Chocolate-Caramel Covered Pretzels

I love chocolate-caramel covered pretzels. I decided I was going to attempt to make some. I created my own little recipe (which of course was super easy) then I fixed these bad boys up. They were really yummy. They still didn't taste as good as the ones from Disneyland, or even the ones you can buy at Seagull Book. They were good enough for me though!

"From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!"

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! How did we celebrate?? We celebrate in style.... The boys got to dress up at school again this year. Preston was so excited and had planned what he wanted to do. He was going to be Thing 1 and Tyson was going as Thing 2! We worked really hard on getting the costumes put together. (Including the blue pom-pom hair) Then on Tuesday Preston came down with Strep Throat. What a bummer!! He was miserable and couldn't go to school today. He was a good sport though and put his stuff on long enough to get a picture with Tyson.
It was also early out day today--so after school Tyson watched "The Cat in the Hat" and popped popcorn!! Then he requested GREEN EGGS & HAM for dinner!! We actually found several of the movies on a website. So the kids watched their favorite Dr. Seuss stories come to life!

Oh yes, we did have GREEN EGGS & HAM for dinner. Preston doesn't not like green eggs and ham! The rest of the kids ate them up!! I didn't color the ham, I was running out of time. The kids have been so hungry lately. If I don't have dinner on the table by 5:00--the WHINING starts!! It was a pretty fun day, minus the strep.

"Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one."

Oh, psst...Macey's Grocery Store is doing a Dr. Seuss Celebration this Saturday. From 11-1. Cookie decorating, stories, and more.

Chicken and Veggie Teriyaki Rice Bowls

I have been trying to be more creative in my meals, lately. Especially since Clint has gotten laid off...and we can't just run out to eat things we are craving! I love stir-fry, and my family tolerates it. I had the idea to try and mix it up--and let me just say it was a BIG hit! I found several recipes for Teriyaki sauce on google, but I took the easy route and just bought a bottle. This is what I did...

○ 2-3 pre-cooked Chicken Breast
○ Stir-Fry Veggies (I just used frozen stir-fry veggies--cause I was in a hurry)
○3-4 cups of Rice (That was plenty)
○ 1 bottle of Teriyaki Sauce

Cook veggies and chicken in pan. When warm put the sauce all over the veggies and chicken. Let it simmer in for about 10 minutes. Then put the veggies on top of the rice, and serve.

Got Thanksgiving Leftovers...

...make casserole!

I love using our leftovers for this quick, simple meal. Here is what you do:
~INGREDIENTS~
-Prepared Stuffing
-Mixed Veggies
-1 to 2 jars of Turkey Gravy (or your leftover gravy)
-Approx. 2 cups of chopped Turkey
~DIRECTIONS~
-In casserole dish...mix turkey, veggies, and gravy. Top with prepared stuffing.
-Bake at 350○ for 25-30 minutes, or until it's completely warmed.
-Serve with rolls, and enjoy!

We ♥ Chex!!

One of our favorite treats is Chex Muddy Buddies! I love making these!! It’s fast, easy, and the kids love eating them. Last week we decided we would make them. I let the kids do most of it this time. So I couldn’t help myself- I had to take pictures.

1- Put 9 cups of corn chex (or your favorite chex) into a large bowl. Set aside.

2- Put 1 cup of chocolate chips into a microwave bowl.

3- Add 1/2 a cup of Peanut Butter.

4- Add in 1/4 cup of butter.

5- Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir. Then microwave for 30 seconds or until smooth. Then add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and stir again.

6- Pour the chocolate/peanut butter mix over the chex.

7- Add 1 1/2 cups of powder sugar.

8 & 9- Mix it up. Putting it in a zip lock bag works best.

10- Chill and enjoy!

Tummy Yummy's Blog

Me and Shannon (my good friend), do a blog with our favorite recipes on it! She cooks WAY more then I ever do, and her food is really good too!! Anyway, I just wanted to spread the word, about the blog. She has tons of ideas/recipes on there!! I have a few. ;) I did, however, post a couple today if you want to take a look! TUMMY YUMMY'S

Wilton Dimensions Giant Cupcake Pan Giveaway

My friend Shannon told me about this giveaway. Thought I would try my luck! Who wouldn't want to own a Giant Cupcake Pan!?! Check out the giveaway at Baby Loving Mama . Then check out Wilton's other cool products! Then enter for yourself! :)

* Christmas Cookies *

How to make Christmas cookies:

Step 1: Mix the ingredients, chill, roll out, then cut your favorite holiday shapes!

Step 2: Bake at 350○ for 7 min. Let cool!

Step 3: Decorate with frosting, and festive Christmas sprinkles!

Step 4: Eat a couple, then save some for Santa!

*cupcake creations*

The other night when I was babysitting, I thought it would be a fun activity to let the kids make cupcakes. So we decided to do a Halloween theme...since it's just around the corner. The kids helped me make the mix. After they baked, the kids frosted, and decorated their own. We used orange frosting, Halloween sprinkles, and plastic spiders (for the full effect)! I even found cute little cupcake papers with bats, and ghosts, etc... on them! The best part, of course, was eating them!

FaLL iS In ThE aiR

I love Autumn!! I love the colors, the activities, the holidays, the weather, I LOVE Sweaters, the leaves falling from trees, pumpkins, decorating, fall scented candles, and I love what I call "Fall Treats"!! So Last night for family night we made caramel apples! MMMM!!! It was so much fun. We unwrapped caramels--which really went fast this year. Usually I do it alone for the kids, and it takes forever. Then Clint, and I took turns melting them on the stove...that was a process!
Preston and Tyson worked so hard putting the sticks in the apples for me!
They did a really good job...we only had one wounded apple! :)

Then after we had all the caramel melted, we covered the apples with them!! Clint gave us a nice lesson about the 2000 Strippling Warriors. It was a great lesson for the boys to hear. Then we sat around eating our apples, and just having a great time!

We also have 3 out of 4 Halloween costumes now. We need to find one for Kaitlon. I was going to dress up with Clint this year, but he will be at work. So I am trying to decided if I still want to dress up or not. We got out all of our Halloween decorations, and put those up! I pulled out all of our Halloween books as well! The kids have had a great time reading them, every time I come in the living room they are sitting around looking at a new book. I love it!! It makes me feel confident that my children's book addiction is worth while! :) (If any of you have seen our play room book shelves you understand why I say that.)

Here are the boys with a pumpkin I made. I bought vinyl pumpkin faces, and put them on the craft pumpkins you can buy at Micheal's. The kids love it, and they turned out cute! Oh I just love this season!! Happy Fall Y'all!!!