Pumpkin Banana Muffins

I made a huge batch of these and put a lot of them in the freezer for some easy snacks once baby and family arrive... but my husband is a muffin monster and they are already gone! I may have snuck a few extra too. :-) Since they must have been yummy, I figured I should type out the notes I made while making them before I forget how I did it.

This makes 24 muffins:

4 tbsp butter
2 extra ripe bananas
1 can pumpkin
8 oz cinnamon apple sauce
1/4 c honey
4 eggs
1/4 c plain yogurt
1 tsp vanilla

2 c white whole wheat flour
1 c rolled oats
1 cup cereal (I used Organic Flax Plus - Multigrain)
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 c chopped walnuts

As usual: mix all wet, mix all dry, add dry to wet, and you're ready to pour into greased muffin pans or as I prefer into paper muffin cup liners

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 mins. Adam likes to sweeten them with a little extra honey when he reheats them.

Baby Kicks!

Ivy is a mover and a shaker! She moves A LOT throughout the day. It is the strangest and most amazing feeling! Lately it's been big waves across my belly or a little lump (I think a foot) sticking out of my side. Usually when I call Adam over to feel or go to take a video, she stops.  I was able to get a short video tonight (don't mind the horror music in the background, I was watching The Princess Bride).

Pumpkin & Chili Party at Schnepf Farms

Here are some pictures from our afternoon at Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek.

The hay ride

Lost in the corn maze

Our 'lil punkin

Homemade Halloween

Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday to Molly Jo, the best sister in the world!!

There is something so special about homemade holiday traditions... from what we bake, to our decorations, and of course on Halloween - THE COSTUMES! Growing up my mom always helped my sister and I make Halloween costumes.  Some of the pictures are embarrassing, but they make for the best memories! We made some other great costumes that I couldn't find pictures of like a scarecrow, a magician (complete with a stuffed rabbit that could be pulled from the top hat!), and a bag of popcorn. I hope to continue this homemade costume tradition with our children.

Deranged clown!?

Grrr

Raggedy Ann Doll

I was a TV (brown box parading in the back)

Haha SO excited to wear this!

What was your most creative and/or most embarrassing Halloween costume growing up??

Baby Shower

Lindsey's due date is only ten days after mine and she is having a little girl too, so Coley threw us a combined baby shower last night. Coley had her house decorated so cute - light pink & 'vintagey'. Here is the beautiful dessert table:

 Due in December, November, & June

 Ready to pop!

Joanna & Heather

 

Christa & Rachael

 Sweet gifts from sweet friends!

My First Decoupage

I have a hard time sitting and watching tv without doing something. The other night while watching Project Runway, which always makes me want to create something, I started hacking up an old Anthropologie catalog to decoupage onto a 10x10 canvas.

I found a simple recipe for homemade mod podge here http://sunnyslifeinrehab.blogspot.com/2010/08/homemade-decoupage-medium.html.


and watched a how-to video here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGNsRu_3KLI&feature=related


It was really fun to make! Here's my funky finished project.

Ruffled Drop Cloth Curtain

I wanted a simple curtain for the nursery that was thick enough to block the bright AZ sun, so rather than spending big bucks, I decided to make one.

I found a beige curtain at Savers and used a drop cloth we had. 

I cut a large piece of drop cloth for the ruffle.

I made large stitches so I could pull one end of the string to create the ruffle.

Right sides together & sew.

Then we ironed and Adam hung it up. I used a branch for the curtain rod.

Maybe I'll paint some light pink stripes on the top portion, tie ribbon bows on the tabs, or find some other way to spruce it up. I like it. The room is getting cozier and cozier!