Shamrock Shakes

So we did this for St. Patricks day... yes that was a logn time agao but hey I still love this recipe...

Shamrock Shacks

Ingredients:

2C Vanilla Ice cream 

1/2C of milk or cream

1 to 2 drops of peppermint oil/candy flavoring

Green Food coloring

Recipe:

Just mix everything in a blender.

They are so easy and are so much better than ones you buy from a fast food resteraunt. And you can make them in the comfort of your home and 11 if you like.

xoxo Nicole

Playing Outside

My favorite thing to

Love those chubby thighs...

do when the weather is nice is to go to the backyard of our apartment complex and play in the grass. Both of the kids love it. Why do I love, becaus ei thas amazing light and I can take pics while I sit down with the occasional getting up to run after them. Here is a couple from the other day.

xoxo Nicole

Bownie Box Cookies & A Funny Story

I love cake mix cookies they are so easy and taste great 

(well I really only like the chocolate ones...)

then it got me thinking can you make cookies with brownie mix, yes you can.

I got a bunhc of boxes at the grocery store when they were having a great sale and decided to make brownie box cookies. They are so great and are a good mix between cookies and borwnies.

Ingredients:

A family size brownie mix (the one that fits a 9x13 pan)

1C of flour

1 egg

1/2 C water

1/4C oil

Powder Sugar

Recipe:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Grease a cookie sheet, or use parchment paper

 (for this recipe i would use parchment paper instead)

Mix the brownie mix and flour.

Then add the remainign ingredients, minus the powder sugar. 

When it is all incorporated drop spoonfuls into the powdersugar and coat.

Cook for about 8 to 10 minutes. 

They will still be gooey when they come out they need to cool for about five minutes

 before you can transfer them to a cooling rack.

They are amazing, just make sure you have some milk.

Now to my funny story. while I was makign these I was gettign the bath ready for the babes at the end. I started the water and was getting them ready while they cooled. Jackson HAD to have one so I got him one on a plate. (he's naked mind you at the time) instead of eating it in the kitchen he took it into the bathroom and proceeded to get into the bath, well I heard him crying and ran intot he bathroom and the cookie fell into the bath and he was upset because he grabbed it and now it was all wet. He was also upset that I through it away (another funny part, it looke dlike poop in the trashcan tmi, yeah probably but it adds to the story). He wanted another one, so I ahd to put it on a plate and set it on the counter IN the bathroom so he could see it. That silly boy :)

xoxo Nicole

Mini Tissue Paper Pom Pom

Every wonder how to make mini tissue paper pom pom?

Me to so I decided to write a little diy for you :)

First of course you need some tissue paper. I save them when I get gifts so I have a little stash, some siccors and something to tie them up with, wire or string something along those lines. 

To make them mini you only need one sheet of paper. You cut in half then in half again. So you should have four equals quarters.

You fold them back and forth, making an according or fan shape. We all remeber making little fans in school when it was hot, well atleast I did. I thought I was so cool with my "fancy" fan.

Then tie it in the middle with your string. 

Then you can leave the ends how they are or cut in an shape you want. I did a half circle (even though that picture is so bad) you can make a v shape or tassle everything will look good I promise.

Then just fluff it out. Since I will be putting mine on the wall you want to fluff it up so it doesnt make a ball. If you are going to hang them or want the ball look then make it look like a ball.

Then you are done.

I wanted them to be different sizes so the light purple is the cut into four. The pink is the size when the paper is cut into six pieces, and th epurple was a small piece (I think a half sheet) I cut into eight. If you need cupcake toppers these would be great if you made really small ones they would be cute and I might use that for Elizabeths upcoming birthday party (how has this year gone by so fast).

I like them a lot and they cost me literally nothing, and add some color to my wall. and just so you know the sign above them says Springtime... I didnt want to get my wide lens out, sorry for being lazy. I do love it though. they are cute little paper circles that are CHALKBOARDS.. how cute is that?

Plus this is my favorite window frame, I love it so much and I cant bring mysle fto change the color of the fabric (my room growing up was teal so it definetly popped) I just love it

xoxo Nicole

Sunday Outfit

I wasn't feeling to good on Sunday so James decided he would take Elizabeth to church with im and Jackson and I would stay home. I would sleep and Jackson would watch Handy Manny on my ipad next to me, until it died then ask for cereal till I woke up.

Anywasy the reason for this post is the outfit James put together for Elizabeth. It was the sweetest flapper putfit I have ever seen and I gave him a big thumbs up when I saw her after church. 

He put the whole outfit together and just from knowing where everything was he put a lot of thought into it. I love that man.

Look at the chubbiness, I love it so much

and those baby blues, I love those to. whic are weird to me since Jackson has the 

brownest of brown eyes.

I love this baby, my husband and my little boy. Pretty much I love life right now.

Oh also not pictured are tellow bloomers under the dress adn pink and yellow socks, there was a theme to this outfit.

xoxo Nicole

Day at the Park

The weather has been really nice (by really nice its been in the high 50's) but we decided to take advantage of it and go to the park. Jackson absolutely adores the park. He loves everything about it, the slides and especially the swings.

Elizabeth wasn't impressed by the playground

I love this... she was tired and hungry

Right before we were about to leave Jackson was on the swings just going back and forth on his stomach. He is the most amazing little boy I know. He would of stayed out there all  ay if we let him the only thing that got him to leave was to vivist his GG's (great grandparents).

xoxo Nicole

Row Row Row Your Boat

I was gone for literally five minutes with Elizabeth and I when I come back I find this...

Enjoy

This didnt make me too mad.

But not five minutes had passed and I find him by the washingmachine which is fine since he loves to watch the laundry machine fill up with water. But the laundry was already done and I go over to him and find the fabric softener completely empty, and the smell of lavendar vanilla very strong on everything...

On to the stage of mischevious little boy

xoxo Nicole