Melanie tried eating today (she seemed to like it, but not at a Carson level), and her on her hands and knees, and on her side.

Yumm-0 Dinner!! (as Rachael Ray would say!)

Hey, I know this isn't as cool, fabulous, or exciting as adorable kids or new scooters, but I had to pass along a really fabulous, EASY recipe I tried last night. Kevin got me a subscription to Cooking Light, which has to be the greatest magazine IN THE WORLD, and they had this meal in the December 2006 issue. They were so good! And you can find coconut milk on the Asian foods aisle, although I didn't find light, so I just made it with regular. These pancakes are so tasty that they totally work for a speedy midweek dinner--they don't even really need syrup!

Enjoy! I love sharing recipes--in fact, I wouldn't mind getting the recipe for Scott and Brittany's unbelievable-looking kebabs for a yummy summer meal! Pretty please??

Double Coconut Pancakes

These pancakes cook to a light brown color.

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 6 3/4 ounces)
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons flaked sweetened coconut
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (13.5-ounce) can light coconut milk
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl. Combine coconut milk, butter, and egg; stir well. Add coconut milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.
Pour about 1/4 cup batter per pancake onto a hot nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet. Cook 3 minutes or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Carefully turn pancakes over; cook 2 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 pancakes)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 300(29% from fat); FAT 9.7g (sat 7.1g,mono 1.3g,poly 0.5g); PROTEIN 7.6g; CHOLESTEROL 60mg; CALCIUM 14mg; SODIUM 521mg; FIBER 1.4g; IRON 2.9mg; CARBOHYDRATE 46.6g

P.S. You can also get all the Cooking Light recipes ever printed on their website at www.cookinglight.com. I go there at least 1-2 times a week! I love searching by "ingredient" because sometimes I have something extra I need to use up, and I've never tried a Cooking Light dish I didn't like.

My new ride

Here is our answer to a second car!!!! I am pretty excited about it, it is really nice. It has an alarm, a remote start, it is a 150cc (so it supposedly goes about 60 mph). It is pretty sweet. I still don't have a license for it yet, but hopefully here soon.

Latest pictures of Carson, Lexi, and Nathan

I think the title says it all. Hope all is well for all of you.

Nathan's blessing day

We had a great Easter/Blessing day with Mom, Dad, Kelly, Brenda and

the kids. Wish you all could have been here!

East pics

Melanie's Easter dress and her open-mouth smiling.

Some Landon picx...

Here are a few of Landon. The first is a new hat, second is on a trampoline, and the third is the first/last time we let him feed himself.

Stl. George weekend

We had a blast. Missed Kevin and Kalie, and Scott, Brittany and Melanie. The scenery was fantastic, and the grandkids were super.