Cupcakes

Today is Bosses Day, so last night I made cupcakes to bring to work. This is not some fancy recipe, I used a box mix for the cupcakes. But what really makes these amazing is the frosting. Homeade buttercream frosting. It is wonderful and worth every second of making it and cleaning up after making it!

Here is the recipe I use:

2 sticks butter

4 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 T milk

1. Cream butter until fluffy

2. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time mixing well between additions

3. Add vanilla and mix well

4. Slowly add milk, you may not nee the entire 2 T.

5. Add food coloring if desired

This icing is to die for and will keep for 3 days in the refrigerator.

I then used my wonderful icing "bag" (it's really a metal tube from Williams Sonoma) to pipe the icing on each cupcake and topped with sprinkles!

They were a hit! Everyone loved them!

Weekend with family!

We had a busy weekend, full of family! It was wonderful!

Stephen was off Friday, so he and Aaron played golf in our neighborhood. Then, Marci was coming in to town so Stephen met his mom and Marci for lunch. We had family night with my parents at Studio Movie Grille and saw Whip It!

Saturday, I picked up Marci and April and we went to Chappell Hill to the Scarecrow Festival. It was cloudy and overcast, but we had a great time. I got a cute wooden candy corn to stick in a flower pot. We dropped off April and then Marcia and I picked up Zach and Mady. Stephen got off early Saturday night so we all met him at Sweet Mesquite for dinner. When we got back home we played a couple of rounds of Catch Phrase and then started a movie. Everyone except for Stephen fell asleep during the movie! We were exhausted!

Sunday started off great with donuts and kolaches! We hung around the house all morning which was so nice. I took some pictures of Madison and then the girls went to the grocery store. Alisa came over and we grilled hamburgers. I had a great time with Stephen's sisters, niece and nephew. After Alisa and the kids left, we watched the Texans game and then took Marci back to his Mom's house. We talked with his Mom and Jim for awhile and then headed home.

It was a busy weekend, but so much fun! I am so blessed to have such wonderful sisters in law, nieces and nephews. I love spending time with them!

He loves her like crazy!

Fall Decorating

I am really enjoying decorating our house for fall this year!

I got these pine cones on sale at Michael's for $2.99 and I added some leaves to the bottom of the bread bowl. I love this bread bowl. It is so versatile and can easily change from season to season.

I got this white vase at Pottery Barn on sale for $11 and got the orange branches at Hobby Lobby 3 for $7.50. I also got some red branches to change it up for Christmas.

I got this orange frame at Michael's for 50 cents. I cut some black card stock to fit the frame and added some white rub on letters to spell "BOO". I then added some candy corn to the jars and put a candle in each. I don't have many Halloween decorations and I am really loving this one!

Round Top

April and I drove to Round Top on Saturday. There is a HUGE antique show in Round Top and about 10 surrounding towns every fall and spring. It is about an hour and a half drive and as soon as we were driving in, it started raining, no pouring! We got out at the Big Red Barn only to walk in mud, get wet and flip mud all over the back of our dresses. Lovely! Plus, it cost $10 to get in. So we got back in the truck and drove to Warrenton, the town just past Round Top. By then it had stopped raining and we found a nice parking lot. We had a great afternoon walking around and found some great things. I have seen these vintage coke crates at Pottery Barn, but they cost $24. Plus, I wanted a Coke crate, not Pepsi. So I found one for $10. I was so excited! I also got a vintage window for $10 and a cross for our cross wall for $10. We walked and walked until we had to turn around because we could have walked all day long. On our way back, we stopped at La Bahia, which was classic antiques and less our style, so we headed back home! It was a fun trip and I will definitely go back in the Spring.

Pottery Barn Crate $24

My crate $10

Sadie at 6 Months

Sadie turned 6 months old on September 31st. When we got her she weighed 10 pounds, she now weighs almost 40!! I can't believe our little girl is getting so big!

Summer recap

Here's our summer recap!
We got an adorable puppy, Sadie!

We enjoyed grilling and swimming with family!

We spent 4th of July with Daniel and April. We went swimming and grilled then headed to the hill in Sienna to watch fireworks!

Celebrated my 27th Birthday with my family on Sunday at an Astros game then dessert at Ruggles! On my birthday, Steve and Nancy had a party for me at their house! What a great birthday!

We went to Kayla's reception at the High Meadow grill!

We painted our living room and breakfast area. The color is Benjamin Moore Rosemary Sage. We are loving the color. We also got a new t.v., drapes, and re-arranged the furniture.

Aaron graduated from college!

We saw Blake Shelton, Sugarland, and George Strait in concert!

We spent four days on Labor Day weekend in Palestine!

Well, that's it! Summer is over and fall is now here! We are missing the nice summer days, but the cooler weather and rain is a nice relief!