Happy, Hot, & Hoping

Not much is going on here, except we're happy~ God provides work, hot~it's been triple digits for most of this month, & hoping~ for cooler days ahead.

Here's Gabe enjoying his toys. He's in the take 3 steps/climbing stage. I'm amazed at how fast kids this age can move. Yesterday, I felt little hands around my neck, when I turned around he was standing on my chair behind me. Little Rascal!



Here's our future Cow Creek player.

Brook is hiding from the heat too! Can we blame her?

Last night, a customer gave daddy a box of boy toys for Gabe. I cleaned them, and set them on a towel to dry. This morning we enjoyed hearing his little hoot, when he discovered the loot.

Sour Cream Banana Bread w/ Chocolate Chips

I wished that I took a picture of the pretty loaves after they cooled. We cut into one loaf and froze the other two before I thought of posting the recipe. :) I love this yummy recipe {from my friend Joy}, because it doesn't get so dark like many banana recipes.

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes. I used 3 mini loaf tins greased with a wax paper strip on the bottom. :)

Visiting GG & GG

Last weekend, we took a short road trip to Vallejo to visit my grandparents. After Gabe woke from his nap, we walked the waterfront. The weather was in the low 80's and breezy (unlike the 107 that we're expecting today). My grandparents don't even have an AC~ now that's the place to live.

My favorite part of the visit was listening to the many stories. My grandma shared about the Depression. When my grandma was a little girl, she found a coin on the ground. A man put it tight in her hand and told her to run home quickly and to give it to her parents. The man made sure the other kids would not follow and try to take it from her. Their family was able to buy a huge sack of flour, sugar, and other cooking items. What a blessing during those hard times!

My grandpa was in a submarine during WW2. I always enjoy listening to his war stories and looking a pictures of his brothers, who were also in the war. During our next visit, we would like to take the ferry to SF and tour the WW2 submarine at the pier. We had a wonderful time and look forward to our next visit with them.