Thursday, December 31, 2015

Ringin in the New Year!



We did what we always do on NYE, we made snacks, played board games and watched the ball drop. I made a 2016 sheet cake and homemade hot chocolate to add to the celebrations!

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

First Time Riding a Bike Without Training Wheels!



I said, let me just give you  a push off, all you have to do is keep pedaling, keep pedaling, don't stop! And so he did! He pedaled and pedaled and hasn't stopped since!


Living the mommy dream.

Monday, December 28, 2015

A Farm Table Christmas


Boy oh boy is she going to be fun to decorate in the coming months and years!

Lucy, My New Red Beauty



So grateful to my mom for giving me one of the best Christmas presents I could ever hope to get! The first thing "Lucy" made today was an egg not bundt cake with a cinnamon frosting glaze. Yum! Lucy sure does love to bake!

Friday, December 25, 2015

Christmas Fun at Emi's!







Practicing Casting into the pool with his new fishing rod! 


A cold moon. Which is  a full moon on Christmas! Seen through the trees. :) We are blessed with great family and memories. <3

Santa Has Come!






Our Last Visit and Message From Zippy



We will miss you little buddy! See you next year!

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Snowman Cheeseball and Grinch Cabobs!



We had a Christmas Eve party at our house tonight and it was so much fun! The Christmas themed snacks turned out really cute!

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

My Beautiful Farm Table


That my wonderful hubby built with his bare hands. I love the finished product. I cant wait to have so many family dinners, game nights, holiday dinners, breakfasts here at this table for generations to come. :) What an amazing Christmas present.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Night of 1000 Candles














 So much beauty to behold! The magic of Christmas sure does live here.










Friday, December 18, 2015

Christmas Wreath Pizza



This was super fun to make. All we did was take a roll of store bought pizza dough, then we shaped it into a circle shape, and cut a hole in the middle using a can. Then we spread store bought pesto sauce over the dough. Then we covered it with our favorite toppings and baked it according to package instructions. It turned out really festive.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Christmas Lights Cupcakes


I had Christmas bulb edible decorations, and a green icing pen. I placed the bulbs on the cupcakes, then I connected them to look like lights with the green icing. Cute!

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Santa Cupcakes


I used a box mix for the cupcakes, then I made the icing using half stick of butter, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, 4 cups confectioners sugar and 3 tablespoons of milk. Then I dipped the tops into red sprinkles. Then I added mini marshmallows for the beards and mini chocolate chips for his eyes. The noses are made of hot tamales. Turned out cute!

Monday, December 7, 2015