Carlee's (and Danilyn's) first Snow Man

She was more interested in the chocolate chip eyes and mouth than the actual snow man.
P.S. Thank you Grandma P. for the matching hats, but I think you forgot to make one for your son in-law...JK!!!!

Christmas in Oregon

We acted out the Nativity on Christmas Eve with Matt's brother and their five children, Matt's sister Molly, his Mother and Father. Matt and I got to be Mary and Joseph with Dani as baby Jesus and Carlee as a Shepard. It was a special moment as we sang and pondered in the makeshift stable filled with straw.











All the grand kids got new pj's from their Aunt and Uncle Daylong in Idaho. Thanks Natalie and Jared!


Carlee got a fairy toadstool cottage complete with three fairies and a snail from Santa. Mom and Dad got her a Tinkerbell DVD and a book about fairies. Her Tinkerbell pj's were a perfect match! She had fun but was too young to really know what was going on.

Dani got to sit in her Grandpa's lap all morning:)

It was wonderful to be in Oregon for Christmas with some of Matt's family. More vacation pictures coming soon so stay tuned.

A Day in My Life

Carlee and I made some really wonderful cookies yesterday. They tasted so good, before baked and after;) Matt is even eating them and he rarely touches the sweets I make so they must be good. I took an already yummy chocolate chip cookie recipe and made it even better. Make some this Holiday if you want, here is the recipe (I cut it way down though).

Oven 350/bake 10 to 12 minutes
2 Cups butter
4 eggs
3 Cups brown sugar
1 3.5 oz box instant french vanilla pudding mix
2 Tablespoons vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
5.5-7 Cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons soda
butterscotch chips
coconut
chopped pecans
Make like you do any other cookie recipe. Enjoy:)

After making cookies, dinner, and a big mess, Carlee, who only took a 10 minute nap in the car, fell asleep on the couch. It was funny to watch her dose off as she sat next to me while I was nursing Dani. She is holding her dolly Starbright.


I get to see these two ADORABLE faces every day. I am so lucky!!!










And this face too...

What more could I ask for? Merry Christmas to me.