Bliss

Its been raining, pouring, and freezing (48 degrees in Oct??) the past couple of days. So there is nothing better to do than cuddle with your sweetie and heat up that oven for some TRUE bliss!!!

I am talking cupcakes here peeps. Get your minds out of the gutter. Here is a GOOD one for ya:

Pumpkin Bliss Cupcakes

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tbsp., plus 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

3 cup sugar

1 15 oz. can pumpkin puree

4 large eggs 1 cup vegetable oil

¾ cup orange juice

Preheat oven to 350°. Line the muffin pans with liners or spray them with baking spray. Sift together the flour, spice, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, pumpkin and eggs, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the oil and the orange juice until the batter is smooth. Add the flour-spice mix to the pumpkin mixture and fold together until well incorporated, but do not overmix. Bake 20–25 minutes. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

Creme Cheese Frosting

4 oz. unsalted butter at room temperature

8 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese at room temperature

1 tbsp. vanilla extract

5 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Cream the butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and beat. Add 1 cup of sifted powdered sugar at a time and continue to beat frosting for about 5 minutes.

Little Ms LOVED the frosting!!

And if you think she was jumping off the walls from all the sugar. Well.....

HAPPY BAKING!!!!

October ♫ ♫ ♪ ♫

I have been waiting to do this for a while. I can just hear the music...

My sweet baby with her sweet baby!

I totally lucked out finding this sweet vintage crib. She is always looking serious..

More to come!! :o)

Falling..

Just a few short days ago we were enjoying our last days of summer.....

And now we are getting ready for one of my favorite seasons:

Yup, I whipped out my decorations the other day. I love decorating anything and everything -mostly my kids though :o)

Maddie helped me put this together the other day- it was super easy and quick!

Ms Maddie loves to go to the pumpkin patch- run through the corn mazes, decorating her pumpkin, carmel popcorn and candy apples, the fabulous pony rides but most of all....

And who could forget Halloween? I made this very recipe for dinner tonight- Delish!

Happy..........

Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Little Adventures

My little tomboy...

I have to admit she is a tad bit of one. She loves puppies, trucks, cars and those fake frogs and bugs that you find at the dollar spot in Target :o)

But thats okay she is still my girl...(and I still have time to convert her).

Yup can you believe she sat still long enough for her cute little baby braids? Love IT!

Busy, busy

I have been so so busy since school started. I thought things would slow down but nope busy as ever.

Don't ever except to see a photo like this again. Want to know why they are sooo still and looking at the camera? Everyone was behind me watching them get their pic taken! :o) So I guess that is what I have to do to get photos of all 3~ any audience out there want to volunteer for their Christmas pictures? :o)

The girls have been having fun the past few days modeling oh such gorgeous clothes!!! We got a little gig with a boutique. Its is soo much fun getting surprise boxes in the mail of such pretty clothes~ lovin it!

You definitely need to check this place out if you need some fall goodies. You know you need them. :o)

Back 2 Cool

It's been really quiet here this week

Very quiet :o(

I know I should be taking it all in and relaxing but boy do I miss them. And so does Kassie~ she keeps begging me all day to pick up her sissies.

Time takes away our babies way to fast but I'll hold on to them with my heart...

Ps~ crazy girl did not get glasses- she found these at Claire's begged for them and I gave in. Ended up being a super cute prop! :o)

A bit beachy...

We took the girls on a little trip to the beach.

Kassie was a normal picture hog that day. She was too cute of course and you would think this girl lived at the beach her whole life~ she was just one with the sand and the ocean (mostly the sand). We've taken her to several small beaches here in town but this was her first time at the big one and she knew just what to do!

And this one was too funny. We were walking along the boardwalk and who did we see?

Maddie was a little disappointed that he talked to her- "characters aren't suppose to talk mom!!!". Too much Disney World for her huh?

Gotta go get ready for the first day of school tomorrow- its going to be lonely here. :o(