Hi my name is MOM oh wait my birth-name is Alexis. These days it's MOM and yes that's right it comes out at a level higher then a scream! I have 2 very active boys. Hope you enjoy the wacky world I call life between working full time and taking care of the 3 boys (that includes my husband).
Next on the Emoji themed item is fun Rice Crispy Treats. This was a super simple and fun idea to make. I saw this on Pinterest and kind of made them my own!
What You Need:
Sheet pan of Rice Crispy Treats
Circle Cookie Cutter
Royal Icing (Black, Blue, Red) - Or Gel Frosting
Candy Eyes
Heart Candy
Use the circle cutter to cut out the rice crispy. I used a piping bag to make the faces. I added other items like the candy eyes and hearts for eyes and kisses. I used the Google sheet of emoji faces I found earlier to make the details on these treats also.
Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.
My amazing friend April came over and helped me put together some special treats for the Church Cake Walk. I have 3 completed, one more to come plus I need to finish up the treat for Cole’s class room to go with the special pumpkin paper cards. First off we have a Brownie Pumpkin Cheesecake, that turned out so cute and yummy!
Next on our list was a fun Surprise Pumpkin Treats that were a sticky treat to do but so cute! I packed them up in a pie box that I got at Michael’s on clearance for $1.99. I hope these are a hit with the kids.
Last on today’s list are my FAVORITE they turned out so freaking cute! These Chocolate Batty Cupcakes! I can’t wait to see what people think of these. I found also on the clearance rack at Michael’s cupcake holder a 4pack for $2.99. I was able to pack these up and have a few to be able to give to the cake walk … Yeah!!
Hope you are having a fabulous weekend and find a treat you would like to make! Coming up Halloween Whoopie Pies & Chocolate Spiders.
As usual it was a full packed weekend this weekend. I of course packed it all in! Saturday as most of you know I work Sat from 5am to 9am. Then I had to run get me and the boys dressed and run out the door to head to Lowe’s kid clinic to make a school house photo holder. All I have to say 1 mom vs 2 kids with hammers never seems to work in my favor … lol.
After Lowe’s we hit Ross to pick up 2 toys for the birthday parties we had to go to and oh yeah mom needed an outfit. One thing about working at home I don’t have much of a wardrobe now. Plus sitting on my rear all day may … just may have made it grow a tad bit out of my previous clothes. So I got home tried on my new top and jeans and of course had to play in the mirror for a while. hehe who would think I get nervous going to parties and fitting in I may just may practice my look and smile before we leave … ok maybe just a little pep talk too … hehe!
First birthday party here we come!!! Bouncy house is where it is at. And yeah my boys didn’t come out crying or bloody so it was a good day! Caden wasn’t having the bouncy house, to many big kids but then he decided to go in and had fun!
2nd Birthday party gave us hotdogs, burgers and ice cream cake. We ran around, ok the kids did I got to sit down and chit chat and even warm up by the bonfire. Yes I said warm up, the NW has been having an odd summer. We get sun and then all of a sudden it get breezy and cold.
Sunday our new church did a day of community service instead of services. I love to get out and to give a helping hand or in the service I chose was serving hot dogs at a mobile home park. I help the Pastor’s mom do a story board of Noah’s ark, she read the book and I put up the felt characters. Cole came with me which I thought would be fun for him but he got bored for a while the back yard didn’t have a lot of toys like I was told so that of course was a challenge with my hyper boy. Caden stayed at the church and played on the outdoor toy.
One of the other community services was to pass out goodies at the park and ride down the street. I offered to make a few goodies. I made Brownie Cherry Bites and my Rice Krispie popscicles. First off I made Brownie Cherry Bites. I was told by the church lady one of the gals said these were the best brownie’s she had ever tasted. I didn’t have one but they looked very moist and my neighbor got a plate too and she agreed .
Then I whipped up a batch of Rice Krispie Dipper Treats one with the sprinkles and then I experimented with dipped in milk chocolate and drizzling with white chocolate. I then put them in a candy bag and tied them up with a pink polka-dot ribbon. I’m so excited to hear that these were such a hit that one lady asked for my business card and would like me to make them for her niece's party. I think I may just have to put together a little side business .
So I had big plans to make a great meal last night, but chicken with corn just isn’t fancy and nothing worth blogging about … hehe! BUT I did make a fun treat for the neighborhood kids. These were real simple to make a little time and patience between each step. I think they turned out so cute. Adults and kids will love this fancy looking dessert of a classic!
Well I hope to get back to normal but sadly it just isn’t happening. This week was suppose to be great for me to get back on track but instead I have Cole having a melt down at summer camp and Rick in a funk also! Wish me luck and a few prays this week !
Well here we are the 3rd week I'm preempting my Wednesday Weekend Wrap. I thought some more recipes for the Thanksgiving day holiday would help.
I made these cute little turkey's to take them for Cole's school Thanksgiving Day Party. Only bad thing is after I spent 2 hours making these suckers and a trip to the grocery story for a second time I find we have no school for this lovely snow!
Turkey Rice Crispy Treats
Found on The Finer Things in Life
1/4 cup butter
package of marshmallows
6 cups crispy rice cereal
chocolate sandwich cookies
chocolate frosting
candy corn
Melt the butter. Add marshmallows and stir. Heat until marshmallows are melted. Stir in cereal. Let cool for 10 minutes.
While the mixture is cooling, twist apart sandwich cookies. Remove white filling.
Butter your hands and shape the gooey cereal into 1 1/2 inch balls.
Frost the inside of the cookie halves. Press candy corn into the frosting in a fan shape (for 1/2 of the halves).
Press a cereal ball into the frosting below the candy corn.
Stick the remaining cookie half to the bottom of the cereal ball.
ALEXIS NOTES: I stuck a little extra frosting on the bottom to keep the bodies together.
I started on a few things for my Thanksgiving Dinner. I have 2 cold easy dishes you can do ahead of time.
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained, liquid reserved
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
In a blender or food processor combine garbanzo beans, garlic, cumin, salt and olive oil. Blend on low speed, gradually adding reserved bean liquid, until desired consistency is achieved.
ALEXIS NOTES: I used Chick Peas (which are garbanzo beans). I doubled the recipe :)
Another fun weekend around here and this week has just been a blur so far, I'm sorry if I haven't been around much I promise to catch up soon!
Saturday was typical work day, but how is it on the weekend when I have to work the boys decide they need to be up and go early and being loud!! UGH 9am they were done and wanting to come invade my space, so I couldn't work a little extra to get extra calls done.
After work I wrapped up the boys and hit the Farmers Market to meet a friend and walk around! After that we headed to the bowling alley for some yummy food! Check out those hotdogs! Then we had to go shopping for a birthday gift and guess who fell asleep in the cart again!
Saturday afternoon was a baseball theme party! We had silly string wars, yummy food and of course a pinata! Cole had 4 days of good keys (they have a key system for behavior) so he was able to pick out a new hat. He was super excited for it!
Then we went home, Cole & I kicked the ball around. Played with bubble wands. While Caden rearranged the toys in a straight line along with a path of the books & shoes!
Sunday we headed up early to visit my parents, the boys got to run around and I was able to just sit and relax!
Sunday afternoon we headed to Racheals house to start on my newest project a quilt for some special people (they read the blog so it has to wait). Monnie bought Cole an ice cream cake for his good week so we shared with our friends. Racheal's daughter really enjoyed it!
Finally on our way home!
Yup Caden pooped out.
And of course Sunday is my bake day for the neighbors.
1. Place corn syrup and sugar into 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Mix well. Add KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES cereal. Stir until well coated. Press mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over cereal mixture. Let stand until firm. Cut into 2 x 1-inch bars when cool.
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