Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Danions 1st Birthday!
I can't believe that its already been a whole year since Dani was born! It tugs at my heart strings when I realise that he will be all grown up before I know it!
I love it when friends message me with amazing late night ideas. I had never done a cake smash before and it was lots of fun for everyone, even the big kids who threw the left over cake at each other! Everyone was so blue! It was a smurf fest! lol :)
10 Celebrity Parents Who Chose Homeschooling Instead of Public School
I came across this article about famous parents who home school and thought I would share, pitty there is no Aussies on the list....
Famous parents who home school
Monday, April 15, 2013
Home schooling - Back into it Term 2
I've been wanting to catch up with my blogging and thought it would be a great start by taking a snapshot of our home schooling days :) The good and the bad lol!
Term 1 was a bit wishy washy, and when so busy with, well everything to do with life, its often a bit tricky for me to really to say Ahha! we achieved amazing things ;)
We had an early start for everyone for Day 1 of Term 2 :)
Up at 5.30am so that we are able to go to a fellow home schooling friends breakfast birthday, dropping the babies off to their daycare mum, then off to the CSIRO for our science workshops. This was a bit of a shock to my older kids who generally enjoy a generous sleep in each morning sometimes only climbing out of bed at nearly 9am after numerous wake up calls from me hehehe.
Silas participated in Living Things, where he examined and defined what was living or non living things, and did several experiments with a few other boys he had met on our home schooling travels.
Aliya participated in A Biological World, where she examined various living things under microscopes :) Aliya is very independent so she did this workshop on her own. My little girl is growing up so fast!!
Callum and Livia participated in DNA to the Max, where they learned about DNA structures and got to play around with Barley DNA. Did you know that bananas have 30% same DNA as us?? Lots of weird banana jokes came from this wonderful fact lol!
We did take along our maths work to do while waiting for workshops but Callum was the only one who completed it (very proud of his attitude to his work this morning, hope it lasts lol) while Livia read and Aliya drew. Silas played with some new kids he had met. But that's ok.
Its been a long and tiring day, I've just managed to finish baking white chocolate and banana cakes, one for a pool play tomorrow and one for Danion's 1st birthday!
I can't believe that a year ago I was going into labour with my amazing little guy! Seems so long ago now, time has flown on by this past year!
Term 1 was a bit wishy washy, and when so busy with, well everything to do with life, its often a bit tricky for me to really to say Ahha! we achieved amazing things ;)
We had an early start for everyone for Day 1 of Term 2 :)
Up at 5.30am so that we are able to go to a fellow home schooling friends breakfast birthday, dropping the babies off to their daycare mum, then off to the CSIRO for our science workshops. This was a bit of a shock to my older kids who generally enjoy a generous sleep in each morning sometimes only climbing out of bed at nearly 9am after numerous wake up calls from me hehehe.
Silas participated in Living Things, where he examined and defined what was living or non living things, and did several experiments with a few other boys he had met on our home schooling travels.
Aliya participated in A Biological World, where she examined various living things under microscopes :) Aliya is very independent so she did this workshop on her own. My little girl is growing up so fast!!
Callum and Livia participated in DNA to the Max, where they learned about DNA structures and got to play around with Barley DNA. Did you know that bananas have 30% same DNA as us?? Lots of weird banana jokes came from this wonderful fact lol!
We did take along our maths work to do while waiting for workshops but Callum was the only one who completed it (very proud of his attitude to his work this morning, hope it lasts lol) while Livia read and Aliya drew. Silas played with some new kids he had met. But that's ok.
Its been a long and tiring day, I've just managed to finish baking white chocolate and banana cakes, one for a pool play tomorrow and one for Danion's 1st birthday!
I can't believe that a year ago I was going into labour with my amazing little guy! Seems so long ago now, time has flown on by this past year!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Luscious Lemon Syrup Cake Recipe
I little while ago I came across a lady selling cakes at the local markets. I was drawn in to taste her cakes as she had some unusual combinations like beetroot and chocolate cake and lemon syrup cake, and they were moist and delish! Nom nom!
I had been craving these cakes and thought I would give them ago :)
I'm trying this recipe for the Lemon Syrup Cake.
Ingredients
Cake:
• 170 g self-raising flour
• 170 g caster sugar
• 115 g soft butter or margarine
• 2 large eggs
• 4 Tablespoons milk
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• Grated rind of one lemon
Syrup
• Juice of one lemon
• 115 g caster sugar
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 160o C. Line a 210 x 114 cm (approx.) or similar size loaf tin with baking paper.
2. Add all of the ingredients for the cake to a large mixing bowl.
3. Mix on low speed with an electric mixer for two minutes, or until all ingredients are moistened.
4. Mix on high speed for two minutes- or until mixture is thick and creamy.
5. 'Pour' cake mix into lined tin and bake at 160o C for 50 minutes.
6. For the syrup:
a. Five minutes before the cake is due to come out of the oven, add lemon juice and sugar to a saucepan and stir over low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
b. Pour the warm syrup over the hot cake.
c. Leave to cool in tin before taking it out.
I had been craving these cakes and thought I would give them ago :)
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| Fresh made this morning amazing and delish!! Cake was demolished before it cooled down :) |
I'm trying this recipe for the Lemon Syrup Cake.
Ingredients
• 170 g self-raising flour
• 170 g caster sugar
• 115 g soft butter or margarine
• 2 large eggs
• 4 Tablespoons milk
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• Grated rind of one lemon
Syrup
• Juice of one lemon
• 115 g caster sugar
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 160o C. Line a 210 x 114 cm (approx.) or similar size loaf tin with baking paper.
2. Add all of the ingredients for the cake to a large mixing bowl.
3. Mix on low speed with an electric mixer for two minutes, or until all ingredients are moistened.
4. Mix on high speed for two minutes- or until mixture is thick and creamy.
5. 'Pour' cake mix into lined tin and bake at 160o C for 50 minutes.
6. For the syrup:
a. Five minutes before the cake is due to come out of the oven, add lemon juice and sugar to a saucepan and stir over low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
b. Pour the warm syrup over the hot cake.
c. Leave to cool in tin before taking it out.
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