2011 {A Fabulous Year in Review}
There are a few hours left of this year. And what a year it’s been! I’m so grateful to be able to share my family and the fun things we enjoy doing with everyone. Thank you so much for reading our stories! I have received so much joy from my children. I have watched them […]
{These are a Few of My Favorite Things}
Christmas Traditions
Every year Christmas gets funner and funner (yep, “funner”). As the girls get a little older, they understand so much more. Last year on Christmas Eve, as we were driving to Scott’s grandparents’ house Chloe asked me, “Mama, is Santa real?” We decided to be honest, so I answered, “Do you want me to tell […]
Cake for Laelia
Well, even though her birthday has long since passed, I still wanted to do a fun birthday cake shoot with Laelia. My good intentions to do so had not worked out, but this week we were able to do it. I took her in her room where it was just her and me and closed the door […]
Homemade Potato Chips
In our house, we make the occasional batch of homemade French fries. They are fantastic! Recently, I decided to give making potato chips a try. They were so easy to make! First, I started heating my oil. I don’t have a fryer, although this may be an easier way to go. I had one that […]
Homemade Croutons
With such intense allergies in our home (milk and rice), I have had to get back to basics and make the core foods in our home from scratch. One of these is bread. At first I was making it with rice milk, because of Chloe’s dairy allergy. Then we discovered Laelia was allergic to rice. […]
Applesauce ….mmm….
It’s that time of year. The time when apples are in abundance, which means…applesauce! Chloe was very excited about making applesauce this year.
