Turkey Cupcakes

How do I get myself into these things?I can NEVER say no! I have A LOT to do tonight! Pack for our trip, laundry, ironing, Anna's spelling pre-test, get Lindsay to bed, clean my house and countless other things! What am I doing? Making Turkey Cupcakes for 2 classes!!
I got the new book, "Hello, Cupcake" at Costco a while back... C-U-T-E!!! Their turkey cupcakes involved small cupcakes on top of big ones and cookies for tails with candy corn "glued on" with frosting.......Uh, not this time for me! Here is my VERY simplified version! They are the "get by" cupcakes for this year's Thankful parties at school. (There is an "Anna" Montana concert going on in my family room RIGHT NOW, Shae and Scott are at the semi-final game 2 hours away and I am feeling the "Mommy stress" of getting ready to leave town-so these will have to do).
Hope you have lots to be "Thankful" for today like I do! I am so blessed to be able to be a Mommy, use my hands, be going on a vacation with my whole family, hear the precious singing voices in the other room, smell the sweet smell of goodies in the oven and make my daughters happy to bring cupcakes to school tomorrow! (I can sleep on the plane! :-}.

*update on the girl's volleyball game: They lost :( But they made it all the way to the semi-finals and made this 1st place team work hard! Great Season Lady Lions! (and phew, no more practices and now we can eat dinner together again!!) {yeah!}

Quarter Final Volleyball Game

We Won!!

{{yippee}}

Tonight Redding Christian beat Elk Creek in the Division quarter finals!!

The next game is this Thursday, November 20! This will be the semi- finals followed by the Division Championship game on Saturday November 22....(if we win on Thursday.) Please keep our 7 girls in your prayers that they will stay well, and as always, glorify Jesus Christ !

Sneaking One In (shhhh)

Isn't she precious? I got her last year after Christmas for half-price. I have a serious weakness for sweet "snow people"! Since Scrooge won't let me get the Christmas boxes down yet (rrrrr), I took a trip up to the attic and found the box with the goodies I found after the holidays and had safely packed away to be unveiled THIS year. It's like giving yourself a gift, opening the box to reveal the surprises that wait patiently all year to be adored!

She is a "Woof n Poof" product (they are made in nearby Chico, California but are carried in Nordstrom and other gift shops all across the country). This particular one has a music box inside her and when wound up she plays "Let it Snow" ever so sweetly. However, I DID NOT wind her up because Lindsay is home and I fear my little snow friend would end up with Cheese-it orange stuff all over her!!

I will see what else I can sneak in while I am supposed to be preparing for our trip!!

Baby Shower- Blog Style!

The time has come to celebrate,


God's sweet surprise, it's really great!


It's funny when we THINK we're done,


He decides to send a "special" one!!


So, baby Logan number five,


We will anxiously wait until you arrive!


Short and easy labor is our prayer,


And joy for your family beyond compare!


Enjoy your gifts and all the love,


But, mostly cherish this gift from above!!

This is a "blog shower" To really understand it go to www.hogwash3.blogspot.com !

• Baby Logan gets a red sweater...for visits to see his/her cousins where it is cold!



• Big sister Maddie gets special stationary.



• Big brothers get a new book.



• "Little" big sister gets Miss Pattycake Christmas DVD (okay, let's be honest, it is REALLY for Denise!)
  
  
• Mama gets some "smellies" from Bath and Body Works!

CONGRATULATIONS LOGANS !

Nikki...Thankyou so very much for the darling "party favor"! This was a fun idea!

Christmas is Coming...

I couldn't help it. I really went to get ornaments for my SILs (which I did). I kept hearing this faint call "Inger....Inger..." I HAD to buy her, she wanted to come to my house..what was I to do?

We leave for Cabo San Lucas (along with 16 other Luffs..) NEXT Sunday (yes, I am trying to pack for my 5 peeps and also pack some fun "cousin crafts" and all), but when I sweetly asked my precious husband if we could please get the Christmas decoration boxes down from the attic so I could decorate before we leave (you know, so it would be all festive and beautiful when we get back home), he said..."Uh,no."

Gosh! {said like Napolean Dynamite}

Guess I will have to wait :(

Lindsay.....

I forgot to put this picture on the last post. So...this is Lindsay keeping herself occupied while waiting for dessert after the play! We sure could have used those crayons during the play! (the poor people in front of us kept hearing the questions "where is Anna?, "What is happening? (she doesn't see well, so this one is justified!), " That was a pretty song, huh, Daddy?" and they were also treated to random clapping and kicking the "clickers" on the floor just to hear them make noise! (clickers are the "church" shoes that make a clicking sound when you walk..all my girls LOVED them and called them this). Sweet girl, she's just trying to enjoy life....I should be more like HER!