Pictures from the last couple weeks

Uncle Jason & Baby G, December 24 2008

Baby G's Christmas present from us 2008

Christmas cards

I asked him to put it outside. When I saw this I laughed. It's so the babies can see it still

Thank you darling, December 15 2008

Vinnie in the snow, December 18 2008

Just the right kick

I made jalapeno poppers a couple weeks ago and they were killer.
Super easy, fast and good.

12 jalapeno's, cut in half, take out seeds

1 pkg cream cheese, softened

bacon (I had turkey bacon in the freezer)

Fill jalapeno's, wrap bacon around, bake in oven preheated @ 350 about 20-25 mins. Enjoy ♥

Christmas pictures 2008

Some of our loot

See that thing in the middle that's got the white base and it's tall, that is an herb keeper. You put your fresh herbs inside the clear part fill the bottom with water and store it in your fridge. It's suppose to keep your herbs last longer. I got my SIL one for Christmas and when I saw it I freaked out about it so of course Santa had to bring me one as well. Do you see what my ipod is sitting on, lower left corner? That's the new cooking mama game.......be jealous, it's the shit!

We got Baby G her first purse

Jason & Baby G
My goodies from Santa

Jason, Christmas morning

He was being a goof ball

Looks like we'll be having a very white Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE

I hope you all are having a great Christmas eve so far. I've been super busy getting everything ready and baked for tonight & tomorrow. I've been taking lots of pictures, and once I have a minute (& a couple glasses of wine) I'll sit down and load all these pictures for you too see. Till then have a great Christmas eve & a wonderful Christmas.

From my family to yours, Happy Holidays.

Our first for 2008

Jason & I ate sushi for dinner a couple of weeks ago. I loved the Locati roll, liked the Shawn roll alot and did not like the New York roll at all. I can't wait to go back and try some new rolls. This place has like 20 rolls and they have the best pot stickers ever. We got ours to go, hence the plastic.

Shawn Roll: crab, cucumber, crystal shrimp, avocado

New York Roll: smoked salmon, apple, cream cheese, avocado

Locati: seared tuna, cream cheese, tempura bits, pineapple

This season we rock

Rink Rats VS. The Tigers

11-3

We won. I'm feeling bad for the Tigers, they have not won a single game so far. I'm really hoping they win at least one game this season. My dad missed the game (he's in California). Jason scored a goal. This is his 2nd or 3rd goal of the season. GO BABE!! No hockey for the next two weeks, cuz of Christmas and New Years.

Weekend pictures

Sunday morning when I woke up

Elidah's Christmas goodies

Goodies for Jason peeps at work

The inside of a goodie tin: Cookies, fudge, & a candy cane
Christmas cookies

I bet Disneyland at this time of the year is pretty amazing

My dad and the family took off this morning for California. They are taking the kids to Disneyland, and have several stops planned (they are in their trailer). They plan on being back Christmas Eve. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers ♥

That's why this is my blog

Nala, December 13 2008

Vinnie, December 13 2008

...baby it's cold outside...

I got this in an email and thought I would bring it here and share with you. The list has already been provided for me, and I highligh/bold the one's I have done ♥

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Been homeless
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

cookies, cookies, & more cookies

I baked cookies ALL day today. I started about 9:00 this morning and pulled my last tray out at 5:17 pm. Then immediately started cooking dinner, the kitchen & I are taking a break at the moment. The cookies turned out great, and we have plenty of them. Elidah & Christopher are coming over to help decorate tomorrow. I'm glad considering we have about 120 cookies to decorate.


Christmas cookie cutters

Christmas sugar cookie ingredients

The dough chillin'

Cookies cooling

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

We got snow! It started about 7:30 am and stopped about 7:00 pm. It was pretty to watch.

8:45 am

3:30 pm

8:00 pm

Warning: Not for the faint

I was just looking through pictures and found these. They are from last year when Jason got into a motorcycle accident while riding in the mountains. He hit some gravel and his bike went out from under him. At first everyone thought he had broken his arm because a rock was lodged under his skin and sticking out, which at first looked like bone. Once he got to the hospital they realized it was a rock. They went under his skin and pulled it out. The rock was all the way up to his elbow! These pictures are a couple days after it happened.

Rink Rats VS. The Icemen

11-7

We lost.

Sorry, under the weather today. I'll post more tomorrow.

Gotcha...

Pictures of my babies...

I think she's starting to like them :]

Oh how I love thee Christmas season

We got our tree. It's decorated. My cat has already knocked down 12 ornaments in 24 hours. Fun, fun. We got our tree Saturday morning, and finally got it decorated late Saturday night. I love it. It's worth
beatingdisciplining my cat, at least for the next 17 days, Christmas day that tree will be down! I decorated our entire place and it's really got the Christmas cheer going on.

Elidah and Christopher came over on Sunday. We ate lunch, then Elidah and I headed out to Shopko and K-Mart. Elidah brought over the new Cooking Mama game for the Wii, and I'm now dying to get it. It's much harder than the first one, but way cooler.

I've asked Elidah and Christopher to come over next weekend and help me decorate Christmas cookies. I plan on baking cookies on Saturday then decorating them on Sunday. Every year for Christmas I make goodie baskets and send them to work with Jason and I send out a few each year. I love doing this, but it's always a lot more fun with someone. I'm making sugar cookies W/icing, chocolate chip cookies, ginger snaps, & Fudge. I'll try to take pictures while I'm in the kitchen up to my eye balls with sugar & flour. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and are staying warm in this cold weather ♥

The Knights are the team to beat this season

Rink Rats VS The Knights

13-12

We lost :[

Good news though is Jason scored a goal! Whoo-hoo, great job hun. It was tied at the end and we did a shoot out and out of our 3 peeps who did the shoot out, Jason was the only one to score. The other team came back and scored 2 shots during the shoot out and won the game.