Per Mark, the pie was GREAT! Better than Banana Pudding even…. must be the crust!

Finally, after a couple of extra days, the painters have finished…. well, almost finished. But they assure me that the small amount of touch up work tomorrow will take less than an hour. The new color looks much better, and the walls are so clean!! So, as soon as the smell evacuates, we should be back to normal. Hurray!

Wilson test drives the sled he got for Christmas.

Frozen Bunny

Sam’s snowman crashed in the sleet before we could photograph it. BooHoo.

January 31, 2007
Cake and presents for breakfast!! Happy Birthday, Sam.

Happy Birthday, Sophie!
January 25, 2007

Today I tried something new. Silicon bakeware.

For Christmas this year, both my mother and my sister-in-law gave me silicon bakeware items. I’ve seen them in the stores, and even given some as gifts. But never dared to purchase any for myself. Let me just say, WOW!

The bundt pan by Le Creuset from my mom made the MOST BEAUTIFUL cake. Not one single crumb stuck to the pan. My only critique would be that the center of the cake didn’t brown as much as the outside. But who cares? At least it’s not stuck to the pan!!

For my money, this silicon bakeware is going on the top of my gift list for wedding showers. Thanks Mom! Thanks Nichole!

This looks like a fun idea to try. We just finished talking about polar bears in science, so maybe we’ll give this a whirl. Check out the Family Fun website for lots of other cute ideas.