Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Breakfast

I love having breakfast parties at our house.  Breakfast is relatively easy to make and you have all day to clean up.

Here's a peak of breakfast at our house this Christmas Morning!


Old School Hand-Me-Down table cloths and placemats, table confetti found for about $2 at WalMart, a basket of fruit and some candles.
















We cut up a bunch of fresh fruit the night before.  I made Crockpot French Toast from a recipe I found on pinterest.  Chris made eggs, bacon, and ham in the morning.  We bought some additional pastries at the store & used real dishes.  I love going a little over the top because I know everyone really appreciates it!

Merry Christmas

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Preschool Christmas Snack

Through this together this morning for my son's preschool party. Fruit trays are super cheap & I've been able to throw something festive together for each season--the trick here was to use the green apples to hold everything together!!

Monday, December 16, 2013

Christmas Breakfast Ideas.

Here's a fun fact: I suck at cooking.  I hate doing it & most of the time I get complaints.  There are about a dozen things I can make and make well and that's about it.  

In my opinion, Breakfast is the cheapest & easiest meal to make, so it's the way I prefer to entertain at the holidays.  Depending on the size of your group, you can make a little, a lot, sweet, salty, & fun, all without spending a ton of money.




Fruit Kabobs: 

Strawberries, bananas, & any other berries you can find, donuts holes & mini donuts or try mini cinnamon rolls (pre-made) poked on a kabob. Super easy & Super cute!


Homemade Parfaits: 

mini-mason jars (I actually got these used at Goodwill)+vanilla yogurt (its sweeter than plain--I find more people like it that way)+berries.  Put granola on the side (I used a granola cereal pre-mixed with raisins).


Cereal Treat Balls: 

You make these just like you make Rice Krispy Treats by adding marshmallows & butter, but you can really use any cereal.  (Tip for any crispy treats: add some extra marshmallows right at the end that don't melt all the way!).  Lay in a pan or use your hands to roll into dough. (Use Butter on your hands to keep from sticking too much).  I think its fun to have a variety, so I bought a mix-pack of individual serving cereal and made up the whole batch).


Cereal & Milk.


Bacon, Sausage, Pancakes (w/ chocolate chips & cool-whip) & loaded scrambled eggs--eggs w/ cheese & veggies scrambled up.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Our Scrapbook: Playing Catch Up: May 5-12, 2012 Project Life



One of my long-time hobbies is Scrapbooking.  I used to use paper & scissiors until I learned how much I could do using Photoshop Elements, and how much quicker & easier it is to get a page done here & there without having to take out & put away an entire arsenal of supplies.

For 2014 I'm thinking about going back to paper for a "Project Life" album just because I enjoy paper and scissors, but my biggest problem is that I take A LOT of pictures!  This is the main reason I am so behind on my scrapbooks!

I started digital in 2010 and actually have that book printed out on my shelf.  2011 is done, but not printed & I am working on 2012 & 2013 a little at a time.  (I'm not going in a "specific" order, but recently came up with system that works to keep me a little more organized--more on that in another post).

Today I'm sharing a page to add to my 2012 album of random snapshots taken during our week.  My current style of catch-up Project Life has me trying to pump these out as quick as I can and when i get a chance, so they tend to be pretty simple & lack a lot of journaling.  Nevertheless, I like to think that the photos tell their own stories.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Salt dough ornaments


Easiest recipe ever:
1c. Salt
4c. Flour
1 3/4c. Water

I used my kitchen aid mixer to knead the dough a bit, then we rolled out & cut with cookie cutters.

Bake @ 350 for 30 mins.

We used acrylic paints & my 3 year old did a great job of not making too much of a mess!!