I'm SOOOO excited!

I found this web site that has so much baking stuff. It has everything you would ever want for desert making. It really is cheaper than most places that sells the same stuff. They are also very fast at shipping. My order went threw on Monday and it came in on Wednesday!!
http://www.countrykitchensa.com/

Here are some of the sprinkles I ordered. Jumbo hearts, mini stars, and black pearls.






They also have candles for every theme. Here are the candles I got for Will's birthday. Of course he will only need one this year!

Okay, these I am probably most excited about. Edible eyes!!! They are 3/8" and the perfect size for making those cake pops I love to make! I am so excited to use these!!

So, this is my newest big purchase. It is my baking caddy. It is full of all my baking stuff. Yes, I had to put a sign on there for some family members do not eat the candy... but they still do. Not using any names ;) But I do have another caddy too, I just don't have it full YET!

HI!!!

This is an old video, I took it in the begining of January.

This is how I help Mom.

His new favorite thing to do while I am attempting to clean. Mr. Wild Child will soon be Mr. Climber and into everything.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes

These cupcakes are AMAZING!! If you know me, you know I love baking. Everything to do with baking, you can count me in!! They are Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes. They just sound like haven. The recipe that I followed had many steps and lots of butter. The first part is baking the cake. Easy enough.
While the cupcakes are baking, you mix up some egg less cookie dough. You cut a small hole out of the center of the cupcake and stuff the dough in the center. Time consuming but easy. Then you frost the cupcakes and garnish with chocolate chips!

Now, I ran out of cupcake liners so I had to make a cake out of the remainder of the batter. I used an 8" cake pans and layered the center of the cake with some frosting then flattened the cookie dough, more frosting and then frosted the whole cake. It was truly amazing and worked out wonderfully!

Resolutions and fun times

If you are like many people, you either set a New Year’s Resolution and break it, or never set one because you know that you will break it. I typically try to set one but usually end up failing. This year, I have set two. One being that I would blog more often; it was something that I looked forward to when I was pregnant, updating my blog once a week. This, I have obviously not been succeeding thus far! Second, being to read the Bible from cover to cover. I have always wanted to do this, but I have never been able to make it past the old English. With a Contemporary English Version, I can understand what is being said. I am a very slow reader and with taking care of a now toddler, I struggle to find time. My goal is to make it at least half way by the end of the year.

This all being said, I have completely neglected my blog. January has been quite the month. Will is officially walking. He took his first steps on the 3rd and really started walking around the 17th. So, at 10 ½ months, he’s everywhere! We also discovered that Will has a high pain tolerance! About two weeks back he woke up four nights in a row, just screaming until he had a bottle. I assumed that he was going threw a growth spurt. Then last Thursday, he spiked a fever in the evening and then again in the morning. It wasn't much but enough to make me think that maybe something was going on. So, I called the doctor and when we got there, she said that he has a major ear infection in both ears! Will is now on heavy antibiotics for a little over a week.

Dennis’s cows are calving so, we have more babies around. That means a lot of time checking on them throughout the day making sure that they are all alright. He’s also been spending more time down stairs in the “shop” as it is winter and doesn’t have a lot of inside work. I think that he has really enjoyed spending Sundays with Will while I either am working or sleeping. It’s been their day where they just hang out.

I’ve been busy at work, trying to get as much overtime that they will pass my way. I do miss the little guy like crazy when I work that much but in the end, I am doing it for him. I am really getting more and more into baking. There are so many different, fun recipes that I have been dying to try! I have also been having fun with my camera; I just need to learn how to do more post processing.

A couple of weeks ago we had the Englekens over for supper and to try out some cute cake pops out for Miss Jaelynn's birthday. I was so happy with the way that these turned out since we waited a little to long to dip them in the chocolate so it was hard and chunky. But, HOW CUTE ARE THESE LADYBUGS?!?!?!?
Watching Will and Jaelynn play was so much fun. This was the first time that we got to hang out since the babies were more mobile.

One of the first snows that we had wasn't until January!!! I dressed Will all warm and plopped him in the snow. He just looked at it and started to cry. Dennis of course thought it was because he was to cold. Will just had no idea what to think!

Can they be any cuter???

Dad went Christmas shopping for Will a week or so before Christmas. This is what he comes home with. He's a true, Mini-Denny!

Happy 2011!

As the year comes to an end, do you look back to see what happened that year? I guess that is one of the greatest things about blogging and putting your life out there for everyone in the world to see, is that you can look back so easily as the past year. This last year was by far my favorite year of the last 24 years of my life. I am a mother! You hear it from every parent "There's nothing better than being a Mother/Father." There right. And my child doesnt even say Mama yet.

This year was most deffenitly consumed by baby and all baby things. By getting the room done for the little guy to welcoming him into this world, to me recovering from having him! March 15th we did welcome the greatest thing that has ever happened to Dennis and I, Will. He has grown up so fast. To think, he is about to start walking anyday! He is working on getting some top teeth as he has had his bottom two for nearly four months now.

I have said it before I will say it again and again, Thank you God for giving us such an amazing little boy! I do think it is impossible to thank God enough. He has blessed us so much. If you are a parent, you probably find it hard to wrap your mind around how much you love your child. To know that is just a fraction of how much God loves us is hard to understand. That He loves us so much, he has blessed us with a child. It's amazing!

We are very excited to see what God has in store for us in 2011. Time flies so fast that I dont want to take any of it for granted. Anyway, I hope that you all had a great Christmas and spent lots of time with your family, knowing the reason for the season.

new camera fun!

I know, I'm slacking! I really want to post more often, I just dont, no excuses, I just dont!

Since I got my new camera and I've been having a blast taking a bunch of pictures, I'm just going to post some pictures for now:

Almost every morning I take Will to day care we see deer! Whenever I see deer I always think it is God saying "hello" or "have a great day!" Now that I finally have a great camera to capture this greeting I was so excited to see these guys.

At Thanksgiving, Mom always has a little cake or something for Dennis's birthday, well, this year he had a little help with the candles.

Will absolutly loves all the lights! I put up the tree during his nap time and when he got up and saw all the lights, he just stared at them for the longest time! So, I let him play with a string of lights before I put them up.

The Friday after Thanksgiving, Will and I went to go see Santa in downtown Seneca. He had the reaction I was expecting, his normal sober look: