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The Yummiest Coconut Macaroons Ever!

My mom and I have been on a search for good coconut macaroons and we have found them! They are so good, I have to share the recipe which is from the Lion House Desserts cookbook.

Coconut Macaroons

14 oz sweetened coconut, chopped in the food processor

1 tube almond paste (7 oz), grated (we did in food processor)

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

4 egg whites, lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 325*. Line baking sheet with wax paper (we use Silpat). In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except egg whites and stir. Add egg whites and mix together (should be very thick). Drop by tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet and bake for 25 min until lightly browned but still soft in the center. Cool on a wire rack.

These are Delicious! Enjoy!

Thumbs up!

Like Mother like Daughter (I sucked my thumb until I was like 5). Allie has recently found her thumb and it as been the best thing ever! She now peacefully goes down to sleep as soon as I lay her down. We used to have struggles of her binkey falling out and having to go put it back in, but now she can do it herself. We were going to start the binkeyless sleep training once we got back from Utah, but she did it even before. Now she will go down still awake and just suck herself to sleep. Not only is it very useful, but I think it is also very cute!

New Little Friends

Meet our new little friend, one of many that lives right outside our door.  It has rained a lot recently and with that came lots of little tiny frogs.  They are about 1/4 inch and are quite cute.  We have lots of wildlife here at our apartment: Raccoons, Frogs, Snakes etc.  We love it!

3 Months!

I cannot believe that it has already been 3 months, yet it seems like we have had her for ever!  Allie is continuing to grow quite well, I think we are on chin #4.  She is quite active and love to kick her feet and to stand on our laps.  She can see us from far away and has a very cute smile!  Right now we are working on falling asleep by herself (wish us well)!  We love our little Allie and love seeing her personality come through.