Tired Elf?

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

1-1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup cocoa

1/4 t salt

1/4 t baking powder

1/4 t baking soda

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1-1/2 t vanilla

1- 10 oz jar cherries

1- 6 oz chocolate chips

1/2 cup eagle brand sweetened condensed milk

*In large bowl stir flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and soda.

In mixer bowl beat butter & sugar. Add egg & vanilla. Beat well.

Shape into 1" balls. Press thumbprint, and place cherry.

Melt chips & milk. Place a tablespoon over cookies.

Bake @ 350 - 10 min.

Bored With Santa?

Does this look like a child happy to see santa?

Ok. That's a little better.

Brooke in front of Christmas tree ready for Church.

Brooke and Brady acting like brother and sister. This picture was a hard one. "Quit elbowing each other." "Smile" "Move closer to your brother Brooke" "Stop it" "He won't quit hitting" "Well she was laughing at me" And finally me saying "Please kids just for a minute behave" You have to love them. :)

And How Cute Is This

Found this cute recipe box on the same site in last blog posted too. Cute ideas.

Ask It In A Basket

I Just received one of these at work from a company I order material from. It is so hard opening a package that looks so pretty. I just held in on my desk for awhile until finally couple girls here at work wouldn't leave until I opened it. (Brats:) ) Anyway you can fine stuff like this and other gift ideas here.

I had to go online to check store out myself because I was very impressed with the gift and wanted to see if I could find ideas for people in my life.

Brooke's Dance Recital

FIREPROOF

Go see this movie!!!! Fireproof is kind of movie we need to support. My husband and I went last night with another couple to see and it was amazing. So GO! Take a friend.

P.S. Bring you a tissue.

Happy Birthday Charles Brady!

My Baby is 10 years old today. How the time flies.

Winter Is Coming.

Brady loves to play outside in the snow. Sledding or making a snowman. I however love to be inside and warm. This was last winter and notice how I was taking pictures from inside our warm home. Better start getting the gloves and scarfs out because the seasons right around the corner.

Where's My Dad

My dad's plane

My Dad! Brady waiting for his dad to get off the plane.

Walking By Faith

We are currently doing this in our womens bible study now. I am really enjoying it. She talks about lessons learned in the dark as she has been blind since she was a little girl. Can't wait to go to study on Tuesday to discuss it in our group and see what others think of it as well.

Sea of Red

Chuck and Brady went to game in Lincoln today to see Nebraska vs Kansas. Very cold but enjoy it. Here are pictures they brought home of their day.

Babies Are Precious

Could hold them all day long.

Holding my nephew Brendon Hendon

Game Day

Brooke and Shelby lost from laughter.

Go Brady! Go!

Sack Races

On your mark get set, Go.

Foot Races

Bike races

Asparagus and Hair dye

Putting highlights in my daughters hair sounded like a good idea until we got home and had to pull little strands of hair through a little pinhole with something that looks like a huge toothpick. She scream, cried, fell on the floor in pain, and said she hated me a couple of times I believe. We finally soothed her over with a piece of grilled asparagus. And in the end she loved her new look.

Today Brooke had her hair colored again only this time at a salon, and it reminded me of this photo a couple of years ago. Oh the memories.

Halloween

Brooke playing in Halloween parade marching band.

Brady is scary black thing in middle between angel and football player,walking in parade down town.

Do you want fries with that? Yes that's right Brooke wanted to be Ketchup this year for Halloween.

Fall Season/Picking up leaves

Brooke and couple of her friends help clean up the yard this weekend. What great helpers. Actually I had to bribe them into doing it. :) I agreed to take them swimming if they would help me with a little yard work. So they helped for about 30 minutes and then I took them swimming for like 3 hours. Not sure if they received a better deal or me. But had a nice day anyway.

Ice Skating

Destiny, Brooke, and Alex .

Destiny needing a little break.

One of the few times Alex wasn't on the ground. :)



Brooke getting the hang of it.