Snow in Yakima

We finally got snow in Yakima!! As I blog we have 7 inches!!! It is not the record snow fall that Anchorage got this year, but we are pretty excited about what we have!!

Thank you Jesus for the snow!!

Homemade Mozzarella Cheese

             Our friend came over last week to make homemade Mozzarella Cheese with us.

 A WHOLE gallon of milk and this was all the cheese we got. . . now I see why mozzarella is a little spendy.

 A gallon of milk heated to 88 degrees, a little Rennet and a little citric acid.

 And we have mozzarella Cheese!

       The boys enjoyed eating it, it was squeaky in our teeth and they thought that was cool!

Bennjamin makes dinner!

For Christmas Bennjamin got a super fun cook book and so he made us dinner!!

Benn loves to be in the kitchen helping me with anything and everything. Aside from putting food in and taking food out of the oven and chopping a couple things. Benn made this whole dinner by himself. . .

 Well, he also had a super cute sous chef!

 

 Benn made a yummy vinaigrette for his colorful rainbow salad!

 For the main course Benn and Josiah made us some delightful, filling and super cheesy PIZZA!

"Worlds Best Brownies" for dessert. . . let me tell you, they were the BEST I have ever had!!

Baby enjoyed eating the brownies :) Benn did a wonderful job with dinner and we look forward to the next time he puts on the apron.

Leavenworth, Washington

  We spent a wonderful weekend in
Leavenworth, WA. A cute little town outside of Wenatchee, WA modeled after a Bavarian village.
Dave was invited, by one of his friends he attends med school with, to join him at the Washington Association of Family Practice conference for residents and med students. While Dave and his friend sat in conference all day I ventured out into the quaint little town with the wife of the friend who invited Dave. She has two kiddos and we had a blast walking up and down the streets checking out all the cute shops.

 We stepped into a fun little toy shop with many fun handmade toys and then a hat shop to try on different kinds of creative hats.

Baby is on my back

 After the conference Dave joined us in the room for a wrestling match between him and the boys before we headed down town to enjoy authentic Bavarian food at Andreas Keller's. It was very yummy and we all enjoyed it!

 On Sunday, my friend and I took the kiddos on a fun walk around Blackbird Island while we waited for the husbands to get out of their last class. It was wonderful to get out and enjoy the fresh crisp air.

 After Dave got done with his classes we headed back down town to see a couple more shops. I bought a Christmas Pickle from the Kris Kringle store. Read about the Christmas Pickle HERE!

Dave was happy to get to stop in the, Icicle Brewing Company, the local brewery they have in Leavenworth, and try a couple of their top beers.

I gave Caleb a strawberry nutria-grain bar. He decided to wear it.

Fun barn we drove past during our drive to Leavenworth

 We had a relaxing time in Leavenworth. It was enjoyable to get out of our regular schedule and take an adventure. I look forward to going back at some point during our time living in Yakima.

Benn Lost his first tooth!!

 On January 9th 2012, my first baby lost his first tooth!!! I can not believe how much he has grown!

 We sat down before bed to get a picture and he started being goofy so I went with it and clicked away!

  Benn informed me today that he does not believe in the tooth fairy. He said; "mom, if Santa is not real, then neither is the tooth fairy."

So I told him that was fine and that he would not be getting paid for his tooth tonight. .  .

 He said, "well. . . I will believe in the tooth fairy if you want me to"

I sure do love this little man! He is wonderful and I am so blessed to be his mommy!!

He did get $1 under his pillow!