Grandma's Fudge

Every year for Christmas we make my Grandma Chatterton's fudge.

It is seriously the best no-fail, rich and creamy, smooth fudge.

Our whole family looks forward to making it and giving it out.

Caleb had to do a report for school on President Eisenhower. For extra credit he could make the president's favorite dessert for the class.

A google search linked Caleb to a recipe for "Million dollar fudge" that was reported to be President Eisenhower's most favorite dish.

As I started making the recipe, I realized that it was exactly Grandma Chatterton's recipe!

Sam found out we were making fudge and when I told him this story he said

"for real?" Grandma Chatterton made President Eisenhower fudge!"

Yep! She did...well maybe!

Mara's Birthday Party {6}

Mara invited five friends to her party this year! Four from her school class and Mallory who just moved in down the street! She chose a lady bug cake that Sarah and I made, and I picked up the girls from school. They were ao excited. I now know why people use the phrase "giddy as a school girl". We played "Just Dance" and jumped on the trampoline.

Top: Preslee Sowers, Lily LaDeau Bottom: Mallory Krum, Emma Bailey, Jenna Holland, Mara

We made pizza: Lily and Preslee

Emma Bailey and Mara

Mallory and Emma A.

and we made bottle cap bracelets. Mara, Emma, Jenna, Lily, Preslee

Lady Bug Cake for a Six year old Mara!

Yiaya and Papou came for Emma's birthday. They wanted Mara to open her present from them before they left, so early Monday morning, Mara got a early birthday present!

The Long awaited....JULIE!

Surrounded!

I never thought I would see Ryan surrounded by little girls who hang on his every word, and make up funny verses to "The Wheels on th Bus".
Yep! He's whooped. they have him wrapped right around their little fingers. And he loves it....and I love it.

Valentine's Day 2012

Pulling up to Everything!

Yep, She pulls herself up to everything. Even under the table. And she thinks she is so BIG!

Mara is a little mommy! She loves to hold Annalee....

Even when she is bouncing on a bouncy ball (Emma's Birthday Present- Best $7 we ever spent, all kids have loved it!)

Emma's B-B-B-Birthday {4}

Purse cake Please!

Muck boots Thank you!

Phone calls with Grandma!

Gifts Galore!

Sumday best with the Girlies!

LOVE THIS GIRL! SHE CERTAINLY HAS A STYLE ALL HER OWN.

I love Emma for her imagination.

Her love of life

Her determination (most days)

Her sense of who she is

Her poses

Her dances

Her sass!

Love you much miss Emma Lou!

Early Birthday Present

We don't usually have each of the kids buy a present for the one whose birthday it is, simply because we don't need that many things, and that would be a LOT of presents. But Caleb is always one to find something to give. So for Emma's birthday, we saw the fairy lanterns on pinterest and he had to try it. So we cut open a glow stick, shook it into a mason jar, added glitter, and walah! Emma had a fairy lantern to fall asleep with! She loved it! Happy early birthday my lovely Four year old!

Flewing

This morning Emma crawled into my bed and said "Mom, last night I had a dream that a dragon fly came into my room and then it was FLEWING into the night." And it was OURS favorite colors.

I know that I should correct her, but it is so cute to me when they discover new words of their language. I just smiled and asked just what those colors were.

Of course they were pink and purple.

Room Sharing

Caleb, Max and Annalee share a room at the moment. There is a free bedroom downstairs, but I am waiting to move the boys until I can paint it and fix it up, so for now, there are three in a room.

I put Annalee in bed last night and even though she was asleep, when I laid her down she woke. I sneeked out and figured eventually she would go back to sleep. Well, she didn't. She started crying harder and harder and I was already in bed not wanting to leave it, hoping she would give up eventually. I was right. She stopped crying. I was just drifting off to sleep when she started crying again. Thinking she would go back to sleep again, I let her be. Then I heard....

"Mom" right next to my bed, and Annalee took a big sigh.

Caleb then pipes in......

"I've been walking the floors with her, but she just wants you."

Just Wondering....{Annalee}

Just wondering.... If you got any IN you?

Sunday Night Sock Attack

Make sure you have socks on. When the boss says go, try to pull off everyone else's socks while protecting your own. Once your socks are both off, you're out and have to sit on the couch. Last one with a sock on wins. Scramble to get two socks on again hurry quick so you can get the tall ones, they are harder to get off.

So crazy, silly, and fun. We laughed so hard we cried.

Noah

Somebody put a bunch of toilet paper in the toilet. Now it can't be flushed until somone reaches in and takes it out. When questioning who that somebody was who filled the toilet with toilet paper Noah pipes up..."this person's name starts with an "E", ends with an "A" and also includes the letter "M" twice.

I Love how fast he thinks.