Beautiful Babies - Jan 2011

Little Miss Everlyn

Big Brother Donny

"Where do those little people go?"

Evie and Great Grandma admiring Elijah John

Before Great Grandma moved in, the kids had fun playing in the empty room.

Peek-a-boo!!

Fun with the cousins. Jack, Beniah, Katie and Donny (in front of Evie)

Cousins!! November 2010

Aaron got to spend time with his USA cousins when he came for a visit from Singapore.

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Here he is with Jack and Katie

and with Beniah

All the cousins had a good time playing the first day Aaron got here

When Beniah celebrated his second birthday, everyone wanted a piece of the cake...

Aaron, Donny, Evie and Beniah

...and everyone wanted to play with Beniah's new train track.

Sugar and Spice...

Here are some pictures of my sweet granddaughters -- taken in November 2010:

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Little Lady Katie


Little Miss Everlyn and her mommy, Kim.

Evie happy with her new mode of transportation. She's finally walking!

Now, aren't they both adorable?!!

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This grandma thinks so!

October birthdays

We celebrated Joann's (9/30) and Kim's (10/8) birthdays together between the two days. Here are some fun pictures of the event.

Katie, Jack and Donny helped with the candle blowing. With all those candles, Kim and Joann could use all the help they could get!

Fun times remembered 2

Beniah loved helping Grandma water the plants on the deck.

...and speaking of decks, here he is on his double-decker chair!

Jack and Katie in the fall garden.

Grandma Marie with her precious little people.
Like Father, like son!

Evie loves the quilt rack. It's a great place for playing peek-a-boo!

Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bars

I don't normally post recipes here, but I made these this week, and they are so good that I wanted to share the recipe with my friends. I took the bars to a meeting and everyone loved them. I think you will too.

Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bars

Categories: Cookies
Yield: 48 servings

• 1/2 c Butter or margarine; softened
• 1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
• 1 1/2 c Flour; un-sifted
• 1 c Oats
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 16 oz Pumpkin
• 1 can Sweetened condensed milk
• 2 Eggs; beaten
• 2 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
• 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 c Pecans; chopped
• Confectioners' sugar; (opt)

Preheat oven to 350~. In large mixer bowl, beat margarine and brown sugar until fluffy; add flour, oats, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix until crumbly. Reserving 1/2 cup flour mixture, press remainder on bottom of 15x10" jellyroll pan. Bake 20 mintues. Meanwhile in medium bowl, combine pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spread over baked crust. In small bowl, combine reserved 1/2 cup flour mixture with pecans; sprinkle over pumpkin mixture. Bake 30-35 minutes or until set. Cool. Cut into bars. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired. Store covered in refrigerator.

Fun times remembered

I just had to add some sweet pictures from a few months ago.... So cute!