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
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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.
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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!!

Autumn Beauty

As I have mentioned before, I ♥ Faces is a photo blog dedicated to the beauty of faces. Every week they hold a photo contest, and I decided to join in this week.

This week’s challenge is “Autumn Beauty”. My entry is of my beautiful sister, Katelyn. This photo was taken on a lovely Autumn evening just as the sun was setting.

To see more Autumn Beauty photos, stop by I ♥ Faces.

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© 2009 by Erica Lea

6 Responses to Autumn Beauty

1. Krysta 
   November 16th, 2009 at 12:51 pm Moderate
   Welcome to the contest! They’re pretty addicting :)
   Your entry this week is great. I love the serene look on her face.
2. Erin 
   November 16th, 2009 at 1:23 pm Moderate
   She is beautiful. Gorgeous shot!
3. Shana Putnam 
   November 16th, 2009 at 3:00 pm Moderate
   I love this. It is very subdued. Gorgeous.
4. Ruth Ann 
   November 16th, 2009 at 4:26 pm Moderate
   gorgeous shot! I love it Erica!
5. Hayley 
   November 16th, 2009 at 7:49 pm Moderate
   Gorgeous.
6. Paula 
   November 17th, 2009 at 1:42 pm Moderate
   WOW! I love the bokeh you captured on this! And the light on her face – so soft and beautiful. Wonderful shot! One of these days I will get there! :D Thanks for commenting on my photo. :)

Indian Summer

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For the past week or so we have been enjoying an Indian Summer. It really was a nice break from the cold and gloom we experienced in October.

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One fine afternoon, Mom insisted that we all take a walk. We ambled down to the beach and found many birds on the lake.

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Elinor loved playing in the sand; she tried to stuff some of it into her mouth.

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Now I’m just waiting for the snow to fall so that we can begin winter sports: ice skating, x-country & downhill skiing, sledding, etc.

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~ Psalm 96…………………

© 2009 by Erica Lea

1 Response to Indian Summer

1. Rachel 
   November 14th, 2009 at 12:21 pm Moderate
   We have had the same weather until today… the weather is starting to feel quite festive!!

Fingerless Mitts for Janna

When I found three skeins of pink fingering-weight yarn at a thrift store, I just couldn’t help myself. That yarn NEEDED to be bought. However, baby pink is not really my color.

So, as my sister Janna (who loves pink) read two novels aloud to us, I knit her these lacy fingerless gloves.

This pattern is available for free through Ravelry.

With the leftover yarn I am knitting this lovely hat for Janna, which is also available for free through Ravelry.

P.S. If you like to knit or crochet, I highly recommend joining Ravelry.

© 2009 by Erica Lea