Cuppity Cupcakes!

I got the cutest cupcake book , and I have been trying lots of the recipes. They even have cupcakes that look like mashed potatoes and gravy and chicken drumsticks. Those are a little too complicated for me at the moment, so Boston and River and I have experimented with a few of the intermediate ones.



Here's the book- it's a must buy for anyone who loves to bake!

Chocolate butterflies- they were so easy to make.

Billiard balls- our fist attempt- not great, but ok.

And here are my cute little helpers- Boston and Mia- who kept dipping all of their fingers in all the different colors of sugars. I could not stop them. They didn't sleep for a week!

25 Things about Avery!

1. I love to clean out my ears with a Q-tip! I do it everyday, sometimes 3 or 4 times.

2. I have seen a two headed cow- When I was really little, my dad and I went on a walk and there was a baby cow with two heads lying on the ground. It had just been born, and it was crying, (well, they were crying). To this day, my dad and I still wonder if we really did see that, so it's a good thing both of us were there to see it, or we'd think it was all a dream.

3. I love putting sheets on a bed, especially the bottom fitted sheet. I don't know why.

4. I am also very good at folding fitted sheets. My mother in law once asked me to teach her how to fold a fitted sheet, and she is the queen of all domesticity. That made me feel really good until Faren said he thought she was only saying it to be nice.

5. I can't stand to sit and watch TV and not do anything with my hands. I always have to be working on something- a quilt, project, or writing.

6. I have a semi-photographic memory. I can remember dates and numbers very easily. Tell me your birthday, and it's locked in the vault forever. Oddly enough, I am terrible at math.

7. When I was young, I wanted to have a cool nickname, and I thought about what it would be for a long time. I came to my family and told them that from now on, they are to call me "Durd" I still haven't lived that one down.

8. My one true dream for my life is to be a singer/songwriter and play my guitar on stage. I wouldn't want to be super famous- just a local singer who everybody knows. I seriously get jealous of any young female singer/guitarist like Taylor Swift or Brandi Carlile because they are living my dream.

9. I've thought about it, and my van is my dream car. It seats 7 comfortably, it runs very well, good mileage, you can haul lots of stuff around, and it looks fine on the outside-except for the stigma of being a minivan mom.

10. I really get mad when people don't update their blogs! If you're going to have a blog, and you know people read it, drop us a note every once in a while for hell sakes!

11. I am realizing that it is more fun to be young and under your parents thumb than to live as an adult in the lone and dreary world.

12. I love making food for people, especially the ones who give me compliments on it.

13. Certain peoples voices are so soothing to me, and it feels like I'm getting a massage when I hear them speak. You know who you are- Lauralee Flores, Ina Garten from Barefoot Contessa, can't think of the others right now...

14. I struggle with keeping my house clean, and this has been a major thorn in my side for years because I want so badly to have a clean house all the time. I don't know how some moms do it- like my sister in law Taun- she has a natural talent for it, and I wish so bad I had that talent. But I try each day to make this weakness of mine a strength.

15. My favorite foods are pistacio pudding and anything with sesame seeds on it.

16. I don't hate anybody, but if anyone were to come close, it would be Anne Coulter. Anyone agree?

17. I always have to read something before I go to bed.

18. My favortie shows are Lost, American Idol, The Office, Desperate Housewives (and no, it's not as bad as everyone thinks it is), Monk, The Soup, and the Cosby Show.

19. I really really want to have a little girl someday. I pretend like I don't care, but I do. I'll even take twins if one of them is a girl!

20. I hate to admit it, but I am a mama's girl. I love being with my mom. I still get excited everytime I see her or anytime I drive to her house.

21. I once saw Vanilla Ice in concert at the Roach Motel in Pocatello. Do I even need to explain how bad it was?

22. I really can't stand local TV news anchors- especially channel 8's. Terrible. And I hate it when they try to be funny. They're never funny! They make me so mad!

23. I want to be a great painter someday.

24. I HATE scary movies! I will never ever watch one, and I won't ever go to a spook alley- not even a kids one.

25. I think my dad is one of the greatest people to ever live on this earth. I know some people think he's odd, but to me, he's great.


Now I want to hear from others! I tag Rachel, Nikki, Megan, Liz, Chenae, and Stephanie- so git goin'!

Boston loves his cousin Mia. He talks about her all the time at home, and he always wants to play with her. And she is the same way about him at her house. But when they finally get together, they fight, steal eachothers things, and have a very hard time sharing. Plus, Boston has turned out to be a tad bossy as well- who knew with a name like his? I always did call him my "Bossy boy". He and Mia do love eachother, and they get along pretty well considering they're 2 and 4.