Family Bike Rides

We Love, Love, Love going on family bike rides~ It is one of our favorite things to do and since we all got bikes for Christmas, (Thanks Mom and Dad!) we have been biking every chance we get! We love riding to the pier or the beach or the park! We have one of those trailers and the whole time Micah yells in the back..."FAST, FAST!" We can never go fast enough for him! And whenever we ask if he wants to go on a bike ride he says, "Yeah...fast! Bike Ride Fast!" He has no fear!

My Favorite Sugar Cookies Ever!

Just in time for Valentine's Day!

( I had a few people ask for this recipe a while ago and haven't gotten around until now to finally get it to you (SORRY)- so I decided to post it for everyone instead of find emails and only send it to a few, so...enjoy!)

Sugar Cookie Recipe- I usually double this recipe!
3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar

Then add:
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla

Then add:
5 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt

As soon as you put the flour in- beat as little as possible (still needs to be mixed though)- but you don't want to over handle the dough because you will be working with it so much later!

Then Refrigerate the dough covered tightly with saran wrap for at least a hour!

Take out of fridge- sprinkle flour on counter and roll out with rolling pin and cut out shapes.


Bake at 350 for like 7-10 minutes... until they look just about done- not quite golden yet.

FROSTING:
I use the frosting recipe that is on the back of the C & H powdered sugar box.

1 pound of powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter softened (1 cube)
1/4 cup of milk- (I add a tiny bit more)
1 teaspoon vanilla