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Jorden loving his santa gift

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Christmas Fun.....

We had a blast!! Jorden loved everything their!!

He wanted mommy in his santa picture this year.. I had a good time till I hurt my ankle

Coffee Filter Christmas Tree

I had lots of fun making this and it was very easy to do

All You Need:

Foam cone

regular stick pins

9-10 coffee filters

white rounded topped stick pins

red buttons

2 white flowers glued back to back

scissors

hot glue gun

something flat for the base (optional but adds a little wight)

What To Do:

1st fold a few coffee filters in half and cut the center circle out

open the filter and place it over the top of the cone like a ring and bring it to the bottom and use the stick pins to tack the filter to the cone and push them in on the top only not at the ruffles

repeat this step working your way up the cone

when you get half way up the cone you will need to trim a little off the filter ring since the cone is going to get smaller going up

then decorate with the round topped pins and buttons and glue your 2 flowers back to back and glue on the top of the tree

Bible Boy

Jorden LOVES to read his Bible and it's just oh so cute when he comes to me to ask to read it!!! He always tells me mommyia can I read my Dear God books and their is 3 dear god books so he will get them all out and I will read them then he will sit and pray to god... Awwwww what good boy I have.. Makes me feel really good as a mom that my baby boy does that ALL by himself

Turkey Day 2010

This Thanksgiving was so much fun.. My brother Joey and I

We had soooo much fun playing around this year.. Jorden loved playing with his Uncle/ Godfather

Zane



Jorden trying to eat before dinner lol

Halloween 2010

Jorden was Buzz Lightyear and we had sooo much fun this Halloween... He really understands about it now and it's really nice to see him enjoy the lil things!!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

We had such a good time...Jorden loves the Pumpkin pacth
How cute is that face?

Mommy & her lil MONSTER

Me and My mama

Busy Busy Super Mom.....

I have been so busy with sooo many different things I have have not had time to Blog about anything but it will be getting done really soon ;)

Laced Pumpkins

I just have to say I love Better Homes & Gardens mag...I saw this in there Halloween one and I wanted to do it cuz I have been doing alot with the pumpkin's this year but when I went to the store for the lace and saw how much it was I was like I'm good so my 3 pumpkin's have been sitting there for a month & 1/2 now so I was at Wal-mart and saw fishnet stockings and I said yup that's what I'm going to use for them not lace...I like it better with the fishnet then the lace and I saved LOTS too...I only paid $3.50 for the fishnets and would have paid alot more if it was the other way...Very happy about that cuz if you know me well I LOVE to SAVE money anyway I can...So now that there done I can ENJOY them :) I just have my large o to do something with and I'm done <3

More Handmade Pumpkins....

This has been my favorite thing to make this year for Halloween

BOO........

I wanted to make something I could keep around for years to come and I'm so in love with this

All you need to do is :

1. Trace around the letter with cute scrapbook paper

2.Paint around the edges

3.Mod Podge the paper to the wood

4.Add a lil extra bling; distess ink, ribbon, buttons and rhinestones

I got the wood letters at Hobby Lobby

5.Sit back and enjoy your new Halloween Decor...and maybe have yourself a lil treat too...lol

This is very easy and does not cost much at all :)

Candy Corn Cupcakes

What you need:

1 box plain white cake mix

1 cup regular sour cream

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs

Food coloring (yellow and red)

Whipped topping

Candy corn

What to do:

Combine cake mix, sour crem, vegetable oil and eggs in large bowl.

Mix according to package directions. Divide batter evenly into 2 separate bowls. Color half of the batter w/ food coloring (2 drops yellow and one drop red).

Place cupcakes liners into tin.Fill each w/ 1/4 cup of yellow batter and add 1/2 orange batter to the top. Bake at 350 for about 10 to 12 mins and let cool completely. Just before serving top with whipped cream and add Candy Corn

Popcorn Balls

Ingredients:

3/4 cup light corn syrup

1/4 cup margarine

2 teaspoons cold water

2 5/8 cups confectioner's sugar

1 cup marshmallows

5 quarts popped popcorn

Directions:

*In a saucepan over medium heat, combine corn syrup, margarine, confectioner's sugar, cold water, marshmallows. Heat & stir till the mixture comes to a boil. Carefully combine the hot mixture with the popcorn coating each kernel.

*Grease hands with vegetable shortening and shape the popcorn into balls before it cools off. After warp in plastic warp

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

~Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies~

1 cup butter or margarine (softed)

1 cup quick oats

3/4 cup packed brown sugar ( I use Splenda)

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup sugar (I use Splenda)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 egg

1 cup (8 ounces) canned pumpkin

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups of semisweet chips

2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

In mixing bowl add creamed butter,sugars,beat egg,vanilla,combine flour, oats,baking soda & cinnamon.

Stir into creamed mixture & alternately with pumpkin.

Fold in the chocolate chips.Drop by teaspoons onto greased baking sheet. Bake @ 350 for 12-13 mins or till lightly brown....Next is to ENJOY

Thanks Brooke

Pumpkin Banana Nut Muffins

Pumpkin Banana Nut Muffins Recipe:

Ingredients:
3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cup of flour
1 cup chopped walnuts (toasted or raw)

Method:
No need for a mixer with this recipe.
1 Preheat the oven to 350°F. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl.
2 Mix in the sugar, egg, canned pumpkin and vanilla.
3 Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.
4 Add the flour, mix until it is just incorporated. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
5 Pour mixture into a prepared muffin tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, it's done. Cool on a rack."

Makes 12

Fall Time.....

I'm so ready for Fall....There's nothing not to love about it so many fun things to do and be creative with :)

Hademade Pumpkins

This was my fav thing to make for Halloween this year...It's SO cute and was so easy to make and I can enjoy them for years to come!!

Halloween Decor

I'm so in love with this...I got it new for this Halloween

I think I'm going to put pics up this year of the Decor so there is more to come

Passed out...9/7/10

Jorden and I were watching some t.v. and I looked over at him and he was out and it was just oh so cute....He is on half of my leg so it took my like 5 mins to try to get up without waking him lol..My baby is just getting so big...The joy of being a mommy and getting to watch your kids grow

Ok so Jorden and I have this thing where ever we go I get him a gift card so I was cleaning his room and I thought it would cool to do something with them so I one made a frame and the other is guitar picks out of them...Also you can you old credit cards

My Family

This was our 1st family picture done and I love everything about it...Jorden looks so much like his dad and me but I see more of me in him lol

I love my family

Piggy Bank

This was Jordens 1st piggy bank and it was getting so full so he has moved on to a big boy piggy bank

He had $52 just in bills and I dont know how much coins he had!!

This is the new piggy bank...I just love him he's so cute and so big now we will have to try and fill this one

Pasta Salad.....

This is one of my favorite things to make and eat during the summer..It's fast and easy...

Take on box of pasta and boil that after that its done cooking drain the water and add mayonnaise to your liking and add red,yellow,green bell peppers already cooked

Add sait,pepper and top off with Paprika

Enjoy

Taco Soup

Ok so when I made this I forgot to take a pic of it but this is what it looks like...I have to have pics when I look at recipes so I did the same for you...Enjoy
Taco Soup -
"The olives are optional—but I like this snappy Mexican soup better with them.

Ingredients:
Jalapenos
Chopped green onions
Grated cheese
Sour cream
Corn chips
1 1-ounce package ranch salad dressing mix
1 1 1/4-ounce package taco seasoning mix
1/2 cup green olives, sliced (optional)
1 small can black olives, drained and sliced (optional)
2 4 1/2-ounce cans diced green chilies
1 14 1/2-ounce can tomatoes with chilies
1 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 14 1/2-ounce can mexican tomatoes
1 15 1/4-ounce can whole kernal corn, drained
1 15 1/2-ounce cans pink kidney beans
2 15-1/2 ounce cans pinto beans
2 cup diced onions
2 lb ground beef

Directions
Brown the ground beef and onions in a large skillet; drain the excess fat, then transfer the browned beef and onions to a large crackpot or a stockpot. Add the beans, corn, green onions, tomatoes, chilies, olives, and seasonings, and cook on low setting all day (6 to 8 hours) if using a crockpot, or simmer over low heat for about 1 hour in a stockpot on the stove. To serve, place a few corn chips in each bowl and ladle soup over them. Top with sour cream, cheese, and jalapenos.

Servings: 12 to 16 servings
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 8 hours crock pot, 1 hour stock pot method
Difficulty: Easy"

Coconut Macaroons

2-1/2 cups flaked coconut

1/3 cup all purpose flour

1/8 tsp salt

2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla

In small bowl, combine the coconut, flour ans salt. Add milk and vanilla..Mix well (batter will be stiff)

Drop by tablespoonfuls 1 in apart onto a greased baking sheet.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 mins or till golden brown.Remove to wire racks

Mommy's Helper

Joredn is such a helper and I love it..He help's out so much..Here's some pics of him trying to do the dishes and putting them away lol...I was cooking dinner and he went and got his stool and started washing he is such a good boy...He also makes his bed in the morning and helps washing his clothes and so much more...His wife is going to love that he likes to help