Cement...

...meet Coleman's face.


Coleman's face...meet cement.

Lesson of the day: Do not assume that your child has mastered the art of going down stairs even if he has done it successfully 100+ times before.

Firsts

September has been the month of firsts for Macy.

First day of preschool...




So these are technically from the open house, but I wasn't sure how she would act on the first day going alone and wanted to make sure I got some good pictures of her. She's not shy by any means, but it does take her a little while to warm up to new people/situations.


First official day of preschool. No need for me to worry about any kind of separation anxiety...as I'm walking her to the school door, she turns to me and says (insert sassy eyebrow lift) "Okay....goooo!" Well now.


Another first...dance class! Now I know, in the past I have sworn to multiple people that I would never put my child in dance until they were at least 5 or 6 for various reasons. However, since I teach at the same studio that Macy takes class from she gets to go for free we are awesome parents and know that Mace really, really, REALLY wanted to take dance, we said okay.


She L-O-V-E-S it.




And I'll admit it...I kind of love it too.

Summer Wrap-Up

Despite protests (mostly mine), it looks like summer is coming to an end. Hopefully we have at least a few more weeks (or if I had my way, months) of warm weather left so we can keep...


taking walks around the temple,


playing in the sprinkler,


digging in our make-shift sandbox,




splashing around in our little plastic pool,




frequenting the local parks, (worry not about Coleman's seemingly lazy eye in this pic...it was taken a few hours after his allergic reaction to peanut butter)


and cooling off with our favorite frosty treats.

Of course, some things will just have to wait until next summer, like...


weekly trips to Cherry Hill (season passes are the only way to go with kids),


being some of the cutest spectators at the 4th of July parade,




watching Branson (and the Bees) play baseball,


and having all sorts of crazy fun at the Davis Co. fair.



So long, summer! (Sniff, sniff)

For 9-11

Who Knew?

Awhile ago I ran across a cupcake recipe that replaced oil with beans. I was intrigued, but not completely sold on the whole idea. So, when Coleman's birthday rolled around, I decided to give the recipe a shot. After all, who better to try a potentially disastrous recipe on than your family?


They were awesome.

But still, beans? In cupcakes? Just in case the first go-round was a fluke, I decided to try the recipe again and made these little guys.


Still awesome.

So, here's the recipe. Definitely worth trying.

White Bean Vanilla Cupcakes

1 box white or vanilla cake mix
1 small box vanilla pudding
2/3 c. sour cream (can use fat free)
3 eggs
1 can white beans, drained and then refilled with water (about 3/4 c. water & 1 1/2 c. beans)

Mix the cake mix, pudding, sour cream and beans together. Open and drain the can of white beans. Keep the beans in the can and refill the can back to the top with fresh water. Puree with a food processor or hand blender the white beans and water until smooth. Pour the pureed white beans to the cake mix. Stir until completely combined. The mixture should be thick, but not so thick you can't spoon it easily into the cupcake tins (can also put this in a 9x13 pan). If you need to add an extra 1/4 c. of water, you can do that and it won't effect anything.

Pour batter into cupcake tins (with liners) and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through. Cool and frost.