Cookie Ingredients

We recently spent the weekend making cookies for our local friends, family and teachers. I have posted the ingredients for each cookie for food allergy information. The ingredients are not listed in the order of amount like regular listings.  Merry Christmas!!

Spritz Cookies:
butter, sugar, baking poweder, egg, vanilla, almond extract, flour

Peanut Butter Blossoms:
shortening, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, egg, milk, vanilla, flour

Ginger Snaps:
flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, ground cloves, salt, shortening, sugar, eggs, molasses, sugar

Peppermint Meringues:
egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, sugar, candy cane, red food coloring

Orange-Chocolate Rounds:
butter, sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, vanilla, flour, shredded orange peel, unsweetened chocolate

Snickerdoodle Pinwheels:
sugar, cinnamon, butter, cream cheese, baking powder, egg, vanilla, flour

Coffee Crisps:
instant coffee, butter, sugar, salt, eggs, flour, powdered sugar, whipping cream

Pecan Balls:
butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, flour, pecans

We finally moved!

Mt. Tabor Park

 I am in heaven here! I love the trees and the weather for sure, but overall life is very good in our new place. The kids started school last week and it seems to be going okay. The little ones have adapted pretty well and are starting to make some friends. It is a little tougher for Lance because 10th grade is not a fun time to move. I have to say that he has had the best attitude and keeps trying every day. We really hope the light at the end of his tunnel comes soon. He misses his friends and hasn't found the "geeks" here yet, if you are to ask him about school. He does have orchestra as a class and is going to try out to play first violin on Friday. I think that is where he is going to find his friends. I included pictures from my favorite place on earth...the rose garden. I could go there every day and just sit in the flowers. One of the best parts of moving has been that we are close to Ryan's family. His mom drives over to visit and we got to go to her house for her birthday party. We get to see his cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents often also. Now all we need is some visitors from home to share our new place with and everything will be perfect (that is an invitation for you all!)

First day of elementary school

First day of 10th grade

At the rose garden

Grandma's birthday party

Our move

It is official we are moving July 6th to Portland, OR. We are all excited about the move for different reasons. Lance is looking forward to some of the new things offered at the high school we have picked out, but hates leaving all of his friends. Liam is excited about all the outdoor fun to be had, he just doesn't know he is excited yet:) And Shella May is so excited that Portland is a big bike city (plus she just cares that she is with mom and dad always). We are all sad to leave our friends,but we will stay in touch through Facebook and we will come back to MN to visit. I am excited to live by so many of our Pacific Northwest friends. To those friends and family that live in MN we would love to put a date on our calendar to see you before we leave.