Winter Greetings

Well, winter is definitely here, even though the calendar says it isn't supposed to show up for two more weeks ... Brrrr !!!



Our first snow storm




For years now we have seen " The Melodies of Christmas" at my parent's house on Christmas Day, but this year we actually got to see it in real life ... I absolutely LOVED this show ... the symphony ... the songs ... the festive feeling ... the spirit of giving ... the love <3. Thanks Gordon and Sue for watching little Landon so that we could go.

Melodies of Christmas with the family






Wishing you a safe and warm holiday season


Next up, Christmas then Landon's 1st birthday ... WHOA! I feel like I've blinked and 2009 came and went ...

Landon's modeling shoot

We had fun trying to come up with a picture for Landon's 1st birthday party invitation.











we decided on this one ...

Thanksgiving

Well, we missed Thanksgiving this year .... thanks to the stomach bug. Landon brought it home from school on Monday and Dave and Jackson came down with it on Wednesday night. By Friday afternoon everyone was feeling [I never got it], so we met up with Dave's family for the day. By Sunday, they all had the stomach bug ... I'm sure it was just coincidence ;) UGH! Beware, I may be the HOST ...

Full speed ahead ...

I've neglected my blog and I apologize to all those non-Facebook users who used to come here for an update on what's been going on. I'll try to do better. Or, you could join Facebook [wink,wink]. There's too much to post, but I've selected some photos from over the past few months. So, grab a chair .. and a drink ... and a snack or two and get cozy. Happy viewing

May


June


July


August was fun w/ hats


September

October


... and now you're current ... and hopefully still awake :)

Lemon Sheet Cake

INGREDIENTS

* 1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
* 4 eggs
* 1 (15.75 ounce) can lemon pie filling
* 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix and eggs until well blended. Fold in pie filling. Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
2. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.