We made sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, and Peanut Butter Cookies
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Less Words Wednesday - Christmas Cookies
Our girls making sugar cookies
We made sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, and Peanut Butter Cookies
For more Word Less Wednesday head on over to 5 Minutes for Moms.
We made sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, and Peanut Butter Cookies
For more Word Less Wednesday head on over to 5 Minutes for Moms.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Family Fun & Christmas crafts
Mama bear didn't have to go to work today because the roads were very icy and just too dangerous for travel. SWEET, an unexpected day at home two of my favorite people! I finished up writing our Christmas note. Now I just need to pick up the photos from Walmart, stuff the envelopes and get them in the mail box. Time for some Christmas crafts with our girl.
The first thing we made was a snowman made using cotton balls. LeAnne loved dipping her cotton ball in glue, the more glue the better, and then putting it on the snow man! She really got into it and he turned our really cute.
The next thing we did was finger paint some pictures I printed out. Oh boy finger painting was messy. LeAnne LOVED it!
Then later on in the day we went outside to play in the snow. Daddy & I built a snow girl. LeAnne had a blast jumping in the puddles of melting snow.
Next daddy pulled LeAnne on her new sled from Auntie Katie. She's not so sure yet what to think of her sled.
It was a blessing to have this day with my family!
The first thing we made was a snowman made using cotton balls. LeAnne loved dipping her cotton ball in glue, the more glue the better, and then putting it on the snow man! She really got into it and he turned our really cute.
The next thing we did was finger paint some pictures I printed out. Oh boy finger painting was messy. LeAnne LOVED it!
Then later on in the day we went outside to play in the snow. Daddy & I built a snow girl. LeAnne had a blast jumping in the puddles of melting snow.
Next daddy pulled LeAnne on her new sled from Auntie Katie. She's not so sure yet what to think of her sled.
It was a blessing to have this day with my family!
Less Words Wednesday - Our Snow girl
Rising temperatures made for awesome snow to build a snow girl! :-)
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Random Babblings from Mama Bear
I should be going to bed but I've got thoughts whirling around in my head and some adorable stories, pictures and videos I want to share.
Snow Fell on Saturday
The snow began to fall Saturday 12/12/09 about 7am so mom & I headed to town early to get our shopping done. LeAnne hung in there with us, cold and all. Poor girl had the worst running nose she's ever had.The snow fell through out the day and we ended up with about 4 inches. I'll admit it's beautiful.
Penguin outfit from Coco Bonbon's
I won this adorable outfit from Mahayla's Mommy blog. LeAnne thought the had would accessorize the outfit well. hee hee! Coco Bonbon has some adorable clothes. I would especially love to get the Heart & Flower Knit Dress w/Stitching, and the matching tights. This rain coat & boots are pretty cute too! Thank-you Mahayla's Mommy & Coco Bonbon for the great win!
Life Lesson learned from LeAnne
I had a blast being at home with our girl on Sunday! I love it when we can spend quality time together. Before her nap around noon she had watched cartoons, eaten 2 dill pickles before breakfast, had a bath, tap danced, played with doo dah (play dough), played in the bubbles, colored with mama and played in the snow. She was feeling much better today. She still has a runny nose and you can just tell at times she is not feeling 100%. Many times today she would run up to me and want to be held. I wasn't happy with myself when I felt myself feeling annoyed. I was busy and wanted to get things done. Then I 'd look into her smiling face and remember it's not all about me anymore. I am a mama, and part of my job as her mama is to be there to hold her when she's not feeling well. I was reminded of a post I wrote December 6, 2007 titled No more stinkin Thinkin. After putting things in perspective I began to Cherish each one of her hugs, take time to rub her back, to talk with her and just enjoy my precious girl. I am a blessed woman! I am a work in progress. It's okay if house work goes undone. It's okay if I don't get through my to do list. The years will fly bye quickly & before I know it our girl will be grown so I intend to slow down and treasure our time together.
Tap Dancing
LeAnne grabbed her tap shoes out of her drawer this morning and to my surprise they fit her!
Winter Wonderland
I bundled LeAnne up in her the snow suit she got from Grandpa Larry & Grandma Elaine and we went outside to play in the snow. She had a lot more fun that last year. She kept saying whoa. She was having a blast until she fell down, her hand got wet and the show as over. If I could only get her to keep gloves on. I can't wait to take her for a ride on her sled.
View down our street
Another Great Blog Win - Cake Mix Cookies Cookbook
I recently won the Member's Only Giveaway at Bless Their Hearts Mom blog. Thank-you Nicole for this great gift package. One of my favorite items was the Cake Mix Magic cook book. I've already made the Quick Peanut butter Chocolate Chips cookies, the Swiss Chocolate Crispies, and the Chocolate softies. What makes these so easy to make is you use a cake mix instead of sugar and flour and soda. They taste very good.
My favorite so far is the Swiss Chocolate Crispies:
1 pkg Chocolate cake mix
1/2 Cup Shortening
1/2 cup Butter
2 eggs
2 Tbls water
3 cups crispy rice cereal divided.
Mix 1 pkg Chocolate cake mix,v1/2 Cup Shortening,1/2 cup Butter, 2 eggs and 2 Tbls water with electric mixer for 2 minutes on low. Then fold in 1 Cup Rice Crispies. Chill for 1 hour. Crush 2 remaining cups of Rice Crispies. Shape dough into 1 inch balls, roll in Rice Crispies and bake at 350 for 11 to 13 minutes. Cook 1 minute on cookie sheet.
I also made another batch of Salt Dough ornaments today. My student and I have 20 more ornaments to make on top of decorating Sugar Cookies for his class mates. OMGosh and we need to make cards for his family members. I think I'd better find a way to incorporate reading, writing and math into these projects. hee hee!
Oh my word I just realized it's almost midnight! Ahhh I have to be up at 4am. I am going to be zombie to say the least. Good night! 6 more days until Amanda arrives! Yahooooooo!!
Snow Fell on Saturday
The snow began to fall Saturday 12/12/09 about 7am so mom & I headed to town early to get our shopping done. LeAnne hung in there with us, cold and all. Poor girl had the worst running nose she's ever had.The snow fell through out the day and we ended up with about 4 inches. I'll admit it's beautiful.
Penguin outfit from Coco Bonbon's
I won this adorable outfit from Mahayla's Mommy blog. LeAnne thought the had would accessorize the outfit well. hee hee! Coco Bonbon has some adorable clothes. I would especially love to get the Heart & Flower Knit Dress w/Stitching, and the matching tights. This rain coat & boots are pretty cute too! Thank-you Mahayla's Mommy & Coco Bonbon for the great win!
Life Lesson learned from LeAnne
I had a blast being at home with our girl on Sunday! I love it when we can spend quality time together. Before her nap around noon she had watched cartoons, eaten 2 dill pickles before breakfast, had a bath, tap danced, played with doo dah (play dough), played in the bubbles, colored with mama and played in the snow. She was feeling much better today. She still has a runny nose and you can just tell at times she is not feeling 100%. Many times today she would run up to me and want to be held. I wasn't happy with myself when I felt myself feeling annoyed. I was busy and wanted to get things done. Then I 'd look into her smiling face and remember it's not all about me anymore. I am a mama, and part of my job as her mama is to be there to hold her when she's not feeling well. I was reminded of a post I wrote December 6, 2007 titled No more stinkin Thinkin. After putting things in perspective I began to Cherish each one of her hugs, take time to rub her back, to talk with her and just enjoy my precious girl. I am a blessed woman! I am a work in progress. It's okay if house work goes undone. It's okay if I don't get through my to do list. The years will fly bye quickly & before I know it our girl will be grown so I intend to slow down and treasure our time together.
Tap Dancing
LeAnne grabbed her tap shoes out of her drawer this morning and to my surprise they fit her!
Winter Wonderland
I bundled LeAnne up in her the snow suit she got from Grandpa Larry & Grandma Elaine and we went outside to play in the snow. She had a lot more fun that last year. She kept saying whoa. She was having a blast until she fell down, her hand got wet and the show as over. If I could only get her to keep gloves on. I can't wait to take her for a ride on her sled.
View down our street
Another Great Blog Win - Cake Mix Cookies Cookbook
I recently won the Member's Only Giveaway at Bless Their Hearts Mom blog. Thank-you Nicole for this great gift package. One of my favorite items was the Cake Mix Magic cook book. I've already made the Quick Peanut butter Chocolate Chips cookies, the Swiss Chocolate Crispies, and the Chocolate softies. What makes these so easy to make is you use a cake mix instead of sugar and flour and soda. They taste very good.
My favorite so far is the Swiss Chocolate Crispies:
1 pkg Chocolate cake mix
1/2 Cup Shortening
1/2 cup Butter
2 eggs
2 Tbls water
3 cups crispy rice cereal divided.
Mix 1 pkg Chocolate cake mix,v1/2 Cup Shortening,1/2 cup Butter, 2 eggs and 2 Tbls water with electric mixer for 2 minutes on low. Then fold in 1 Cup Rice Crispies. Chill for 1 hour. Crush 2 remaining cups of Rice Crispies. Shape dough into 1 inch balls, roll in Rice Crispies and bake at 350 for 11 to 13 minutes. Cook 1 minute on cookie sheet.
I also made another batch of Salt Dough ornaments today. My student and I have 20 more ornaments to make on top of decorating Sugar Cookies for his class mates. OMGosh and we need to make cards for his family members. I think I'd better find a way to incorporate reading, writing and math into these projects. hee hee!
Oh my word I just realized it's almost midnight! Ahhh I have to be up at 4am. I am going to be zombie to say the least. Good night! 6 more days until Amanda arrives! Yahooooooo!!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Less Words Wednesday - Salt Dough Ornaments
Helping mama make salt dough ornaments is fun! We used the Holiday Cookie Kit that I won from a giveaway on the Mkokopelli blog. The quality of this product is awesome!! I can't wait to make sugar cookies with our girls!
Very serious about her decorating!
Now we just need to add varnish & ribbon
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Very serious about her decorating!
Now we just need to add varnish & ribbon
For more wordless Wednesday fun head over to 5 minutes for Moms.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Christmas videos
Technical difficulties resolved themselves when I restarted my computer so here are two Christmas videos of our girl. It is so fun to have her excited to decorate for Christmas this year. John & I love Christmas and look forward to teaching her the true meaning of Christmas. The music in the background is from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, which is one of our favorite Christmas CD's. We saw the show a few years back and LOVED it!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Christmas Traditions
Our family had a busy weekend filled with Christmas traditions & trips to town. My dear husband braved the bitter cold temperatures on Saturday to hang out Christmas lights outside. Then their was talk between us about buying an artificial tree. I know it may make economic sense and environmental sense in the long run but after much thought I just couldn't bring myself to stop getting a real tree. For me it's more about the tradition of going to the Christmas tree farm that I don't want to lose. My little brother & I had a lot of fun growing up when we went to get our Christmas tree. We loved to run through the trees, we played hide and seek and we helped searched for that perfect tree. I also remember singing Christmas carols in the car, drinking hot chocolate to warm up while our parents paid for the tree and how thrilled my brother was when he was old enough to cut the tree down all by himself.
Sunday afternoon we headed into town working our way back to the Klickers to get a Christmas tree. It was a lot of fun for to see LeAnne running between the trees. She kept wanting to run after some kids playing hide and seek which made me realize how much I hope God blesses us with a sibling for her. While we searched for our tree LeAnne started collection of precious branches. On the cost front, to our surprise the coin jar we cashed in earlier that day paid for our tree and them some. Definitely a blessing from above! With our three on top of our car, we headed home to decorate. We only put on the lights, tree topper and a few ornaments because Amanda is really excited to help us decorate this year. LeAnne was so excited to check out each and every decoration. We were so impressed when she put the Christmas angel on the tree. I have some really cute videos I will upload later this week if I can solve the technical difficulties.
On a side note... Some of you may know I am way involved in entering giveaways on different blogs. I've been blessed to win quite a few awesome giveaways and I've been introduced to some amazing products in the process. Two of my favorite blogs have teamed up to have an awesome Christmas event called Here comes Santa Claus. I urge you to check out the giveaways at Go Graham Go and Jolly Mom.
Stay tune for more Christmas traditions from the Leonard's. I can't wait to finish decorating with our girls, take the girls to pick out their ornament and bake Christmas cookies together.
Pretty Pretty Lights
LeAnne & Daddy begin the search for our tree
and she's off....
One of LeAnne's precious branches!
Making sure the tree will fit. :-)
Helping daddy secure the tree...
Helping LeAnne put an ornament on the tree
Putting the angel on the tree
Take 2 - Puting Santa on the tree because the Angel's wings need to be fixed. :-)
Isn't she a pretty tree...
Sunday afternoon we headed into town working our way back to the Klickers to get a Christmas tree. It was a lot of fun for to see LeAnne running between the trees. She kept wanting to run after some kids playing hide and seek which made me realize how much I hope God blesses us with a sibling for her. While we searched for our tree LeAnne started collection of precious branches. On the cost front, to our surprise the coin jar we cashed in earlier that day paid for our tree and them some. Definitely a blessing from above! With our three on top of our car, we headed home to decorate. We only put on the lights, tree topper and a few ornaments because Amanda is really excited to help us decorate this year. LeAnne was so excited to check out each and every decoration. We were so impressed when she put the Christmas angel on the tree. I have some really cute videos I will upload later this week if I can solve the technical difficulties.
On a side note... Some of you may know I am way involved in entering giveaways on different blogs. I've been blessed to win quite a few awesome giveaways and I've been introduced to some amazing products in the process. Two of my favorite blogs have teamed up to have an awesome Christmas event called Here comes Santa Claus. I urge you to check out the giveaways at Go Graham Go and Jolly Mom.
Stay tune for more Christmas traditions from the Leonard's. I can't wait to finish decorating with our girls, take the girls to pick out their ornament and bake Christmas cookies together.
Pretty Pretty Lights
LeAnne & Daddy begin the search for our tree
and she's off....
One of LeAnne's precious branches!
Making sure the tree will fit. :-)
Helping daddy secure the tree...
Helping LeAnne put an ornament on the tree
Putting the angel on the tree
Take 2 - Puting Santa on the tree because the Angel's wings need to be fixed. :-)
Isn't she a pretty tree...
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