One of my new favorite things!

Apple Dumplings

2 Granny Smith apples
2 cans crescant rolls
2 sticks butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
cinnamon
1 small can Mountain Dew

Peel and core apples. Cut apples into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescant roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan. Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

I'm not the Griswalds either!

Ok here are our totally weak lights! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA but at least I tried!

Christmas Eve

Well we had the annual Christmas Eve party here at our house. We had our favorite pizza, pasta salad with lots of veggies to make up for the pizza and my favorite punch! I also made the pretzel rollos and blonde brownies especially for Connor and Ryan! Grandma Susan recited her favorite Christmas story of Pedro. The kids acted out the Nativity story and then the opening of Christmas pj's!! It was lots of fun and I can't wait for bed! Which will be awhile I guess since I have lots of wrapping to do and the kids just started the Elf movie!

Gingerbread houses!

Elle made team!

well Elle was pulled aside in gymnastics today and auditioned for the girls gymnastics team and she made it! They can't believe how fast she is learning and of course how naturally talented she is :) This is a good thing in many ways. One, she sometimes got a little bored in pre-team because they don't do the fun exciting stuff, it's pretty basic and Elle was a little more advanced to begin with. Of course this means, more expenses, different practice times which could have me at the gym for 3 hours 3 days a week between AJ and Elle, but she is thrilled and of course we are honored! The girls coach is of course Russian and totally amazing! So we'll try it out and see! (of course the girls team leotards are gorgeous)