Pancakes with the Princess: February

Yes, I know it's March. But this is what happens when you don't have Pancakes with the Princess until the last of the month! I had so much fun with round two and can't wait to share it with you today!

You might remember that in January, I invited a couple from my church. For my second round of pancakes...I invited a family of six! I was a little nervous that they might go away hungry, but they did not!

For the healthy portion of our meal: grapes and oranges. And as you can see, my table did NOT work for this round. It only seats four, and the one downside of my favorite favorite table is that since it's tall, I can't add onto it with a spare table.
So...Mom and Dad to the rescue! They have a huge six foot (HEAVY!!!!) table that they brought over for me to use. I was so grateful, because plan B meant having the kids sit on the floor around my round coffee table.

ANYWAY - on to the guests! I invited the Holland family! Brian and Jaye are the youth pastors at Chapel Pike, and I've been intending to have them over forever. Literally forever.

You might remember Jaye from some of my crafting adventures. She's a fellow scrapper. And this is their daughter Jessica, who shares my love of all things photo. I'm hoping to see more of her next year at school! And their youngest, Joseph, who called lunch "amazingly good" - and ate a lot of it to back up that claim!

The other side of the table! Pastor Brian, who taught me to teach junior high Sunday School and has just been an all around great supporter of me, (Jaye again! She's everywhere!) and their son Wesley, who was in the first junior high Sunday School class I taught. I hear now he's learning to drive...and he promised me a warning when the actual license time rolls around...

And I didn't want to miss Anna, who was just a baby when I first met the family - and now is a lovely young lady! Of all the Hollands, I hear she is my fellow lover of coffee. Good job, Anna!!!

In addition to the health food, we had pancakes, Amish breakfast casserole, sausage patties, and a round of orange julius (with whipped cream).

OOH! Jaye told me, as she watched me pour pancake batter, that sometimes she puts her batter in one of those plastic picnic ketchup bottles, snips off a bigger tip, and makes perfectly shaped pancakes that way. I might have to try that!!

After lunch, we hung out in the living room and talked for a while - while they took turns soaking up heat from the fireplace. I really enjoy watching them interact with each other. I'm always fascinated by sibling activity since I did not grow up with my sisters, and never got to truly know what that was like!

Thanks, Hollands, for taking time to come over and eat with me. You were so much fun!!