Lincoln Logs and Legos

Concentration Lips

When Abigail concentrates on something, she usually ends up making these lips :)  She was helping me lay out saltine crackers so we could make Easy Toffee.  I saw it again later in the day when she was painting.

Drinks

Abigail + water + milk = plenty of hydration

Country Ham Steak with Glazed Apples

This is a new recipe we tried tonight found on cooks.com.  It definitely has an interesting combination of foods, but I really liked it.  Jason said, "different but good".  Caden didn't like the apples, and Abigail didn't really like it.  We'll probably try it again anyway.

3 Tbs. butter
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 Tbs. Dijon mustard
2 cups (2 medium) cored, sliced 1/8 inch tart apples
1 lb. (1/2 inch thick) ham steak

In large skillet, melt butter until sizzling; stir in brown sugar and mustard. Add apples.  Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until apples are crispy tender (5 to 7 minutes).  Place ham steak in same skillet, arranging apples on ham steak.  Cover; continue cooking until ham steak is heated through (5 to 7 minutes).

Ice Skating

Caden and I went ice skating for the first time (well, his first time and my first time in like 10 yrs) on the 17th with our good friends, Cheri and Jacob.  It was rough the first loop around, but then Caden got over the fact that he wasn't going to be able to skate the second he got on the ice.  It was much more enjoyable after that.

 We weren't even on the ice...sad...

 Cheri and Jacob

Abigail's Preschool Christmas Program

 Abigail's preschool Christmas Program was on the 19th at 6:30.  She had been practicing for week in school and at home too!  She did such a great job!

It was not easy getting her in this dress, but we compromised with the pink tights.

She sat nicely with us while the other kids ran around...so nice and so different from her brother!

She was getting tired by this point I believe.

Abigail and her buddy, Ethan

Abigail and Nana 

(nice that Nana was able to join us)

Enjoying the treats after the show.

Abigail's other buddy, Ryan and his sister

Cut-Out Cookies

The day after we got the tree, we decided to make cut-out cookies.  The kids were really a big help this year.  I think we all had a good time making these cookies.

This was the taste test...pretty good!