Winter Playground ~

This is our winter playground!  As you can see, our house remains in the shade for most of winter, so after the solstice, we get excited about the extra 5 minutes of sunlight each week!  To rid us of the winter blues, we play in the snow (no matter how cold it gets)  :)  This is a giant sled run that Justin built that goes down onto our pond and across the ice to the other side.  If you look closely, you can even see a little tunnel built in the snow for Jordyn...here is a close up shot of it...

We like to sled across the ice as well as ice skate, however, Jordyns ice skates are too small, so we ordered her a new pair, and i got myself a new pair too.  We look forward to trying those out when they arrive.  Justin also just purchased some new fiberglass sleds,  which we look forward to getting in the mail soon too.  We are pretty tough on our sleds, and these claim to be virtually indestructible, so we look forward to putting them to the test!

We try to involve the cats in our winter sports, but they dont really care much for the sledding!  Fuzzy bailed out of Jordyns arms before she was even down the hill!  But we all had a good laugh at her expense...poor kitty :)

Ive received all of my blocks from the birthday block swap on about. com.  The only two missing are the ones i didnt make yet...naturally!  But i plan to make several blocks to make this quilt bigger...the pattern looks really cool with more blocks, so ill post more when i get around to that.

And finally...here is a new recipe i tried today...its  called Fiesta Bubble Bread, and it was quite tasty.  Im including the recipe in case you'd like to try it...

Fiesta Bubble Bread

1/2 cup melted butter,

1 1/2 cups shredded mexican cheese blend,

1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese,

10 oz jar sliced jalapenos (drained),

1 Tblsp of parsley,

2 - 12 oz tubes of refridgerated biscuits.

Stir together the first 5 ingredients.  Then cut the biscuits into quarter size pieces and stir into the cheese and butter mixture.  Transfer to an ungreased bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden.  I only had one tube of biscuits, so i cut the recipe in half, and it was just the right size for us.  I also substituted bacon pieces and green onions for the jalapenos, since Jordyn doesnt like spicy, and it was delicious!  I will definitely be making this again!