Happy Valentine's Day

Ta dah! (imagine WALL-E voice)

I have to give a huge shout out to BAKERELLA and my friend Kylene for the idea for my hubby's bday cake. Red Velvet Cake Balls. I was so excited to try these when I saw her post. I know I go a little overboard with birthday cakes, but it is one of my favorite things to do, and I had been racking my brain for an idea. These are super easy and turn out so cute. The boys had so much fun helping me with this cake, that I had to post all of the pictures. Plus I spent an entire day making this cake, I figure it deserved a proper tribute (Especially since it is now long gone and currently digesting, making it's way through my GI tract) I did cheat a little. Bakerella made the heart shaped box out of fondant, and when I went to Michael's and saw the price of fondant, I settled for making it out of red foam. Maybe next time.

Will had a lot of fun helping me make the balls
I am seriously shocked that my children did not puke chocolate and sprinkles last night.
They were as proud as I was of our creation.
Bear was in it for the sprinkles
Brian's favorite cake is rainbow party chip, so that is what the heart shaped base was made out of, and then I made the foam box to fit, and then stacked the chocolate cake balls on top.
Here is the final product.
Not only are they cute, mmmmmm.... so good (Sorry KT Jane)

Here is my baking and decorating crew with the b-day boy.
They looked so good, Mo wanted to sneak in a taste.
Awe, he makes that cake look even better.
Yes, I am so proud of myself. Try this little treat out, it was so fun and a definite crowd pleaser.

One year older and wiser too......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY HOT MAN!!
That's right one more year and a few more gray hairs. At least he wears them well, am I right? Sorry ladies, he is taken.

It's a little thing called Idaho pride. I cannot even tell you how excited Bri is to get back to his home state here in a few months. He is an Idaho boy through and through.
Yes, this is the man in charge of taking care of our children.
This is how Bri's hair looked when I met him.
I did not understand the potential! We like to call this one MOSES.
and this is somewhere in between. He is always a man of many faces, or hair-do's I should say.
We LOVE you babe! Happy Birthday

Valentine's Day Sneak Peak

It is practically February right? I was so excited at how cute these are turning out, I just had to post them. I am making these fun Valentine's for my kids and their cousins and they have loved them so much I thought I would spread the word. Now it is time for a little self promotion. I just started a new blog and I have an etsy shop where I post my ideas and birth announcements and such as..... If you or anyone you know are interested in a Valentine, I am more than happy to make one for you. Just visit my blog I Want 2 remember for details and more fun samples. I also have an Etsy shop set up http://www.iwant2remember.etsy.com. There is a friends and family discount, so let me know that you want one before you order it so I can adjust the price. Just e-mail me or post a comment if you have any questions. This is my first official act on getting my website set up and I will be posting all of my projects and ideas there.

Little Things

My kids like applesauce and eat it pretty well, but my sister taught me this awesome trick and now they LOVE their applesauce and are always begging to have some. You take the bigger jar of applesauce and and dump it into a bowl and then add a packet of sugar free jello of choice and mix together and then put back into the jar. My kids go nuts over this stuff and everytime we go to the store, they are so excited to pick out a new flavor for their applesauce. I love little tips like this so I thought I would share.

Poor air quality never looked so good

While we were out at my parents this past weekend, it felt so reminiscent of childhood during the winter. The inversions are an everyday thing during the winter and it can be foggy for weeks at a time. It can get a little old when you have to deal with it everyday, but I had forgotten how beautiful it can be. All the fog and moisture that would dust the trees, bushes and grass always looked so amazing and I was fascinated with it as a kid and had to snap a few pics for old times sake. Oh, and I just posted this pic of Teenie because she is cute.These trees are in my parents yard
These are just up the street a bit, but I have always loved them, but look out, there is usually an ice patch here during the winter.

Looks can be Deceiving

This week Harmon's have their cereal on sale, so I went in to grab some and also grabbed some fresh blackberries and blueberries because they were on sale for a 1.00! What do you do with fresh blueberries besides try to keep them away from Grey so he doesn't eat the entire package in one sitting? I decided to make some fresh blueberry muffins. I am not an expert baker, but I am trying o get better at it. I browsed all recipes and found this one. "To Die for Blueberry Muffins" it had like 2500 reviews and had 4 1/2 stars so I figured that it would be a good one. The batter was super thick and needless to say I put way too much of the topping on so they sank a little and they weren't very pretty because the topping ran all over the place. My review ***** 5 stars! YUMO! They are not much to look at, but wow. They taste like a coffee shop muffin with the thick moist texture. Next time I will make it into 9 muffins instead of 8 and put about half the topping on and I think they will look as good as they taste. Here is the link if you want to give it a try while the berries are affordable.

To Die for Blueberry Muffins