Snow Day Memories

Yesterday we finally got enough snow for the kids to actually play in! I am sick with a nasty sinus and respiratory thing that snuck up on me early Saturday morning. I feel miserable! So I pretty much stayed inside catching up my IG stories & trying everything to get better. But that didn’t stop me from enjoying watching the kids play from the comfort of my cozy couch! We haven’t gotten a good snow around here in quit sometime, so it was a nice surprise to wake up to this little winter wonderland.

As soon as Mary Kathryn & Will woke up they couldn’t wait to go outside and play. I grew up in Iowa till I was 8 years old {the age Mary Kate is right now} & we never knew what it was like to not have snow. As a matter of fact we used to get snow here a lot in Northwest Arkansas when I was a kid & then it just kinda stopped. So it was nice to get a little something for the kids to enjoy. 

Will played the most outside and made a snow sculpture that looked a lot like a certain male appendage. I can’t help but laugh & post it because in his eyes it looks like a squirrel. But as grown ups, we always see something much differently from kids (dirty minds, ha!)

And of course our dog, Duchess, saw his sculpture as a bone for her to eat. You can’t make this stuff up, people. I swear I coughed/laughed so much-welcome to my crazy family, y’all!

Later in the day Mark took the kids sledding over to the high school where there is a hill just big enough for them & my peace of mind. Since we don’t get much snow here I don’t have snow boots for the kids. Rain boots, we got em! Snow boots, not so much. So the kids trekked back & forth in their tennis shoes since we only had a little bit of snow on the ground. 

And what’s better than taking a ride on their Mom’s old childhood sled? Yep, this sled has been with me since I lived in Iowa. And it’s so wonderful to see my kids enjoying it too. It may not see the same snow as it once did, but it still sees the same smiles when it’s pulled through any amount of snow. Hope you all enjoyed your snow day as I much as I did, even though it was from the couch, 

watching my kids enjoy life simple pleasures is truly what childhood memories are made of. 

Golden Graham S'Mores

Happy Labor Day Y'All!! Today I wanted to share with you a recipe given to me by one of very best friends, Angela Howell. Angela gave me this recipe in 2008 and its a recipe that her Mom used to make for her when she was a little girl. She gave this to me the year I married Mark and became a Step-Mom to Ryan and Matthew. This recipe is so decadent with chocolate and just the right amount of sweetness! Perfect for a BBQ, a camping trip or a slumber party! Easy to make and easy on the wallet too.

Golden Graham S'Mores

Ingredients

3/4 cup light corn syrup

3 TBSP butter

2 Cups chocolate chips

1 TSP vanilla

3 Cups mini marshmallows

1-12 oz pkg Golden Grahams cereal

1 cup white chocolate chips (melted)

Grease 9x13 pan

Heat corn syrup, butter and chocolate chips to boiling, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Put cereal in a large mixing bowl.

Pour chocolate mix in and toss cereal and chocolate until well blended.

Make sure cereal is coated.

Fold in mini marshmallows, 1 cup at a time.

Press s'mores into greased pan using buttered spatula or spoon.

Drizzle 1 cup of melted white chocolate chips on top.

Let it sit for an hour

Then cut into squares and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. 

Then cut again and remove from pan and put on a serving plate. 

ENJOY!

Kids Valentine Art: I Love You To Pieces

Happy Valentine's Day Y'All!!! Today I am sharing with you a fun, easy and cheap Valentines Day art project you can make with your kiddos! Have your child gift their picture to their favorite person this Valentine's Day!

I Love You To Pieces

Paper

Printer or Marker

Scrap Paper {and/or ribbon}

Glue

Use this printable to for your picture and heart outline:

Save and download above image to your computer or use a marker and make this on a piece of construction paper.

Tear up pieces of scrap paper. Colored construction paper or old scrapbook paper you have around works great!

Have child add glue to heart, don't forget the middle....mine did just the outline at first:)

Add scraps of paper and ribbon to your heart

And  your done! Just let it dry and hand out or hang up and keep for your own refrigerator art!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Sweet Blueberry Biscuits

I'm a tad obsessed with Nordic Ware. Especially nifty little pans that make your food look so pretty, people think you spent hours crafting it to perfection. Truth be told, I spent 15 minutes prepping and about 15 minutes baking these delicious Sweet Blueberry Biscuits. The pan did all the pretty work for me, and I get to sit back and take credit with all the oohs and awes of how beautifully delicious these biscuits look. 

Pan from Nordic Ware provides swirls and beautiful details! 

{Swoon}

https://www.nordicware.com/store/product_detail/cinnamon-bun-pull-aparts#.VqAeSfkrLIU

Click on link  above to purchase this pan for some seriously beautiful baking!

Sweet Blueberry Biscuits

GLAZE

1 cup powder sugar

3 Tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

BISCUITS

2 cups all purpose flour 

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 Tablespoons granulated sugar

1 stick unsalted butter

2 oz cream cheese

3/4 cup buttermilk

1 cup FROZEN blueberries

~1/2 stick melted butter~

Begin by making your glaze. In a small bowl add powder sugar, milk and vanilla. Stir all 3 ingredients until powder sugar has dissolved.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees.

For the biscuits: add all the dry ingredients {flour,baking powder, salt and sugar}

 Mix well in a large bowl.

Cut in butter and cream cheese using a pastry blender or fork until pea sized

Slowly stir in your buttermilk until your dough no longer sticks to the bowl

Mix until blended well

Prepare a large area for kneading. Sprinkle some flour on a large cutting board or counter top.

Put dough on floured surface and sprinkle top of dough with a little more flour

Press the dough out to 1/2" thickness

Place frozen blueberries over dough and begin to fold dough over the blueberries. 

**I used a dough scraper for this step, as the blueberries like to roll off and its just easier to fold over when the dough is full.**

Knead it a few times and keep it about 1" thick. 

(Unless you are using a pan like mine from Nordic Ware)

Cut biscuits using a biscuit cutter or cup

Place biscuits in a well coated pan using Bakers Joy or some sort of non-stick cooking spray.

Bake at 500 degrees for 10-15 minutes

When you put the biscuits in the oven, melt the 1/2 stick butter 

At 6 minutes into your bake, take biscuits out of the oven and brush the melted 1/2 stick butter over them, making sure to get the edges well.

Return to oven to finish out baking process

Once the biscuits are done, take them out of the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

If you are making these biscuits as traditional cut biscuits, after 10 minutes add the glaze.

If you are making these biscuits using the Nordic Ware pan, turn over onto pan and make sure top is baked as desired. If not, return to oven for a few more minutes (mine took about 3 more minutes)

Once cooled for 10 minutes after last bake, add your glaze.

Enjoy!!!

This recipe was adapted by  AC @ See.Try.Eat

Try it, you'll LOVE it!!