Banana Cinnamon Chip Cake!

I keep telling Tia how yummy this Banana Cinnamon Chip Cake is, and telling her I will email her the recipe well I never got around to getting it to her so I thought I would just post it...Enjoy ;o)

Ingredients:

• 3 very ripe bananas
• 2 Large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate chips

For topping:

• 3 Tbsp. sugar
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees, Butter or spray 8-inch square pan.

In mixing bowl, mash the bananas, add the eggs, and mix well. Add the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and vanilla. Add 3/4 of the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the pan and set aside.

In a small bowl, stir together the topping ingredients. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the batter in the pan, and top with the remaining chocolate chips.

Bake 35-40 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean. YUMMY!!!!

No More Training Wheels!

Karson decided he wanted to try to ride his bike with out the training wheels so Chance took them off and sure enough he was ready. He did so good, Chance did a great job teaching him how to balance and get his feet started. I am so proud of Karson, he is growing up so fast. He's a 4 year old that thinks he's 12...

Camping!

We went camping with Lisa & Scott Orr and Leesa & Jon Holland up Fairview Canyon.
It was beautiful, we got rained on Thursday and Friday night, it seems like every time we go camping it rains...It sure makes everything green and pretty but what a mess to clean up...Good thing Chance has a power washer!!!!


Karson thought it was pretty cool that Chance carved his and Kage's name in the tree and that they could come back and see it all the time.











Karson taking a break from riding his 4-wheeler. He had his first crash this trip. There are tons of great 4-wheelin trails to ride, Karson, Lexie, Madison and I went on a little trail and we were going down a hill, Karson hit a rock and flew over the handle bars of his 4-wheeler and broke the key. Good thing for helmets. It scared him a little bit, but I guess a little crash is a good thing to keep him realizing that it can happen.










Karson & Kage getting ready to go shoot the BB Gun with their safety glasses on.

Happy Fathers Day!

I want to wish all the men in my life a Happy Father's Day!


Chance,
Thank you for being such a wonderful dad to the boys. They are very lucky to have such a great dad.


Dad,
You are the most amazing man I am so lucky to have you as my dad. You are such a great example to me and my boys.

BBQ

We had one more little get together on Friday night with Chance's family before his sister Brianne went back to Alaska. Brianne came to visit and was here for about 3 weeks, it was fun to get to spend some time with her and hear about her experiences in Alaska.

Kage eating Corn on the Cob...The best way to cook it is on the BBQ. Yummy!!!

As per your request here is how we do our corn:

• Cut off and trim the fuzzy part of the husk (so it doesn't catch on fire)
• Soak corn in water for about 1 hour
• Put directly on the BBQ until husk is brown (We have never really timed it, its usually done the same time as the Hamburger's - about 45 min.)

Chance and Brianne

Charitee and Karson

Pony Express Day's 2009 - Parade

The Parade was pretty long (about 2 hours!). There were about 140 entries for our little town. Here are a few pictures of the boys waiting patiently. Chance you are a good sport. Thank you for being such a great dad!

Pony Express Day's 2009 - Rides

Another year for the Pony Express Day's in Eagle Mountain.

Kage loved the slide, he laughed all the way to the bottom. In this picture I am not sure who is laughing the hardest. Karson, Island, Kage or me.



Island and Karson wanted to ride on the Tornado so we let them...I think they were a little nervous at first but my fearless little Karson loved it.















Island and Karson on the Swings.
















Karson & Kage the Little Engineer's















Riding on the Horse's














My Cute Little Sailors!