Gluten Free changes everthing!

The summer of 2012 I found out I had Celiac Disease which is the need to avoid gluten in all things. It has been I life changing thing. In the fall of that year we decided to take Bekah off Gluten as well. A year later we are doing so much better. I am thankful for all the research that has made my life so much easier and I am especially grateful for my friend Jill Nystel  and her blog www.onegoodthingbyjillie.com  for helping us go GF and for all of her great recipes! So now that we have some control over this crazy life we lead I will start posting on this blog again! 

Random Things!

Ray got to set on Santa's lap at the ward party, and tell him what everyone wanted for Christmas.

He did a great job!
Apparently, Ray & Weston want scooters, Ellie wants a music player, Bekah wants a Barbie, and Mom & Dad want a Clean house.

The Polar Express

Ellie & Anna(Ellie's BFF) and I signed up to volunteer on the Polar Express Train this holiday season. I got to be a reader/host.
Ellie and Anna were Elves.

They even got to pick their own elf names, Candy Cane and Glitter.
The girls and I had a lot of FUN and are already looking forward to next year.

My Birthday

Ellie has become quite the little baker/cook lately, she made and decorated this cake for my birthday

Happy 29 to me again!

Gingerbread Houses

Our family theme this year was Nursery Rhymes!

Ellie made the 3 little pigs Christmas!

House of Bricks

House of Sticks

House of Straw

We are not sure what Nursery Rhyme Weston came up with,

However it sure looked cool!

Inside too!

Bekah decided on Away in a Manger.

It turned out great and sold at the auction for $23.

Ray made Humpty Dumpty!
It sold at the auction for $10.
Gramie Anderson bought it, so Ray is excited to get to eat it after the holidays.

I was inspired by the Author/Illustrator Night at the library and made a scene from the book "Snowman at Night" by Caralyn and Mark Beuhner.

Snowball fight!
We turned our houses into the auction, right before going to Author's Night and I just relaxed and enjoyed the evening and didn't take one picture.

Grma Susy came up with this awesome clock from 3 Blind Mice Nursery Rhyme. It sold at the auction for $60.

This was my favorite house/castle at the Auction, such cute ideas for next year.

Thanksgiving Pies

I got to make pies(2 pumpkin, 1 apple,1 cherry, & 1 banana cream) this year for Thanksgiving with Lyn's family.
I had a lot of fun using my mother's pie crust cutter, from Williams~Sonoma.

I love the way the cherry one turned out! It looks so festive!