Last Mini Lights Meeting about the Old Testament!

Yesterday was our last meeting about the Old Testament, so we made a collage of verses we collected.

The girls took a short fun quiz about the Old Testament stories they heard about.

And we had cupcakes for snack!

Next I am thinking about doing lessons about Fruits of the Spirit, before I do them about the New Testament.

Rose and Campfire

Last week was my dance recital and my dance teacher gave everyone a rose☺ I thought this was an awesome close up of it. Isn't it gorgeous?

Cool shadow

On Memorial day we had a breakfast campfire! We had egg in a nest with bacon, yum! Food is usually so much better over a campfire☺

I wrote my name with a stick that had it's end sticking in the campfire for a while....and added my rose to the picture!

She's taking a picture of....

......Black-eyed Susans with a butterfly! Hey guys, this is my finished my picture! I did it in colored pencil. I'm still probably going to make the grass a little darker green, but other than that it's done! Let me know what you think in the comments.

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Today we went on a fieldtrip to Winterthur Gardens, but I didn't bring my camera along so no pictures.... the poppies were in full bloom, amazingly gorgeous! That was my favorite there today.

But anyway, today I have a recipe for you! drum roll... 
Rhubarb Coffee Cake with Caramel Sauce!

It's VERY sweet, so for those of you who don't want the sweetness, cut down on the sugar. I like sweet but I still cut down on the sugar because it's a lot. (☺and because mom tells me to☺) Here is the original recipe:

yield: 18 servings

Cake:

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 egg

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 cups finely chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb

Topping:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

3 Tbsp. cold butter

Sauce:

1/2 cup butter, cubed

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions:

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Combine flour and bakign soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in rhubarb. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in baking pan.

For topping, in a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.

Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

For sauce, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar and cream; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 3-4 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with warm coffee cake.

Enjoy!

art advice?

Okay so i drew this picture...but i can't think how to finish it. What should the person be taking a picture of? another person? a flower? it needs to be something that will fill the camera screen and the background of the picture. What do you think? Post a comment to let me know! Thank you!

Delicious Breakfast Fruit Smoothie!

This week I have been experimenting with making fruit smoothies. Currently they are my favorite breakfast☺. This morning I made a berry and kiwi smoothie... I'm not really making thankful lists on my blog anymore, but I'm so thankful for fruit smoothies!

This is a picture Seth took of me in action☺

 

It becomes a beautiful color!

 

Berry and Kiwi Smoothie

 

Makes 2-3 servings

(None of these are exact measurements)

 

Put in blender:

 

1/2 cup-1 cup vanilla yogurt (or plain if you don't want it as sweet)

1/4 cup-1/2 cup milk

 

1/2 cup-1 cup of frozen blueberries

1/2 cup rasberries

1 cup strawberries

1 kiwi sliced

 

A splash of vanilla

1 T. of honey

A squeeze of lemon

 

Blend it all together, and unless you want little gritty seeds from the rassberries and pieces from the blueberries, do it for a while. (mom was sitting at the table, and I did it so long she started to come over to get me to stop☺, but it turned out perfect!)

 

~Note: You can swap this recipe around with other fruits, e.g., frozen peaches, banana, pineapple. Another flavoring you can use is cinnamon~

 

 

New additions to my room☺

 

My shelves

 

My new curtains...I wanted to make them myself, but it was way cheaper to just buy them....

(sorry the picture is really dark, the lighting just wasn't working!)

spring shots

Okay...this is going to be a mini awkward an' awesome post, along with spring photos.

 

'Cause I just realized something ...I didn't post about our trip to williamsburg!☺ooops.... that will just have to pass....

 

And an awesome thing is that we just had our evaluations this morning so we are finished with our school year! (except I have some science left.....but it doesn't feel like much! Welcome summer and crafts and projects and good books and running around outside!)

 

the sun shining through the leaves....three bold colors: blue, green, and red 

 

a weed, but a beautiful weed

 

one of the first rhododendrons

 

one of the first irises!