Friday Blog Hop

I have never done a blog hop but thought I would try it and make some new friends :)

I would love to chat with moms with similar interests. Have a fabulous Friday.

For Realz? I won?

I feel so blessed to be the winner of a Silhouette! I can't believe it! I never win things.

Thank you to Jeannette over at life rearranged 

Head on over to her blog
and read about why she blogs.

Then read about the 5 Dollar Challenge
and challenge yourself!!!

I just did. Really, what's $10 a month? 

I know I can skip a latte, a lunch out with a friend, or an impulse buy at the grocery store.

What about you?

2 Corinthians 8:9-12 says in part:

⁹ You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich... ¹¹ ... Give in proportion to what you have. ¹² Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.

(For the whole chapter in context go here)

I want to "prioritize with a purpose" this year and this is a great first step.

Blessings to each of you for a
purposeful "twenty eleven."

Polar Bear Swim

My children are crazy!

Happy New Year!

Welcome 2011.

Instead of "Toasting" we were "Roasting"

...Marshmallows that is... 
for smores in our fire pit!

Happy New Year!!!

Did you notice the weeds in the background of the fire pit? Too funny! If not, here is another shot.

Tomorrow I will post video of the Peters' Polar Bear Plunge!!! Stay tuned...

Fabulous Fun Making Fondant

My darling daughters, Emily and katelyn, have been bugging me for weeks to make fondant
 (or "Fon dant" as Emily says). They LOVE watching food shows, especially Cake Boss, Cup Cake Wars and The Next Great Baker. 

So...I finally gave in and we had two days of baking an fondant making. We used the recipe for Marshmallow Fondant from Wilton.com and followed the pictures at What's Cooking America.
Just a few ingredients needed:

Easy to make-not so easy to roll out for little hands

They all made their own creations

Daniel made a space ship (turn head to the rt and you will see it)

Katelyn did a fab job on her flowers!

Emily got creative with a braided border, dragon fly, flowers and more.

This might just become our favorite rainy day activity :)

Vroomm...

Here is what Daniel received for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Peters

We all had a lot of fun. It took awhile for us to convince Katelyn to get on, but once she did, she didn't stop smiling!

Girly Giveaway!!!

Oh if you have girls, you must check out this Girly Giveaway at Colies kitchen

Here are just a few of the fun projects. Go to Crayola.com for lots more fun, like coloring pages, craft ideas, etc.