberry Bread

  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup blueberries

Glaze

  • 1 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, mix well. Add lemon peel, juice and vanilla. Mix until combined. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries.

Transfer to two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 50-55 mintues or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire rack.

Combine glaze ingredients. Drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely. Slice and enjoy!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

On the Horse

Today Lindsay finally wanted to get on the horse. It's been over a year since she has been on one. She rode tappioca. I think she had a good time.



Monday, July 26, 2010

Work in Progress...



This is what Mom has been working on today. She is almost done!

Fresh From Our Garden

I just picked this watermelon from our garden! Dad thinks it weighs about 20 lbs.



After church yesterday all of us kids blew up balloons and decorated Mom's room to surprise her. She was really happy when she got home from practice. Peter decided that the balloons were for him and took them all to play with!

Grandpa took us all out to dinner yesterday for Mom's birthday. It was fun. We had mexican food. Thanks Grandpa!!!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

New Kitten

We found this kitten in the well house. It just opened his eyes a day ago. There was no more kittens. This kitten came from an orange and white cat.




Our First Egg of the Summer!

I found a brown egg by the chicken coop this morning. It is the first one that we have found this year. We just moved the chickens into the bigger chicken coop and they don't lay eggs in the nests yet.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

It's a School Day...

Mom snagged these pictures of us today doing our schoolwork. I was taken by surprise!

"What am I supposed to write about?" asked Lindsay.

Becca loves to have her picture taken!