Valentines Day and the Daybreak Prom!

On Valentines Day Sterling and I ate at The Thai House and then headed to Murray's Art Center for a night of dancing to a live band. They gave a flower to all the women and served refreshments. At intermission some dance students performed three different Salsa dances. Very fun! I'd have to say that this is one of the most fun dates Sterling and I have been on in our 10 years together! I'm sad I don't have a picture with both Sterling and me. We didn't have anyone to take our picture so you'll have to settle for a picture of just me.

Then the next Friday Sterling and I went to Daybreak's Adult Prom! It was fun and made me feel like I was in High School again! It's so fun that we were able to go dancing two weeks in a row. I hadn't been dancing for a few years before this. So it was long overdue!

Karate Kid!

Christian earned his Brown Belt in Karate last Wed.! We're so proud of him. The picture is at the beginning of his test so he doesn't have his brown belt on. He has been working really hard

twice a week for four years to get to this point.

Way to go Christian!

Christian also earned his wolf and three arrow points in Cub Scouts in December!

Thanksgiving

Some of Sterling's Family!

We're all trying to recover from two fun filled days spent celebrating Thanksgiving! This year we went down to Sterling's parent's on Thursday and spent the night. The kids had a blast sleeping in the loft with their cousins (from CO so they don't get to see them very often). We had a great time catching up with Sterling's sister, Celeste and her husband Kevn and kids.

Jason, Christian, and Emilee.

In the evening the older kids and Sterling made things out of Popsicle sticks and glue guns. They had a blast making bridges and houses and Sterling made a huge Turkey!

Jason and Raina

Sterling and I got up at 4 AM to hit some black Friday sales. First we went to Wal-Mart. It was pure chaos. We only had to wait in the check out line for 1 hour and 15 min. Then we went to Kohl's. I think I waited about an hour in that line also. It was crazy but I did get some killer deals so to me it was worth it!

Emilee enjoying her pumpkin pie!

Then we went back to Sterling's parents and got Thanksgiving dinner ready again. 5 of Sterling's siblings plus spouses and kids came on Friday. It was so much fun visiting with everyone! When I first married into Sterling's family gatherings like this were sort of overwhelming because I wasn't used to all the chaos and noise. I' m used to it now. It's crazy, fun and very loud! In the evening we all played Balderdash! It was great fun. I then got the kids ready for bed and we headed home. We got home at 10:30 PM and I was beat. I had been up since 4 AM and didn't get a nap. We had a great Thanksgiving and hope you all did as well!

For South Summit Alumni

I was reading the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday, and came across a weekly article in which people can write recipe requests and The Tribune tries to find it, whether the recipe is from a restaurant or just a long lost favorite recipe. Someone wrote in to get the Almond Cookie Recipe from the South Summit lunch ladies. I've seriously been craving these for 10 years now! I've tried many almond cookie recipes from the internet and none of them come even close. So I was Thrilled that they got the home sized recipe from the lunch ladies! I wanted to post it here in case any of you have been craving them as much as I have!

Almond Cookie

1 Cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
2 1/3 Cups brown sugar (not packed)
2 Eggs
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups Flour
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and almond extract and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture until combined. Drop by teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet. Press down. Bake 8-10 minutes. Over baking will dry them out.
Servings: 4 dozen

Enjoy!

4th Folder 4th Picture

I was tagged a long time ago by Beau to go to my Fourth Folder and find my Fourth Picture and describe it. This is Emilee at the Oregon Coast when we were out there for my nieces' wedding! We had so much fun that day. After the coast we went to an Animal Rescue Shelter that rescues hurt sea animals. We got to see baby sea lions playing! It was so cute! Then we went to a local pizza place and had dinner. The next day we headed back home and drove 14 hours straight. Crazy!

I tag Tahnie

One Word Tag!

One word Tag
You have to stick to one word answers! Here goes...
1. Where is your cell phone? Car
2. Where is your significant other? Computer
3. Your hair color? Brown
4. Your mother? Enlightened
5. Your father? Caring
6. Your favorite thing? Vacation
7. Your dream last night? None
:)8. Your dream/goal? Organized
9. The room you're in? Office
10. Your hobby? Crafts
11. Your fear? Alone
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Away
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? Energized
15. One of your wish-list items? Minivan
16. Where you grew up? Utah
17. The last thing you did? Read
18. What are you wearing? Jeans
19. Your TV? Old
20. Your pet? Scared
21. Your computer? Love
22. Your mood? Sick
23. Missing someone? Yes
24. Your car? Old
25. Something you're not wearing? Perfume
26. Favorite store? Costco
27. Your summer? FUN
28. Love someone? Sterling
29. Your favorite color? Red
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? weeks
I TAG... Tahnie, Alayna, Alisha, Beau, Amanda

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