Sweetness in a Jar

I've never tried baking in canning jars until now.  Let me just say...FUN!!!

This is a recipe I found online @ http://ourbestbites.com/ and it should have been baked in 4oz, wide mouth, half pint jars, for ease of eating, but I figured anyone would be willing to "dig" for this sweet treat!

Ok...let's get started, shall we?

Basic Ingredients

Mixing Cocoa and Flour

Melted Butter and Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Added to Flour/Cocoa and Mixed

Poured into 8oz Half Pint Jars

Into the Oven They Go

Meanwhile...Pepperment Ganache

To DIE For!!

A Layer of Ganache After the Brownie Cupcake has Baked and Cooled

Frosted with THE BEST Whipped Cream Frosting I Have Ever Made!

Not Too Sweet, as Not to Take Away from the Ganache and Brownie

Now, I did not have the proper piping tip, so it's not as pretty as it could have been, but...who REALLY cares, right?

Ok...so the pic isn't great, but I could hardly contain myself waiting to inhale that bite...

Oh, YEAH!

Labeled and Lidded

for

My Sweet Little Friend, Anya (6yrs old)

Some Velvet Torn Strips, Ribbon, Tinsel, Bells, Sprigs of Greenery and Berries

And

Ready for Gift Giving!

Try it. You'll LOVE it!

Merry Christmas!

Tea Cup and Little Britches

Thanksgiving is always a very special holiday in our family.  It's rare that our immediate family is all together, but my husband's sister's family always come to OKC to gather for the occassion.  So, we spend our Thanksgiving with them.  We all pitch in and fix our specialties and have this huge delicious feast. 

Jo, my sister-in-law, rents 2 small horses, Teacup and Little Britches to visit for an hour so her grandkids can enjoy a ride in the pasture.

                                                                       Tea Cup

                                                                     Little Britches

 This year was so much fun.  She has 7 grandkids under the age of 4!  A set of triplets, age 3 and another grand daughter, who is 3.  These four enjoyed the ponies the most.

                              Noah...he took that hat off, waved it up in the air and yelled, "Yee Haw!"

                                                                             Piper

Kennedy

Emma

Benjamin, Emma's younger brother, decided his truck needed to ride with him.  He wasn't so sure of the ponies, but give him another year or two and he'll be raising his hat, too!

Miss Harper Jane all snuggled up from the cold.  She's the baby sister of the triplets, Noah, Piper, and Kennedy

Last, but not least, baby Will...he's thinking, "I can't wait to get my hands on those ponies!"

Here's some more pics of the fun they had. As you can see, I can't get enough of these adorable kids!

Look at that smile!

Walking the dog? Err, Pony!

A boy of many hats.

These girls know how to dress!

Wonder who's gonna win this one!

Cousins

How cute is this?

Saying goodbye to the ponies.

Notice anything missing?  Let me say it was very cold and shoes should be a necessity.

We'll see ya next time!



One Little...Two Little...Three Little....

On April 9, 2011, my son will marry the girl of his dreams.  When did he grow up?  It seems only yesterday he was this adorable little blonde boy lining his matchbox cars up on the floor ready to race...gentlemen...start your engines!

Now, as he and Tracie embark on this new adventure, wedding plans begin to unfold. A decision was made to have Scooter's cousin's little girls as the flower girls. They were all here for Thanksgiving, so we took them  shopping to choose their dresses. Talk about FUN!  Let me introduce you to our little angels...

                                                                   

        Miss Piper

                                                                      Miss Kennedy

                         
                                                                        Miss Emma

Piper and Kennedy are sister's and part of a set of triplets. Emma is their cousin.  All are 3yrs old.
                                                             They LIKED the flip flops!

                                       
                                                              Hair ornaments and bling

Now for the dresses....strike a pose...VOGUE!

Check back in April to see the outcome of this shopping adventure.  Aren't they just the cutest things?  Something tells me their daddies are going to have their hands full as they grow up!