Christmas in review

Christmas Eve

Christmas Sunday

Christmas Sunday

John was showering -so MIA! I got to get him in some pictures!

Kids with Santa

Our ward Christmas party with Santa. Matthew asked for some superhero toys as Santa asks Izzie what she wants, she being shy doesn't say anything, then Matthew says, "Just give her something Princess, she likes that." Izzie nods and I laugh!

Christmas 2010

Izzie or my reindeer?



Piper as a reindeer..can you tell he hates it! HA!

His little sweater kills me!

Some of the decorations around the house

I love these little snowman candles

Mr. Snowman...wish I could sit like that.

Dancing Santa - one of the kids favorite.

Our stocking hanging on the fireplace..opps I mean stairs.

Our tree this year-the kids helped put up the decorations on the tree- some branches got 3 to 4 balls on it! To funny.

I love Christmas time!!!!

Such slow postings

I am so slow getting postings up for Christmas. But here they are. We had a great Christmas, the kids made out like kings. They had so many presents they wanted to keep playing with the one they opened instead of keep unwrapping more. It could of taken hours if we didn't help out. However the most excited participate in our family is Piper. He loves presents, especially when they are for him!


Here is Izzie with her skirt that Grandma Jaggi made (she made one for all her grand-girl babies- how awesome is that?! Can I have one too??!!).

Our Christmas morning and yes that was our tree for the year. All that can fit in our apartment. We opened presents in our house then walked up to grandparents and uncle and aunt's house to open more and to eat yummy goodies. It was a good day.

12 days of Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28GUU1YbP_E

I heard this a few days ago and had to find it again!

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

Christmas time

Since we moved in October our household has been sick - we share it, and cough together. It has been pretty awful with all this sickness. I have had it for two weeks straight and the kids go back and forth. John has some kind of amazing immune system and has only gotten sick a tiny bit. But that has made Christmas time hard - no cooking, singing (unless you count froggy sounds), parties, or even church. We probably are on the inactive list since we are sick EVERY Sunday. I feel bad for Matthew because he asks to go to church, but who wants a snotty nose kid at church- not me!!! But here is a picture of my darling daughter who went to church with daddy all by herself. I have so many Christmas dresses I don't know which one she should wear! Ahh! I just want her to wear them before she gets to big!


Yes, that is a tiny smile! (dang my camera is so slow)



Fixing my shoes - she loves shoes!

Going to church in my silk dress with velvet coat - ahh love it!

Try it - you will NEVER know!

If you love dark chocolate or just chocolate you will LOVE this. Plus it is so easy to make and you will never know. I tested out John and Matthew and they had NO CLUE it was made with Tofu. Matthew couldn't get enough of it. To make it even more special add fat free whipped cream!

Tofu Mousse

Makes 4 servings

One package silken tofu (don't get the firm stuff)
2 tsp. pure vanilla
12 oz. semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate (chips or bars) (I used semi-sweet)
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In a bowl of a food processor, puree tofu until completely smooth. Add vanilla, scraping the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is combined. In the microwave, melt chocolate, stirring every 30 seconds to make sure it doesn't scorch. Add melted chocolate to tofu mixture and process until smooth and thick. Divide mousse into four ramekins and allow to set in the refrigerator for at least one hour.

Tofu mousse is one of those recipes. Tofu mousse? Yep, tofu. Not only can you not tell that the base is made out of silken tofu, rather than eggs and cream, but the best thing about it is the texture. I think the texture is even better than the real thing -- it is lighter and fluffier.
Besides being low in fat, the recipe has no added sugar, and if you use bittersweet chocolate, there will be even less actual sugar in your mousse.

Christmas and New Years

We had a very low key Christmas and loved it. Matthew made out like a bandit. And Izzie got a few toys. Good thing she doesn't care! New Year's was nice, we had a few friends over and some of my in-laws. We even made it to MIDNIGHT! Then I got the stomach flu and hated the rest of the weekend! Yucky sickness!

Book

The Christmas Promise by Donna VanLiere

I just finished this book and loved it. If anyone wants to borrow it I would be happy to let you read it. I got it from the library so we are on borrowed time too. It is a fast read and gets you in the RIGHT Holiday spirit!

Some of my favorite things..on my tree.

I would post a picture of my Christmas tree - but it is sooooo sad this year. Matthew likes to rearrange things on the tree and with a few things broken, our tree this year is just a sad one. But I wanted to post some of my favorite things on it.

This was given to me by John when we were engagement and it started a tradition. Every year we find an ornament to remind us of that year.


My Seminary teacher gave this to me. Her parents were on a Mission in Jerusalem and sent one to the whole class.



This is for Piper. He is a good dog most the time. At least I have no Cheerios on my floor!


My sister Jennifer made this in 1981 and my mom gave it to me when I got married. It has been my favorite since I was a kid.

John's work party

Here is a recent family picture of us - not great but it is the best we can do sometimes! We are heading to John's work Holiday dinner and taking the kids to the sitters. Dropping the kids off was the best part of the night!