Cranberry Hootycreeks

INGREDIENTS
5/8 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
Layer the ingredients in a 1 quart or 1 liter jar, in the order listed.
Attach a tag with the following instructions: Cranberry Hootycreeks 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper. 2. In a medium bowl, beat together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until fluffy. Add the entire jar of ingredients, and mix together by hand until well blended. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. 3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges start to brown. Cool on baking sheets, or remove to cool on wire racks.

I gave these as gifts for Christmas this year. They look so festive and yummy. They turn out good to, so they tell me. The ones pictured on top don't have walnuts because I was making them for Ceri (my sister) and she's allergic. But, nuts or no nuts they are supper yummy and super cute. Plus who wouldn't like a cookie named "hootycreek"? The name alone scores it points!

A Swingin' Good Time!

Emmie really enjoys the new swing...not to say she doesn't like being held more... but the swing keeps her happy for a little bit - long enough to allow Matt and I to get some things done around the home that take two hands to do....In Matt's case it's looking up YouTube videos.

The Helicopter

This video is of Matt and his new Helicopter toy

Christmas Day!

My talkative little girl

She's just so cute! I love my little Emmie Grace!

Pajama Day at Adobe!

What is more fun than getting to wear your pj's to school? Besides the crazy juice that must have been spilled in the children's drinking water - we had a great time. These two ladies are my assistants. Kassie on the left and Maryela in the middle - they are awesome! We had a little one who snuck into the picture too - she's a doll! Happy Christmas vacation time!

What a good looking group of children!

Two Months and Sleeping!

Yeah for sleep! For the past three nights Emmie has slept 7 or so without waking up!

Matt and I did a happy dance of joy this morning. It was really funny because just last Sunday I was reading in my "Your Baby's First Year - Week by Week" and it was saying that by the 10th week babies should be able to sleep through the night. When I told Matt he actually laughed out loud - yeah right....our child sleep longer than three hours...no way - but she did it! Yeah for Emmie!

I can't believe how big she is getting! I took her in for her two month well baby check and she weighed in at 10lbs 13oz and measured 22 3/4 inches. They also gave her 5 vaccinations. As the nurses gave her the shots she was looking at me with this face that just screamed "Mommy, why are you letting this happen?!" It was horrible! Good thing for Tylenol also....we would have had a wicked bad day without it! Fortunately there's a whole two months before her next set of shots!

The Non-Dairy Life....

So it's been about 6 weeks now since we figured out that Emmie has a milk (and possibly soy) allergy so therefor I've been off of dairy. It's a rough life. I can not believe how many things have milk/soy protein in it...but I have to tell you it's worth it not to be up with a screaming infant all night long. I've discovered the wonders of almond milk. I like using almond milk to cook with now - it gives everything a sweet vanilla-y taste - try it - you'll be surprised at how good it is! The one up side to this whole non-dairy thing (besides Emmie's new found happiness) is that I've lost a little weight....I guess it's a no brainer when you can't eat ice cream, butter, cheese, cookies...etc...

A Blessing for Emmie

Emmie was blessed this past Sunday by her daddy. It was such a great day. The Root family came and so did the Bennett's. Emmie was surrounded by a lot of people who completely adore her. The blessing was wonderful and Emmie cooperated perfectly. She woke up right as they were saying "amen". I'm so thankful for the priesthood and its power to bless.

Arn't these just the cutest little shoes?








Matt is just the proudest daddy.