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Homemade hot chocolate


Since today was the big snow storm, I wanted to let the boys have a special treat, hot chocolate. Unfortunately (for them) we don’t ever drink it. I quickly googled a recipe for homemade hot chocolate and picked Martha Stewart’s recipe. Her recipe makes 92 servings. Besides not needing that much, we didn’t have enough cocoa to make it. So I halved the recipe.
(For my future self)
I used
1 3/4 sugar
1 cup cocoa
1/8 cup dark cocoa
1/2 tablespoon salt

The dark cocoa was only because I ran out of regular cocoa. Anyway, I sifted it all together to get rid of lumps and stored it in the cocoa container I had just emptied. The recipe calls for 2 tablespoons after heating up a cup of milk. We each had about half. Then we added our marshmallows and enjoyed! I wouldn’t normally drink it but I wanted to try it. It was actually really good and I would be happy to make a cup for anyone who comes over 😉
Anyway, now to follow up with some blurry iPod pictures.
Kai begged for this special cup that Maggi gave me for Christmas. Liam just got what I gave him. I am not pictured because it was a lazy day–I was not camera ready.
And Kingston misses the fun because he naps. Coming soon–a post about Kingston. Because he doesn’t have a post dedicated to him yet and he is hilarious!

brothers with hot chocolate

 

toddler drinking hot cocoa

 

cute toddler boy smiling

 

little boy smiling

 

little boy drinking hot chocolate

 

little boy with messy face
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Picture picture!


I’ve been thinking about how I don’t ever get any pictures of me and the boys. I usually either don’t feel like I’m camera ready or I’m the one taking pictures (at home.) I’d like to have memories of me being with the boys so I want to make an effort to be in more pictures with them.
Anyway, I am now 28 weeks pregnant (3rd trimester) and don’t have any pictures of this pregnancy. (Also another memory I’d like to keep.) So when we got home from church today, I had a little photoshoot with my low quality iPod camera and a 4 year old and 2 year old behind the camera. So while the pictures aren’t frame worthy, they are a start!
Not pictured, Don and Kingston…both taking their Sunday afternoon naps.

mom and two boys

 

mom and boys sticking out tounge

 

toddler boy

 

mom and toddler boy

 

mom and little boy

 

pregnancy picture