Russell Family Blessings

What a blessed Christmas we had today! A wonderful time was had by all as we celebrated the birth of Jesus. Time with family is always a treasure and today we were indeed rich! We began our day around 6:45 am opening presents and seeing what Santa left during the night. Eli and Max were excited to see just what they had asked for. Eli, a 20 gauge shotgun, Max, a Nintendo DS and Oki, a play kitchen! Oki was so fascinated with her kitchen that we could hardly get her to open her presents. Christmas morning picture...We could not convince Oki to release the phone from her kitchen! Grammie and Uncle Matt came by to bring presents and check ours out. Next, we were off to Aunt Missy and Uncle Terry's house for breakfast. (Thanks Aunt Missy for preparing such a great breakfast!) For lunch we zoomed down to Blue Springs to have lunch with the Russells. Pa and Granny Russell were so gracious to prepare a great Christmas lunch for us. Granny Russell with Eli and Max...Oki running by their d

Ok, I know I have been a complete slacker when it comes to blogging lately. I (like everyone else) have been so busy. Hopefully, after Christmas, I will have some time to post! For the time being, I'd like to share a recipe for one of my newest favorite snacks...Sugared Pecans. Sugared Pecans Ingredients: 1 Egg White 1 Cup Brown Sugar 1 Tbs. Flour 1/8 Tsp. Salt 1 Tsp. Vanilla Flavor 2 1/2 to 3 cups pecans Beat egg white until foamy. Mix sugar, flour and salt together then add to egg white. Mix well. Add vanilla flavor and pecans. Bake at 250 degrees 45-60 minutes. Stir 2-3 times during baking. Mmmm mmmm Good...Enjoy!

We need your help! Wayne and I are thinking about the possibility of purchasing a digital SLR camera. I know a few of my blogging friends have one, so here's a chance to give us some advice on what to buy. Don't worry, we do plan to do our own research...but, we would like to hear from you. Thanks in advance for your input...