HAPPY BIRTHDAY 10 YEAR OLD!...and a fun recipe!

It is amazing how knowing that my oldest is 10 and how old that must make me...when did that happen?

 MARIO MUSHROOM CUPCAKES!!  

These turned out so fun and were very easy to decorate!

 I am so proud at the progress he has made in the past few months since we started homeschooling!  He is talking so much better and he is trying so hard to be a good kid!  

We recently talked to him about what Autism is and that he has it.  I was so nervous going into it....He of course being such an amazing kid took it all as positive and was kinda excited about it.  He knows he is smart and I hope I can keep reminding him so he doesn't forget!

 ONE EYED SAILORS...

I know you are probably thinking...What?!

They are a favorite in our house and a favorite of our 10 year old!  This is what he had for his birthday breakfast.

They are simple but yummy. 

 First take a slice of bread (Homemade is always yummier!)

Then take a biscuit cutter (or any fun shape) and cut a hole in the middle of the slice of bread

Butter both sides of the slice and the center you cut out.

Put in a sprayed warmed up pan.

Crack open an egg and drop in the center of the slice.

Wait till you see the the egg turn a little white and start to bubble...

Then flip them all over.

Don't forget the middle part of you bread slice.

That is it!  Enjoy!!

I love you!  Thanks for being a light in my world for 10 years!  I am so thankful for every minute I get to spend with you!

Sunday night at my house!

Tonight we enjoyed our first summer Sunday evening together! 

When we got home from church I made these scrumptious marshmallows! 

I got the recipe here...from my all time favorite food blog!

(I got there cook book for mothers day and can't get enough of it!!)

Our Best Bites   

While I was browsing their awesome recipe file...I found some thing else and couldn't resist and I decided to make some 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie...

I know I know TWO desserts is probably pushing it but I couldn't resist!  

Happy sugar highed kids tonight for sure!

So to run off some energy we went on a Sunday walk and picked some "weeds" for dinner... OK OK ...so it was asparagus from the ditch banks...and they were delicious!!  

I LOVE SUMMER TIME!!!

Graduation!

These were a couple of tutorials I followed to make a graduation gift this year! 

I love how they turned out!

These lip glosses turned out so fun and make a great addition to any lady's purse!

I found the awesome tutorial on Kojo Designs!  

This is what I put the lipglosses in!  How adorable!!

The tutorial I found was on Wayward Girls' Crafts!

A way fun site!!

 Looks at this fun card!  I am for sure not a card maker but this was easy enough!  I LOVED IT!!  

Found it on Jordan Ferney.

I love having excuses to make fun things for awesome people!  

Crab Crackers

 This is an easy and yummy appetizer that I can't ever get enough of.

My grandma introduced me to this recipe years ago and it has been a favorite of the family ever since!

It is sooo simple!!

Here is what you need...

Ritz Crackers

Cocktail sauce

Cream Cheese

Imitation Crab Meat

YEP  thats it...

Spread the cream cheese...

Then spread on the Cocktail Sauce...

Then separate the crab meat and put a few pieces on each cracker....

These are so yummy for camping, picnics, appetizers at a party, and whatever else you can come up with!! 

 I know you will enjoy them as much as I do!

Springtime Adventures

 Fun outside 

in Idaho in the spring equals

too much fun!

Easter Fun

Not my fav of family pics but it is what we got...

after Stake Conference the boys were done and wanted to go play...

not too many happy faces..aww well.

Got these of the boys' bow ties made by momma!  

They were very handsome!!

This is what we woke up to on Easter morning...

jelly beans and eggs all over....

What a fun tradition that I remember doing as a little girl and loving!!

The Easter bunny had some pretty eggs this year.

 Bunnycakes for a nummy breakfast!

 Searching and searching for their baskets...where oh where did that sneaky rabbit hide them this year?

 One found...one to go...

 There it is!!

check out the loot!

 Gotta say I don't decorate cakes...

but this was yummy and the boys both loved it.

Hope your Easter was one to remember 

and that we all remember what we are celebrating.

Mmm Mmm yummies!

 Chocolate Coconut Oatmeal

...need I say more?!!

This was sooo yummy!!  

I got the recipe from 

Be Different Act Normal!  

I can't wait to try out some of the other kinds!  

They all look delicious!!

I love LOVE this blog!  

Another blog I visit frequently got to is 

Monster Mama!  

That is where I got the idea for these

3 Musketeers 

mini bars

They are sooo easy and sooo yummy!!

Homemade Tortillas!!

How yummy do these look!!

You will have a hard time eating store bought tortillas after  having these...

consider yourself WARNED!

First you mix up

4 cups flour

1 Tbsp Salt

1 cup shortening

1 cup milk

1/2 cup water

yep thats it!!

Then take a small amount and roll it out as thin as you can get it without tearing it...the more flour on the counter the better.

Then I put them on my griddle.  I am sure a frying pan would work I just could get two done at once with this.  

Do you see all those bubbles?  That is how you know when it is ready to flip...

This happens fairly quick so watch them closely...

You only want a few light brown spots.  

Leave on the other side for about 1-2 minutes and then place them in an oven preheated to warm until the others are done.  

Add your favorite toppings 

and ENJOY!!