~ Candy Making~

I really don't know what to call these...I originally called the post baking... but no oven, then I switched to candy making ,but they are not really candy? Well what ever they are they are heavenly. I was asked to make some for a baby shower that I was unfortunately unable to attend because it was on my hubby's birthday.

  It's a good thing because I would have eaten them all myself.

Oreo Truffles

for a baby shower





16 oz Oreo

8 oz cream cheese

1 bag chocolate chips

1 TLB oil



Crush cookies in blender mix in cream cheese.  Refrigerate.  Roll into balls.  Refrigerate.  Dip into melted chocolate.  Refrigerate.  There is a theme here :)

~Baking~

This Post I can offically call Baking, here is the Pineapple Upsidedown Cake I make for Jeff's birthday!

Happy Chinese New Year ~ Year of the Dragon :)

Flash Frozen in Seattle

We have had some extreme weather here, but it is beautiful!  I couldn't stop taking pictures of the ice that had formed on everything.  Unfortunately this ice has brought down trees, power lines, carports, and everything else in its path.   One night my son Dallin came running into our room, something loud had scratched against his upstairs window.  After investigation we realized a limb had broke off our tree.  We are so glad the windows didn't break.  We were also very fortunate to have kept power throughout the week, and our children were fortunate to miss an entire week of school!  We were the only neighborhood in our area that kept power and had a few extra guests throughout the week too :)   Here are a few of my favorite pictures straight from the camera :)

Japanese Maple Tree in front of our house

Snowy Urn

This is a picture of the tree before it broke :(

another angle

Fountain in the front

Loving these pics!

The cul de sac tree

Flag :)

~ Snowed in...And Lov'in iT~

It doesn't take much to be snowed in living in Seattle.  They don't own many snow plows.  So school is closed and most employers encourage their employee's to stay home if possible.  I find time to do things I normally wouldn't on a school day like these...

Make strawberry cream crepes for breakfast

Have a real family home evening complete with Butter Beer...what is it? 

"Why don't we go and have a butterbeer in the Three Broomsticks, it's a bit cold, isn't it?"

—Hermione Granger inviting Harry Potter to the Three Broomsticks Inn.^[

 And play with the white balance on my camera... fun fun and more fun!







Oh and of course we played in the snow.  Faith was all excited and wanted to make a snow man, and a snow woman,and an igloo, and a snow dog, and a snow kitty, and a snow cone etc,etc,etc.  Her and Kylee settled for making snow angels and eating snow...gross :(