First Drum Set

I know Zane's grandma got a chuckle when she picked out this for one of his Christmas presents.  I must say, he loves it!  It talks in English, Spanish, and French.  Too bad, no German.  :)

Surprise, Surprise

I walked into Zane's room tonight to wake him to go to Bible class and I found him completely on his tummy!  He has slept on his side many times before and has almost been on his tummy, but tonight he was just flat!  It was so neat to see!  I tried to get Jeff to come and see, but he was on the phone so he said to get a picture, but by the time I did that, Zane was waking up!  Of course, I still had to get some.  Notice he only has one sock on...that's a new trick too!

Merry Christmas!

No Fear

Zane trusts us completely.  He doesn't even think about whether we are going to catch him or not.  Here we are playing and he's just leaping out while I hold on.  He loved it and my arms definitely were feeling it.  May we have a trust like Zane does for our Heavenly Father!

The wind was really blowing on our walk today!  I don't think Zane was a fan because he just was staring straight ahead and had ahold of the stroller with both hands.  :)

Pecan-Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle

I got into the holiday baking spirit yesterday when I saw a recipe for cookie brittle.  Sounded good to me.  This stuff is delicious and so fun to make!  I found it in a Christmas cookbook by Southern Living that I got two years ago.  Thanks, Susan!  :)

Pecan-Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle*

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 t baking powder
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
3/4 c butter, melted and cooled slightly
1/2 c white sugar
1/3 c firmly packed light brown sugar
1 t vanilla extract
1 c semisweet chocolate mini-morsels
1 c pecan pieces, toasted**
1/2 c sweetened flaked coconut, toasted**

**These can be toasted together in the same pan at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.

Combine first 4 ingredients and set aside.
Stir together butter and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl; add flour mixture, stirring until smooth.  Stir in chocolate morsels, pecans, and coconut.  (Dough will look crumbly.)

Press dough evenly into a lightly greased 15" x 10" jelly-roll pan, pressing almost to edges.

Bake at 350 degrees for 19 minutes or until lightly browned and cookie "slab" seems crisp.  Cool completely in pan.  Break cookie into pieces.  Yield:  1 to 2 dozen cookie pieces.

* "Pecan-Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle." Southern Living Ultimate Christmas Cookbook. Birmingham, Ala.: Oxmoor House, 2010. 242. Print.

I took Zane on a walk this evening and had the top to the stroller back so I could watch him.  I think he really enjoyed it!  He was looking at absolutely everything, even the birds that fly by several times.  It was so neat!  I can't wait until he can talk and ask questions.  I want to see what his little mind is thinking!