New Neighbors

We finally have new neighbors...the house next door was vacant for over a year...Logan and I kept wondering who might move in...I know he wants a 9 year old boy who likes to play legos, basketball, and video games.

To help welcome this new family, we busted out a new Christmas gift (from a family we wish were our neighbors!), the donut hole maker.

This groovy machine makes Millions of holes. This time around they came out a little dense, more like cake then a donut, so I decided to put them on a stick and add a little bling.

Logan and Caden LOVED the pops. Caden ate about a dozen, one after another.

New Neighbors...the possibility are endless, we will have to wait and see...

Banana Nut Pout

This was a super fast, super easy holiday treat I made for Logan and Caden's teachers. I used this recipe. Both my mom and my father in law make awesome banana bread but I feel less guilty when I enjoy this version from Cooking Light.

To Infinity and Beyond!

We have a new 3 year old in the house...who is CRAZY for Toy Story. So it seemed natural to have some sort of treat related to Buzz and Woody for his birthday.

Rocket ship and sheriff badge cookies!!!

For Caden's preschool birthday snack, I sent the rocket cookies and star shaped cantaloupe. So FUN!

Need to try all of these!!

I want to make all of these but until I get around to it, I'll let you give them a try

Peanut Butter Bites
Chocolava Cookies
Zucchini bites
Homemade Cheese Crackers
Pizza Puffs
Plum Sangria
Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

Appreciating Teachers and more!

To help honor the AMAZING teachers and staff at Logan and Caden's schools, I put together little treats. I was inspired by this super cute post. I started with these AdOrAbLe cupcake molds and filled them with your basic brownie recipe. So super easy!

Then I put together the stars with fun sign I made for the school secretary and nurse.

The other flower shaped brownies looked like mini bunt cakes when inverted, so I cut a circle about the size of the cake out of paper plate and then wrapped up each cake with the super cute printable from here. I love finding creative people who help me look good!!

The boys also made cards which was totally adorable...and yes, Caden's glitter card was still a little wet 3 days later :) That boy loves glue and glitter!

my mouth is W A T E R I N G

I ♥ Nutella!! I remember the first time I had it...it was on a family vacation in Europe. The hotel in Austria we stayed at offered a pastry and coffee breakfast. I guess you could call it a "continental breakfast" but unlike the motor inns of the US that supply day old muffins and instant coffee, this was fresh baked buttery bites of heaven with the optional spread of NUTELLA and to top it off, served with real European espresso and steamed milk. YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM. Here is where I spottted this mouth watering treat (and it looks super easy! LOVE THAT!!)...can't wait to try it, but I don't really trust myself with a jar of nutella in the house, so I better wait until I have an occasion to share this deliciousness.

Scary yet Sweet

How fun is this!! My boys, including my husband would LOVE to make this. Not sure this would be a great Valentine's day treat but I'm sure we can find an excuse. You can find the how-to info here along with a lot of other scary stuff.

Homemade Puppy Treats for the Fur Cousins

My eight year old wanted to bake something with the cookie cutters, I didn't want to be tempted by anymore cookies in the house so we found a perfect compromise...puppy treats for all the fur cousins! I googled a recipe that seemed do-able and we got to work...it was SUPER easy (always a plus!) and the dogs loved them!!











You wouldn't know from this photo, but Rosie loved the treat too!









Here is the link to the recipe... I highly recommend it for the dogs in your life!


http://dogs.thefuntimesguide.com/2008/07/homemade_dog_treats.php