Doughnuts {a Keepers Meeting}

Yesterday afternoon some excited Keeper members gathered into the Sanger's garage. It was time to learn about doughnut making!
Aunt Jody started it all off by introducing two experienced doughnut makers; Becca and Lillian.

Gathering...

Above: Becca & Lillian

Becca and Lillian showed us the steps and helped us roll out the dough. So many little hands were ready to help and very soon all the doughnuts were cut out and ready to rise!

Many hands make light work!  

Hard workers!

It took the doughnuts about a half hour to rise. We talked and played while they rose...But then we were back to work! The next step was frying the doughnuts. Mmmm.... the smell was heavenly!

In about 60 seconds they were ready! From here they went onto the cooling table.

Where Anna waited till they were cooled off and then took them over to the "icing fillers".  

Hope and Faith filled them up and then carried them over to the Powdering table! [we were a very organized operation!]

Powdering..... 

And then the very last step....taste testing! Well, we had to make sure they tasted "normal"! They didn't....they tasted amazing!

Fresh DOUGHNUTS..... [the boys didn't have to be told twice :) ]

A tasty picture.... 

Splitting a doughnut :) Faith & Melissa 

and David. [isn't he cute?]

When all the filled doughnuts were made we still weren't quite finished.... We still had glazed to make! Yummy!

Frying 

Dipping 

and finished!



 Mmmm. they were so good! But we still were not done....we still had doughnut holes {sorry, no pictures} and blueberry doughnuts to make!

                                                          And yes, they were good too!

Then all the doughnuts were made.
----Let's see what the boys do while us girls made these doughnuts----

Play with trucks....or pumpkins :) 

Play with the i-pod... 

take the younger kids for a ride in the pony cart... 

or play games... with the i-pod.

Doughnut Fact Sheet:

#1 Yes, it is possible to eat way too many doughnuts.

#2 Fresh homemade doughnuts smell wonderful [wonderful].
#3 There is nothing like a warm doughnut.
#4 a side effect from eating to many doughnuts is; dreaming about getting kidnapped and being forced to eat cream filled doughnuts [it was horrible]…… and finally fact number 5: making doughnuts with friends will involve lots of iced faces and powered hair!

Making doughnuts was such fun... Thank you Aunt Jody! I loved it and I learned so many new things :D   {A fun question...how many times was the word 'doughnut' used? Why doughnut you count and see?}

A Surprise Birthday [for Grandpa]

 Have you ever had those times when you don’t know how to start a post? [Note: then you know exactly how I feel!]

This is David S_____. 
I’m failing miserably when I try and put words into sentences about what he means to me, his family, the church and anyone he comes in contact with. Considerate, thoughtful, caring, strong and wise are the first words that come to mind. But he is so much more then that! He is my pastor, friend, advisor and Grandpa.
This past week he turned 70.


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Everyone stood around, talking and laughing and talking. 

just hanging out. 

Bro. Sam  

David & Papa  : ] 

Joanna 

it's called brotherly love.  haha  

Uncle Ron & Aunt Carol 

Ben and Bethany

Then, we saw their white CRV coming down the farm lane in a cloud of dust. All around me the talking and noise stopped.  Through the car windsheild we could see a look of puzzlement spread across my Grandpa's face. He looked at all of us standing there and turned to my Grandma.  - As he stepped out of his car we began to sing Happy Birthday To YOU. 

"Thank you, thank you", he said to everyone there. "I'm so undeserving."  [But we didn't think so]
Everyone crowded into the garage and the festivities began!
 Prayer was said and then the food-line started.

Grandpa and Grandma : ) 

-a part of the food table-

The ICE CREAM maker a.k.a *star of the show*

the tables 

A table setting.

Quotes and old pictures were at every table. {Reminders of the reason we were there[Grandpa]}

Everything looked totally AWESOME.

The evening was full of fun and passed by far to quickly.  Pretty soon it was time to go home! But before everyone left, some pictures needed to be taken!

Grandpa and his siblings:

-Uncle Butch, Grandpa, Uncle Eddie, Aunt Carol & Aunt Jeannette-

Grandpa & his boys;

Jonathan Philip & Steve

and...*ahum* another show of brotherly love.

Best Friends Forever. [and yes I did enjoy that cone]

Love you girls!

Grace, Abigail, Kaitlyn, Me & Joanna

{David} Sanger Family Picture  

Happy Birthday to you Grandpa, I love you.

- Well, thanks for stopping by! Have an awesome weekend.-