Merry Christmas

From our house to yours, Merry Christmas!

Most Important Pumpkin Cheesecake Ingredient!

I almost forgot! Add one tiny beautiful baby for the prettiest pumpkin ever!

more cheesecake instructions

Chill at least 5 hours or overnite. yum

continued pumpkin recipe

After chilling , remove sides of springform pan. Serve w/ fresh whipped cream(1/2 c. sugar to 2c. cream) Happy eating!

Pumpkin cheesecake

Here is my recipe for pumpkin cheesecake. It has been tested by myself, my family, & several area Dr's. & nurses. It was a hit. I must admit, i loved it too.
Here it is tweaked a little from Cheesecake factory & a few other well-known chefs.
Crust: Mix & press into 10" springform pan:Wrap pan with heavy-duty wide aluminum foil & press firmly against pan.
Set into larger pan.
1/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup crushed gingersnaps
3 TBS. brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
Filling:Note!Use cream cheese that is room temp/ slightly soft & eggs room temp!Do NOT over-beat/ use paddle beater preferably.More air means CRACKS!! Remember crack kills! Over-cooking will also produce cracks. It's important to make sure that the 3" center is slightly wobbly when ready to come out of the oven. It will finish cooking during standing time, alsoa water-bath is the best for a creamy-true cheesecake. ( a true cheesecake is a custard, not cake!)OK!!!
The filling!
1 cup whipping cream/Beat til soft peaks form, refrigerate til ready to add to filling.
Beat til fluffy:
3 , 8 oz. cream cheese (not lite! produces a yucky cheesecake) ROOM TEMP!!!
Add gradually til well combined:
1 &1/2 cups sugar
Add one at a timetill fluffy:
3 Eggs
Stir in:
1 can pumpkin
3/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp all spice
1 tsp. vanilla
Lightly whisk fresh whipped cream & fold into mixture.
Pour into pan with prepard crust. Add hot water 1/2 way up sides. Bake 60 min.
Cool to room temp. Chill

new Carly pics...

BabyCarly got a flu shot today.Kinda fussy, but not too bad.

This was taken yesterday. Its about time to do away with the bumper pad.This is how she goes to sleep sometimes.

These last two pics were taken last week.She got tired of me taking pics.

i'm not always in a good mood...bye now!

My 5 Boys

Had a great day with the boys, tho I did a crappy job cutting their hair!My clippers were very dull! Lucas,Zachary,Lex,Aaron, Leo

Dirty tired face Leo

Leo had a long day playing hard with his best friends, Zach & Lucas! He got very dirty playing in the rock pile across the street!

Motocross Mania!

Another addition to the motocross world...Lex & Leo got their Christmas present early this year.

Carly & Daddy & Mommy

They're just a bit proud... me too!

Is She Cute or What?

Here are a few more pics of Carly, that I took this morn . We went to the mall this morning to walk the granny-nanny & went to see Mommy at work at lunch. She was delightful!

check out Lex's hair after he took off his goggles! Me & Amy cracked up!

more creek pics

here's a few more pics of kids at creek. did anyone notice how perfect Karen looked in the group photo?

A Day at the Creek

Saturday & Sunday we went to the creek & had a great time with our dearest friends( Herold & Karen Ray) & their kids & grandkids & a few of their friends from KC. Skip & I came home late Sat nite w/ Carly, got up early & fried chicken for our lunch.We spent all day there today playing in the creek w/ the kids. It was another great memory maker. Saturday was Alices birthday& thought it would be fun to take the kids camping. Alice is 33. WOW! Time flies when you're havin' fun!

Silver Dollar City

We went to Silver Dollar City Saturday & we had a great time! The weather was beautiful!One more good memory.

Carly's bath time.

Me'n Skip

Here's a pic of me & my best friend.

Zach's 8th Birthday

Sunday we went to the mall to celebrate Zach's birthday.He turned 8 on 08-08-'08. He wanted to go play games at the arcade with his best friends.(His cousins) Alice looks like she's having fun...?

The Closer

This is a pic we took in Georgia when we visited the CNN building in downtown Atlanta. Julia spent a month with us. It was great!! This is for Lillie, knowing now how much she loves The Closer. I wish I had known last year, I would have gotten you a t-shirt or something.The date on the pic is wrong, it was actually taken in July,07.

Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad

It's August 5th & thought I would share a pic of Mom & Dad.Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad, oh how I miss you!

Amy & her Baby

There were several pics of Alice with Carly on my last post & realized I left out someone very important! Carly's Mommy!Here she is at the party with Carly along with a pic of Matthew & his new girlfriend, Amanda. She is a really sweet girl!

Julia's 14th Birthday

We celebrated Julias birthday, Aug 1st, on Aug 2nd, at our house after a day of swimming & a cook-out.I can't believe 14 years ago I became a grandmother of such a beautiful baby girl, growing into a wonderful young woman. She has a heart of gold & we all love her so much!