Fun in the city...

We got to go to Calaway Park on Sunday afternoon (Jesse, Mike, John and myself that is). It was fun. Jesse rode a few rides, played in the ball pit, and cried when he saw Mike and I on the rollercoaster. I can't wait until Jesse is a little bit older and can ride more of the rides. When we were getting ready to leave for the park, Brenda stood at the door and pretended to cry (like Jesse does when she leaves). Jesse looked back at here, held out his hand and said, "Come!" It was so cute.

I think we must have been eating a lot of waffles this summer. This morning we were going to share some, I took the syrup out of the cupboard and handed it to Jesse to carry to the table. He took it and said, 'syrup." It amazes me how many words he can say (most he does understand, sometimes he just repeats what you said). Anyway, speaking of waffles...here is a recipe for some very delicious ones!

Pumpkin Walnut Waffles
3 1/2 cups milk
1 1/4 cups canned pumpkin
3/4 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
4 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Place the milk, pumpkin, oil and eggs in a bowl. Stir until smooth. Place flour in a large bowl. Crumble the brown sugar to remove any lumps. Add the flour along with the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir to blend. Add the liquid ingredients and whisk until smooth. Let batter rest for 5 minutes before using.


One day we made a double batch to freeze. Then just pop them in the toaster to reheat! Yummy!!