Six on Saturday

1. I watched Sean and Catherine's wedding on Sunday night. I thought it was totally cute. Although the pre-show with the boudoir photos and the lingerie shopping was soooooo awkward, and I wanted to hide behind a pillow. Don't get me wrong - I think it's awesome that they saved themselves for marriage but I didn't need to see a camera in the honeymoon suite with the maids making the bed. O.M.G. BUT Papa Jay totally stole the show. He did such a wonderful job at officiating. Don't you agree?

2. We've been cooped up in the house all week. E has been sick and after the scariest moment of my life, I was fine with a low key week. I'm not going to lie we have been hanging out in our pajamas for several days. I am happy to report she is on antibiotics and is slowly starting to feel better.

3. My essential oils that I bought came on Thursday. I am so excited to start using them. I put some in a diffuser last night, and they smelled heavenly.

4. I finished The Book Thief last weekend, and I can't say enough good things about it. So so good.

5. I made these cupcakes today for a friend of mine. One was just plain vanilla with vanilla buttercream and the other was chocolate banana with chocolate banana frosting. On the plus side: they were dairy and egg free! I had one of the chocolate ones. They were delicious!

6. Tonight I am working on two projects that I found on Pinterest. The first one is learning about God's love with little hearts and then finding them around the house each day. I think this will be fun to do this year and the years to come.

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The second one is writing something I love about E and putting it on her door. I will take a picture at the end when we get to Valentine's Day. I bought hearts from Hobby Lobby today so I'm excited to get started.

 Hope you are having a good weekend!

Our weekend

Our weekend was fun with just our little family. I really treasure our time together. Saturday morning  Jason brought Starbucks home. Much needed for this sleep deprived momma. We ran some errands and I stopped to pick up some onesies at Carter's for a project I'm doing. We caught up on all our shows during the afternoon and I ran to JoAnn's to get some fabric for my project before we headed to church. E did so good in the service again. I was so proud of her.

 

The cheetah fabric and the one on the left is for my project - hoping it turns out!

Sunday morning, we had breakfast at one of our favorite breakfast places, Le Peep. Yum! Their food is always good.

E hung out in her car seat for about 5 seconds! Hehe. She likes to be around all the action.

We also spent a lot of time practicing our new skill. E started rolling from her back to her tummy last Thursday. I know it's not going to be long before she figures out that rolling can get her from point A to B. Better start baby proofing soon!

Mid roll...

Sunday night, we watched the Golden Globes! I love watching the award shows this time of year. red was definitely the favorite color among the women this year.

While I watched the Golden Globes, I had some yummy chicken florentine lazy lasagna that I had made in the crockpot. Ya'll this stuff was delicious! Please make some soon!

So glad that Hugh Jackman and  Anne Hatheway won. They were spectacular in Les Miserables. Hopefully they can win Oscars too.

Hope your weekend was great!

What I'm Loving!

Here is what I'm Loving on this Wednesday via Jamie!

1. I'm loving that the opening ceremony for the Olympics is THIS Friday! I love the Olympics! I can't wait to cheer on the U.S.

2. I'm loving that the Olympics are in my favorite city of all time LONDON. I love that place and will enjoy the backdrop of the games for sure.

3. I'm loving that last weekend my sweet home group from church threw us a baby shower. It was so nice just to spend time with those girls. They got us some precious things for our little miss including this cute diaper cake!

4. I'm loving this cute picture of Lucye. While were organizing the nursery and putting the gifts we got away on Saturday, she crawled underneath the crib and stuck her head out and watched. So cute!

5. I'm loving this recipe for Chocolate Mint Brownie Bites that the Pioneer Woman put on her website this week. I think I will be making these in the near future for sure!

Source: thepioneerwoman.com via Elizabeth on Pinterest

6. I'm loving that our maternity pictures proofs are up and I can't wait to pick out our favorites!

What are you loving today?

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

What I'm loving this gorgeous fall Wednesday

Hosted by Jamie

1. I'm loving this fall weather!! Oh my gosh - today the high is going to be 68! If you could see my happy dance right now, you would think I was ridiculous. 

2. I'm loving the yummy treats I've made the past two days. On Sunday, I made pumpkin cream cheese muffins. I got the recipe from Eclectically E (thanks!) and then on Monday night, I made pumpkin snickerdoodles. They are both so amazing! 

3. I'm loving that last week I went shopping and found some really cute boots at Target and some skinny jeans. I love finding good deals!! I think I'll be wearing these boots to my high school reunion next weekend!

4. I'm loving that the Rangers are in the World Series. Now I'm not a die hard fan or anything, but there is a sense of pride for a Texas team to be in the championship game.

5. I'm loving the cute Halloween socks I picked up at the dollar section at Target. (Are you seeing a pattern here?) They're just a little fun to brighten my day!

6. I'm loving this pic of me and Lucye (excuse my no make up face). We pretty much do this every weekend morning while I eat my breakfast and relax before I get ready for the day. She's my baby. 

Hope you are having a fabulous Wednesday!

Show Us Your LIFE Fridays - Dessert Recipe

I'm linking up with Kelly's Korner today for favorite dessert recipes. I can't wait to add to my list of desserts to make! To see other recipes go HERE

I LOVE DESSERTS!! I'm pretty sure I could eat dessert every day if my hip size would stay the same - ha! I had a hard time just picking one dessert recipe because I like them all so much but I picked one from my all time favorite dessert cook book that I got as a wedding gift. It combines my two favorites: chocolate and peanut butter!

Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter/Milk Chocolate Frosting

Cake:

2 cups of all purpose flour

1 3/4 cups granulated sugar

2/3 cups baking cocoa

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 2/3 cups Nestle Peanut Butter & Milk & Chocolate Morsels

Frosting:

1 package of cream cheese, softened

1 tsp vanilla

1/8 tsp salt

3 cups sifted powdered sugar

For Cake:

Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt in bowl. Add milk, water, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract; blend until moistened. Beat for 2 minutes and pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. Sprinkle 1/3 cup morsels over each cake. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

For frosting:

Microwave remaining morsels in small bowl on medium high for 1 minute and then at additional 10-20 second intervals, stirring until smooth. Beat cream chesse, melted morsels, vanilla extract, and salt in small bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Frost between layers on top and side of cake. Makes 10-12 servings.

Enjoy!!

Show Us Your LIfe Fridays - Main Course Recipe

I love to cook. I am always looking for new recipes to add to our list of favorites. And this one is definitely on that list. It's super easy, super quick and so yummy!! I got if off the Pioneer Woman website. You can't go wrong with that.

Bow-tie Lasagna

-1 pound of ground beef or turkey

-1 can of spaghetti sauce

- 5 cups of bow tie noodles (I use penne noodles sometimes)

- 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil

-1 tsp of salt

-1/2 tsp garlic powder

-1 tsp Italian Seasoning (or more per taste)

-1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese

-1/2 cups sour cream

Fry ground meat in pan while noodles are cooking. After noodles are cooked, drain and drizzle with olive oil. Mix in with the ground meat and then pour in your spaghetti sauce. Add cheese, sour cream and seasonings and then stir to combine until cheese is melted. Enjoy!!

To see more recipes go HERE

Must make this today!!

The Pioneer Woman posted this on her cooking section last week. I decided to make it on Sunday morning. The Pioneer Woman is not lying. It is good coffee cake. Make it today, please. And then make your way to the treadmill because it calls for 3 sticks of butter. Or pretend the calories don't count - that's what I did.

Keeping it real.

Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

You will need:

• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (about 3 cups)
• 1 large apple, peeled, cut into 3/4 inch cubes (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 cup Ocean Spray Cranberries, chopped in half (fresh or frozen)
• 1/3 cup of butter, melted
• 1/4 cup Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
• 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped, toasted (I didn't put nuts in mine because I don't like them but feel free if you like!)
• 1 Concord Foods Sweet Potato Casserole Mix with Marshmallow Topping (I couldn't find this box last year for Thanksgiving so I improvised and used my own spices, feel free and add as many as you like if you can't find the box)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375. Spray a 11X 17 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In large bowl, combine sweet potatoes, apple, cranberries, butter, cranberry juice, and Sweet Potato Spice Pack; mix well. Pour sweet potato cranberry mixture into prepared pan.
3. Bake for 35-45 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until sweet potatoes are softened when pricked with a fork.
4. Remove from oven; stir in pecans. Sprinkle top of sweet potatoes with Sweet Potato Marshmallow Pack. Return to oven for 5 minutes or until marshmallows are softened and light brown.
5. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

ENJOY!!