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Well as last week neared the end it turned into "One of Those Weeks". Thursday evening the girls both started sneezing up a storm. No big surprise since they suffer from the same dreaded seasonal allergies as their mother. By Friday morning their noses had turned into faucets. And by that evening that were both running low grade temps. w/ crankiness. And friday night's sleep was a special treat, let me tell ya. I had flash backs of the first couple days with a newborn. So on saturday Daddy took "his girls" to the Doc. Thank God our Dr.s office is open on the weekends! So the grand finale was........Kennedy had bad ear infection and Gentry was just told she was really sick. So now they're are both taking Augmentin twice daily. Yeahhh! Upset tummies and diarrhea. OK OK I'm done.

These pics are unrelated to the above paragraph but are from this past week. Kennedy is a very good big Sissy. And you know that Gentry adores her when the kid won't normally touch an apple, but if Sister offers it's more of a present she can't resist.


Big Sister By the way is Spring Breaking in the north part of the state with her Aunt Ann, Cousin Dylan and Uncle Shane. She will also get to spend a little time with her grandparents too! You can see what she is up to by clicking on ANN AND SHANE on my blog list on the right side.

First Spring Worm

It would only be tradition to have some pics of Miss Gentry with a worm. We have quite a few of Kennedy with her "First" Worm. Both girls loved their first worm. However........Kennedy won't get near one now. She screams and thinks they are gross.
What is this?

See Mommy!......Oh AND right after this picture she stuck the worm in her mouth. AND NO I am not kidding!

Kennedy's Alligator Tear

Streusel Muffins & Recipe

So a while ago I posted pics of the Raspberry/Cranberry/Bluberry Streusel Muffins. Last night I made them in just blueberry. Thought I would post some pics of them in the making AND "The Recipe" that I've had many requests for. So .......Here it is

Blueberry Streusel Muffins
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup fresh or frozen fruit of your choice
Streusel
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 quick cooking oats
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
3 Tbsp. cold butter or margarine
Confectioner's Sugar

Fresh or Frozen Fruit of Your Choice. You can even do several diff kinds together.

Make sure you FOLD blueberries/fruit of your choice into dough with spatula or spoon and not the mixer. You don't want to crush them.

Ready to Stick in the Oven at 400 degrees for 18-22min 25-27 min for Large Muffin Tin

Hot Out of the Oven and Sprinkle some Powdered Sugar on Top

Scrumptious!

In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar til light and fluffy;beat in egg. In a sm. bowl, mix sour cream, milk and vanilla. Combine dry ingred.; stir into creamed mixture alternating w/ sour cream mixture just til moistened. Gently fold in fruit. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups 2/3rds full
Combine all of Streusel ingredients except butter and mix well. Cut in butter til crumbly. Sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 min or 25-27 min for big muffin tin. Test w/ toothpick to make sure centers are done before removing. Cool for 10 min before removing from pan. Dust w/ powd.sgr

BIG Post

Well the weather this last week has been more than cooperative. We have enjoyed some awesome play days and here are a FEW pics to reflect.

Super"Man"



One Word........ORNERY!

This girl is always doing something with her tongue in every picture.

They thought this was too cool!

"Playhouse" I absolutely loved it when my mom would make me a clothesline playhouse as a child. So I decided to pass on the tradition.

Cuddles in mommy and daddy's bed

Cina got her this cheerleader outfit last week. She has poms poms too and she will wear this for hours.

Quilts

I made it to the fabric store the other day and found some material that I just LOOOVE! I am going to make the girls each a quilt. Here are some pics of the fabric. I am just so excited. I have quilted before and love it. I find it relaxing and fun. Something for ME to enjoy. So stay tuned for pics of the finished products.

DISCLAIMER: Don't be expecting the pics of the finished products real soon. It could be a little while.

First Quilt

Second Quilt

ChitChat

Yes, she is pretending it is a cell phone sadly enough.

Say WHAT?

Pretty Girl

Kennedy after church on Sunday......and Yes, she has a girl scout cookie in her mouth while smiling!

Baking

I am sooooo excited! I have been wanting a Kitchen Aid mixer for a long time now and after patiently waiting for a great sale at kohls and hitting the early bird special I finally purchased one! It's black and I loooove it!
So yesterday was a baking afternoon. I stole this frosting recipe off of another blog that I follow and man did she pull through! It's awesome! So I thought I would share with you all. And I owe the cupcake recipe to Betty Crocker. Ha!

1 stick butter (at room temp) Mix w/ mixer till smooth
1/3 to 1/2 bag of powd. sugar Add slowly into mixer
1 tsp. vanilla Add w/ powdered sugar
1-3 Tbsp. milk Add slowly one Tbsp. at a time until consistency is good. I used a little over 2 Tbsp.
1/2 a tub of cool whip Add to mixing bowl and mix on med for a little while and then on high til smooth.

Yes, those are fruity pepples. I was given this idea by a client.(Thanks Shirley!)And it is awesome!