WISHING YOU A VERY SWEET CHRISTMAS!

Gingerbread Cookies Yummy!

Thank You MELANIE for the best Gingersnap Cookie Recipe! I made them yesterday for our Carlson family party!

Ginger Snaps

1 1/2 cups butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
4 1/2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt

Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and molasses, mix well. Add dry ingredients. Roll into balls and roll in sugar. Bake on un-greased cookie sheets at 375 for 10-12 minutes - if you only leave them in 9 minutes, they are chewy good. Once cooled, dip one half into melted white chocolate!

Girls Trip to Las Vegas

Thanks to my cute sister Morgan who bought me a ticket to Celine Dion and my mom who treated us with the airfare and lodging. My mom, Sisters & Sister in Laws, took off to Vegas for a long weekend. We had a blast! We mostley shopped the entire time and that is always fun for me. We spent an hour and a half in Sephora putting make up on each other. Went to Whole Foods, Trader Joes, H&M,Cheesecake Factory, In'n Out Burger (twice). Other highlights from the trip for me was the Treasure Island Breakfast Buffet that had fresh homemade donuts and to top it all off, as we were walking out they handed us fresh Cotton Candy. My sister and I also each won $250 on the same slot machine. That was exciting! I can't wait for our next girl trip. Thanks Mom & Mo!

COUSINS CLUB

EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING WE GET ALL OF THE COUSINS TOGETHER FOR COUSIN'S CLUB. WE TAKE TURNS HAVING IT AT EACH OTHERS HOUSES. THIS IS WHAT WE DID TODAY! THE KIDS LOVE GETTING TOGETHER AND THE MOMS LOVE GETTING A NICE 3 HOUR BREAK! IT IS NICE WE ALL LIVE SO CLOSE TOGETHER.

IT IS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!

WE GOT OUR FIRST BIG SNOW STORM THIS WEEKEND! IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY. EVERYONE WAS OUT WITH THEIR KIDS SLEDDING AND PLAYING. CAVIN HELPED BEAU SHOVEL THE WALKS. WE HOPE CHRISTMAS EVE WILL BRING US MORE SNOW. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE WAKING UP ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH A BLANKET OF FRESH WHITE POWDER!

CAVIN & HIS DOG ON A WINTERY MORNING WALK