Picture Princess Contest

I have fallen in love with a website!! www.shabbyapple.com has THE cutest dresses for girls (and moms too)! They are having a model search and I think Aubrey Nena Blythe Evanson would be perfect! She's 14 months old and ageing! Getting cuter minute by minute, second by second. Aubrey is a spunky and sassy little munchkin who LOVES the camera (most of the time!!) Isn't she just the SWEETEST ?! She'd look even sweeter in this dress. Little girls and girls dresses from Shabby Baby.

the evolution of living room

I change my mind alot. I always have ideas, ideas, ideas floating around in my cranium. This is an example, if I change my mind about paint, I redo it, even if it's like 10 times, I'll paint 10 times until I love it. I think I'm finally satisfied? I have been waiting for a month for my dandelion decal to get to my house. I ordered it for my Christmas present, isn't is neat?! I got it today and I had to put it up 10 seconds after I opened the package. Now all I need is some colourful pillows to put on my couch and it'll be complete! Maybe, unless I decide I hate it next month...SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!

thinking of commiting suicide?

Then try these bad boys out. If you love peanut butter and want to go into a diabetic coma of goodness, then these are for you...these cannot be anymore fattening or worse for you then they already are. They are to die for!!!

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

1 cup shortening (told you they aren't good for you)

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup packed brown sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

Filling:

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

3 cups icing sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

5 to 6 Tbsp. milk

1) In a large bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars. add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl then add to creamed mixture and mix well.

2) Shape into 1 inch ball (using a cookie scoop works well for this part) and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten balls with a fork, I went horizontal then vertical to make a grid pattern on top. Bake at 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes or until golden . Remove to wire racks to cool.

3) For filling, in a large bowl, beat the peanut butter, icing sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve a good spreading consistency. I used a piping bag to put the icing on one cookie and then smushed another one on, then you dont' have to spread it which sometimes breaks the cookie.

*You could also use your own pb cookie recipie instead of this one, if you think the one you've got is any healthier for you.

Yield: 2 dozen sandwich cookies.

everything

I've been a bad blogger lately, not a post in weeks, how unlike me. So here's a little update on the last couple of weeks. New Years we went to the Stake Family Party and danced the night away until 9 pm (LATE!!!) I forget my camera at home that night so zippo New Years pics. The first week of January we pretty much stuck around home,  It's so annoying bundling up the kids just to walk to get the mail. We turned into hermits and still kind of are until all of this snow goes away! I am starting to think that a mountain range is being formed right in our front yard. Collaboratively Andy and I (well mostly Andy) have shovelled up quite the mound of snow. Yesterday we ventured out to get Aubrey's ears pierced! We thought we'd regret it later, but we don't, it only made her 100 times cuter then she already is!!! She was really brave and only cried for about 20 seconds. I'd venture to say she's the cutest tiny lady in the whole world! 

christmas

Christmas was so fun this year, we had lots of family parties and stuff to do. It was great to spend time with our families, both sides!!! Besides the family fun we ate and ate and ate and ATE!!! Fun Times. Actually more like fat times ... ugh ... resolution time.

why do I live here?

This picture was only the beginning, the drift grew and grew over night. You would not believe how big this sucker got.

So everyone just ask me what I've been doing the last few days.... Go Ahead....

Everyone: "Emily, what have you been doing the last few days?"

ME: " Oh nothing, just been trapped in my house because of a giant snowdrift, my now immaculately laundered and scrubbed down house, that had no water yesterday because it was so cold a water main snapped and they turned off all of the water for the whole town. I did venture out to go to church, prepared an awesome lesson for my class, because I had so much time being trapped indoors I could. Was 5 mintues into the best lesson ever, then got interupted because church got cancelled because it was too cold for life. That's all, going slowly crazy, minute by minute, second by second..."

Friday Night = Movie Night

I thought that it's be a fun idea for me to post a video tonight. Reasons being, I have NEVER posted a video on here before, and I just love this video. You'll love it too I bet. It was happening right before our eyes and we couldn't believe it ourselves... AMAZING.