Annika making Marrit Laugh! Happy New Years Eve!

Too Cute

This is one of Annika's favorite things to do.

Marrit!

Sledding

Merry Christmas! We woke up Christmas morning and all the snow we had melted over night. So we did not get a white Christmas but on Sunday it snowed again and so much! It was so pretty and we were able to go sledding in the snow. Anna and Chris came over with the girls and we all went sledding. Afterwards we had hot chocolate and pop corn! It was a fun afternoon. Danny also built a great snow man!

Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow!

It has been snowing since we woke up this morning and has been so beautiful. Annika got to play in it for the first time. She loved it so much and was so upset when it was time to go inside.

Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls Easy

This morning after being woken up at 5am by a sweet little girl of mine I decided to make this recipe, I have wanted to try from my cousin. She said it was super easy but she is an excellent chef so I was not really sure how easy it really would be. But to my amazement it was super easy and delicious! I made some eggs and orange juice and me and Annika served, Oma, Danny, Amy and Katie all breakfast in bed on this beautiful snowie morning! Enjoy, we sure did! Thanks Natalie!


Super Easy Christmas Morning Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:

¤ 2 cups flour

¤ 1 Tablespoon baking powder

¤ 1 teaspoon salt

¤ ¼ teaspoon baking soda

¤ ¼ cup vegetable oil

¤ ¾ cup buttermilk

¤ 8 Tablespoon butter, softened

¤ ¾ cup granulated sugar

¤ 1 teaspoon cinnamon

¤ Cinnamon Frosting (below), if desired

Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl and mix well. Stir in vegetable oil. Add buttermilk and stir just until blended. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Roll dough into a 15x8-inch rectangle. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9-inch round baking pan lightly. Spread butter over the dough. Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix well. Sprinkle over butter. Roll up rectangle, jelly roll fashion, starting from one long side. Pinch seam to seal. Cut the roll into 1 ½ inch slices. Arrange slices, cut side up, in prepared baking pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven. Serve hot with frosting, if desired. Cinnamon Frosting: ½ cup butter, 2 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar, 2 Tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. In a small mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients; beat until smooth.

Our House Hunting Story So Far!

So we have been looking for a house for a house to buy now for about a month. We have seen one house we really liked go before we could even put an offer on it. We have made two other offers on two other house's we really liked. The first house we found out that they had already had an offer that they had taken and the second house we were out bid. Everyone tells us there is something better out there for us so that is what we are trying to focus on. We just put a third offer on a home that is foreclosed and it will go to the highest bidder. We will find out on Monday if we got that house! Both Danny and I never thought we would make so many offer and not get any of these house's. But I guess that is what happens when you are trying to get a deal on a foreclosed home! Here is a glimpse of what we could have owned. These are the first two homes! We loved the first house the most and saw a lot of potential in the second home!

Annika

I don't need to say much about this video other than Annika loves it!

Marrit is doing great and getting Bigger!

Our First Snow

So this past week we woke up to it snowing! We did not get very much as you can see in the pictures, but we sure did enjoy it! Everyone asked us what we thought of it and both of us said we felt like we were on vacation. Any time before when we have been in the snow we have been on vacation! It was a lot of fun! My parents pond froze over so the girls and my dad went on it! Annika thought it was great!

Happy St. Nick!

As many of you know we celebrate St Nick on December 5th which is the dutch Christmas. I have really enjoyed this tradition growing up and Danny has been enjoying it since we have been married! Normally we would make almond cup cakes for all are friends and family and deliver them to there house's, but this year was a little different. Since we just moved to Indiana and are still getting to know people we just got together with my family and exchanged rhymes and gifts as we waited for St. Nick to arrive. We all had a very good time. Annika received a play kitchen from us and she loves it! Here are a few picture of are evening! We really did not take very many.