Eggless Cookies

EGGLESS COOKIES
 
1 cup butter
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tbs. water
1 tsp. Baking Powder

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla, flour, baking powder and water. Blend well. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 min or until light brown.

I really enjoyed these… I put an m&m in each one just to make them more festive!

6 months old

My baby boy s 6 months old today! I can’t believe just 6 months ago I held him for the first time and cried. He is so big now and I love every minute I get to spend with him. We have had our bumps thus far but for the most part things have gone smoothly. He has 2 bottom teeth and is working on a top tooth…he likes his rice cereal, applesauce, peas, pears, and sweet potatoes…He is getting ready to crawl (he gets up on his hands and knees and rocks) I love him so much. He loves to laugh and talk to any one who will stop and pay attention to him.

I have learned many things in the last few months but the biggest thing I have learned is “it doesn’t matter what the house looks like…if my day was spent teaching Jacob about the Lord!” I love the moments of cuddling, or when I pick him up and he puts both his hands on my face, or when he tries to bite my chin, or when he wakes up in the middle of the night…He is a precious gift from God and I am so thankful for the many lessons I have learned already!

Among other news I can’t wait until Christmas…Looking forward to spending time with all our family and making memories with Jacob!

On Sunday, we didn’t all make it to church…I was once again exhausted from traveling and spent a day relaxing at home.

Monday, we took family pictures at a park close by and did some shopping in the afternoon…We had a great evening playing games.

Tuesday, we all kind of went our own ways…Some went to Tillamock Cheese factory, some stayed home…we played games that afternoon/evening…Melissa and Auntie Ruth played dress-up…

Wednesday was our last day in Portland…We had a wonderful family day playing games, eating, playing with Melissa, watching movies, playing Wii, and enjoying our last day together.

We left Portland Thursday morning and drove the 11 hours back to SF…We were all once again tired.
Friday, we did grocery shopping and recovered from the last road trip. We also celebrated James’ birthday which is actually tomorrow…We watched a movie as a family and then James and I went to bed at 10:30…We were heading home the next day.

That is pretty much my entire vacation in a nut shell…We did have a great time and it was wonderful to see everyone…

That is just our travel plans I am not sure what the days will hold…I am going to be tired but really enjoy the vacation with family.

So to start Christmas vacation I thought I would give you a few funny questions and quotes I have gotten from school kids about my pregnancy! Hope you enjoy!
1. “Ewwww…you can hear the heartbeat? that is gross…it is inside you” a 6th grader
2. “How big is the baby?” Me-”the size of my fist” “Mrs. Ashton you are going to be big!” also a 6th grader
3. “How is the little NFL player doing?” a college student
4. “Hi Crystal” as the student rubs my belly-a 9th grader (they think it is a girl and they call every baby Crystal)
5. “Can you feel it move?” Me-”Just little flutters” “oh that is gross”-a 6th grader
6. When I told a kindergartener he put his hand to his head and made an exasperated sound…
7. “Can I see the baby?” me-”no it is in my belly” “well when is it going to come out?” a 2nd grader
8. A small child when told I have a baby in my belly proceeds to lift her shirt, point to her belly and say “I have baby, too” a 2-year-old
9. “Mrs Ashton, my dad read on facebook that you are going to have a baby?” Me-”yes” “oh, that’s cool…congratulations! When will it be here?” a 5th grader
10. My niece Melissa, while looking at the ultrasound picture on facebook-”I like it! Baby needs a diaper”

Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

So right now I am resting on the couch and James is playing Wii Mario Carts with Ruth and Daniel.  We are looking forward to a great week!

This will be mine and James’ 2nd Christmas as a married couple. ¬†It will however be our first Christmas at home, just the 2 of us. ¬†We will be joining my parents for Christmas dinner. ¬†I am looking forward to the many traditions that we will establish this year. ¬†We just finished decorating on Monday night and I am very excited about it. ¬†We got a 4′ fake tree and it is sitting on our table. ¬†I love our tree. ¬†I would love to have a real one, but I am allergic. To see pictures of our decorated apartment click here I am so thankful for this season and what it represents.

This week has been a very busy Christmas week. ¬†Today I did narration for a k-4/k-5 Christmas program and tonight is the 1st-6th grade Christmas program. ¬†I am not a part of this but since James is I am in a way. ¬†I will be here and be helping out. ¬†I am not upset about this… Remember I like Christmas… it is the kids I can’t handle. jk ¬†On Friday night there is a High School Drama production… yep you guessed it, it is Christmas also!

I hope you are all enjoying your holiday season. ¬†Only 2 1/2 weeks of school before Christmas vacation… then we get 2 weeks off to enjoy all the festivities! ¬†Just don’t forget that Jesus is the one who gave us Christmas… Without Him we would have nothing to celebrate!

We left Oroville at 10:00 at night… Yes, that late! ¬†We arrived at the Vacaville Outlets at Midnight. It was packed and crazy. ¬†Some of the stores had lines down the side of the building and lines around the whole inside of the store. ¬†It was so much fun… we left the outlets at 3:00 and headed to the JC Penney at Hilltop Mall we arrived there at 4:00 and did a little more shopping. ¬†We went to Nations for breakfast and then headed home to get a few hours of sleep before we did more shopping. It was 6:00 and we were all tired, but we were back up and headed out shopping again at 11:00. ¬†We hit Target, Kohl’s, Fry’s and Wal-Mart. ¬†We arrived back home at 4:00 and we are definitely having a lazy evening at home. ¬†Ruth fixed dinner and we are watching a Christmas movie as a family.

Good deals you ask. Of course we got some good deals, but I can’t reveal any of them since that is classified information until Christmas. ¬†James and I did get a 4′ Christmas tree, a tree topper, and some ornaments. ¬†Our first Christmas tree.

Tomorrow we are going to be decorating for Christmas and James and Dad are going to a car show. ¬†We are having a great time and have had many good laughs. ¬†Like today in the car I opened a bag of gummi bears and the bag exploded sending gummi bears all over the backseat. ¬†We picked up as many as we could find and then dad decided to flick them out the window while we were sitting at a stop light. So he did… I found out that my family gets crazy when they are tired. ¬†Check out Pictures here