Christmas 2009

Here are just a few Christmas pictures. We really enjoyed time with family...the Jorgensens and the Rowleys. Taylor made out like a bandit and doesn't even know it!! She really enjoys her new toys!

Canyoneering in October!!

Taylor's Winter Coat

While we were home for Thanksgiving, Mom let me go through her old fabric scraps. I found some nice red sweatshirty material. I also found a pattern for a cute little hoodie. I already had the fleece at home, so all I had to buy was a $2 zipper and walah!! Cheapest jacket that this little girl has!!

Gotta love laundry day!! This is the best way for me to get the clothes folded after they come out of the dryer!

Pumpkin Pecan Pie

So Rob wanted pecan pie for Thanksgiving and I figured that I could do that much since he didn't get to be at home with his family. I told my mom that I was going to make one and she suggested a pumkpin pecan pie and rob agreed. It turned out amazing!! Not only did it look pretty but it might be my favorite pie ever. Here is the recipe...

3/4 c brown sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. salt

1 c canned pumpkin

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 c dark corn syrup

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 unbaked 9 in. pie shell

3/4 c corsely chopped pecans

20 pecan halves

whipped cream

Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add pumpkin, eggs, corn syrup, and vanilla; beat well. Pour into pie shell - sprinkle with chopped pecans. ( I just mixed them in before I filled the shell.) Place the half pecans on the top. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350 and bake for 25 more minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center of the pie comes out clean. (I had to bake it a little longer than the 25 minutes.) Cool.

Dress for Taylor

I never thought that I would enjoy sewing like I do! Just ask my old Young Womens leaders. We needed a new dress for Taylor and so I decided to tackle the challenge. For my first dress, I'm fairly impressed with how it turned out!

My Little Mover

My Husband ... The Chef

So Rob decided that he wanted to make some banana bread. He insisted on making it himself...because he wanted to make me a treat. The recipe that I have isn't very specific; it's just a list of ingredients. I told him kinda what order to do things to make the bread turn out. Well, the bananas were frozen and he defrosted them a little, but added them to the mix still fairly frozen. Because the bananas were frozen, the shortening started clumping up and wouldn't beat out. Well, this is my brilliant husbands solution...
You notice that the mixer bowl is sitting in a plastic bowl. Rob had me fill the plastic bowl with warm water while we mixed. I was a little hesitant at first...but we did it, and I'm proud to way it worked. The shortening smoothed out and the bread turned out amazing!! :) Why do I ever even doubt him?!?!?!
Oh...and I had to include a cute pic of Tay. She loves her new backpack, even though she's still a little small for it. I tried to take her out of it and put her in her walker, which she loves, and she threw a fit. She sat in the backpack for about 5 minutes before she would let me take her out!!