Fancy Nancy

My sister, Amie, has the cutest little girl named Olivia. Olivia is currently, (almost), 2 1/2, but she thinks that she is much older. She is in charge. It is darling. She is just like her mother!

The other day she pooped in her diaper. Amie tried to convince her to change her diaper but Olivia didn't want to. Amie listed all the reasons why she should change her diaper, (you don't want to sit in poop, you might get a rash, it's gross, etc.). Olivia turned to her and said, "Mom, stop talking".

A child who knows what she wants and will not be swayed.

For halloween Olivia was "Fancy Nancy" from the Fancy Nancy books, (she LOVES to read). Her are a few pictures of her cuteness.

Halloween Party

Every year Craig's sister Sheila, throws a giant family Halloween party. She started the tradition with her husband, Mike, whose favorite holiday was Halloween, and after he died she continued the tradition and now does it with Sherry. It is a huge event and the kids look forward to it all year!

This year Becky and Monte's son, Ryan, was getting baptised and so we got to go up for the baptism and go to the halloween party. Carrie and Allen donated their house and we had a BASH!! There was even a super haunted house in the basement!

The donught eating contest was so funny. Even the little kids took a turn. The most fun to watch were the "big boys"!

One of the big hits of the night was the new karaoke machine. Everyone sang and it was so much fun. The 80's hits really got the older crew going. The kids sand Hanna Montana and High School Musical 3. Even those who said they were not going to sing were eventually belting it out. It was great fun!

Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment. We especially enjoyed having John McCain and Sarah Palin join us!

Cookie Class

I taught a cookie decorating class at my house today and it was so much fun. Instead of using decorating bags I put the icing in Wilton squirt bottles. We outlined each cookie and waited about five minutes for the outline to dry. After it is dry you "flood" the inside with frosting. It was very easy and the cookies looked great! Even the kids did a marvelous job. Here are a few pictures of our finished products.




This is Aaron's cookie. Yes, there is a cookie in there!

For those of you that are interested, here is the recipe for the icing:

1 2lb bag powdered sugar (spprox 7 1/2 cups)
2 Tbsp meringue powder
1 tsp vanilla
3/4- 1 cup of water

Mix the powdered sugar, the meringue powder, the vanilla and 3/4 cup of water. Add the last 1/4 cup of water slowly, until the frosting is the right consistency. When you lift the beaters from the icing the drips should slowly disappear into the surface.

When the frosting is done, pour it into the bottles using a measuring cup. Add some cake frosting color and stir with a knife. When you are done you can just put the lid on and stick it in the fridge to use later--I love it!

I'm at Carrie's House

Here's a short post from my sister-in-law Carrie's house. We came up for my nephew Ryan's baptism and had our annual Halloween party. Lots of fun--pictures to come.