Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

I am 100% sure that these are the best muffins I have ever tasted. I'm serious. I'm not just saying that. They are so incredibly good. Here is the recipe:


http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2011/10/pumpkin-cream-cheese-muffins.html

Photo from The Girl Who Ate Everything

Gig Harbor

Last weekend (the 12th) we visited Nate's parents in Mill Creek and on the way home we stopped in Gig Harbor to visit some of my friends from high school. It was so fun to see them! Sadly, I didn't take any pictures at Sarah's house. Not a single one. Ugh. It was great though. The kids all played together, so we were able to just chat around the fire pit in Sarah's backyard.

I did take some pictures earlier in the evening though...

 No idea what face Kate is making. :)

My girls

Paige quote

Today I found Paige in the bathroom, drying off her arm, and a mess of water all over the counter.


Me:  Paige, what are you doing?

Paige:  Oh, I just gave my arm a bath.

Me:  Why?

Paige:  Because it was really tired and I wanted to do something nice for it.

Fat Mints

The other day, I was on Pinterest and stumbled upon a way to make Thin Mints.  Check it out here.

You just melt chocolate chips, add peppermint extract, dip ritz crackers in it, and then let the chocolate set up.

I was sceptical. I thought, That sounds kinda gross. I doubt they really taste like Thin Mints. But I decided to try them out. Except, I used Andes Mints because I have tons of them (Nate used to give them out to doctors with his Pfizer job). Anyway, I just melted a bunch of them in a bowl, dipped the crackers in and got a nice thick layer of chocolate on them, set them on a plate, and put them in the freezer. Less than 10 minutes later, I pulled them out and...

they were really good!! And pretty much the easiest, fastest treats you could ever make. So now I'm in trouble. I call them Fat Mints. We all know they're not gonna make me thin.

Try it out! You'll see. Or be smart and don't try them ever.

Sweet girl

 I just adore this sweet little girl!

New playhouse