Did you know that you can use your same old pancakes recipe, pour it onto a jelly pan and bake it at 425 degrees for 10 minutes and have tasty oven baked pancakes without standing at a griddle while certain family members demand hot cakes otherwise they’ll die of hunger?
Yep, we’re getting a bit creative in our household as Mr. Dave is still out of commission with the whole broken leg thing. Luckily we’ve still had family around to help us out. Grandma Dara and Papa took the kids up north for part of last week and they all came down on Saturday. We ended up having a wonderful and relaxing weekend, just hanging around the house. As the kids didn’t get home till Saturday afternoon Dave and I were able to get 16 meals into the freezer! Yea freezer cookin’. On Sunday we all headed to Auburn Hills for cousin Henry’s two year birthday. The party was held at one of those inflatable bounce house type places, where kids and adults got to enjoy the fun. Ajax loved it and ran around nonstop. Noomi took a bit more coaching, but once she started having fun, there was no stopping her either. All the adults got a good workout as well and it was very nice seeing Dave’s cousins.
This week we’re getting back into our routine, which has been off track for a month now, but understandably so with the move, etc. Both kids are so tired when they get home it’s ridiculous, as school and learning take a lot of work. On Wednesday, I took Ajax to his new school and registered him. He was so cute. He was a little nervous and shy headed in, but when we were in the library filling out paperwork, he was comfortable enough to explore and look around. He also took his vision and hearing tests and did very well, passing both. We won’t know his teacher until late summer and they will also be calling us with his bus schedule! I cannot believe he’ll be taking the bus in the morning.
Noomi seems to have hit a milestone as her language usage and vocabulary are finally accelerating. She will freely repeat you and is now saying mama on a regular basis. She also identifies me as mama, Dave as dada, and Papa as papa (papa is currently her favorite person in the world). She can also identify Ajax, but has for a while now.
Both kids go in soon for doctor’s appointments. Noomi for a late 18 month check up (I dropped the ball on that one) and Ajax for his 5 year appointment. Dave also goes in next week for a final xray and determination of whether or not he can start putting weight on his leg, we’re all hoping that it goes well. Thanks for grandpa Gordy for driving Dave around! Oh, and we also signed Ajax up for Tball which starts in late April. I have to pick up his little outfit and apparently practices are held twice per week (crazy eh?).
