Homemade Kolaches

or pigs-in-blanket...whatever you want to call them

We used the following to make them:

I cut this up into 16 pieces.
Luke has been really interested in helping with breakfast since he helped Aunt Lauren.
After the last time we made these, he said we should have added cheese.
He said the cheese is what makes it a kolache and not a pig-in-a-blanket.

I couldn't get this shot for some reason...I kept getting a shadow.
Ready to go into the oven

All done

Yummy!

I think breakfast is Luke's favorite meal. He always wants more and wants to know how much is left after everyone has been served. I always make him add up the number of biscuits, cinnamon rolls, bacon strips, etc that everyone has and then subtract that from the original number to find out how many are left. Then he usually figures out how many more he & Cameron can have and still save some for Daddy :)

Baton Rouge Zoo 2

Today we went to the Baton Rouge Zoo for a playday.

The looks on Miriam & Levi's faces speaks volumes.
Now she's being sweet!

Buddies

(Tate was able to come with us today now that they live closer)

not sure what she's doing, but it was still a cute pic

our favorite bird at the zoo...sometimes he talks to us

I was just going to take a picture of Miriam in front of the azaleas,

but Luke wanted to take a group shot.

The whole group

she even wore her jewelry to the zoo,

but of course I would only let her wear the ones that matched :)

6 little monkeys....

hanging out on the monkey fence

the biggest monkey

Cameron asked him why he kept climbing in the trees and he said because I like to.
Then Cameron said "You like to do the wrong thing?"

in front of the giraffes

Miriam in front of the giraffe because she had on a giraffe shirt

Tate was pulling Levi like this in the stroller...Levi thought it was funny

This is "Mommy, take a picture of me"

Sherry trying to take a picture of all the babies

Cameron in the hippo's mouth

Tate jumping

Luke jumping

If you look closely, he's holding his breath...

guess he got used to doing this from jumping in the pool

Miriam jumping

Peek-a-boo

I see you!

Praire dog

washing their hands after going to the petting zoo

Caleb was talking to Micah

Then he gave her a kiss

Reace wanted to push Levi

Luke & Tate running with Levi...notice Luke & Tate's faces

and then Levi's

Miriam running to catch up

Tate carrying Levi back to the stroller

in front of the zebras...since Luke had a zebra shirt on

it was a beautiful day...warm and windy...perfect day

for a sunburn :)

Luke holding Miriam's hand to encourage her to hurry up to ride the train

He told me he was holding her hand, because this is what Daddy does to encourage her to come.

running to go ride the train

waiting to get on the train

climbing on the rails

sitting on the wall waiting to get on the train

Ms. Sherry rode with the babies...

Micah trying to get her hat

now she's trying to get Aryee's bow

It's hard to tell in this picture, but Luke & Tate didn't sit by us on the train.

They sat way up in the front...behind the guy in the striped shirt.