Easy Flamingo Cupcakes!

Gotta flamingo lover? Check out these super Easy Flamingo Cupcakes. This is NOT a sponsored post, I am just eternally grateful for Mr. Pillsbury who made my day extremely easy. He provided my strawberry cake mix and pre made hot pink frosting which magically came with sprinkles on top!! Bless you little white dough man! 

Our daughter is OBSESSED with flamingos right now. Flamingo bedroom, flamingo stuffed animals, pictures, jewelry, clothes, you name it, if it has a flamingo on it, she is in heaven! We try our absolute hardest to keep her flamingo loving on the classy side. We are walking a fine line here people.

Our darling third grader asked for flamingo cupcakes for her class treat. So guess what I did, looked on Pinterest. And... honestly, not much to go by. So... TA DA! This is my very own creation. Simple, cute and fun! Enjoy! 

Step 1.

Make cupcakes according to package directions.

Let the baked cupcakes cool for at least 30 minutes before frosting.

Step 2.

While the cupcakes are cooling, make your white chocolate head and necks. 

Take 1 package of white chocolate chips and microwave them in a microwave safe bowl for 20 second increments. Stir the chocolate with a rubber spatula in between each increment until the chocolate is totally melted. Add in about 10 drops of pink food coloring. (I buy the NEON colors, they are much brighter) Mix together and place in a piping bag, or zip bag with one corner tip cut. 

Put down a silicone sheet or a piece of wax paper or parchment paper.

Like the picture below.

You make an elongated #2 shape then retrace that shape with the melted chocolate, and finish at the "head." that way, you have a beak underneath and a "defined" head on top. 

I made a lot of bad ones, but got into a flow and soon they all turned out very nicely. Don't make the necks too thin, they will break easily.

Let the chocolate set for about 20 minutes before you stick them into the cupcake.

Step 3.

Frost and sprinkle your cupcakes and add your flamingo head/neck! 

Super Mom "Kids Fill in the Blank" Paper

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TOMORROW! 

I LOVE when I get papers where my kids fill in the blanks! I especially love getting those for Mother's Day! I am blessed to be able to sub in a Primary class in church tomorrow, on Mother's Day! So, I made a "SUPER AWESOME" fill in the blank thankful page.

We are learning about the ten lepers that Jesus healed and how only one came back to thank him.

We will be talking about how thankful we are for Jesus and our moms. 

Let's be honest. Its takes some sweet super powers to do what we do. And it will be fun to see what our kids say about us!

Use this for mother's day or a little pick me up on a rainy day. Give it to your kids and have them fill it in by themselves, or have dad help them. 

Save the picture I made and print it out at your convenience. 

Rainbow Quinoa Salad

HELLO WORLD! Have you ever had Quinoa Salad? IT IS DIVINE!!! Light, filling and scrumptious! I took my classic Quinoa Salad/Salsa and made a spin off of it by adding a few more ingredients to make it bright and even more flavorful. I can't wait to make this all summer long! Give it a whirl!

Rainbow Quinoa Salad

1 1/2 c. Quinoa (Rinsed with a strainer under warm water then transferred to a medium pot.)

3 c. Water/ Chicken Broth

Bring quinoa and water/chicken broth to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for 17-20 minutes or until all liquid is absorbed. Let cool to room temperature, or put in the fridge to cool.

Place cooled quinoa in a medium/large bowl.

Add:

3 diced fresh Tomatoes (We love Roma Tomatoes - they have a little bit more "meat")

1/3 bunch of Cilantro - finely chopped (We use the "top half" of the cilantro (leaves and small stems))

3 T. Chopped Red Pepper

3 T. Chopped Orange Pepper

3 T. Chopped Yellow Pepper

2-3 T. Lime Juice - (Bottled or Fresh)

1/3 c. Olive Oil

1 tsp. Salt  (salt to taste)

Add Diced Avocado into INDIVIDUAL BOWLS - If you put the avocado in the salad and have leftovers, the avocado will brown in the salad is it will look yucky! So keep the avocado separate.

I also added a can of rinsed garbanzo beans into our salad to make it a little more hearty.

You can also add chopped onion to give it even more flavor! 

Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Serve plain with your favorite tortilla chips, serve over grilled chicken, just make it your own! 

You're Sweeter than a Sundae! Valentine's Gift Idea

Need a cute easy Valentine's gift for a friend, co-worker, teacher, or neighbor? Check out these SUPER CUTE, SUPER EASY, Candy Sundae's I whipped together! Almost everything came from the dollar store and came together in 15 minutes! 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Supplies:

Clear Plastic Cups

Assorted Candy

Jumbo Cotton Balls

Hot Glue

Scrapbook Paper Hearts (or you can use small red pom poms)

Metal or Plastic Spoons

As the picture shows above, hot glue 5 cotton balls into a flower shape, then glue one in the center.

After it dries, fluff the cotton balls. 

Fill the cups with your candy.

Secure the cotton top on by placing 2 or 3 glue hot glue drops on the rim of the cup. 

Finish off by gluing a red heart or pom pom on top of the cotton, and slide in the spoon! 

PRESTO!

Corn Cake

Tired of dry corn bread? How about making the easiest thing ever, Corn Cake! My mother in law introduced this simple amazing "fake corn bread" to me years ago. I have been tweaking the recipe over the years to get it just right, and now it's PERFECT!

My husband and son went to a "father and son's" chili and corn bread cook off. I made this Corn Cake because I was low on time after making my Creamy Chicken Chili. It turned out great! Our four year old son took the credit for winning both events! So, I can now say that my Creamy Chicken Chili and Corn Cake are AWARD WINNING RECIPES!! Ha ha. 

This recipe is so simple. A yellow cake mix, corn meal and a couple more ingredients make this "fake corn bread" delicious and moist! Enjoy!

Corn Cake

1 Yellow Cake Mix

1 c. Yellow Corn Meal

4 eggs

1/2 c. Oil

1 c. Water

Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl until smooth.

Place in a greased 9x13 pan.

Bake at 350' for 23-27 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

*You can add butter or honey if you would like. It almost doesn't need it because it's already very sweet (because it's a cake), but you can dress it whatever way your heart desires! DELISH!

The victor returns!

Gift Exchange Gift Idea

Need a quick gift exchange idea? 

This is always a fun one!

Everyone loves slippers, adults and children! Crazy slippers like these monster feet, cartoon slippers, fuzzy warm slippers, animal slippers, or plain suede slippers. Whatever you want! 

Find some fun slippers, slip a few candy bars inside and VOILA, it's done! One down, 10 more to go! 

Happy Gift Exchanging!

Disneyland Coupon Books

Okay people, seriously I had a stroke of BRILLIANCE! I'm not one to boast, but this RARELY happens!

Maybe someone else has come up with this idea, but I haven't heard of it, so in my mind, I STARTED IT!!! WHOO HOO!

Let's get real. Disneyland is pricey to say the LEAST! We have been planning and saving for our Disney trip for over 8 months now. Money isn't too tight, but come on, if anyone wants to retire before the age of 80, money should always be tight. 

Anyway, we have been planning and using this Disneyland trip as an incentive for school, chores, tattle tailing, homework etc.

(oh no, what am I going to do when we don't have this trip to hold over my kids heads and make them behave.................. um.......... I'll cross that bridge after the trip.)

The kids have also been saving up their money and putting it into our "Disneyland Jar." All and any spare cash or coins go into that jar. It has honestly been the BEST THING EVER!! As a parent, you try to teach your kids that they need to EARN things, not always expect a handout. Well, my husband and I decided to tell them they need to earn their ticket into Disneyland. The kids have LOVED having a goal to put their money towards. This is definitely a family earned trip! 

As Christmas quickly approaches, (I had a minor heart attack the other day when someone posted on Facebook that it was 66 days away and I have NOTHING READY YET!) I decided to get my butt in gear and start on some projects that I wanted to make for Christmas. This is one of them.

Like I said before, Disneyland is EEXXXPPPEEENNNSSIIVVEEEE!!!! On top of it we are going to Disneyland a few weeks after Christmas. So, with presents in mind, I decided to make a few of the kids' Christmas presents, DISNEYLAND PRESENTS! That way, I don't have to take out a second mortgage on our house for one dang trip! (just kidding, but for real though)

I came up with.. drum roll please.............

DISNEYLAND COUPON BOOKS!

I will wrap up 1-2 coupons in a box and the kids will open them up for Christmas! GENIUS!

They will then have a little coupon book of Disneyland delicacies. 

A churro, a toy under $20 of their choosing, a sticker for their trunk (Yes we collect stickers and put it on our dress up box/trunk), a drink, a dole whip, and more. 

This is a fun gift for kids even if it's not for Christmas!

 They could do chores to earn a coupon around the house before your trip? Good grades for coupons? Read "this many" books for a coupon?? I'm just rambling and spouting out options.

Anyway, make it, take it and LOVE IT!

On a blank document on my GoogleDocs I 'inserted a table.' (4 down and 3 across)

I added the images into each box and simply printed them out on a piece of card stock paper.

I tried to save you a little time by putting the images I saved toward the end of this post! 

You can use them or find your own. 

I printed, cut them out, and I punched holes into the same corner of each picture. I stuck a ring through them all and... PRESTO! Quick and easy coupon book!

Here are a few of the images I saved for the coupon book so you don't have to go around searching for them. Just trying to save you time. Your coupon book can be as big or as small as you want it! These are just the things I remember getting or wanting in the park, you probably have different traditions or memories than we do. That's the fun thing about this, make it unique to your family! Enjoy!

I found this image on Google but, click here to see the blog where this pic comes from

I found all of these pictures on Google Images. 

Enjoy your coupon book!

Locker Mirror Makeover

Check out this simple Locker Mirror Makeover I threw together for our favorite babysitter! 

I asked her if she had a locker mirror and she said she didn't. Say,"WHAT?!" 

So I bought a plain magnetic mirror and dazzled it up a bit!

Using only silver/gold 'Sharpies' and stickers for her name, this is unique to her. No one else will have a mirror like this! 

I love personalized locker equipment! It makes your locker, YOURS!

St. Patrick's Day Paper Banner

Lately, I've really gotten into making banners to add a little bit of color to my giant Fence Post World Map! It is a big focal point in my living room and I like to add a little splash of holiday fun to it. Well, ladies and gents, I give you... The St. Patrick's Day Paper Banner! I don't know if many people sew paper together, but I do all the time! It is the easiest thing ever! Just cut your banner papers and sew them together! I made this in 20 minutes. Boom! (Mic drop!)

Simply choose the shape you want for your banner! Trace the shape on the back of each scrapbook paper and cut, cut, cut! When finished cutting, arrange your banner papers the way you want it to show. Stack them in order then go sew!

(If you don't have a sewing machine - never fear! Simply hole punch the corders of the papers and thread some string through!!)

*Pull out about 6-12 inches of thread before you start sewing, so you have something to attach your banner with.

Add your papers in order into the sewing machine and go to town! 

*When finished with all of your papers pull out another 6-12 inches of thread before you cut the thread!

Tie knots along the thread lengths you added to the beginning and end of the banner. 

(Tying the bobbin thread and the spool thread together makes it a little bit stronger.)

The banner is darling plain but I added the word "Lucky" to fit the St. Patrick's Day holiday.

OPTIONAL "LUCKY" WORDS

I typed up "Lucky" on a google docs and printed it out. I cut around the letters leaving a little bit of a white border so the letters stuck out more. Then I glued them onto the banner with a glue stick I found in my kid's crayons! 

The "U" in 'Lucky' was "lost" in the black and white paper; so I made a four leaf clover out of some scraps left over from the banner paper. The clover helped to make the "U" stand out more. Totally not planned but it turned out cute!

I love how my living room decor turned out! Simple, yet festive.

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Want to make the cute Four Leaf Clover's on my table?

Click HERE! 

They're made from cereal boxes! Yes, I made them 4 years ago, and yes, I still love them!!

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Want to make the Giant Fence Post Wall Map?

Click HERE!

I get more compliments on that than just about anything else in my house! 

Totally worth the 1 day of work!

Bean Salsa

I have been living on this for the past 2 weeks. This is my "go to" when I'm hungry and don't know what to make. Breakfast, lunch or dinner this salsa is great on just about anything. No, not ice cream, my little angel children would probably sass me and say, "Even on ice cream MOM?! You said everything!" No this would not taste good on ice cream.

You can put this on grilled chicken, hamburger patties, scrambled eggs, nachos, tacos, salads, or eat it plain with tortilla chips. Whip up a big bowl and eat on it for a couple days! It has lots of fiber and great flavors that keep you coming back. 

My sister called me a week ago and was in a panic because she was asked to take a salad to a BBQ at a friends house and had no lettuce on hand. I just happened to be whipping up my second batch of this when she called. I asked her if she had the ingredients for this bean salsa and a bag of tortilla chips? She did! She subbed a couple of ingredients but the result was still the same. DELICIOUS! She said her friends all ranted and raved about her bean salsa. 

So this is your wake up call to make some for your family, your friends or just you!

Bean Salsa 

Substitutions are ok!

1 can Black Beans - drained and rinsed

1 can Kidney beans - drained and rinsed

1 can Black Eyed Peas - drained and rinsed

1 can Corn - not creamed - drained and rinsed

1/2 (Red, Yellow, Orange or Green) Bell Pepper - diced

2-3 Roma Tomatoes - diced (If you don't have any tomatoes use a can of diced tomatoes!)

1 c. Dehydrated Onions - or fresh if you prefer 

(The dehydrated onions soak up the olive oil and vinegar making it a thicker salsa and not so soupy)

1/4 bunch of cilantro - chopped finely

1 c. Olive Oil

1/3 c. Vinegar (I've used apple cider and white and both are great!)

2 T. Lime Juice - bottled or fresh

Salt to taste

* You can add cut up avocado and it stays pretty well in the salsa because of the vinegar and lime juice. 

Place rinsed beans and corn in a medium/large bowl. Add bell pepper, tomatoes and dehydrated onion. Add cilantro, olive oil, vinegar, lime juice and salt. Stir to combine all ingredients. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

SUBSTITUTIONS

Some people don't always have black eyed peas on hand so I have used:

Garbanzo Beans/Chick Peas, 

Great white northern beans

Pinto Beans

If you don't have a bell pepper, don't worry! Don't put one in. If you LOVE peppers and have a ton of them, cut up 2! 

Make this your own! Satisfy your cravings and use what you love!

Need more Salsa Ideas? Click HERE!

The Holy Ghost and the Liahona - F.H.E.

I recently found this article from an old "Friend" magazine, and gave it as our Family Home Evening lesson. It was PERFECT for my young kids, but could be discussed at older levels as well. We made our Liahona and talked about the scriptures and questions inside it. 

This was a super simple and darling lesson our little family enjoyed! 

I hope your family will feel the spirit as you give this lesson. Let the Spirit guide as you discuss the importance of the Holy Ghost, and how it guides us like the Liahona guided Lehi's family. 

Happy Family Home Evening!

Click HERE to get the Friend Article

Click HERE for the Liahona activity picture

Here's a suggestion! 

Have a Golden treat after the lesson!

or

You could mold the balls into what you think the Liahona would have looked like!

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

We were going around the dining room table last night asking each other questions over dinner. My husband asked us all what our favorite treat/dessert was. The kids rattled off brownies, and doughnuts, then I said my most FAVORITE treat, is COOKIES! 

I know, I'm weird. Most people want cheese cake, ice cream, ice cream cheesecake, and while all those are SCRUMPTIOUS, I am a classic cookie girl. I love a glass of ice cold milk with warm cookies. Give me ANY cookie WITHOUT FRUIT like Raisins and I am one happy girl. 

Don't get me wrong, I love dried fruit on it's own, but it DOES NOT belong in a cookie, don't taint perfection.

So then, after dinner and dishes were done, I had MAJOR cookie brain, and I had to make some! I have never found the "perfect" chocolate chip cookie recipe I could claim as "THE BEST." So I looked up a new one and thought I would give it a try, who knew this lady named Betty Crocker would have the best one!? ( Ha ha.) I based my recipe on hers with two minor tweaks that truly make these PERFECT!

Brooklyn and Betty's PERFECT Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 c. Granulated Sugar

3/4 c. Packed Brown Sugar

1/2 c. Butter softened

1/2 c. Oil    (I use Olive Oil)

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 egg

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2 1/4 c. Flour  (If you live in a hight altitude place like me, add an extra 1 T. flour)

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2 bag of Chocolate Chips (about 1 c.)

Optional - 1/2 c. Chopped Nuts

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Preheat oven to 350

Mix sugars, butter, oil, vanilla and egg in a large bowl.

Add and mix flour, baking soda and salt. (Dough will be stiff)

Fold in Chocolate chips and nuts

Place on a parchment paper lined or a greased cookie sheet. 

Place by rounds 2 inches apart.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden edges start to appear. 

Take out of the oven and cool for a couple minutes on the pans -  then use a spatula and place them on a cooling rack.

DEVOUR with a cold glass of milk! DELISH!

Need more Cookie Ideas?

Click HERE!

Italian Bottle Candle

Ever since I was a little girl, I have ALWAYS wanted a bottle candle while eating Italian food just like "Lady and the Tramp!"

Well, I FINALLY MADE ONE! (Only 20 some years later.) My kids were thrilled and thought it was super cool! They can't wait to use it for Halloween as well for our witches table. Once we drink some more sparkling cider I will make more bottle candles, but for now, one is awesome!

It was super easy to make and took me literally 20 minutes, only because I had to wait for my tea candles to melt. It would have taken 5 minutes otherwise.

Make one or two for Valentines Day!

First things first... LAY SOME FOIL ON YOUR COUNTER!

This is a bit messy and you don't want to clean wax off your counter!

I crafted on a paper towel and some of the candle wax went on my counters, so I had a few minutes of scraping it off with my spatula. Learn from my mistakes, craft on FOIL! 

Put your candles and bottle on the foil you laid out.

The narrow opening of the bottle wouldn't allow my taper candle to fit, so I took a sharp knife and shaved off the bottom sides. 

(I went up a little far, you don't have to shave your candle up as much as I did.)

(I didn't know the candle was white underneath! I thought I was safe!)

I took some little tea candles and let them burn so the wax was melted.

I then poured the melted wax on the candle and bottle.

To hide the white candle I shaved down to, I took a match and simply melted the green taper candle up and around to make the white look less harsh.

PRESTO! BOTTLE CANDLE!

Easy clean up, throw the foil away!

I can't wait to build up the wax on the bottle over time! It will be SO FUN!

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Mini Loaves

Need a SCRUMPTIOUS neighbor, friend or family gift for the holidays? Why not a mini loaf of Chocolate Chip Banana Bread!? DELICIOUS and DARLING! Make 6 mini loaves in 1 batch. This is what our family is going to be giving this year, what about you?!

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Mini Loaves:

3 c. Flour

2 c. Sugar

2 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

4 eggs

1/2 c. Oil (I use Olive Oil)

4 Ripe Bananas

1 1/2 c. Chocolate Chips

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In a large bowl combine Flour, Sugar, Baking Soda and Salt.

In another large bowl mix Eggs, Oil and Bananas with a hand blender or mixer.

Combine the Banana/Egg/Oil mixture in with the Flour/Sugar bowl. Mix until smooth.

Fold in the Chocolate Chips.

Spray 6 small loaf pans with cooking spray and divide batter into each loaf pan evenly. 

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Wrap up with string and take to a friend or neighbor for the holidays!

DELISH!

Sausage Tortellini Soup

This soup was a HUGE hit at our house! Anything with cheese tortellini is a huge hit at our house. I've made this before but forgot to take a picture of it! So, here it is, a great, EASY recipe to make on cold days. This thick soup is hearty and delicious! 

Need more soup ideas? Click HERE!

Crock Pot Sausage Tortellini Soup

1 lb. ground sausage

1 small onion - diced

1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes (do not drain)

1 24 oz. can/jar traditional spaghetti sauce

4 c. water

2 tsp. Italian seasonings

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1 pkg. Cheese tortellini - cooked according to pkg. directions

In a medium pan place onion and sausage. Cook until sausage is cooked through and onions are transparent. Drain any excess fat. 

Place sausage and onions into the crock pot.

Add spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, water and Italian seasonings. 

Cook on LOW for 3 hours.

Add cooked tortellini. Cover and cook for another 30 minutes. 

Salt and Pepper to taste.

Serve with fresh basil and mozzarella cheese on top! 

Cookie Cutter Pancakes

I am boasting BIG TIME, I totally "mom scored" on these bad boys! I had a stroke of brilliance two days ago and wanted to share it with YOU!!! I'm sure most of you have seen the cute idea of pushing a cookie cutter into your kids' school lunch sandwiches (if you haven't its DARLING), well this is along the same lines; only with PANCAKES!

My kids LOVE pancakes, but ever since my dad started adding food coloring to the batter on special occasions I just can't compete. They seriously won't touch mine because they're not colored! So, I decided to make good old buttermilk pancakes two days ago. I was DETERMINED to make my kids LOVE THEM OR ELSE!!!! So.... I started making the pancakes before the kids woke up, and while I was cooking them on the stove my mind started wandering of things I needed to get done.... 

"I still have to make the kids' lunches... hmmm.... what kind of sandwich will I make today?.....how about you surprise the kids today with a cookie cutter sandwich..... change it up a little you know...?"

I look down at the pancake and DING!!!! A HUGE light bulb went off!

"Let the kids play and cut out the pancakes with cookie cutters! They'll want to eat them more than "rainbow pancakes." Easy, no mess, PERFECTION!"

This was the BEST surprise breakfast EVER!
My June even said, "MOM! YOU'RE A GENIUS!" 

HA HA!!! MOM SCORE!!!

So have a FUN breakfast with your kids and use cookie cutters! They're only kids for a little while, enjoy every morning you get!

Cookies & Cream Cake Mix Cookies

I had a bunch of left over chocolate cookie crumbs after my attempt at my son's birthday cake. 

(Click Here to see the HILARIOUS experience) 

I put the extra chocolate crumbs in a zip bag and saved them for later. The day after the birthday party I remembered I volunteered to take a meal to a friend who just had knee surgery. I made them a meal and needed a dessert. I looked in my pantry for something quick. Everyone likes my cake mix cookies, but I only had a white cake mix in my cupboard. I ALWAYS have chocolate! Oh NO! What am I going to do with a white cake mix?! 

(Back track) Cookies and cream ice cream has been on my mind for the past few months. My husband and kids have always asked me what my favorite flavor of ice cream is, and I never could answer, I like so many! Well, I finally decided that my MOST favorite is cookies and cream! 

(I just wish there were more cookies in it! 

More cookies+less cream=perfect ice cream)

So, I saw the cookie crumbs and saw the white cake mix and a literal light bulb went off over my head. Our kitchen light sometimes flickers on and off. I took that as a good sign and went for it! 

These cookies were AWESOME! Keep this recipe in your back pocket for a quick delicious treat!

Cookies and Cream Cake Mix Cookies

1 White cake mix

2 Eggs

1/3 c. Oil

1/3 c. Chocolate Chips

1/2 c. Chocolate Cookie Crumbs (Oreo or Knock off Brand)

Mix all ingredients together. 

Scoop and roll batter into balls. 

Place them on a greased cookie sheet. 

Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.

Let cookies sit for 2-3 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Serve with cold milk! Yummm.....

Need more cookie ideas?

Click HERE!

Birthday Cake - NAILED IT!

I just have to share this. Not everything I make turns out as planned! This is REAL LIFE! I am not going to publish my only perfect recipes or crafts. I also want to share with you my funny mishaps and moments that definitely DID NOT work out! I've had my share of recipes that didn't turn out, but this one "takes the cake," pun TOTALLY intended.

This was my effort at my son's birthday cake yesterday. It brought some much needed comedy and relief to my day. I had found this cake idea in a magazine ages ago and kept it just in case my little boy would want a cake like this! It had the recipe and it seemed simple enough that I could give it a try. Well, my Connor LOVES Captain America, so much that this is his third super hero party. (The other 2 he didn't really care what the theme of his party was.) He also loves motorcycles so I printed and cut out this picture of Captain America riding a motorcycle and decided the perfect cake to put it on would be this 

"dirt mound cake."

I wish there was a hidden camera in my kitchen, because I would have made a million dollars on America's funniest home videos! I was laughing, squealing and ugly/funny crying for over an hour as the cake kept falling, crumbling, and moving as I frosted it. Tears of continuous laughter streaked my face as I tried to keep it somewhat upright. Frosting splattered my walls, cake crumbs were all over my floor, and frosting covered my hands as I attempted to adjust it to keep it from falling over. This cake was the funnest, most HILARIOUS cake I have ever attempted; too bad I was the only one to witness this shenanigan. I took lots of pictures so I could share my "NAILED IT" moment with you!

NOTE TO SELF: Just because it looks easy in a magazine or on Pinterest, doesn't mean it will always end up like the picture. Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't.

Needless to say, Buddy the Cake Boss will NOT be begging for my assistance in his bakery. 

But Hey! I should get points for it looking realistic don't you think?!

Beach Ball "Getting to know you game"

We recently went to a swimming pool party for my niece, and took her this beach ball game! I bought a cheap beach ball and wrote questions all over it. You toss the ball and whoever catches it,
 has to answer the question that's under (or near) their right hand pointer finger.

 We played the question game, then after that we played beach volleyball! 

Hey! Two games in one, win-win! 

This was simple and loads of laughs! My sister wanted a list of all of the questions I wrote all over the ball because she thought they were so unique and fun! So, I wrote all of them down and made a list for EVERYONE! My kids came up with some of the questions and they were too funny not to include.

This would be perfect for birthday parties, family reunions,
church activities (for ALL ages) etc.

Have fun!

Beach Ball Questions:

What country do you want to visit?

Favorite room in your house?

Favorite Breakfast?

Favorite Dinner?

Favorite Dessert?

Favorite School Subject?

Favorite Birthday Memory?

Favorite Restaurant?

Something you will NEVER do again?

What Super Power do you wish you had?

Favorite Color?

Favorite Radio Genre?

Favorite Piece of Park Equipment?

Favorite Cartoon Movie?

Favorite Food at Thanksgiving?

Favorite Memory with your Dad?

Favorite Memory with your Mom?

Favorite place to visit?

Favorite camping tradition?

Favorite job you've ever had?

Favorite Board Game?

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?

Favorite Toy?

What Animal would you be?

Favorite Holiday?

What are small things that make your day better?

What Olympic Sport would you compete in?

Favorite Candy?

Favorite Fruit?

Favorite Vegetable?

Favorite Smell?

Favorite Sport? Play? Watch?

Favorite Christmas Tradition?

Favorite Trip you've ever been on?

Yuckiest Food you've ever eaten?

Favorite type of Cookie?

Favorite Children's Book?

Recite your favorite Nursery Rhyme.

Favorite Primary Song?

Favorite thing to do in the Summer?

Favorite thing to do in the Fall?

Favorite thing to do in the Winter?

Favorite Super Hero?

Have fun! Xo