DIY | Fondue Recipe

One of my all time favorite desserts is pretzels dipped into warm chocolate fondue. Here's an easy way you can whip up a quick batch without all the hassle required in traditional fondue...

You will need:

-Frosting

-Milk

-Ice Cream

1) Pour 1 scoop of ice cream (I like using Vanilla Bean) and one teaspoon of milk into a medium sized bowl. Mix well.

2) Gradually, add one cup of frosting into the mixture. Stir until formula is thick.

3) Over a medium flame, heat the fondue for about 2 minutes or until it becomes a paste.

Enjoy!

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Laguna Hills + Burbank Trip

We took a little trip to Orange County over the weekend. It was such a nice little vacation in such a gorgeous place. We spent the first day in Laguna Hills, visiting family and attending the annual Christmas party, before dinner we took the kiddos to Beckenham Park to let them run around a play after the long car ride. We spent the next day exploring the city and enjoying a day of leisure in Burbank. We even got to see Walt Disney Studios, which happens to house my son’s all time favorite mouse; Mickey! The fence was lined with Mickey Mouse Heads, it was so neat! On the way home we had a bit of traffic and some weird weather but it turned out to be a great weekend!

Merry Christmas- from my family to yours!

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Snapshots | Christmas Spirit

I’ve been so busy the last few weeks I totally forgot to share my November Snapshots as well as send out Christmas cards.. Ooops! Due to the lack of snapshot love on here lately, I decided to double up this month and also share a glimpse into of all of our pre-holiday family festivities.

This holiday season has been a fun one so far. Daniel already caved in and gave me one of my gifts early! I’m an ass, I know… Haha. One of us usually ends up telling the other one their gift, last year it was me. Unexpected family traditions, gotta love em!  

Starbucks Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa from a box? Yes, please. What could be more delicious than sippin’ on one of those while enjoying the holidays…?

Maybe one of these yummy homemade Peppermint White Hot Chocolates? Get the recipe here.

Both kiddos loved seeing Santa; Zoey was soft spoken and shy as always.. She explained to Santa that she wanted a Baby Alive, not just the regular kind though, the Doctor kind.. It was so sweet because he went on to tell her how she could be an amazing Doctor one day, maybe even a pediatrician. Then it was Liam’s turn, it was his first time meeting Santa and he adored the man, he sat and talked to Santa like he had known him for years and ever since, he can spot the dude from a mile away and yells, “Santa!” This year’s Circle Park Santa rocked! :D

I love this picture and though the equality is not the greatest, it is dear to my heart because Zoey is wearing my old cowboy boots from when I was 7. She treasures them and it just melts my heart when I see her running around in them. What an honor to have such a beautiful niece.

My beautiful ornaments from Nicola, they came all the way from Scotland! Aren’t they awesome? They fit in great with my other decorations too. Thanks Nicola!

Tree decorating was in full swing; Christmas music and all. We decided to put our tree in the den this year in hopes of keeping it out of Liam’s war path, but he still manages to sneak off with an ornament or two ;)

We will be heading out of town for the weekend to mingle with family at our annual family Christmas party. Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe weekend!

DIY | Holiday Wall Art

The Holidays are officially here (2 days until Thanksgiving! Whoop whoop) and I couldn’t be happier; I adore this time of year. I told you yesterday that we’ve already had our first snowfall and it was absolutely gorgeous.

I really wanted to get started early on my Christmas DIY projects this year and this was my very first one... It was a lot of fun to make and you can let you creativity flow when choosing templates.

This project is great for children and equally fun for the other crafty night owl mamas out there.

[ I googled deer head templates and found the one shown above. ]

1. Print, cut and trace the template you chose onto your canvas.

2.Apply glue to the design chosen. [You can use Q-Tips for the antlers and outer lines if needed.]

3. Sprinkle glitter onto the wet glue and let sit for at least 15 minutes before discarding any leftover glitter.

4. Blow away any residual glitter, frame & ENJOY.

 

P.S. Have you started decorating for the holidays yet?