Pancakes + Fireworks

Pancakes + Fireworks

We'll be on vacation during fourth of July, staying at a cabin on the Russian River.  Boy howdy am I excited! I have a little surprise in store for the boys for the morning of Independence Day...red, white, and blue pancakes. A little food coloring goes a long way, just add a few drops of red and blue to a half a cup of batter. Scroll down for my favorite (dairy-free)recipe!

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WHOOPIE! pies

WHOOPIE! pies

Today's post comes from Jasper my almost 2nd grader.  Yesterday we made this treat together and he shot all the pictures (I snapped a couple of him). We used the iPhone with various VSCO filters. We talked about the different kids of pictures he'd need to get to tell a story. This is a fun summertime collaboration, because he gets to see how to do a post project from start to finish, he practices his writing skills, and we get to do it together. He picks the projects and writes about them, and here's what he has to say today:  

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