Saturday mornings are for dad's bacon pancakes. We all love the show Adventure Time, in a particular episode "Jake" made bacon pancakes, which the kids wanted to replicate. This started the tradition of Evan taking charge of a big Saturday morning breakfast while mom drinks coffee, and the kids watch cartoons or play Legos at the kitchen table together. We love that we are able to spend that quality family time together. We imagine how baby will sit in our lap to taste pancakes for the first time or laugh at big brothers being silly at the table.
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We all love family movie nights. Most Friday nights at the Bell house Evan stops and grabs take out on the way home and Becca has snacks and popcorn ready. Mom, Dad, brothers, and the dogs all pile into their king-sized bed to eat and watch a movie together. Recently the family has watched all "Lord of the Rings" moves and out now working to watch the "Harry Potter" movies. The kids love picking the movies we will watch and look forward to this family tradition each week. We have plenty of room for another baby to snuggle up.
Cooking and eating together is something we love to do as a family. We put on music, dance in the kitchen, and cook. Although we sometimes enjoy cooking complicated recipes most of the time it's the simplest meals that are the most fun. A favorite is homemade pizza. We fill our island with an assembly line of toppings and cheese. We all make our way down, adding as many toppings to our pizzas the dough can handle. Eating pepperonis while we wait. Watching Dad take the pizzas out with the pizza paddle makes the whole thing feel very authentic!
Because we enjoy spending time together, even doing work can be fun. We have always included the children in our home and business projects. They have tagged along while we have turned over rental units and helped us work our property. We make it fun and hope they are picking up on important skills too. We built our home, and an important day was getting our address and mailbox. The boys picked the mailbox, helped Dad dig the hole, and set the post. It was a beautiful day as we all worked and the memories we made together are priceless.