FIRST TOUCH

Grass can be a bother some times - like when there's mosquitos all over and you have to mow.  That's what my brother's doing today, and there are SO MANY HUGE mosquitos today, but that's not what this story is about.  This story is about Maximus's first touch of (sound effects, please - "bum bum bum!") . . . GRASS when he was younger.  My brother, Oliver, said there might be something in the grass that could hurt him, so he brought him inside, but not before Max got to feel it for himself.

What's this?

 

Cool!



Awesome!

 The End



DONUT DROPS

This is a recipe that my mom got from her mom (my grandmother).  It's for Donut Drops, and they're really, really good.  I made these last week, and thought I'd post about it.  Here's the recipe.

Donut Drops

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt

1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup milk
3 Tbs oil (we use Canola oil)

HEAT oil to 375 degrees F.  MIX together 1st five ingredients.  ADD next three ingredients to dry mixture.  BLEND all ingredients thoroughly.  DROP by teaspoon into hot oil.  TURN and fry until both sides are light golden brown and center is cooked.  REMOVE from oil.  DRAIN on paper towels.  SHAKE in powdered sugar or cinnamon and sugar mixtures. SERVE warm. 

Shaking Mixtures:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 - 1 Tbs cinnamon
MIX together well in sandwich bag

Put 3/4 cup powdered sugar in another sandwich bag
 

The dough should be thick - not runny or thin.



I used a cereal spoon to plop the drops into the oil.



This is what they look like after being fried. 



It's best if you shake them in the coatings when they are still hot.
Left:  Powdered sugar
Right:  Cinnamon and Sugar mixture



Yummy!  :)



This recipe should make about 3 dozen (or 36) drops.  I made mine too big, so I only got about 20 drops.



Go ahead, take a bite.  Ya know ya wanna!  ;)



BROTHERS

My brothers are awesome to me all of them. Especially my brother Walter. I'm just like him, in a lot of  .
Any who here's some pictures of them,and my Dad.

Micheal, & Walter
on Vacation

 

Micheal & Walter's Cake

Micheal



Micheal on a trip to PA

 

Walter  with his lollipop!



Walter



 

Oliver




Maximus

Max



Kisses

  

Maximus---- What are u doing?





Max ----  Look I'm Luke Skywalker



My Awesome Dad



Dad ---Lookin' Good



That's all of them.

See u later.

BOUQUETS

The other day I was a bit bored, and so I made two bouquets with flowers from my back yard.  Here are some pictures.

This was the first one.  I made it on Monday.

 

This is my second one.  It's on our table now.

Please leave me a comment if you know what they are!

POTS . . . WHAT A BOTHER!

Pots,  what a bother. I hate having to clean them.  I have this cleaner called Barkeeper's Friend, and it's really helpful for cleaning pots & pans.  I hate them a lot, too. So here's some pictures of one of the pots I hate - that I had to clean until it sparkled.



BEFORE



DURING



AFTER

That's pretty amazing, isn't it? That's what me, elbow grease, and Barkeeper's Friend can do!! And my Sister. She only did a little (but it helped), and I did the rest.

FRIENDS

I miss my friend, Maya, a lot.

 

My sister, Maya, and Me

 So I thought I would do a post on friends, but before I start talking, here are some pics of me and my friends.



At Maya's Going Away Party
Front:  Lindsay and Maya
Middle:  Victoria, Sara, Me
Back: My sister and Ellie

 

At Church
1st Row: Chey, Maya, and Me
2nd Row:  Stormi, Victoria, and Sara



Candy Store in San Antonio Mall
My sister, Lindsay, Emily, Me, and Maddy



Our Trip to Arkansas to Visit Maya
Maximus, Maya, My Sister, Me, Raleigh, Ana, and my other brother

Now some of my friends live in different places. So I only see them on a rare occasions. So this post is for my friends who moved away!!! :(

FAMILY

Families are important to children.  My family is very important to me! 



My Family

Especially my baby brother,  Maximus. 

That's Him!

He loves to play a lot.  He never wants to go to sleep at night either.  So he's basically a regular kid when it comes to sleeping.