mmmmm mmmmmm good

As I mentioned before one of my resolutions is to try a new recipe a week. This week I made Julia Child's french onion soup and it knocked my socks off. The only down side is that it takes about two and a half hours to brew, so make sure you put on a movie your kids really like before you precede and yes I know that tip should put me on the list for mother of the year :) The week before I made Julia Child's orange sponge cake with an orange filling and a orange butter cream icing. (Can you tell what recipe book I received for Christmas) However I was so hungry I didn't wait for the icing to harden up enough and the cake looked like a disaster but was tasty nonetheless.
John has been smiling but I have yet to capture a fabulously perfect picture of it. Here are my attempts so far.

And Grace has been working hard to become a model older sister. Here she is teaching John how to watch Saturday morning cartoons on Mom's bed.
And Grace always makes sure John has toys to play with. When I went in to check on the lad here was how I found him.
The rest of Grace's time is dedicated to developing her talents. Here she is embracing her artistic side.
And here is the lady working on her self defense moves.
Finally here is a bracelet I made out of a plain silver cuff I bought years ago in Mexico. Wouldn't it be cute with something like this?