Gingerbread House

This year I paid a little more for the house that was already put together.

The only way to go.

The kids only had to decorate.

Unfortunately, #3 felt that he wasn't getting enough opportunities with the icing and candy bits.

So he pouted a little bit and did Legos instead.

Looks awesome!

Sugar Cone Christmas Trees

The sugar cone Christmas trees went great.  We used canned frosting with a few drops of food coloring.  I gave each kid two cones and a plop of frosting with a plastic knife.  Then I put an assortment of sprinkles in little bowls.

Here's what we came up with:

Christmas Goodies

Christmas goodies are a comin'!

I've got quite a few ideas from Pinterest and can't wait to get started.  First up is this!

Sugar Cone Christmas Trees

We are making them Saturday night!

Pumpkin Muffins

Seriously, I didn't think these would be any good.  Man was I wrong.  These were amazing!

Pumpkin Muffins

Only 2 ingredients!  And somewhere on that site, I read that they are only like 3 points for Weight Watchers. I think that's good?

Football Cupcakes

Yes, I'm pretty awesome.

#5's Birthday Cake

I made #5's birthday cake for her 3rd birthday.  Here is the pic.  It was a box mix and I added a capful of almond flavoring to the batter and used 4 eggs instead of 3.  For the frosting I used Paula Deen's recipe for buttercream.  It was super yummy but not great for cakes.  (Wilton's buttercream recipe is just perfect for cakes.)  I got the edible image from a cake store nearby and the name is from those sugar sheets you can get at Hobby Lobby.  I won't do that again unless I have a Cricket to actually punch out the letters for me.  Goodness.

I just found this pic.

I'm not sure if I already posted about it or not.  

From #5's b-day back in August.

Apple Pie

The other day a friend presented me with a huge bag of Gala apples, straight from the orchard!

Apple Pie for all.

Crisco pie crust recipe, sliced apples topped with a lot of cinnamon.

That's it!