C is for Cookie

Enjoyed a morning with great friends, a rolling pin, and lots of frosting and sprinkles. It is definately more fun to make cut out sugar cookies with a group of chatty friends. Now I need to plate these cookies and start giving them away so they will not continue to tempt me! Try to not salivate when looking at these pictures :)

a boy and some eggs

OWEN CLIFFORD! was what I yelled when I walked around the island to find the mess. To top it all off I was right in the middle of making a recipe that required 2 eggs AND I was planning on having french toast for supper. So it looks like we will be making a trip to the grocery store for eggs. I also posted a picture that reminds me why I always forgive him- he is so sweet and I know he loves his Mama! This mama does not share ice cream with just anyone:)

Word of the week

Lauren's word of the week is "legend" So we decided to present a tall tale from Paul Bunyan and his ox named Babe. This gives me a perfect excuse to post a picture of my very handsome nephews Adam and Jake. They dressed up as Paul Bunyan and his Ox for Halloween this past year. Too cute!!!

Snow day!

We woke up to 7 inches of snow, lots of wind and bitter cold! That can only mean one thing... NO SCHOOL!! We decided to make some cut out cookies- it was fun but mom is exhausted as she was left cutting out cookies long after everyone else got bored of it.

Lauren is 8!

A very special event took place 8 years ago today. Our firstborn Lauren entered the world and we will be forever grateful! Thanks for 8 wonderful years Lauren! I attached pictures of her family party and the party she had with her friends.
When we lived in Omaha we celebrated most special events by eating out at the Red Robin. It was our favorite place! So today I thought it would be fun to have a girls day and travel to Sioux City where they happen to have a Red Robin and have lunch. Will was hunting and Owen got to stay here with a sitter. We had a great day celebrating the day Lauren was born :)

Away in the manger

We have been looking for just the right manger scene to display outside our home for a few years now. It looks like white wood but its actually some type of industrial pvc piping material. You never know what you might find on the internet! I will let you know how it survives the holiday season.

Just call me Ma....

The word of the week for Lauren's class is "Pioneer". So, we consulted one of our favorite pioneers known as Grandma Darlene :) She borrowed us her butter churner. The girls and I decided to give it a trial run last night- 45 minutes later it made wonderful butter! Lauren is going to take it to school on Friday and demonstrate for the class. Well, the wood burning stove needs to be attended to and my wash board is awaiting me. Ma