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We Are Family

This week’s challenge from I ♥ Faces is “We Are Family”. What a lovely theme.

My entry: In this photo, my aunt and uncle are enjoying the attention of their grandson and grand niece.

To see many more beautiful family photos, stop by I ♥ Faces.

5 Responses to We Are Family

1. Amy 
   January 19th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
   Erica – what a sweet interaction! I really love the tones in this image.
2. Katherine 
   January 19th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
   Love the post-processing work! What a sweet family.
3. Ginger 
   January 19th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
   Way too cute! I love the expressions!
4. Rachel 
   January 21st, 2010 at 12:10 am
   Lovely!
5. Rachel Allison 
   February 19th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
   Great capture!

My Year in Photos

January

The Faces of Elinor

February

Vacation

March

A Visit

April

A Girls’ Party

May

Spring Day

Bonfire at Ben and Mindy’s

June

Camping at Itasca

Fishing on Wolf Lake

July

The 4th

Sparkler Fun

August

Grandma and Elianna’s Birthday Party

Golfing at Castle Highlands

September

Party at Ben and Mindy’s

Misty Morning

October

Snow in October

November

Indian Summer

Judah Evan Kastner

December

Making Lefse with Grandma

Skiing with John

1 Response to My Year in Photos

1. rachel 
   January 13th, 2010 at 10:36 pm Moderate
   They are all so beautiful… the web picture remains my favorite!! Thanks for sharing =)

Skiing with John

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© 2009 by Erica Lea

Making Lefse at Grandma’s

Posted by Erica Lea on December 22nd, 2009 . Filed under: Family . (edit)

Every year, Grandma makes a large batch of lefse for Christmas. This year, she asked us to help her!

First, Grandma rolled out the dough on her well-floured counter.

Then, she transported it to the table, where John waited to cook the dough.

Next John, the expert lefse cooker, carefully placed the dough onto the hot griddle. I eventually convinced him to let me try my hand at cooking the lefse.

The finished product.

Meanwhile, Janna, Amanda, and I set up and decorated the tree.

We discovered some adorable retro ornaments.

Now we must wait ’til Christmas Eve to eat the delicious lefse, visit with relatives, and open presents. Only two days left to go. I love this time of year!

© 2009 by Erica Lea

10 Responses to Making Lefse at Grandma’s

1. Samantha 
   December 22nd, 2009 at 6:12 pm Moderate
   What exactly is Lefse? I’ve never heard of it before. Looks like fun!
   Your photo’s are always so crisp, clear, and colorful!! The Lord has truly given you a gift (and a good camera!)!!!
   I too, love this time of year!!! Merry CHRISTmas!!!!!
2. Rachel 
   December 22nd, 2009 at 8:48 pm Moderate
   FUN! I lOVE the ornament picture!!! Merry Christmas =)
3. Ruth Ann 
   December 22nd, 2009 at 9:36 pm Moderate
   What special memories you’re making. How wonderful to be able to have time like that to spend with your Grandma. And your documentation [aka photography] is splendid. =)
4. Erica Lea 
   December 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 am Moderate
   Thank you all for your very kind words.
   Samantha: Lefse is a soft Norwegian flatbread made from potatoes, cream, butter, and flour. We like to eat ours spread with butter and sprinkled with sugar. You can read more about it here.
5. Samantha 
   December 24th, 2009 at 2:31 pm Moderate
   Huh. It sounds really good! We’ll have to try it sometime. It might be something my dad would eat. I wonder if he’s ever heard of it. He is part Norwegian. LOL
6. KimberlyDi 
   April 5th, 2010 at 5:18 pm Moderate
   I love Lefse. I had two female relatives have a blast trying to make it last year. I wish I could have been there. I have relatives in Bemidji, Minnesota. My Dad’s family comes from Norway. I love your blog and found it through Tasty Kitchen.
7. Wishing You All… | Cooking for Seven 
   December 24th, 2010 at 4:17 pm Moderate
   [...] Homemade Lefse [...]
8. Jennifer 
   May 5th, 2011 at 6:05 am Moderate
   You should post the recipe! We make lefse every year in our family too–but ours don’t usually get that large. Would love to try your Grandmother’s recipe.
9. Making Lefse | Cooking for Seven 
   June 20th, 2013 at 4:16 pm Moderate
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10. Trey Moncayo 
    June 27th, 2013 at 10:26 pm Moderate
    Hi there, great page but there is a issue whereby on occassion I am sent back to the root page whenever I look at other posts within this blog.

Sweet Dreams

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This week’s photo challenge from I ♥ Faces is “Sweet Dreams”.

I couldn’t remember any nice sleeping photos (I generally take them as a joke), but I knew that Judah would be the perfect subject. He seems to sleep through most of the day.

To see many more sleeping photos, stop by I ♥ Faces.
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© 2009 by Erica Lea

5 Responses to Sweet Dreams

1. Kelly Young 
   December 8th, 2009 at 1:02 pm Moderate
   Judah looks like an Angel! Very creative! I love, love, love it!
2. Leyla 
   December 8th, 2009 at 1:23 pm Moderate
   How sweet! I miss those days!
3. Melanie 
   December 8th, 2009 at 1:25 pm Moderate
   Wow, Erica! Amazing picture!
4. Samantha 
   December 14th, 2009 at 11:11 am Moderate
   ^Ditto to all!!!!
5. Rachel 
   December 17th, 2009 at 11:34 pm Moderate
   Is that a full head of hair I see? He is so cute!!!

Judah Evan Kastner

Judah Evan Kastner

Born: Sunday, November 29th at 9:00 p.m.

I am so proud to be the aunt of this little boy! To see more photos, follow this link.

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© 2009 by Erica Lea

2 Responses to Judah Evan Kastner

1. Sweet Dreams | Simple Days 
   December 8th, 2009 at 12:51 pm Moderate
   [...] Photography ‹ Judah Evan Kastner [...]
2. Samantha 
   December 12th, 2009 at 4:53 pm Moderate
   Congrats to all of you!!! He’s such a little dolly!!