Pannekoeken

I think just about every country has their own version of a pancake.  Growing up in my household, we had pannekoeken or Dutch pancakes.  Oma and Opa arrived in America from Holland (Netherlands) in 1956.  They brought many wonderful traditions and recipes our family enjoys, but Dutch pancakes are probably the most enjoyed in Mr.Continue reading “Pannekoeken”

Hard Work & a Dip in the Hot Springs

We are spending the month of March visiting family in Eastern Oregon.  We are fortunate enough to make it down about twice a year.  The kids and I usually leave ahead of my husband and spend a couple weeks with my family and then, Mr. Roots takes two weeks of leave, we pick him upContinue reading “Hard Work & a Dip in the Hot Springs”

Bundle up the Baby, Let’s go out and Play!

I’m working at building our website, so please be patient but, I wanted to get a post up from this weekend. Our family loves snow!  We couldn’t live in a better place for it either: Alaska.  We happened to get 22 inches in the 36 hours this weekend.  The kids were out past dark andContinue reading “Bundle up the Baby, Let’s go out and Play!”