David got an awesome frisbee a couple weeks ago and we’ve been having fun playing with it:

On a side note, how freaking adorable is my house?! I absolutely love my log cabin.  I routinely think about the fact that a log cabin in the middle of nowhere is one of my favorite vacation spots and [...]

I’ve been such a slacker about posting lately.  Its been a rough, rough month.  I filed our taxes today, and while we’re supposed to get a good refund I have NO faith in my ability to do the taxes, so I’m crazy-worried I did it wrong and we’ll be waiting on our refund for weeks [...]

* 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter softened
* 1 teaspoon clear almoond extract
* 4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar (approximately 1 lb.)
* 2 tablespoons milk
Beat on high with a mixer [...]

We had another appointment yesterday with the orthopedic surgeon, and Ellie’s arm is healing very nicely. So, she’ll stay in her current cast for several more weeks and we’re not going to have to worry about surgery/pins. WHEW!

David got some AMAZING pictures of Ellie today!

Thank you to everyone who’s been thinking of Ellie and praying for her – she is feeling so much better!  She’s only had a couple doses of Motrin since yesterday morning, and she seems to be back to her old self today!  She’s cheerful and self-sufficient again – when I tried to help her go [...]

Happy Easter from all of us!

Be sure to look in the gallery for more cute pictures!