I guess I am a few days late on that! We have been enjoying time off, going skiing, and just hanging out with no where to be. Today I complied a 2009 in review sideshow. I always like it when … Continue reading
Category Archives: My life
Christmas 2009!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We had a great time. I barely picked up my camera the entire time. Instead we videoed present opening and the other fun festivities. So here are a few snapshots from Christmas eve … Continue reading
Our Christmas Card!
This was our Christmas Card this year. It actually went out on time and I believe it has been received by almost everyone by now : ) (Simon was trying to escape) edited to add Simon’s Santa Picture. It’s too … Continue reading
Christmas Cookies (Part 2) – Experimenting with natural food coloring
Can you tell which cookies Simon decorated? Since we last year we dyed Easter Eggs with only natural pigments I thought it would be fun to try and make our own natural food dyes and use them to decorate our … Continue reading
Christmas Cookies (part 1)
One of the things I can distinctly remember from my childhood is making Christmas cookies with my mom. This was a yearly ritual where we made the dough, rolled it out, cut it intricate cookie cutters and then decorated them … Continue reading
I can’t believe my mom is letting me do this!
That’s what he is thinking If you know me, you know I am pretty strict about what Simon eats – he almost never gets sweets. But every once in a while you have to make cookies and let a kid … Continue reading
The Great Christmas Tree Hunt 2009
Our tradition every year is to cut our own Christmas tree. I love it. Tree farms smell incredibly good and you get to drink hot cider and support local farmers. This year Simon is old enough to somewhat understand the … Continue reading
Owl Baby – Halloween 2009
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(I told him to flap his wings) (screech owl!) Whenever I have an idea for a costume there is never a pattern for what I envision. So I just end up making up the costume. This results in me making … Continue reading
Sugar Beets!
No, I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth, I am just in full Christmas rush mode and crazy busy. But I wanted to post about sugar beet harvest before I forgot everything. What are sugar beets? Basically just … Continue reading
Harvest
This past week we have been in Aberdeen Idaho visiting Myles’s parents. Right now it’s sugar beet harvest and Simon got in on a lot of the action. That kid now knows how to say “John Deere!” I have a … Continue reading
Pumpkin Risotto
I have declared October Pumpkin month and we are on a mission to make and consume as much pumpkin as possible. So this recipe is part of the pumpkin project. Risotto is really not the most photogenic of foods but … Continue reading
Foodie Tot? – baking with Simon
I have been reading the blog Foodie Tots. It’s a good read and it has inspired me to cook with Simon more. Simon really enjoys “helping” (read: making a mess) with all things kitchen related. Truthfully Myles is much better … Continue reading