Poor Race Dawg!!

My poor baby hit his little eye so hard on the coffee table yesterday. He cried for so long and I thought for sure it was going to split. It immediately turned almost black and got so big. I was just waiting, but so glad it didn't I would have probably cried harder than him. I really didn't want to take him to get it fixed because I probably have passed out or something!! Today it looks pretty good other than his blue eyeshadow!! haha I'm sure this is not going to be the last post with injuries from my little man!!

Amazing new recipe!!!

Brown Sugar Pound Cupcakes with Brown Butter Glaze

Cupcakes
3C sifted flour
2t baking powder
1/2 t salt
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted softened butter
2 1/4 c light brown sugar packed
4 large eggs room temperature
3/4 c lowfat buttermilk

Brown Butter Glaze
4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter
2c confectioners sugar
2t vanilla extract
2-4 T whole milk

Preheat oven to 325. Wisk flour, baking powder, and salt together. In a different bowl cream together butter, brown sugar til light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Add the flour mixture in 3 addition alternating with buttermilk beginning and ending with flour. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 25 minutes.
In a saucepan heat the butter over medium heat until golden brown. Carefully pour in a bowl leaving the sediment behind. Add sugar, vanilla, and milk to the butter stir til smooth. If glaze is too thick add more milk.


Macee loves to be my little helper in the kitchen and she's getting pretty good it's so fun to have her help. She is the one that decorated ours so they are quite fancy. I got this recipe out of the Idaho State Journal today and we had everything to make them so I went ahead and did it. When I first saw the recipe it looked way too hard I thought you have to cook the glaze oh great but they were truely easy. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!! this one will be in my recipe box for a long time!!

25 Random Things......

Well we haven't been up to much lately just the regular routine. Wait the only routine I have is not getting anything accomplished. It seems to be going well for me my house is a mess laundry everywhere. Ya know the only person it's really bothering right now is Quentin which is funny because he doesn't do any cleaning!! Oh well!! On the other hand I have been going to the gym and not much is happening with weight loss....I guess you have to watch what you eat too, that's the part I do not do well with. Anyways, I signed up for the 12 week challenge well I am happy to say 1 week has passed and I haven't started yet so I am now on the 11 week challenge. You would think that a cruise would motivate you (that's the prize) but I have not been motivated to do anything. This week I am going to try to lose a few pounds. Since not much has been happening I thought I would do something fun that I have seen other people doing!!

25 random things about me.....

1. I love to sing I don't do it very much but I love it.
2. I am hating my husbands current obssesion with fourwheelers and snow machines. He's lucky that I love him.
3. I wish I would have gone to cosmetology when I was supposed to....but I'm thinking of going to be a nail tech this summer we'll see it might have to wait a few more years.
4. I have the very best extended family ever. We always have a great time and we all get along so well. They truely are amazing.
5. My favorite color is PINK!!
6. My 3 best friends from high school are still my closest friends.
7. I love to cook. People always ask me what they should make for dinner. Then they ask me for the recipe. I would love to go see Emeril, Rachael Ray, Paula Dean any foodnetwork star really.
8. I could never move very far away.....I would miss my mom way too much!!
9. I wear a size 11 in womens shoes.
10. When the Chippendales dancers were in Pocatello like 5 years ago I went!!
11. Both times I was pregnant I lost someone really close to me. With Macee we lost Quentins step-mom Janna, and with Race we lost my Grandpa Keller. That was really hard.
12. I talk way too much and to everyone, the grocery store clerk, a random person walking, I get it from my Grandma Keller.
13. I don't save money.....boo me!!
14. I love to craft, I just never have the time or space these days.
15. I was a nanny for a doctor here in Pocatello when I was first married.
16. I love getting my nails done. I bite my real ones darn it!!
17. I have 3 half sisters, 2 half brothers, 5 step brothers, 2 step sisters. But if you ask me most likely I will say I have 3 brothers becuase that is what I was raised with.
18. I admire my sister in law Erika. She is one of the most amazing people I know. She is so thoughtful, and caring I wish I could be more like her. I am so thankful that she is in our family.
19. I love to camp and be outdoors.
20. I enjoy watching MMA and UFC Mostly when my boy Forrest fights!! :)
21. I like to dance all around my house.
22. I am trying to grow out my hair.
23. I am addicted to soda.
24. I have been married to my loving husband for 7 1/2 years.
25. I love my husband and my 2 kids more than anything.

I hope you enjoyed my 25 randoms now you are all tagged to do the same so I can learn more about you!!!

Blogging again!!!

my superstar!! with mascara on!!

as you can see she was the smallest in her class.

Macee and one of her friends friends

HIGH V

Macee and Kwynn making cookies!!

Macee being sick......with no symptoms......i think just wanting some attention

she finally can do a bridge

Race loves the vacuum

helping daddy vacuum


As you can see we have been having lots of fun. Macee had her first recital and did great!! We were really proud of her she was so cute!! They did a cheer and then they had a little dance. She was really hoping they would do a bridge in the dance since she can finally do it. Race is finally helping with cleaning up around the house he loves chasing the vacuum. Poor little Race has had fever and has been throwing up on me. I hope nobody else has been going through this it is not fun, and I'm sure it wasn't in the deal I signed when I brought him home. Macee almost never pukes. Oh well I guess I will still love him.
I am still loving my job, and the pay!! Quentin is still selling coke out on the streets haha!! He is still working for coke and I think he really likes it, but there are bad days and good days just like with any other job. He has gotten a few new accounts this year that should really boost his sales which in turn boost my shopping habits, he thinks I'm crazy that I don't even know what a savings account is!! Silly boy who has those?? I just got teeth whitening trays, and I am whitening my teeth as I type. I am what some people call a multi-tasker!! Other than that we have been up to the same things just staying really busy.
My goal is to post once a week let's see how I do!!

The big 3

I can't beleive it has been 3 weeks since I posted. Shame on me we have had a few things go on, when Race falls alseep for a nap I will post for sure!! I am soooooo sorry!!

Grandma Kerry and Grandpa Chris

We almost didn't get to go to Grandma Kerry's house this year. We had a blizzard and the roads were terrible. We took the truck and had no problems, thank you 4 wheel drive. All of my moms family was there so it was really fun for the kids to play with each other. We even got to see Shelby which by the way is beautiful she looks like a little doll!! We love her and want her to move closer to us hint hint!! Mom and Dad of course spoiled the kids with toys and tons of clothes. We are so thankful to have a wonderful extended family on my mom's side we get to see them all the time and are so close to them it makes it really nice. Our kids love to play, and to watch the older ones play with the little ones is awesome. We are so happy that we will have 2 new additions next year, Erika if you hurry we can have 3 haha!! Oh yeah none of these additions are me by the way!! Thank you everyone for everything!!

Grandpa Dave and Lisa

We used to go to Daves house for Christmas Eve, but with 2 kids and dogs and cats it got too hard to be away for that long. So now Dave and Lisa get a room at the Red Lion here in Pocatello and we go out to eat and go swimming at the hotel. It is alot of fun for the kids to play in the pool although this year they had just replaced the heater core and it was cold. After sitting in the hot tub for a while Nick dared me to jump in the pool so being dumb I did, no WE did!! It was about 70 degrees but it was freakin cold!! Macee thought she was brave too so she hopped right in with us!! Brave little woman!! We got lots of fun new things!! We had breakfast at our house on Christmas morning, then we all went on our way!! Thanks guys!!