Are we finally healthy?

 

Will as healthy as can be, and you can see what is left of Lillian's pink eye and her snotty nose witch I am hoping is from teeth. The girl will be 1 in T-18 days and she still doesnt have any teeth!

 

 

A better picture of her pink eye. Trust me, this looks AMAZING compaired to what it was a week and a half ago!

Minney Mouse cupcakes

 

Yep, I'm quite happy with these little ladies.

 

 

Aren't they cute?

 

 

These too but I like the vanilla ones better. I need an actual bow mold, these were made with a leaf mold but I made it work.

 

 

And Lillian likes frosting. :) Pretty excited for her and her smash cake!

 

Just stuff.

The greatest picture made us both have double chins, I just love my little Blondie!



"Oh this is Brother Bear's? But, I want it."



Taking all the cushions off the couch to make a 'tent'. He wants me to hide under them too. Ya, Right.



Supper was so pretty, I just had to take a picture! I had chicken stir fry with all the veggies and strawberries on the side. Quite tasty and made me crave summer!

Home made Nutella

Recipe follows:

1 c. hazelnuts

1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 c.  powdered sugar

3/4 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. salt

4 Tbsp. coconut oil

 

I changed things up so read to see what I did differently!

 

 

My helper, processing the almonds. Yes, I said almonds. I had them and I didn't have hazelnuts. So, almonds it was.

 

 

Baby Puppy had to see too.

 

 

Add the cocoa powder.

 

 

And the rest of the stuff. I changed powdered sugar to splenda. It started to have a splenda taste so I did add maybe a Tablespoon of powdered sugar to finish off the sweetness without the taste.

 

After everything was added I found it to be very thick. Hazelnuts and almonds obviously have different fat content so I'm sure this is why. It would have made for a great 'cheese' ball of sorts. I added some milk to thin it out. If you want to be healthier you could add the coconut milk but I didn't want to open a can just for this.

 

If this isn't quite the consistency you want then just add more milk. If you make the un-healthy kind it would be much smoother as it adds melted chocolate.

 

 

 

I thought it made quite a bit for only a cup of almonds. Don't make fun of the jars, I couldn't find any lids! This alternative recipe has an almond taste to it but I love that so I don't mind.

 

 

My other helper was doing a great job at being cute!

photo dump!

 

I have to admit, one of my favorite reasons to work nights is the ride home. I get to see sunrises like this every morning. Absolutely, beautiful! I feel like God is saying "Good morning sweet one, this is for you." (I believe this morning's sunrises had about four different people posting pictures on facebook!)

 

 

 

 

Uncle Jesse raises lambs and they are having babies right now. So after seeing Aunt Tara just a day or two before she had her baby we stopped by to see the baby lambs on the way home. This little guy loved Will. He (or she) kept sniffing away at him. Will and Kaydence, the 'twins' of the family before my cousins twins were born are quite a pair. They are always getting into trouble together! Being only two months apart and a good possibility of going to school together (depending on school closings from now until they go to school) they will always be close.

 

 

 

 

These two are just so darn cute!

 

 

Will is in this "I don't want to nap" phase, and refuses to actually lay down. On this day he was in his room for an hour and half playing away with no nap. Finally, we let him out of his room and he plays like normal. I allow him to watch Mickey Mouse on the kindle 'puter' and Lillian and I go in the kitchen to clean a bit. (Cleaning the crud out of the dishwasher where the door closes is the most disgusting thing EVER!!) After about twenty minutes, I walk into the living room to discover this! Proof the boy needs to nap! Any suggestions to get him to keep napping would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

Beautiful new niece Elsie!

 

 

Big Brother Logan just loves her!

 

 

Mickey Mouse and footie PJs. Not much gets better than that!

 

 

Lastly, Will was running around the house with just his pull up on and he apparently thought Lillian had too much clothes on. I go in the kitchen to find her in her diaper! Goofy kid, pj day, naked day, what's the dif?