Roughly 2.5 weeks around Christmas 09...
Caught! in one of those department store mirror/security cameras while xmas shopping for the kids downtown.
Post-shopping sushi time at our favorite Ballard spot, Sam's Sushi :)
perfect angels...pshhh!
The annual Oltman's/Ott's take over downtown for Zak's birthday trip. Sooo why is it again that Shan had to ride in the trunk downtown when there's a 13 year old in the car...something doesn't seem right here.
mom being "the mule" while we all take a spin on the carousel
Gotcha!
...thrilled
Christmas eve dinner with the Oltman's...now that's what I call a bottle-o-wine!
Sunset Christmas eve night in Edmonds
mama bear
papa bear (in all his glory with his specially shipped Tasty Cakes from PA)
YUM!
I like presents
...a lot
Cupcake adventure for the bday party - before
don't hate on my ensemble 
go little guys, go!
so proud, night one done!
up and at 'em, time to make the frosting!
whisk, whisk, whisk...and more whisking.
something went wrong with the frosting, my egg whites and sugar never "peaked" as they should have and it tasted like a bowl of butter (perhaps that had something to do with the 4 sticks of butter). To top it off, the cupcakes turned out dense and not so moist as expected for buttermilk cupcakes... oh well, it was my first go at homemade cupcakes from scratch.
my creation...
...and what they were supposed to turn out as :P
Gotcha!
...thrilled
Christmas eve dinner with the Oltman's...now that's what I call a bottle-o-wine!
Sunset Christmas eve night in Edmonds
mama bear
papa bear (in all his glory with his specially shipped Tasty Cakes from PA)
YUM!
I like presents
...a lot
Cupcake adventure for the bday party - before
don't hate on my ensemble
go little guys, go!
so proud, night one done!
up and at 'em, time to make the frosting!
whisk, whisk, whisk...and more whisking.
The after picture...
something went wrong with the frosting, my egg whites and sugar never "peaked" as they should have and it tasted like a bowl of butter (perhaps that had something to do with the 4 sticks of butter). To top it off, the cupcakes turned out dense and not so moist as expected for buttermilk cupcakes... oh well, it was my first go at homemade cupcakes from scratch.
my creation...
...and what they were supposed to turn out as :P
Instead we ventured to Top Foods only to buy box cake mix for the bday party...the kids clearly didn't care in the end
the bday girl with her bday kiss from nana :)
wait for it...
the terrible 3's, no really
get it girl!
Shan and her ma (so stinkin cute!)
she likes presents too :)
pig pile as the night ended. All and all a fabulous Christmas season 09...next up, New Years!
the bday girl with her bday kiss from nana :)
wait for it...
the terrible 3's, no really
get it girl!
Shan and her ma (so stinkin cute!)
she likes presents too :)
pig pile as the night ended. All and all a fabulous Christmas season 09...next up, New Years! Hello 2010.
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