In an effort to start a new tradition on my blog, I thought it would be fun to do a project that I titled “A Few of My Favorite Things”.   So throughout the year I will be posting pictures of everyday things in my life that I love the most.  Things that inspire me or make me smile or just give me a warm feeling of joy.  So I am beginning with this image of the first of My Favorite Things, an image from this morning’s breakfast.  Now, I know you see  this picture of pancakes, and although “pancakes” could easily be featured by itself as one of my favorite things (more specifically the fabulously, deliciously, mouth-watering Pumpkin-Pecan Pancakes from Williams-Sonoma that have become a regular part of our weekend mornings), it is the “waking up on a cold and cozy winter weekend morning and making a yummy breakfast for my family” part that is without a doubt one of my favorite things.  And after all, who can have little children (and a pancake-loving husband) and not have pancakes for breakfast on the weekends?   So while my 4-year old sous-chef  helps crack the eggs and mix the batter, and the smell of sweet pancakes begins to fill our home, so begins our morning, filled with warmth, love and plain, old-fashioned, family togetherness.  It is this that makes the weekends so special for me and is such a wonderful way to begin a day.  And this is the first of My Favorite Things!