California Trip

Last week, we attended the National Pastor's and
Workers Conference at North Valley Baptist Church
in Santa Clara, Ca. My sister and her husband also attended,
and we had a wonderful time.
The conference was so helpful and encouraging, and
of course, we enjoyed seeing Donnie and Alisa. On
Friday, we did some sightseeing at Pebble Beach
and then in San Francisco.

Too Cute!

2 1/2 Years Old!

Will turned 2 1/2 years old today, and we celebrated by meeting our friends the Brushe's for dinner at Chuck E Cheese.

Yummy!

Will and Chuckie

Silly Faces

Will was having fun making some very silly faces in the bathtub. I love the wet eyelashes. :)

Lady Bug Ladies Meeting

This evening the ladies of our church enjoyed our summer ladies meeting. Several ladies made the fun lady bug decorations and delicious salad meal. Our special speaker Tammie Stowe from Beeville, TX brought us a very encouraging devotion. We also played a fun game where the ladies matched up different lines from familiar hymns with their titles.

The ladies playing the game.
The winning team!
Miss Elaine cutting the cute lady bug cake she made.

Summer Fun!

Buttermilk Cinnamon Bread

Several months back, we started taking homemade bread to all the families that visited our church on Sundays. I can almost make this bread without the recipe now, and wanted to share it. It's super easy, and great to make at the last minute because it has very basic ingredients that most of us keep on hand. :)

Buttermilk Cinnamon Bread
Ingredients:
4 c. all-purpose flour
2 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 1/2 c. sugar, divided
2 c. buttermilk (2 T. vinegar and enough regular milk to make 2 c. let sit for 5 minutes)
2 eggs
1 T. ground cinnamon
1 T. finely chopped walnuts
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, combine oil and 1 1/2 c. sugar. Add buttermilk and eggs; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill two greased 8x4x2, or five mini loaf pans about 1/3 full. Combine cinnamon and remaining 1 c. sugar; sprinkle half over the batter. Top with remaining batter and cinnamon-sugar. Swirl batter with a knife. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.