The Kjelshus Update: McKenna

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2.14.2012

1.10.2012

Happy Birthday McKenna

McKenna really wanted a sleepover and I felt the need to "theme" it. So, together we decided on an American Girl slumber party.

So we decorated and planned art activities!

Maybe you recall what the shopping bags look like? Red with white stars....

The gifts...

Not all of the pictures came out....

Some sort of battle with the soft blocks.

Making pictures frames.

A few poses by the tree...

12.04.2011

Lauren and McKenna

I found these old pictures of McKenna and Lauren. They were taken in May of 2006. Since then they've done lots together! What great friends they were and still are. What cuties!

10.05.2011

Cheater Pants Apple Turnover

1 can biscuits

1 can apple pie filling (any fruit filling would work)

flour

1. Roll our biscuits, pretty flat. Use flour to prevent sticking and tearing.

2. Scoop small amount fruit filling into middle of flattened biscuit.

3. Top with cinnamon sugar.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

9.12.2011

Mmm....Mmmm......Monday!

So, McKenna made this! It isn't her recipe of course, but she enjoyed making and eating this yummy fall treat! Thanks Mom for the recipe.

Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse

This recipe yields a sweet and fluffy, light cream cheese flavored dessert.

1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup milk or cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 small container (8 oz.) Cool Whip, thawed

orange and yellow food color

candy corn (for garnish)

Directions ~

Beat cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer until fully smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar, then milk (or cream). Add vanilla. Continue mixing. Beat about 1 minute on medium to medium-high speed. Fold cool whip into cream cheese mixture, and stir until fully combined.

Scoop about 1/3 of the Cheesecake Mousse into a bowl, and color orange. Color another third of the mixture yellow. Leave the remaining third white. One color at a time (starting with yellow), scoop mixture into a piping bag or large ziplock bag, and squeeze a layer of the Cheesecake Mousse into small dessert dishes of your choice. Repeat with orange and then white Mousse.

Refrigerate 30 minutes (or up to 1 day) before serving. Garnish with candy corn if desired.

Recipe yields 4 moderate servings or 6-8 mini servings.

If I were making it again, I'd use orange extract or almond extract over the vanilla. I'd also use a tad less cream cheese. The cream cheese was particularly strong for me. But everyone else LOVED it!

9.08.2011

The First Day of School

On the first day of school this year I made blueberry pancakes for the girls. They loved it. Kinda! I think they expected the blueberries to be chocolate chips....but...

As always we posed by the Sugar Maple in our front yard. I think its funny how the backpacks are SO big. The girls each picked their outfits after putting on a few fashion shows to pretty much anyone who would watch. Thanks to all of the aunts and grandparents who got them new clothes for the school year.

Ella likes to pose! She's starting 1st grade. This means all day school. Lunch at school. She was nervous about memorizing her lunch PIN number. So, I recited it while doing a super crazy dance. She was embarrassed, but got it memorized. She plans to bring her lunch most days but looks forward to the all beef mini corn dogs.