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little e: not so sure about her front row seat with Daddy on Grandad's steam engine!

Big E: Very serious engine driver!

Joining up with Jodi again this week for 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

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Courgette (Zucchini) Brownies

We have the beginings of a glut of courgettes in the garden so, after a quick search on pinterest, I decided that brownies were the answer - why go savoury when you can make cake!

I used this recipe, and it looked terrible as I put it in the tin, but the brownies are really nice, although I don't think my courgettes were grated finley enough,

there are still large ish green bits in them!

Next on my courgette recipe list is courgette chocolate cake then courgette bread. I might then do a savoury dish :) You can see the recipes on my pinterest board!







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little e started school this week, my baby is growing up!

Big E started p3 and has grown like a weed over the holidays!

Joining up with Jodi again this week for 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

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School!

Term started here on Wednesday, a big day, little e started school and Big E went in to p3 and started longer days.

I can't believe both of them are at school, now to decide what I want to do with my life...!

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Rainbow Dash / Hello Kitty / Teddy Cake!

 My baby turned 5 on Thursday, I can't believe it, where did the last 5 years go?! Anyway, she had very specific requirements for the cake (!!), Hello Kitty, Rainbow Dash, a rainbow, spots on the top and teddy's dancing round the sides!

Hello Kitty was actually fairly easy to make, found a fab tutorial on Pinterest.

Rainbow dash looks rough from this angle, looked much better in real life and I used  Fimo (modelling clay) instructions to make her, it took ages!

 
Little e was delighted!

 Now to deal with the fact she starts school on Wednesday :(

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little e turned 5 on Thursday, how did my baby get so old ?!

Big E on the aeriel assault course at Edinburgh Zoo!

Joining up with Jodi again this week for 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

 

 

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Big E: Deep in concentration as he gets his head around the rules of chess!

little e: Enjoying a up the hill behind the house.

Joining up with Jodi again this week for 

"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013."

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DIY Minion Cake!

Have you seen Despicable Me 2 , if not you really should, it is one of the funniest films I have seen in a long time!

We are all in love with the Minions, so much so that husband requested a Minion cake for his birthday.

I cooked the top of the cake in a small pyrex bowl (then flattened it a bit and after looking a Minion pictures I should have left it more rounded...) and the rest of the cake in a small cake tin. I decorated it with yellow marzipan and fondant.

I am not sure any of us will want to cut him later!

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