Cookie Decorating 12.22.2009

A couple of days before the planned decorating, we baked the cookies

Carson's favorite part...coloring the icing.



The "before the event" photo...pretty, huh?





Michael Hansen and Carson.

The "after the event" photo. I love it!

Special Gift from Granny 12.21.2009

My grandmother sent me an email and told me that she had put a package in the mail to me and when it arrive, I could open it (yahoo!). It arrived today and in it was a beautiful apron along with this note from Granny:

"Brooke,

I know you remember the e-mail on aprons and you haring your memories of aprons. After that I decided I wanted to find you an apron from the past. After looking for a while, I found this one that was made by Nana years ago. I know she used it before it came to me. I remember using it on a number of Christmas days.

It looks used and has some stains, but I wanted you to have it, maybe not to use, but you could hang it in your kitchen for Christmas. Think of the stains as turkey gravy stains, from those many Christmas Dinners our family has shared.

I hope you have a w0nderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

With much love and memories, Granny, Christmas 2009"

Latke's 12.18.2009

I made latke's for the last night of Hanukkah! They were delicious!

Sundance 12.13.2009

Due to some cabin fever, we headed out in a snowstorm to see what was happening up at Sundance. Man, I love it there. Too bad I don't ski. Chad is planning to take Carson this year, maybe I should tag along...

The face of pure, joyful revenge

Mid snowball fight

Beautiful!

The whole tree trunk is surrounded in ice.

Gingerbread Houses 12.06.2009

We gathered at Greg & Rachelle's new house to make gingerbread houses this year. It was a lot of fun!

The whole crew.

Greg helping Luke and Shannon helping Owen.

Carson and Aunt Tiffaney with Danielle in the background.