Baking and Hiking:)

In our down time we have been watching "The Great British Baking Show" with the kids on Netflix.  It is technically a reality show, but not at all like American reality cooking shows.  This one has very real, average people who are kind to one another without the drama.  All of the challenges are normal baking without ridiculous twists and unrealistic time constraints. It is a great family show, all of our kids love to sit and watch from start to finish.  As a result, we have been baking some things that we wouldn't normally  take on.  One episode had the contestants making swiss rolls, so we looked up a recipe and everyone helped to make it.... it was easier than I thought! A more recent episode made some tarts and the kids got right on that and made these individual tarts with fruit.  They are becoming pretty good bakers:)

Last Friday, Shannon and I took the kids for a last minute hike at Bradbury Mountain State Park, followed by a shopping trip in Freeport.  It was supposed to rain in the afternoon, so we hurried to hike, but it didn't rain a drop all day! The kids were really good sports in the stores and waiting in the car while the adults took turns shopping;)