Neighbor Gifts 2010

Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Wouldn't you enjoy one of these cute little jars of goodness?

Tulip Festival

We drove two hours north to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. It was gorgeous, there was fields and fields of all shades of tulips. The kids really enjoyed it. Devin was treated to an ice cream earlier in the day. You can see it all down his shirt. I wish I could include all the pictures. It was just beautiful.

Our attempts at a family picture

Birthdays and Beets

Brooklyn turned 5. I can't believe it.

She kept requesting pink frosting and a tinkerbell cake for her birthday. And since I've developed a strong mistrust of food dyes (especially red 40, WARNING: do not feed this to your kids!) I colored her cupcakes and frosting with beet juice. The cupcake frosting was the most hideous pink color. But when I made the tinkerbell cake, I diluted the beet juice with cream, and it turned out the most delicious pink color. I found the idea of Tink on a mushroom on the web, and loved it. You know how I go for simple.