Highlights: Gingerbread

Robbie with Uncle Eric, yelling his new favorite phrase "GINGERBREAD TRAIN!" Later we did karoake and he kept taking the microphone to announce it!

With Auntie Em...making her taste one of his tasty creations!

Elle turned ONE!!!

I am hoping she'll start walking soon...and get her clothes off the ground!

She is standing on her own for about 30 seconds...thought the soles of the uggs REALLY help!


We did a family birthday party for her while we were home. The theme is snowflakes, so we had clam chowder, snowflake shaped cheesecakes, a chocolate cake with a powdered snowflake and these were the party favors...snowflake sugar cookies. Miranda helped me frost and sugar them. We are doing another party for her in a week...so I hope it turns out like the last one!

Here's my Spiderman...

We are home for the Holidays!  Yeah!  After spending the week with us, my Mom helped me fly the kids home on Sunday.  Rob will come on Friday...because he has patients and tests this week.  So, tonight my sisters were over and all 4 of us were sitting there talking when Robbie had to go to the bathroom.  After a minute I heard him saying "I want to show you something" over and over.  So I got up to check on him when he came running out of the bathroom with his pants down, but his underwear up.  He went up to each of my sisters and pointed at his underwear saying "Here's my spiderman!"  He was saying it as if he were saying" Im gonna get you."  We were dying of laughter!  He has been such a character.  He spent time over at his Grandma Liz's last night where he got into flour fights with his uncles.  He loves getting to see all his family!

Chocolate Party!

My sister is hosting a chocolate party and you are all invited!

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

6:00pm

2966 Valley View Avenue

How fun will that be! I dont know if I will be eating yet, but lets just hope! The fun part for me is that I will be in town and I am excited to see everyone...so try and make it!

Lortab, Apple juice and a little bit of Noodle Soup

I am trying out a new diet...after I got my TONSILS out on Friday! It is pretty painful, so I have been laying in bed for the last couple days as Rob has turned into Mr. Mom. Luckily, my Mom flies in today to help! It is hard on the kids not to have a "whole" mom. Elle is wondering why I cant really hold her, and Robbie is wondering why I cant really talk! He cuddled up to me on the couch yesterday and said "Mom, you are my Big girl." It was really cute! I am trying to take extra precautions to get well, because I am flying home to Utah before the 2 week check up mark...so at 1 week I am going to have to be well!

Favorite Fondue!

Tonight we had a fondue baby shower. Rob and I normally do it in a smaller setting, sitting around the table (every Christmas Eve with his family...or with friends if we are not in Utah)...but I wasnt sure how it would turn out with 20+ people. It ended up being SO fun and delicious. It is pretty easy to put together too! Yummy!


We used oilcloth tablecloths for spills.

Luckily, when I buy a serving dish...my 2 friend do too...so we always have 3. What are we going to do next year in 3 different states!

Chocolate fountains are fun, but mine never works exactly how it looks in the pictures! I always use the traditional Gruyere and Emmentaler cheese...Rob's favorite is cheddar, so I do that one too.

a Week to Prepare and an Hour to Enjoy!

I love having Thanksgiving at my house, because it is pretty much the only time of year that I get excited to cook. I try to follow all the advice from Martha and WS...and for weeks in advance, I prepare a little each day. Of course I dont have pictures of the actual evening...but I did take a couple of the preparation!

Rob and I started Brining our turkeys a couple years ago...so now we wouldnt cook one without the 24 hour salt bath!

This year I tried something different for my pie crusts...
I have to admit, I loved how they turned out!

It was fun to have kids old enough to enjoy it this year!

I wish I had pictures of the food table...that was a vision!