I'm in love....

Got a new blog for you... oh my goodness are these things adorable or what? Check it out BAKERELLA she was on Martha Stewart show (I'm jealous)

They look totally easy to make. The cake pops are just cake and frosting all mixed together and rolled into balls. Then the decorating gets a little tricky (this is where I'm a great copy cat and that's why you find blogs like Bakerella that inspire you) She's great too because she gives full on tutorials like this for the mini pie on a stick. Oh I'm in love.

these and other fun labels found here...

I saw some of these cutest ideas on this really cute blog called the idea room. I'm going to drum some up... so stay tuned.

christmas is just around the corner

So, Christmas is just around the corner and I had this great idea... it all came about after Sadie brought home a book from book mobile called "The Christmas Memory Quilt." Cute story with a great message about a little girl who learned to sew with her Grandma. She would sew the squares of fabric into long strips and her Grandma would sew the strips together, it also had a pattern on the back of the book. I decided to sew a quilt with Sadie similar to the one in the book it's a Christmas Tree Pattern, pretty simple, blocks sewn in strips to make a simple christmas tree out of green scraps. I am very excited about the idea of doing it with her and so it will be something we pull out every year for her to put on her bed during the holiday season. It would be fun to do one every year for the boys too.

Here are the fabrics..

Here is a rough idea of what the pattern will look like... only pinks and reds behind the tree. Oh goody.... a project, I can't wait!

Now if Sadie would just get home from school and get sewing.... :) just kidding, I will be patient and loving throughout this whole project, I want this to be a sweet memory. (pray for me... he he he he)

The clock is ticking...

Inspiration Point

This was the final destination of our Saturday afternoon excursion...

Inspiration Point... the top of Willard Peak

We were all a little breath taken and slightly freezing....
This is the BEAST that got us there...

WOW!

This is the MAN who had the idea!

And these are the kids who had a great time...in snow and leaves...

This is the fat faced mom>>>anyone who has photo shop please feel free to lighten up the chubby cheek area~ I'm hopeless

and this is the CUTEST BABY BOY who wouldn't pose for a picture.

So, anyone with 4-wheelers who needs a trip that will inspire ... we've found the location, but we will only take you there if you offer us a ride!

in the words of Sadie ..."maybe if we all start being really nice and all of us put it on our christmas list, Santa will bring us a 4-wheeler"...

That's My Boy!!

Guess who likes chocolate?
who's this big boy and where did the time go?... sorry... it's the runny nose season again...

Take time to stop and smell the flowers!

The Greatest Show on Earth!!!

The greatest show on earth was all that I hoped it would be and more.... full of ELECTRICITY

GRANDPA loved the elephant bearing the flag at the opening... always the PATRIOT
GRANDMA ooed and awed at everything and marveled at how such an event could be pulled off!

MY all time favorite was the Elephants!!!! They were amazing and endearing (the way they held on trunk to tail... I thought that was just in cartoons) they were totally awesome

NICK loved it all! But mostly he loved being with BUDDY

TAYLOR was chosen as part of the preshow events... you go there little magic girl... the magician/ring leader asked her what her favorite color was (hinting and hoping she would choose either red or blue... like the scarf's for the magic trick.... she said "turquoise"! That's Tay Tay for ya.)

SADIE liked the clown dancers... especially the one with the TuTu and funny hair.... and most of all being with TAYLOR

WHERE'S MASON? i'm not sure why he's not pictured... oops... he was there and loved it all! ... oh I know where he was... busy trying to decide what he was going the spend his own money on... he settled for the $9 snow cone! HOLY CIRCUS SCKAMOLLI!

Being with family at the circus PRICELESS

oh ya... Andy loved each and every second of it! he clapped and danced and watched in awe!

Breakfast Magic

For the kid who doesn't like breakfast food... BREAKFAST COOKIES!bREAKfaSt CooKiE ReciPE:

1 1/4 c. all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp salt

2 Tbsp butter

1/4 canola oil

1/4 c. brown sugar

3 Tbsp sugar

1 egg

1 mashed over ripe banana

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 c. oats

1/2 c. crushed raisin bran cereal

1/3 c. walnuts

preheat oven to 350

combine dry ingredients in medium sized bowl

in a seperate bowl combine butter, oil and sugars. Beat until light in color. Add egg, vanilla and mashed banana.

add flour, beat 30 sec.

add oatmeal, beat 30 sec.

add cereal and nuts and beat just until combined.

*over beating this mixture makes the cookies too dense and chewy*

spray cookie sheet and scoop batter into mounds.

*I made them way too big...for kids that is. Nick couldn't eat a whole one.*

dough will be sticky and not as cohesive as traditional cookie dough.

bake for 12 minutes.

eat them hot! or let cool on rack

they are a delicious and semi-healthy way to start the day.

This recipe is my version of Ellie Krieger's found here.