I have finally come up with some time to sit down and catch up on pictures and journaling since being stricken with a type of food poisoning called Shingella. It is insidious and you don't overcome it easily. I will let you look it up because describing the effects of Shingella is pretty gross. I think I will still be tired for some time but happy to be able to leave the house when I want.
I have been working on perfecting my french bread. The key to a good french bread is steam. I have to spray it with water throughout the baking process but it is worth it in the end. I would love a commercial steam blasting oven but the spray bottle is going to have to do for now.
Sarah enjoying the fruits of my labors.
These are blackberry window shortbread cookies I made for Christmas. They are yummy and I could have eaten the entire batch myself. I thought the little blackberry clamshells were cute containers to use to give the cookies out for gifts.
These are petite fours I made for a dessert contest at Alan's work. I didn't win but I still think they turned out awesome. They are devil's food cake coated in chocolate ganache filled with tart cherry filling. Yum and very rich.
Christmas Eve we usually let the kids open a present which is always pajamas. You would think they would catch on by now.
What are these? Oh, pajamas. Thanks mom and dad.
Do they not look incredibly thrilled! The funny thing is they wear them all the time now and love them more than all of their other jammies!
Sarah got a Fashion Designer kit for Christmas. She has been creating outfits ever since.
It came with all of these design you can create, the crayons and markers to color them, even a portfolio to keep all of your designs in.
She got that big bear too. Jacob gave it to her. What a little cutie pie!!
Daniel has been up since 4 am. The day has finally caught up with him. He got a giant remote control Baja for Christmas and was out of his mind excited to play with it. You can't tell from this picture of course, but he was all smiles this year.
Jacob got his own phone for Christmas and spends most of his time taking pictures and videos with it rather than using it as an actual device for communication. I love that I can get a hold of him now when I need to and he loves the extended freedom he has because he is only a phone call away.
We have been doing a minimum of activities since then and trying to really spend some quality time together as a family. We have spent so much of our lives really busy and involved in so many things. I takes away from the family unit really growing together. At the end of the day, I love knowing my kids would rather be home with Alan and I than anywhere else in the world by themselves.
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