Pumpkin Spice Cake

Here is a recipe you just gotta try! My family loves it! I found this recipe awhile back on the internet somewhere and knew I had to try it. The ingredient list is so small and the only thing I had to buy was the cake mix. It's very moist and light. I am always on the look out for recipes using pumkin and this one is certainly a keeper! I also like to think we get a nice big serving of vegetables with this recipe because of the pumpkin!!! It's a lovely compliment to the Fall weather. Enjoy!!!

• 1 box of Spice Cake mix


• 15 oz can of pumpkin pie filling...the one with the spices mixed in


• 3 eggs


• 1/2 cup water
  

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9x13 pan with Baker's Joy. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and pour into prepared pan. Bake approx 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.

This cake is so moist & yummy. It's hard to believe it only takes this to make. Serve with either whipped topping, a sprinkling of powdered sugar or make your own glaze. It's so good!

*Do not overbeat cake. This will make the cake dry. I usually mix my cakes by hand using a whisk. ENJOY!!! :)

My Cake Decorating

This is how far behind I was in my blogging that I never posted pictures of my buggy's birthday parties. Oh well! Here are pictures of their birthday cakes at least! lol...I've always made the kids cakes for their birthday parties because I think it's way cheaper than store bought and a little more personal. We always fun picking out the themes for their birthday. Sometimes as early as the day after their birthday that we start thinking about the next! Daddy thinks we are crazy. I'm sure we are!

March 2010

Yo Gabba Gabba birthday cake for Doodlebug's 2nd birthday party with matching goody bags.

August 2010

Pinkalicious Cupcakes for Ladybug's Pinkalicious 6th birthday party.

September 2010

Super Mario cake for Lovebug's 8th birthday party. All the kids knew right away each of the characters and were really surprised that Lovebug's mom made it!

Appliqued Shirts

Started working on my Christmas shirts today. I make & sell them to friends and family. I do have an Etsy account but been too busy...or lazy... to post my goods there to sell. Here are the first two shirts made today. My little Elf has claimed this green shirt for her own!

...and then she was too busy playing with Daddy's new iPad to model this pink one! She's sooo fired!

Here are the Thanksgiving shirts I made. This turkey shirt was made using Ladybug's hands. It is my version of the one found on the page...http://www.themoodyfashionista.blogspot.com/.

This other turkey shirt is just one I made for my niece and have been selling them like hotcakes! Next year I'll have to start making them earlier and not wait til the last minute! Story of my life! But hey, sometimes I work better under pressure.

Where have I been?

Oh gosh where has the time gone??? Can't believe how extremely busy I have been since my last post. So long ago that I had to kinda re-do the blog page & background...sheesh! I really want to get back to my blogging. So much has gone by that I don't know where to start. Oh well I guess I'll just start from here...Ladybug and I along with the rest of her Daisy Troop were in a parade today. She was our Girl Scout Thin Mint cookie. She was so cute. As we walked along the parade route, everyone was screaming for Thin Mint cookies! We had to scream back that cookie sales start January 8...promotion! That was the idea I had when we borrowed these cookie costumes from our councel. lol...I think it did the trick! Now I want Thin Mints!!! Can't wait.

Ladybug's Tooth Fairy Pillow

Ladybug has lost her first tooth this past Friday! YAY!!! She was so ready for this tooth to come out. Every time she talked it would jut out and the new tooth was already coming in right behind it.

So that night we were getting ready for bed and about to put the tooth under her pillow when Ladybug says "Wait Mom! I want a tooth fairy pillow." I think she was nervous about the possibility of the Tooth Fairy reaching under her pillow. She's our little scaredy cat.



So into my sewing room I go on Saturday. If I had more time, I would have gone to the store to find some fairy themed fabric. So we went through my stash of fabric and we picked these girly fabrics.


So here is my version of a Tooth Fairy Pillow! Ladybug was absolutely thrilled and I was very pleased with myself at how well it turned out. Ok so you know now I have to put these up on my Etsy! Up next will be a boy themed Tooth Fairy Pillow. :)

Happy Mother's Day

So Ladybug comes running in at 6:30am to wake Daddy. "Daddy, it's Mother's Day. Do I give Mommy my gift?" Followed by Lovebug whispering very loudly "What are we going to do?" Daddy tells them to go get dressed so they can all go to the store to get me a surprise & bring back breakfast. By this time Doodlebug awakens. Daddy asks him "Do you want to go too?" and he responds with a very high pitched squeal & a loud YESSSS!

So I'm laying in bed pretending to be asleep as they meet back in our bedroom dressed & ready to go. How can anyone sleep through all that ruckus? Ladybug says..."sssshhhh...we don't want Mommy to know we left." LOL ...Like I wouldn't know that they left when it suddenly got very QUIET!

They brought me flowers, McDonalds for breakfast, and gave me their cards they made at school. We went to church and then out for lunch. Came home and stayed in the rest of the day lounging in pajamas! It was a good day!!! :)

The house is a total disaster but who cares! I wasn't doing anything today!!! It will all still be there tomorrow. Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day and that you got to do what you wanted to do.

~~~HUGS~~~

yucky bug

I know it's been awhile since last post, but that nasty yucky stomach virus has invaded our house! How do you tell a 2 year old that he can't have any milk or cheese or macaroni & cheese??? Can't have any of his favorites right now. Poor baby boy! So hard to tell him no when he is begging you "pease Mommy pease!"

yucky bug...yucky bug...go away...you have done your nasty deed for the last 4 days! Now scram!!!