Bon Appetit!

I figured since I spend 90% of my day in the kitchen,

it is okay to dedicate a post to food.

We buy it, cook it, eat it, spill it, clean it, and enjoy it!

I made a few plates of these mini muffins the other day to take to some neighbors.  I got a new recipe for some pumpkin chocolate chip ones, and used some zucchini and bananas for the other kind.  I probably spent about two+ hours making them. 

 

They were all ready to go, I ran downstairs to do a few things before we delivered them.  Not long afterwards the girls came down saying Gage had made a mess in the living room. 

I went up to find this:

 

Luckily, he only got into one of the packages.  I was wise and put the other plate up really high where he couldn't get it.  So, the next day we were going to run those to the neighbor, so I grabbed the muffins and set them on the counter and dashed up stairs to get my shoes on.  I came back down to the kitchen a short while later to discover Gage had, once again, discovered the muffins.  They were crumpled and scattered all over the kitchen floor.  AHHH.  I guess it is the thought that counts?

Gage has turned into an expert climber, and he is trouble.

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Libby and Natalie attended their first friend birthday party the other day.

They came home talking about how fun it was and bearing a whole bag of goodies.

One of the treats they had was a handful of Sour Warhead candy.

You know the stuff.  It has white power coating on it that is crazy sour.

Cord thought it would be a good idea to let Gage experience the power of a Warhead...

Poor little guy kept coming back for more.  It was like he couldn't believe what he was tasting.

I kept going back and forth between feeling bad and laughing my head off!

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Our newest snack invention!  Strawberry Cones with Vanilla Yogurt Filling!

The girls eat them like mini ice cream cones.  Fun, yummy, and healthy. 

(Just cut a piece off the bottom to make them flat and then hollow of the middle with a knife.)

 

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I have been doing some "product research" on gourmet cupcakes.

I want to learn how to make them with all of their crafty goodness.

 Because, I think they are fantastic, but I don't want to have to pay $3.00 for a single cupcake.

It feels wrong.

I love research...

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And finally, I will share a tip I learned out of necessity.

Gage wants to feed himself.  I want the food to go into his mouth.

And, here is the solution:  A straw.

It works great!  Saves on mess, and lets the little man feel like a big boy!

Bon Appetit!