Browning...

It was our turn to bring mid-game snack for BB's soccer team.  

I chose oranges and apples....

However, I didn't want the apple slices to brown 

before half time...so I decided to try out a tip I found on Pinterest. 

It suggested soaking apple slices in a lemon-lime soda 

for 10 minutes. 

...sooooo, I tried it...

There was still some browning

but not nearly as much as I think there would have been.

I've come across a few other tips 

that use a slightly different method

to prevent browning...

I will give those a try next time!

 

Pinteresting Food...

I was able to try a lot of Pinterest recipes out this summer 

{all of them were delicious} 

here are a few of them...

 Baked Penne

{I browned and sliced sausage}

 Antipasto Pasta Salad

{I used mini pepperoni and mozzarella cheese}

 Funfetti Mix

{Made for The Hubs bday}

 Roasted Green beans

{served with Angel Chicken, below}

Angel Chicken

{OH.MY.YUM}

Teacher Hugs

BBJ took these cute little baskets to his teachers

 on the first day of school. 

It was just a little something sweet to get the year started.

I got the idea from Pinterest {of course} but changed it slightly.

I found the ABC basket at the Dollar Spot at Target. 

Since our basket didn't have apples, I changed the note to say: 

"Here's some HUGS

I got just for you

As we start our year

Full of so many fun things to do!"

Baseball Love

Baseball is sunshine,

green grass,

fathers and sons,

our rural past.

-Albert Theodore Powers,

The Business of Baseball

Here is the special gift the boys and I made The Hubs for Father's Day.

It was a bit messy and we are still getting some of the ink

off the baby's hand, but totally worth it!

These boys can already grip a ball

like they have gripped our hearts!

I know it will be so fun to watch

them grow and play together.

BBJ already loves to play baseball

with his daddy, it will be even more

fun when LBJ can play with them too!

I am so glad that The Hubs

can share his love of the game

with our boys!



I hope everyone had a

Happy Father's Day,

especially The Hubs!

*Note: This is sort of a "Pinned It, Did It" post...this idea was sent to me by a friend

before I got started using Pinterest, so I never actually pinned it

{and so, I do not have link back to the original post,

it was sent to me as a picture attachment}.

Breakfast Kabobs

I pinned these 

Donut Hole Kabobs 

a few days before Mother's Day 

then we decided to 

make our own version 

of them for a fun treat 

at our Mother's Day brunch

....yum! 

The kids 

and

grown ups 

alike 

enjoyed them!

Berry Cobbler

Here is another

YUMMY

treat I found on

Pinterest!

I have made this

{super easy, super delicious}

Berry Cobbler

twice already

and it was a hit both times!

{it is slightly underdone in this photo...should be a bit more golden...}

*note: I used regular soda because that is what we had.

Breakfast Trifle

YUM...

I made this

Easter Breakfast Trifle

from JDaniel4's mom

for Easter morning.

I did make a 

few changes to her recipe

 {I used individual glasses instead of a big bowl,

added blueberries, and topped it with berry granola

and next time, I will add more muffins and less yogurt}

but it was delicious,

so I will be making this again

calling it a 

SPRING Breakfast TRIFLE! 

Anniversary Gift

The Hubs and I 

celebrated our

5th Wedding Anniversary

this past weekend.

The traditional gift 

for the 5th year is

wood.

 I got a little creative

with the idea

and a little crafty

as I made this for The Hubs...

I was inspired by several posts

I saw on Pinterest.

{Just search "Scrabble"}

...I tried to link back to my original

"pin" but couldn't get it to pull up!

Preschool Love

Here are a few other

Pinned it, Did it Items

from Valentine's Day...
these are all how
SBJ spread the preschool love.

"We hope you have a BALL"
in all of the kids' treat bags

"Thank you for teaching me
all the 'WRITE' stuff"
for his teachers
with a pen, pad of paper, and candy.
Inspired by this. 

"I think you are a real gem"
Ring Pop Valentine's for
his 4 special girlfriends.
  {created all by myself!}

 Thank you, pinterest!

Valentine's Gift

Thanks to Pinterest,

I made several Valentine's

gifts and treats!

I found the "Love" message board

by A Content Housewife

I made this one for the hubs.

 Mud Pie Studio listed

101 Valentine Ideas for under $5

{101...whew, that's alot---and they are cute!}

I modified the Rolo "Bomb" idea

that she found here

as a sweet treat for the hubs from SBJ. 

 

 Next week, 

I will share the other items

we did for SBJ's preschool!

New Friday

I've got a new idea 

for my Friday posts...

I recently joined the 

Pinterest craze

{warning: it is awesome}.

So, on random Fridays

I am going to post

things that I "pin"

and actually do!

I am super stoked

because there are 

so many amazing ideas out there!

Have you joined the craze?

What do you typically "pin"?