Valentines 2011

Valentines Day kind of snuck up on me!  I knew it was coming but I just didn't have my stuff together to pull off what I wanted to.  Maybe next year!!

 I loved Eli's Valentines we sent out for two reasons...they were $2 to make 30 of them and they were total boy!  Valentines tend to lean towards girls.  I found the idea here.  And if you can't tell they are glow sticks that make up the 3D light saber.

I had boot camp that morning so we decided to do a Valentines Breakfast for dinner that night.  No romantic dinner for just Steve and I because Alexis had Volleyball that night.  We did pull out the china and crystal so the kids thought it was pretty cool.

I made my grandfathers YUMMY pancakes!  They are the best!  I tinted them red for Valentines...they are usually the normal pancake color!

Tampa's Pancakes

2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp salt

4 Tlbs oil

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs, separated

3 cups buttermilk, warmed

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.  Mix egg yolk with warm buttermilk and vanilla.  Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well.  In a separate bowl beat egg whites until firm.  Fold the egg whites into batter.  Thin with milk for desired consistency.