We at lunch at Old Town Pizza and I told her about their haunted past - we even ate in the elevator shaft....
We went to Voodoo Donut and stood in this crazy but SO worth it line....
And we went to Multnomah Falls....
All my men (who were frying all day) were thrilled when I came home with left over pizza and a sampling of donuts for a taste test.... 
The winning donut was tied between the blue raspberry donut and the maple bacon donut...
You can dip them in different chocolates too, but we decided to keep these ones plain so we could drink them straightaway.
Deep Fried Pickles 
One of the things I do miss are all the Christmas cards displayed.
We laugh so much at the white elephant parties, it's a great way to end the Christmas weekend....
Now that we don't have midnight Christmas projects, we were able to tackle this window project that has been at the top of our list for quite sometime... 
We purchased Gila Privacy Frosted Window Film (19.99) and used the Gila Window Film Application Kit (8.99) to put it on. Super fast, super easy and save me hours of etching the window. 
And there was one thing Brad and I had in common....
We had never tasted a beet. Until tonight.
The recipe I use is:
2 c. buttermilk
2 c. flour
3 eggs, separated
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. sugar
Beat whites. In another bowl, beat egg yolks and add sugar, salt and buttermilk. Add soda and baking powder. Fold in beaten egg whites. Grease Ebelskiver iron and fill cups half full. Cook and turn. Serve warm with butter, jelly, syrup, powdered sugar or any other toppings you might like.
My great grandmother refused to have Danish spoken in her home and sadly, along with that, Danish customs and a lot of our heritage wasn't passed down.
If you know of any Danish customs, I'd love to hear about them.....
Thankfully Larry hung it straightaway because I was SOOOO excited. This weekend we will have a before and after on this corner.
And then our house was TRASHED.... 
Grandma and Grandpa Joan came over with Uncle Robbie bearing gifts....
And it got more trashed....
I almost started twitching but I was too busy admiring these incredible slippers they purchased for me when they were in Germany....
We make graham cracker houses every year and the kids REALLY look forward to this sweet, delicious, sticky creative time...
And everyone got wonderful, thoughtful gifts....
We had a blast but it wasn't the same without Derek and Stevie-Poo.
Lach - Dec 2007
We're almost ready but still finishing up last minute touches. How about you?
I love how the old red paint is crackling and so weathered.
Ferra Marcel Young in Wisconsin while serving his mission
Lucille Ida Huntzinger Young at Strawberry Mountain in 1940
When Santa left:
Part of her birthday gift from us, was for us to treat her to some homemade cinnamon rolls and hot cocoa.
I went to Craft Warehouse and purchased white frames using 40% off coupons. I like their frames because they are wide and really sturdy....
I purchased white board and cork squares. They also have squares of metal, chalkboard, etc... and they all have a sticky back. You attach the squares to foam core...
Beware the squares have different thicknesses so a little trimming might be in order to get them the same height...
We will be attaching a holder for the dry pen on the side and getting clear push pins for the cork. 
Martha Louise Sessions Huntzinger
I think she looks stunning....
This little guy was a wonderful find in a tide pool in Fiji....
I may have taken Reese's Peanut Butter Cups on toothpicks as an appetizer and I may have won Most Obnoxious Sweater....
I may have been super excited to see friends who have moved away....
But came back for the can't miss, super duper fun Christmas party....
There may have been some really funny gag gifts...
And this favorite person of mine....
may have given me a mini make over.
These were all hand held, next time I will use my tripod for even more uber - stunning effects....
This photo may have been taken while trespassing on an urban decay photo walk....
Landon picked marshmallows this morning and made sure every hole had one in it. Add as soon as it comes out of the waffle iron and it gets oooey gooey warm.
Hope your Christmas plans are coming along swimmingly. I actually could use a little more time.....
via Black Eiffel via J Crew 
Aunt Lucia, Uncle George and my father
My mom and Uncle Dennis pulling my Grandpa Mark
Grandpa Mark and Grandma Betty
Grandpa Mark pulling my mom and Uncle Dennis
They look for it a lot, especially on rainy days because he just knows it's cold enough and he's just oh so frustrated with Mother Nature....
for a great gift 
This one was my favorite...
we realize we need a lot more of these....
and these....
And after some water and pipes not getting along on Sunday, along with some other household improvements needed....
we need some of these....
and these....
This is one of my favorite silly photos of her
Larry J loves dragons and medieval times...
Laird loves wild cats....
Landon loves Spiderman and super heros....
Lach loves longboarding.
I lost my wallet and didn't realize it until I went to Winco late last night with my sister and it wasn't in my purse.
