Thursday, December 20, 2007
Washington D.C. Temple
Amber Posted:
Last Sunday right after church we packed a lunch and headed straight to the Temple. It was so worth it! Everyone should go see the lights they really put a lot up. I think it might compete with Salt Lake Temple?? We missed the live nativity because it didn't start until 6:30 and Spencer had Home Teaching but it was still great!
One of the missionaries at the temple took this picture I was so pleased. I think this could be our family Christmas card photo and since we didn't do Christmas cards Merry Christmas everyone!!
What a beautiful temple and the lights are so incredible. I love taking Logan to see the temple he really loves it. I know he can feel the spirit and the happiness from just being on the temple grounds. I am so grateful to belong to our church and know what we know!
Logan is smelling the flowers. Yes they make the lights look like flowers it is so cool.
Just love our daddy don't we Logan! Logan loves seeing Angel Moroni on the temple he always pretends to be playing the trumpet too.
What a kid. He just loves the lights and had a great time.
Wow! I love this picture Spencer took with the Christ in the back ground......
Last Sunday right after church we packed a lunch and headed straight to the Temple. It was so worth it! Everyone should go see the lights they really put a lot up. I think it might compete with Salt Lake Temple?? We missed the live nativity because it didn't start until 6:30 and Spencer had Home Teaching but it was still great!
One of the missionaries at the temple took this picture I was so pleased. I think this could be our family Christmas card photo and since we didn't do Christmas cards Merry Christmas everyone!!
What a beautiful temple and the lights are so incredible. I love taking Logan to see the temple he really loves it. I know he can feel the spirit and the happiness from just being on the temple grounds. I am so grateful to belong to our church and know what we know!
Logan is smelling the flowers. Yes they make the lights look like flowers it is so cool.
Just love our daddy don't we Logan! Logan loves seeing Angel Moroni on the temple he always pretends to be playing the trumpet too.
What a kid. He just loves the lights and had a great time.
Wow! I love this picture Spencer took with the Christ in the back ground......Wednesday, December 19, 2007
UTAH HERE WE COME!
Amber Posted:
Well after all the waiting and excitment to go to Utah....Spencer is not feeling good and Logan is on his way. I hope we can get them better so it doesn't mess up our time with family. Man it is a lot of work to go out of town I feel like I have been going non stop all week. I am really exhausted and now ready for a break just hope I don't have to be a nurse our whole trip. I am sure I'm exagerating a little bit because I am just nervous. It is a lot of money to go and we want to have a great time. Plus we don't want to get Pauleen sick oh we would feel terrible. Also I am a little gun shy because last Christmas was a nightmare with sickness. I was in the ER with Logan 3 times. The kid hardly ever gets sick and nothing ever major until last Christmas he was bad we had to do the nebulizer treatments and the whole works. Wow sorry that was really a downer!! We are going to have a great trip and can't wait to make wonderful memories with the family!
Well after all the waiting and excitment to go to Utah....Spencer is not feeling good and Logan is on his way. I hope we can get them better so it doesn't mess up our time with family. Man it is a lot of work to go out of town I feel like I have been going non stop all week. I am really exhausted and now ready for a break just hope I don't have to be a nurse our whole trip. I am sure I'm exagerating a little bit because I am just nervous. It is a lot of money to go and we want to have a great time. Plus we don't want to get Pauleen sick oh we would feel terrible. Also I am a little gun shy because last Christmas was a nightmare with sickness. I was in the ER with Logan 3 times. The kid hardly ever gets sick and nothing ever major until last Christmas he was bad we had to do the nebulizer treatments and the whole works. Wow sorry that was really a downer!! We are going to have a great trip and can't wait to make wonderful memories with the family!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Pumpkin Roll
Amber posted:
Christie here is this reciepe finally. I didn't want to overload people with reciepes they didn't really want so thanks for asking again.
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
¾ cup flour
2 tsp. Cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
2/3 cup Pumpkin
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Ginger
½ tsp. Nutmeg
½ cup chopped nuts (optional)
Beat eggs 5 min. gradually add sugar. Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice. Mix all dry ingredients and stir into pumpkin mixture. Pour into greased and floured cookie sheet.
Bake @ 375 degrees for 15 min. cool 10 min. Carefully turn out onto a dish towel sprinkled with powdered sugar, roll towel and cake together and leave until cool. Unroll and spread with filling. (Sprinkle with nuts if desired.) Roll up again. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
Filling
1 cup powdered sugar
4 T. Butter
8 oz. Cream cheese-softened
½ tsp. vanilla
Combine and beat until smooth.
Christie here is this reciepe finally. I didn't want to overload people with reciepes they didn't really want so thanks for asking again.
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
¾ cup flour
2 tsp. Cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
2/3 cup Pumpkin
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Ginger
½ tsp. Nutmeg
½ cup chopped nuts (optional)
Beat eggs 5 min. gradually add sugar. Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice. Mix all dry ingredients and stir into pumpkin mixture. Pour into greased and floured cookie sheet.
Bake @ 375 degrees for 15 min. cool 10 min. Carefully turn out onto a dish towel sprinkled with powdered sugar, roll towel and cake together and leave until cool. Unroll and spread with filling. (Sprinkle with nuts if desired.) Roll up again. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
Filling
1 cup powdered sugar
4 T. Butter
8 oz. Cream cheese-softened
½ tsp. vanilla
Combine and beat until smooth.
Golden Graham Goody
Amber Posted:
Growing up this was one of my favorite Christmas treats my mom would make. Plus it is fast and easy so enjoy!
In two big bowls mix all the dry ingredients:
1 big box corn chex
1 box golden grahams
3 cups coconut flakes
2 cups chopped almonds
Mix in a saucepan on stove:
2 cups karo syrup
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups butter
Stir and boil for 2 minutes. Then pour over mixture and eat up!
Growing up this was one of my favorite Christmas treats my mom would make. Plus it is fast and easy so enjoy!
In two big bowls mix all the dry ingredients:
1 big box corn chex
1 box golden grahams
3 cups coconut flakes
2 cups chopped almonds
Mix in a saucepan on stove:
2 cups karo syrup
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups butter
Stir and boil for 2 minutes. Then pour over mixture and eat up!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Cream Candy
Today I tried making my Great Grandma Judds reciepe of cream candy. It has been a candy that growing up sometimes it would turn out and sometimes it wouldn't. My mom has perfected it now but it was my first time trying it by myself. I was so nervous about it they used to joke not to breathe wrong or it might not turn out. BUT I DID IT!! I was so pleased with myself. Logan loves it I can't keep him away from it. Sure is fun to carry on this fun tradition.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Sugar Cookie Recipe
Here is the Recipe for those of you who wanted it.....
Sugar Cookies
5 cups flour (usually a little bit more 1/2 cup or so)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all the wet ingredients well and then add your dry ingredients. (Don't add to much flour because you will be using some when you roll them out. ) Split dough into 1/3 and roll out (keep thicker for a more moist cookie) and use a cookie cutter for your shapes!
Bake @ 375 for 8-10 minutes
Frosting
1/4 cup margarine
4 cups powdered sugar
2 egg whites unbeaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1-2 tsp. milk
Then add food coloring if you desire!
Sugar Cookies
5 cups flour (usually a little bit more 1/2 cup or so)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all the wet ingredients well and then add your dry ingredients. (Don't add to much flour because you will be using some when you roll them out. ) Split dough into 1/3 and roll out (keep thicker for a more moist cookie) and use a cookie cutter for your shapes!
Bake @ 375 for 8-10 minutes
Frosting
1/4 cup margarine
4 cups powdered sugar
2 egg whites unbeaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1-2 tsp. milk
Then add food coloring if you desire!
Christmas Cookies for Playgroup
Amber Posted: Playgroup was supposed to be at our house today but after we received RSVP's from the majority of our group Angela being the sweet friend she is offered to have it at her place. I felt bad because we would love to have all of our friends but we really couldn't accommodate so many. So we loaded up all the sugar cookies Logan and I made and headed to the McGhies. We sure had a great time. It was the first snow of the year but we still had a great turn out. We had including babies 17 kids and 8 adults. The kids had a great time decorating there cookies and playing with lots of toys and friends.
I forgot my camera so you'll have to check Angela's for pictures of playgroup. Here is Logan decorating his cookie after a fun day making them with mommy. He loves rolling out the dough and cutting them into shapes.
I forgot my camera so you'll have to check Angela's for pictures of playgroup. Here is Logan decorating his cookie after a fun day making them with mommy. He loves rolling out the dough and cutting them into shapes.
Yahtzee
Amber Posted:For family night we decided to teach Logan how to play Yahtzee. It is one of my favorite games that me and my dad would always play together. He thought it was so so fun!
Wouldn't you too if every game you played you got a YAHTZEE!! No kidding we didn't even cheat or give him extra rolls he rolled a YAHTZEE in one roll, yes one roll. That doesn't happen very often.
Yes as you can see my face is shocked this is a second "Yahtzee" of the game. Lets just say he schooled us. Logan Score: 259 (1st game) 375 (2nd game), Amber: 190 then 265, Spencer: 250 Yup the boy has taken all my skills!!
I just had to post this picture Spencer looks so dang HANDSOME!!! Plus the two boys I love.New Bedding
Amber Posted:Logan was really excited for his new bedding for the big boy bed. This is when they first came out of the dryer. He kept saying "cozy".
He has been wanting to try out his new bed ever since the new "Cars" sheets so today for nap we tried it out. He did great after the whole excitement of seeing Mater and Kachow wore off.
Three Amigos
Amber Posted:After a long day of playing together the boys needing a break. They all thought it was pretty great to get in the LoveSac and watch a Christmas movie. Cute boys!
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy!
Logan loves his new crocs if you can't tell :-).
He had to call Grandma and tell her all about them. Nice pose!
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