Stephen's Birthday and more...

 Stephen turned 9 a week ago..oops..i mean 2 weeks ago, time went so fast at the E's

 He was quite excited about this present!

 It's been quite cold around here 2 weeks ago...

 ...even the pond froze over there were really weird formations/pictures/cuts (whatever you want to call them) on the ice as seen above:)

 ...

 Ice! :)

 Micah and Stephen flying planes...

 "i was crawling through grass behind the tree i leveled my cannon (oops i mean my Nikon) but it was still too far away then creeping closer it was almost in range! then bam bam bam i got it!"

but alas despite all my pains i didn't get many good pictures for all my labors :(  :)

 Stephens birthday desert (sorry i didn't get a better pic)

We had a fun night at the G's

Next our SA trip!

Pumpkin Pie Recipe

And yes you will have to wait to see pictures of my adorable new niece and our stay at the E's while i do some catch up posting :) 

 I know it isn't fall but i thought I'd share this pumpkin pie recipe just because it's so good! :)

in goes the pumpkin...

 then the eggs...

 and sour cream...

 ...maple syrup...

 and then all the spices and salt...

 It never looks very appetizing at this stage...

 or when you start mixing them up...

 But now it looks better!

 Then you can either make your own pie crusts or i buy gluten free pie crusts from whole foods

 Pour into pans...

 ...

 and bake at 425 for15 min and then at 350 for 30-40 min!

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream!

Chloe is here...

...follow the link below to see the birth announcement

valkommenestate.blogspot.com/2015/01/baby.html

Christmas!

 Various...

 ...and Christmas morning!

 Stephen opens a present while sucking on a lollipop :)

 Daddy with his gag tie i gave him :) :D ;)

 Andrew showing his bumper stickers to me :) ;)

 I'm SO excited about this present! Nate and Kate gave us a portable volley ball net!!!!!!

Thanks so much N & K!

 Elisha with her new sewing machine!

 Moms lovely brunch...

 Stephen with his R/C car!

 The dinner table! Turned out quite nice if I say so myself! :)

 A neat pen I got :)

 Yum!!!

 Talking while drinking non alcoholic sparkling cider!

 Stephen's quite excited!!

 Art

And for desert we had peppermint cheesecake coated in chocolate on a Popsicle stick!

They were quite good!

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!