because.....

Okay, its 9:36 am and my kids just busted me eating cake right off the cake plate while they were eating breakfast. " Why are you eating that mama?" asked Boo Boo " Because I'm mama...." I said slightly unsure. Everytime I say that I am slightly unsure, one day they'll catch on and know that that is neither a reason nor a exceptable answer.....but for now, yummy cake in the morning with my coffee. Evil mama. I've got more pics of course, like I said earlier of food and kids and life around here. Its been about 3 degrees out so we've been playing games, cooking painting and making new years eve crowns of course.....and playing in the new tree tent which is currently holding my living room hostage, but they love it and I had wanted to get it for them. So thanks Auntie Shawn for the big pain in the ass tree tent in my living room, The girls' love it!


So first lets go with the kiddos

Denali LOVES back yard sledding.

This is that pain in the @$& tent that we ADORE!!! Elsie wants to be in it all the time and come on....

how much cuter can it get?

Boo had fun making the New Years Eve crowns but didn't want to wear it. She is visibly unhappy and trying to squirm out of the thing but I really wanted a picture. This will do.

Denali's crown!!

Elsie also was very proud of her crown. Well 2 outta 3 ain't bad.

Mama + El crowns

NOW FOR THE EDIBLES!!!

This is yeast, all cozy in some warm H20.

+ some flour, salt, sugar

AND

Cheap BEER!

Sean nearly has a heart attack everytime I cook with beer

Hahaha and I did it 2 times on New years eve.

But you know what...it was good.

Anyways, mix it. I let it mix for about 10 min. Oil a metal bowl or something and let the dough rise for about 2 hrs. Heat the dutch oven in a 425 oven, make sure the pan is hot hot hot. Stick the dough in it and cover it, cook for about 20 min. then uncover and cook for about 15min more and ....

YOU"VE got bread glorious bread. Your family will wolf thtis down so quick You'll have to stay close in case of choking.

CANDY CANE CANDY

This is just what I do with any left over candy canes from xmas. Its uber yums!

CAKE

Take some strwberries and leave them in sugar over night and this is what will happen to them

Pre cook cake just so you can see the strawberries that have been mixed with alittle strawberry jam swirled into the cake mix

Yes tis is the because I'm mama cake from earlier. Come on though....can you really blame me?

SEAN TAKES A WALK

He looks so serious when taking a picture of himself.

He was out on the bluff snowshoeing yesterday and came across a wedding.....yeah, only in Alaska.

I like his photos. Grey day snowshoe fun.

So, there you have it. I hope you all had a beautiful New years. Sean and I rang it in wiht a bottle of lambic. Beautiful, just like the rest of my week has been.

Love Mama Whalen