Fiesta!

Nothing says good times like combining the Foley’s, Margheim’s, Resig’s and Grady’s with margaritas!

Duffy School

Duffy School is where Mommy and Aunt Karin went to elementary school.  We went to visit it one afternoon after Penny’s nap and had a great time playing on the equipment.  Penny is definitely a fearless kid and wanted to only play on the big kid stuff!

Big girl, big bike!

Thanks Aunt Pat and Uncle Bob for the cool bike, with Grams’ help I can use it, I bet next year I’ll be able to use it all by myself!  LOVE YOU!

Westmore Park

After the Science Museum we headed over to Westmore Park where Penny could see some animals and run around.  It was a beautiful afternoon and we all had a great time!

Children’s Museum

On Friday morning while Grandpa Tom was at work, we headed to the Children’s Museum in West Hartford.  I went there numerous times as a child and remember fondly playing in the whale and the hands-on room.  We had a great time, though it feels like it hasn’t really improved much in the past 30 years.  The whale is still there as is the downstairs playroom with the shadow wall, the planetarium is still running and we were lucky enough to go to a children’s showing with Big Bird as the announcer- Penny loved it!  Unfortunately the hands-on room is gone replaced with a toy room that is uneducational and kinda boring.  Penny liked it- it had a play kitchen and slide in it, but those are things she gets to play with daily.  In the end, Penny had a blast, so that is all that matters!

Bushnell Park

On Thursday after going to lunch with Grandpa Tom and meeting his work friends we stopped at Bushnell park on the way home.  Penny loved the carousel and has been nonstop talking about the “horseys that go round and round and up and down”.  Bushnell Park is in Hartford and has a beautiful carousel that was built in the early 19oo’s and has a play ground as well.  It was the perfect day to play outside and ride the carousel.  We had so much fun that we’re planning on going with Grandpa Tom too!

Zucchini Pancakes

Nothing says summer at the Foley’s like Grams’ zucchini pancakes.  Penny is becoming quite the little cook and learned how to make them the other night.  They were delicious!

1.  Find the recipe-

2.  Melt 4 Tbls butter.  Add 4 eggs and mix well-

3.  Add 2/3 cup bisquick-

4.  Mix in 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese-

5.  1/4 tsp pepper-

6.  4 cups grated zucchini-

7.  Mix-

8.  Scoop onto hot buttered griddle and fry-

Cookie lessons with Grams

1.  Put on your apron-

2.  Chop the nuts-

3.  Measure out a cup of chopped nuts-

4.  Add the flour to the creamed butter and sugar-

5.  Get flour EVERYWHERE-

6.  Add the chocolate chips-

7.  Mix, Mix, Mix-

8.  Squeeze the cookies onto the cookie sheet-

9.  Lick the spatula, yum cookie dough!!-

10.  Sit and watch Elmo while the cookies are baking.  Hot Hot-

11.-  Eat the cookies-

Grams is a great teacher!!  Grams and Penny won an award for tastiest cookie at Grams’ work picnic for their mexican wedding balls!   (see earlier post)

Maine

We went up to Maine for a few days to see Aunt Pat and Uncle Bob.  We had a wonderful time together.  Here are some highlights-

A smorgasborg of fun

Playing at the park-

Pool time-

Spending time with the Tappers-

Story time at Barnes and Noble-

Listening to live music and dancing at Wed night music in the center-

Ice cream sundaes, YUM-