Sunday Morning = Eggs Cooked to Order

Sunday morning at the Snider House means -  eggs for breakfast. I love getting up before church and cooking eggs to order for anybody in the house.  

See how happy Hanni is as she gets ready to dig into breakfast!

I'm not much of a cook.  Gina has to be really sick before even considering me as an option to pinch hit. Breakfast is the one meal I have confidence cooking. I suggest all Dads master breakfast for a couple reasons:

1. Create a memory for you kids that will last way beyond their childhood. 
2. Give your wife a break from the routine.  She can sleep in a little and also take extra time to get ready for church.  Trust me, she will appreciate it.

My breakfast repertoire consists of easy to master items:

• Eggs - Any Style
• French Toast
• Pancakes
• Waffles

Sunday morning is dedicated to eggs.  I'll cook as many eggs and in any style for those who are up in time to squeeze in breakfast before we drive off to church. 

When all the kids were still at home I would easily cook up 2 dozen eggs.  Now, I'm down to just two kids regularly feasting on eggs with me.  For some reason everyone above the age of 13 would rather sleep until the last minute. 

Another suggestion for Dads - Buy a cast iron skillet and claim it as your own.  Of course anybody can use it but since I am the predominate user it is referred to as Dad's skillet.  The cast iron holds heat and cooks more evenly than other types.  I've had the one in the picture as long as we have had kids. 

Here is a picture of two eggs cooking.  You can see three in a bowl because I always crack them in a bowl first to make sure there are not bad eggs. 

The last picture is included as a special bonus.  Some of the older kids get up late and even need a little pick me up in the morning.  Sometimes I make coffee for them.  Autumn likes a hot Americano in the morning. So here is a picture of Autumn and the Americano.  Autumn is on the left completely covered by a blanket. She can't believe I would take a picture of her before she is fully dressed.

Sunday

Sunday is a busy and fun day around our house. It starts with breakfast.  When the kids were young everyone ate breakfast but now it seems they want to sleep in to the last minute.  So usually it is just me, Hanni and Peter breaking bread (actually eggs).  But everyone seems to get up in time to make themselves presentable for church.

Here is Autumn helping Hanni with her hair.  I'm still getting my head wrapped around the idea that Hanni cares about the state of her hair.  I long for the days when I had to remind her to brush her hair before going out.

Please notice that Autumn's hair already looks fantastic and she hasn't done anything to it yet.  I can never convince her that she doesn't need to straighten her hair.  Why do young ladies with wavy hair want straight hair?  It doesn't make any sense...

After church we get together for a meal. 

Menu for today:

Dad's favorite pasta (recipe sometime later)

Grilled Brussels Sprouts

Baked Butternut Squash

Gina's Famous Cheesy Toast

There are a couple empty chairs but they will soon be filled by Nathan and Julie.

Now everyone has arrived.  I just noticed in this picture that Abe is texting, that is not allowed during the meal!  He will say the meal hasn't started yet so it is still ok. You almost need a law degree to raise a teenager.

Everyone is talking and enjoying themselves. The advent candles are lit and the meal is almost ready to start.

Hope you can join us sometime.