The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

O.K Tricia, Here it is. These are wonderful and very addicting. Enjoy!
1 c. shortening
1c. brown sugar
1c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 3/4 c flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 bag of your favorite chocolate chips
I add pecans 1 cup

375* for the oven. I baked for exactly 10 minutes. Every oven is different. You know how to combine:0) These were just different than any recipe I have used before. Every time I have made them they turn out great. Good Luck!

Check Out The New and Improved Foot!

This is the foot with all of the gross badages off. She will have several scars, but if you saw her foot before this after shot looks great. Her foot is flat on the bottom and at a great angle. Caroline walked on her tiptoes. So now she will be able to walk flat footed. We are so happy with they way it looked on Monday. She still has to wear a cast for three more weeks. After the cast comes of she will have a special brace to wear in her shoe for quite a while. Her goal right now is the be walking barefooted at grandma and papa's pool by the summer! What a brave girl. We are proud of you Caroline!

This is what Caroline's foot looked like on Monday when the nurse removed her cast from surgery. The gauze badages had been on there the whole time since surgery.

Hannah's Baptism

Hannah's baptism was a very special day. Most of our family attended along with a few ward members. She was able to wear my baptismal dress that I wore when I was baptized. That is a hugh family tradition that we have. Her dad baptized her and joked about holding her under for 10 minutes. Caroline was able to play the piano and Melanie was the chorister. Gregg gave the talk on baptism and I did the talk on the Holy Ghost. It was quite memorable.

Christmas 2008

Our family had a wondeful Christmas.We really enjoyed time with each other. Yes Christmas time can be quite stressful. It is all worth the look on their little faces when they get something they really wanted.

Hannah's 8 Today!

Well, we have yet another baptism to plan. Hannah is finally 8 and she is so excited. We are doing her baptism on Saturday at 10 AM. Caroline is playing the piano and Melanie is leading the music. Gregg is giving the talk on baptism and I am doing the talk on the Holy Ghost. Everyone is involved but Kimberly. I will have baptism pictures soon. We are so very proud of Hannah for wanting to be baptized and recieve the Holy Ghost.

Welcome Home Caroline

The girls worked very hard to create this for Caroline. They missed their big Sis. and she missed them. My mom kept everyone while Gregg and I were away. We really appreciate her so much.

Caroline was dressed and ready to go home. We were very impressed with the UNC Children's Hospital. Everyone was wonderful and we knew that we had the best care possible for Caroline. Once again, thanks for the prayers on her behalf. We know they helped.

The nurses in the recovery room tied a cute Christmas ribbon around Caroline's cast. It did brighten the mood despite the terrible pain she was in.

Caroline's Progress

This the aftermath of a three hour surgery. She did great and her doctor was pleased with everything. She had very good drugs and great nurses.

This is Caroline about 30 minutes before surgery. She was in great spirits because her dad made her laugh. She amazed me how brave she was going in and coming out. I love you Caroline thanks for being so strong.