The Peters' Porch

Sunday, February 20, 2011

February Pictures!

It has been a very busy month. School prep has kept me too busy to blog :(

So here are a few shots of what we have been up to. Have a blessed Sunday!

I made this wall vignette and think it came out rather well. What do you think?

And...I have been using my chalkboard a lot more!

I am so proud of Daniel!!! The character of the month was Caring/Considerate.

The "Emily's" decided they would swim because the sun was out! Silly girls! It's cold!!

Daniel got in too!

This is what my hubbie got me at the "Re-Store" I am sanding and using chalkboard paint on some and using my Silhouette on some others!

Here is Daniel frosting and putting sprinkles on his cupcake for his Valentines party

Katelyn went with a chocolate covered strawberry on top!

These are my little Katie Bug's! Oops, I mean Katelyn's. She doesn't like us calling her that anymore :(

And here are my strawberries! Can you say YUMMY? I dipped some in just in chocolate, some in toasted coconut and then some in salty bacon. Oh my gosh! They were amazing!!! I think this is why my pants are getting tighter :)

That's it for now. I have been working on some other projects with my Super Fab Silhouette! I will try to share later.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Baby Shower Brags!

Oh how I have missed hanging out and blogging! I have been so busy since school started. I have two brand new books and a class I haven't taught in a long time. So...my time is not my own anymore :)
But I have a few minutes today so I thought I would share a cute rag tag blanket I made for a baby shower as well as some fun "cupcake clothes" I created with my super fab Silhouette.

So...below are my first fun creations with my Silhouette. But as fun as they were, I am still totally obsessed with baking. I made chocolate cupcakes with a homemade buttercream and used m y new Wilton tips to pipe the swirled blue and white buttercream. Oh, they were sooo finger lickin' good!

Monday, January 17, 2011

LOOK what came in the mail the other day!

Ooh...but don't look at the mess behind me!

I am so happy-now if I can only find some time to whip up some projects!

Thanks again to Jeannette at life rearranged for the fab giveaway!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Don't try this at home! (Weekend Adventures part 3)

So, if you have children old enough to watch iCarly, you know who Spencer is and what his specialty food is, right? For weeks my girls had been asking me to make something particular for dinner. Look at "Sunday's" meal below.

Spaghetti-Tacos (yes, you read that right-Gross, with a capital G). So, I finally gave in on Sunday evening. I made a big bowl of spaghetti and fried up some taco shells.

Doesn't that look good? (Um, not really my cup of tea)

But Katelyn liked it...

And Emily liked it...

But Daniel and I stuck with plain old spaghetti.

Then my sweet girl even did the dishes (don't you just love her outfit?)

Here is a peek at our other adventure this weekend-exploring a friend's land in Clarks Valley.

Can you see how the rock side sheered off? Very cool

An unhappy little guy - his feet were wet :(

But, a bubble bath makes it aaaalllllllll better!

In Cupcake Heaven (Weekend Adventures part 1)

Here is how I started my weekend - I stayed up way too late creating some of my best cupcakes ever!

Coconut cupcake frosted with coconut buttercream and topped with toasted coconut flakes. (Can you tell I love coconut?) This is simply the best cupcake I have ever made. YUM-O!

Then...because I wasn't satisfied with one cupcake at 11:30 pm, I made a chocolate latte cupcake frosted with an espresso buttercream and topped with chocolate (wish I would have had chocolate espresso beans). This too was pretty darn good. Next: I have been thinking of making a Smores inspired cupcake and then something with lemon for sure. I also want to make chocolate covered bacon. I have heard it is very tasty. Anyone ever tried chocolate covered bacon?