November 19, 2009

Make ahead Christmas ornament Cookies!

Ok, I know I know... Thanksgiving hasn't even come yet. But If your like me you put up your Christmas tree as soon as the leftovers go in the fridge! These need to dry for a couple of day's so I thought I'd share the recipe early.
This year, now that my kids are getting older, we decided to decorate our tree with all homemade ornaments. I can't wait to see what it will look like all put together!

WARNING!
Your house will smell like a giant Cinnamon stick so if you don't like that kind of thing I'd skip this project : )
Cinnamon Ornaments
2 1/4 cups ground cinnamon
2 cups applesauce (give or take)
1/4 cup ground ginger
1/4 cup nutmeg
1- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (although it was messy we thought it worked better mixing it with our hands)
2- dust surface with cinnamon and roll dough to about 1/4 inch thickness, the thicker it is the longer it will take to dry.
3- cut out shapes with cookie cutters, and insert chopstick in top of each for ribbon, you can use anything that will make a small hole (ie. drinking straw, pen, toothpick)
4- transfer to a cookie sheet and allow to dry. Turning over once in a while until they are completely dry and hard.
5- Decorate! We used glitter glue for ease
Enjoy!

November 3, 2009

Happy Hal-O-Birthday

Trick-or-Treating and cake eating!
Well first things first... of course kids being kids, if it's their birthday they want to open presents as soon as they wake up.



later that evening we did some tick or treating, and went to a carnival at my parents ward

the funniest part was the doughnut eating contest.

Destiny and Dylan were covered with sugar from the doughnuts smacking their face repeatedly.

The kids showing off their loot
and mom's future head aches!
After all the sweets and the late hour, we decided not to have Dylan's birthday cake that night. Thankfully James and Kirsten invited us to their house on Sunday.
What better way to end a busy weekend then with 5 kids running through the house being as loud as they can.
Nathan Dylan and Destiny,
because it always takes three to blow out all the candles

Jensen and Lexi showing off their skills!
I can't believe my baby boy is 7 already.
Happy Birthday Dylan!

Pumpkin carving Part 2

Every year we go to Nana Carole's house for pumpkin carving, and finally the kids are old enough to do their own pumpkins.
Now, if we could only get them to stop playing with all the other kids long enough to carve them :)


Lexi, Kirsten, and Jennsen

Dylan and Denny getting ready to carve.


Destiny and Dylan's finished product.


Jennsen's first light bright pumpkin