Warm Holiday Wishes

This year's family photo shoot was a success thanks to our friend Jim (www.jimboud.com). Here are some of our favorites. Wishing you a happy holiday season...

New nephew

My sister and her husband just welcomed their first child into the family. He's so adorable, I couldn't resist posting a photo of little Emerson:

Congratulations to two wonderful parents!!

"Houston... we have a walker!"

Happy November

Halloween

The Iron Chef, his assistant in training, and their 2 cute cupcakes hope you had a happy Halloween!

Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Not at all healthy, but OH so yummy...

2 packages chocolate cake mix
4 eggs
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
orange food coloring (optional)

Preheat oven to 325. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, mix cake mixes, eggs, and oil until well blended.
Drop 2 inch balls of dough onto prepared cookie sheets. Flatten balls slightly with a spoon.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until firm. Let stand on baking sheet for a few minutes after removing from oven.
To make filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, and orange coloring until very smooth.
Spread between 2 cooled cookies. Yum!

Sewing Adventure

Inspiration and help from my extraordinarily talented friend led me to create matching dresses for the girls. Although I took out many seams and had to redo a few sections, I was suprised and pleased at the final product. I was so excited about the outcome that I even made matching hairbows. Having little Caleb there to whimper and crawl around me throughout the process extended the total finish time considerably; I'll probably wait a while before attempting it again. ;)