Happy Birthday(s)!

There are 4 extremely close together birthdays of people I know in December.

Happy Birthday to my sister Abigail. 15 years, whoo whoo! Her birthday was the 8th.

And my wonderful Grandpa's birthday is today! I have the best Grandpa in the world. He is patient, wise, and kind.

Happy Birthday to my cousin Sarah! Her birthday is tomorrow. She is sweet, warm-hearted, loving, laughing, and my favorite Sarah in the whole wide world! Almost 13 years!

And last, but not least, my sister Marika. Her b-day is the 12th. She is funny, gentle, and kind, and one of my best friends. She'll be 13, too.

I know lots of wonderful people.

P.S. Here is a link to Marika's blog, The Giggling Gull. http://thegigglinggull.blogspot.com

Coming Up, Christmas!!!!!!

Merry Christmas! This is probably the time of the year when people spend the most money ;-), at least, I do! Stocking stuffers, wrapping paper, ribbon, gifts, whew, that's a lot! Especially if your family is big! I loooooove Christmastime. We have a big celebration with 2 other families, an  overnight, 26 people, big celebration! It is immensely fun!
All that leading up to saying, I hope your Christmas is fun, exciting, and wonderful. 'We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!'

Peanut Butter Dip

Mommy and I invented a recipe we call Peanut Butter Dip. I decided to share the recipe with you. It is easy, quick, and cheap.

Ingredients:

1/4 c. peanut butter

1/4 c. butter

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tbsp. and 1 tsp. Pyure sweetener

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients together.

I use stevia as my sweetener, and that has a slightly stronger sweet than sugar, so you'll want to taste and go slowly as you put it in. You could serve this at a party, but you'd have to triple or quadruple it :-). This is good on animal crackers, and just on its own. You can refrigerate it and then eat it, or however you like. You can probably think up tons of creative ways to eat this! 

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday, Fri. Nov. 20th, was the 16th anniversary of my parents.

Happy anniversary to two of the best people I know! You have guided my sisters and me through our lives up to this point. You are a blessing to those you interact with, and you are invariably polite to all you meet. Thank You for being the best parents ever!

Trixie

Gus

I haven't really spent that much time talking about my awesome brother August! He's 4 years old, and I love him. He is such a wonderful person. He likes to be called a big strong man. He is also very naughty sometimes.

He's a fireman right here.

He's trying to keep my bro Miles up.

Attempting to look like 'Tintin'

The Great And Mighty King Augustus!

A big, strong, army man.

Making his stuffed animal dog smile.

Cutie! LOVE HIM!!!!!!! He has quite the personality. We are very good friends.

Trixie