Pretzel Jell-o

Ok, for those that have never had it - don't knock it until you have some! It is AMAZING and addicting! A family favorite in this house!!

Pretzel Jell-o Recipe

Crust

3 C. broken pretzels

3/4 C. melted butter

3 T. sugar

Mix together and press into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes, cool.

Filling

12oz cream cheese, softened

1 C powdered sugar

1 8oz tub Cool Whip

Beat cream cheese & sugar until smooth. Fold in cool whip and carefully spread over pretzel mixture.

Topping

1 6oz raspberry or strawberry jell-o

1 large pkg. frozen raspberries or strawberries

2 C. water

Dissolve jell-o in boiling water. Stir in frozen berries, stirring until jell-o begins to thicken. Spread over cool whip mixture in pan. Refrigerate until set. Cut into squares to serve.

Family Photos

We had pictures taken this past November and I realized I never posted any! Our friend Shannon's sister is an awesome photographer and we were lucky enough to catch a break in the weather one weekend when she was visiting!!

Check her out on the web: www.erinvey.com

Marymere Falls

We are so lucky to live where we do. We have so many options for outdoor activities and it seems like they are all in our back yard! 2 weeks ago we packed up a picnic lunch and we out to Lake Crescent to do the 1.5 mile hike to Marymere Falls. The girls had a blast checking out the trees, river and the falls. I packed Harper and she did great until the end - she started screaming about the time we ate lunch and didn't stop until we were well on our way home!

Still here

We are still here, still alive and still doing stuff - just doing lots of stuff and having a hard time finding the time and motivation to sit down and blog. I will do it this week though - I have some pictures of the our hike yesterday, the busy girls and more!



A quick update to keep you interested:

• Zoe had her first visit to the dentist (her first appt. just for her actually) and everything is great. She even got to play dentist with Dr. Birch - he is so awesome!


• Harper is scooting herself all over the place and nothing is safe! She is into talking to you and is really funny! The big girls try to get her to come to their room by tempting her with her toys!


• Duffy has been on a route where he's had the last 4 Saturday's off! It makes for a long Mon-Fri. but it has been nice having the extra day off. Only 1 more week though then it's back to his normal schedule.


• The big girls are busy, busy, busy with school and loving it. Zoe is learning to read like a champ and it's funny when she askes what words mean, she never gives you the context! Teagan like to think she can read. She had "Hop on Pop" the other day and told Zoe she could read it; she just sat their whispering to herself!

I will post again this week, I promise! I have a few recipes to do and some pics to post!