Heaven in a bowl!!!

I have only one word to describe this....Heaven!!!
This peanut butter trifle is super easy to make.It is super rich so make sue you have plenty of milk to drink! Enjoy!!!!

                                                                              

Ingredients

• 1 fudge brownie mix (13-inch x 9-inch pan size)
• 1 package (10 ounces) peanut butter chips
• 1 package (13 ounces each) miniature peanut butter cups
• 4 cups cold 2% milk
• 2 packages (5.1 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed

 Directions

• Prepare brownie batter according to package directions; stir in peanut butter chips. Bake in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool on a wire rack; cut into 3/4-in. pieces.
• Cut peanut butter cups in half; set aside 1/3 cup for garnish. In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Add peanut butter and vanilla; mix well. Fold in 3/4 whipped topping.
• Place a third of the brownies in a 5-qt. glass bowl; top with a third of the remaining peanut butter cups. Spoon a third of the pudding mixture over the top. Repeat layers twice. Cover with remaining whipped topping; garnish with reserved peanut butter cups. Refrigerate until chilled. Yield: 20 servings (1 cup each).

Where oh where has the time gone! Half way there!

7 months....thats how old my child is....7 months!!!!!! Oh where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday he was swinging in his swing and wearing size 1 diapers. Now he is eating table food, rolling over, and babbling all day long. He is changing everyday and its a little sad. In 5 months he will be 1!!! Holy cow!! I better get to planning that big birthday bash lol. Just a warning: there are lots of pictures in this blog!!

This is right after he was born....so tiny yet so big.

One proud daddy:)

A month old. Hard to believe his hair was once that dark!

2 months old...and his first Easter

3 months old...He LOVES being outside:)

Gotta love the receding hairline:)

4 months old....I can honestly say Jackson is Chris's whole world well and me lol. I am so proud of the man and father he has become:)

5 months old...LOVE that smile!!

6 months old and loves to read...we have been reading to him since day 1 and this kid loves to look at books and be read to...I hope he always has a love for books!

Its amazing how much lighter and fluffier his hair has gotten

7 months old....And now we have a mohawk:)

                                                                                  

A lesson in honesty...

Let me just start off by saying..."Be careful what you pray for!!" God will answer them when you least expect it...in ways you don't expect.  I am always praying that God will provide me with opportunities to teach Jackson valuable lessons. I grew up with parents that didn't just tell me how to act and behave but they showed it in their daily living. Thats the kind of parent I want to be. I want Jackson to see me living out the values that I try to instill in him. Actions will ALWAYS speak louder than words. So this past Monday me and Jackson went to the grocery store. A typical Monday task. As I was putting the groceries in my car I noticed that I didn't pay for my onion. It was sitting between the diaper bag and the side of the buggy. I had already put Jackson in the carseat and it was starting to rain. I won't lie I did consider my options. I mean we aren't talking about a $100.00 item. It was a $.97 onion. But after a minute of great debate I got Jackson out of the carseat and grabbed my wallet and onion and we made our way back into Publix. The man at the customer service desk was amused that we came all the way back inside in the rain. But I knew that this was a teachable moment...one I had prayed for...and I was not going to pass it up. Once we got back in the car ( and changed a poopy diaper). I had a talk with Jackson about honesty. Now I know he didn't understand anyhting I said but someday he will and I want to make sure I don't ever pass up an opportunity to show my child the difference between right and wrong.

My little family

A couple of weeks ago I made this little craft. I found it on Pinterest (the best thing ever created) and decided to make one myself. The biggest hand is of course Chris's. Mine is in the middle and little Jackson's is in the front. Jackson loved getting his hand traced!!!!

Picture Coasters

If you are looking for an easy and cheap gift idea this is it!!! I mean who isn't in need of some good coasters? AND you can personalize them with pictures, paper, special mementos, whatever! I made a set for my parents for Grandparents Day with pictures of all the kiddos. The grand total of this project was $10.00.....yep thats it $10.00!!

At first I went to get the basic white tiles that Lowes has for $0.20. While I was there I found some stone tile that was on clearance for $0.10.....SCORE!! So after I did a happy dance I bought 8 and moved on to the felt. I bought the package of felt blankets. It was a lot cheaper to do that and just cut squares than to buy the circles of felt. Next we went to Hobby Lobby! I got Mod Podge and some clear acrylic spray paint. I used 40% coupons on both:).

First Step: Cut the pictures to the size of your tile. Mine were 3.5 by 3.5.
Next: Glue the picture onto the tile with Mod Podge. Make sure it has plenty of time to dry before moving on to the next step.
Next: Using a foam brush spread Mod Podge over the picture. try to make it as smoothe as possible because lines will show up when it has dried. Repeat this step 4 times. I say 4 just because I wanted to make sure it was set. The directions say to only wait a few minutes to let it dry. I let it dry for several hours just to be on the safe side.
Next: Spray the acrylic onto the picture. Again I repeated this 4 times just because this is what waterproofs the picture. Let it completly dry in between sprays.

This is one of the completed coasters. I made mine over several days just so everything had plenty of time to dry. You could do it in a day if you had to.

The last step is to put the felt on the back.

Happy Crafting!!!!