Preschool Christmas Program

The littles had their Christmas program on Thursday and both boys did really well. They knew their songs and Samuel knew his lines. Somehow Asher ended up being the front row all by himself, which was.......entertaining.

Cookies With Mimi (Picture Heavy)

Mimi was here for a visit this week and made cookies with the boys. She had brought with her the cutest sprinkles ever from an Amish community in Iowa. I think some of the cookies were more sprinkles than actual cookies. And I think the boys ate as many sprinkles as they put on cookies.

Blue and green dolphins.

Pink pigs, rainbow butterflies.

Black and white cows.

Asher's 4th Birthday!

Asher turned 4 yesterday. He got his birthday crown at school in the morning, which thrilled him to no end, and we had a nice celebration at home last night. He's such a sweet kid, happy about every little part of his special day.

Spencer's 7th Birthday

Spencer turned 7 this past Monday and we had a great day. Here are some photos.

Interesting Craft/Project Today

I'm learning so much, hopefully the boys are too! A couple of things we learned today: the inside temp of the Great Pyramid is a constant 68 degrees, it is located at the exact center of the earth's land mass and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World still standing.

He Loves Me!

Something you may not know about me is that I have a bit of a sock fetish. My favorites are wool socks, not of the 2-inch thick winter sport variety, but awesome, everyday-casual-style wool socks. Hubby not only humors my addiction, he single handedly feeds it. You can imagine how excited I was to get a surprise package today with a return address of The Sock Company!

Science Experiment: Making Butter

We didn't exactly churn it, but I wouldn't let the boys use the standing mixer either. The boys each got a jar of cream to shake into butter. I didn't let the cream get to room temp first, so it took longer than it should've, but once it started hardening it went quickly.

The liquid leftover is buttermilk. I think we could've made more butter and had less buttermilk, but the boys were getting impatient to see the fruits of their labor. Isaac has now requested buttermilk biscuits, anyone have a good recipe?