Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Bailey's New Purple Zebra Room

For Bailey's birthday we redid her room in purple zebra. I used sheets of zebra duct tape to cover the switch plates and furniture inserts. We covered her desk chair with zebra upholstery fabric too.

Here is the big purple beanbag chair that she got from Meme & Pobby.

Here is my big girl lounging in her new surroundings! Bailey is loving her new space!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas 2011

Look who we caught on film putting out presents!


We left out cake balls this year and Santa ate them all up!


Jack and Bailey checking out all the gifts Santa left under the tree.

Here is a picture of the four of us.


A shot with Pobby, Meme and the kids.

We had a great Christmas. The kids big Santa gift was a DSi XL.

MERRY CHRISTMAS


Saturday, December 24, 2011

Cake Balls

Here is my first attempt at cake balls! I used chocolate cake and chocolate frosting.

I make these out of desperation. Gena bought me a cake pop pan for Christmas and I over filled it. It left me with a cake mess. I remembered that Family Circle had a cake pop recipe in the Halloween issue and it uses a whole cake crumbled.



Here is the recipe for Cake Balls


1 18 1/4 ounce box cake mix
13 x 9 x 2-inch cake pan
Large mixing bowl
1 16 ounce container prepared frosting
Large metal spoon
Wax paper
2 baking sheets
Plastic wrap
Black edible-ink pen
Directions
1. Bake cake as directed on the box, using a 13 x 9 x 2-inch cake pan. Let cool completely.
2. Once cake is cooled, get organized and set aside at least an hour to crumble, roll and dip 4 dozen cake balls.
3. Crumble cooled cake into a large mixing bowl: Cut a baked 13 x 9-inch cake into four equal sections. Remove a section from the pan, break it in half and rub the two pieces together over a large bowl, making sure to crumble any large pieces that fall off. You can also use a fork to break apart any larger pieces. Repeat with each section until entire cake is crumbled into a fine texture. (If large pieces are mixed in, the cake balls may turn out lumpy and bumpy.) You should not see any large pieces of cake.
4. Add 3/4 of the container of frosting. Mix it into the crumbled cake, using the back of a large metal spoon, until thoroughly combined. (You will not need the remaining frosting; if you use the entire container, the cake balls will be too moist.)
5. The mixture should be moist enough to roll into 11/2-inch balls and still hold a round shape. After rolling the cake balls by hand, place them on a wax papercovered baking sheet.
6. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for several hours in the refrigerator, or place in the freezer for about 15 minutes. You want the balls to be firm but not frozen.
7. If you're making a project that calls for uncoated cake balls, stop here and proceed to decorate the cake balls, following the project instructions.
Tip - The cake balls will be easier to roll if you wash and dry your hands periodically during the rolling process. Dry your hands completely each time, and make sure you don't get water in the candy coating, as this can make it unusable.

This saved the day and everyone loved them. I would definately make them again.



Monday, December 19, 2011

Time to make the donuts!

For Christmas, Bailey got a Babycakes Donut maker. She couldn't wait to test it out!

Here are the finished products and they were yummy!
We tried out the chocolate recipe today. Next time Mommy wants to make the sour cream ones!


Sunday, December 18, 2011

AUMC Snow Day 2011

Today was the annual snow day at AUMC. Here the kids are eating pizza.

Then it was onto sledding in the Texas "Snow". First together.
Jack's turn solo.



Now Bailey's turn.


Here my snow bunny Bailey posing for a picture.
Jack cheeses for a picture too! Everyone say "CHEESE"!Gotta love the Texas "SNOW"!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Christmas with the Barger's

We did Christmas with Christian's side of the family on the 17th. Here is Pobby with his two oldest grandchildren, Bailey and Jacqulyn.

Jack is waiting patiently before opening presents.
This picture didn't turn out, but it was the only one I took of all the cousins.

Great picture of Jack and Christian!

New hats for Jacqulyn and Bailey.We had such a great time. It is so nice getting to see everyone.

Merry Christmas

Friday, December 16, 2011

Bailey's Parent Gift

Look what Bailey made a school this year for her parent gift!

So simple, yet so cute and frestive. It is just a glass ornament with Christmas colored tissue paper glued onto the outside. They tied it off with a red and green string.
I just love it!


Monday, December 12, 2011

2011 Gingerbread House

Here is a picture of this year's gingerbread house.

Bailey and I had a great time decorating it!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Birthday Night Out

This year for my birthday, I went out with friends. We started at Guadalajara Hacienda for a wonderful Mexican dinner.

And a spectacular birthday dessert!
Then we went to Pete's Dueling Piano Bar to sing the rest of the evening.

I had such a great time and am truly blessed to have such wonderful friends!


Friday, December 9, 2011

Birthday Cake

Christian and the kids got me this yummy chocolate mousse cake from Elite Treats for my birthday! We also had a great birthday dinner out at Texas Roadhouse.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Where's Rudolph?

Jack had a family assignment to disguise Rudolph. We decided to do angry birds.


It turned out super cute!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

December Picture of the Month

December has snuck up on me. We had such a wonderful busy November. I have just started to decorate for Christmas and haven't even thought about Christmas cards. Looking forward to my birthday on the 10th and the two week of Christmas break!

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Bailey's Purple Room

This year for Bailey's (never ending) birthday, we redid her room in purple and zebra. We still have a little bit to go, but here is what we have done so far.

Can't wait to finish with all the finishing touches.


Thursday, November 24, 2011

Galveston: Days 5 & 6

Day five mom and I spent Christmas and birthday shopping. Was a whirle wind, but we got it all finished. Then had a nice family dinner at Gaido's.


Day six was Thanksgiving and we tried something new. We let Kroger do the cooking. That's right, our Thanksgiving dinner came in a big box that we just had to heat up and it was delicious!


What a great week! It will be a Thanksgiving to remember :0)

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Galveston: Day 4

Day four we went to Space Center Houston!


We took the tram tour in the rain.


Toured the Johnson's Space Center.


Did all the hands on activities for the kids.

The kids even rode the simulate. I'm looking forward to Day five. Shopping day for me and mom!


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