Why Not?

One of my hobbies is celebrating holidays that aren't really holidays. If there's a reason to celebrate, I ask, why not? Pi day (3-14) happened to be yesterday and we had some delicious coconut cream pie with our friends, the McCrakens. It was my first attempt at homemade pie crust. I would say it turned out pretty darn good. How could it not turn out good with 2 and a half sticks of butter in the recipe? Mark about puked when he saw how much butter I was using, but you only live once, ha ha! We also used real whip cream, yeah. real. That stuff is so good, I think I could eat a whole bowl of it by itself. I would say pi day is probably kind of a nerdy holiday, but if it gives you a chance to eat delectable home made pie, be a nerd for a day! Happy Pi Day to all you nerd alerts out there! Next year, I think I will try and make a pie that looks like this sweetness....
We also celebrated National Pancake Day when I was in Utah in February. I learned about this little hidden treasure of a holiday last year when we lived in Texar. IHOP gives out free pancakes, which we participated in last year. There wasn't an IHOP for miles around (get on that G-town! build an IHOP so that the citizens can enjoy National Pancake Day), this year we made our own. Since Benj will be leaving to Peru soon (tear drop), I conjured up a llama pancake. Yes, you read correctly, a llama; dedicated to Benji, Peru, and Cuzco, one of my favorite llamas who stars on the hit movie The Emperor's New Groove.

Llama Chef, Lacey AKA Paige Davis (new nick-name made up by the sibs)Elder Cole himself with the Cuzco look-alike.
Good luck Benji!!!!! Gonna miss ya!