Favorite Cookie Recipe Blog Carnival

Shelly at Chic Crafty Chick has been hosting a Cookie Blog carnival this week featuring different bloggers sharing their favorite cookie recipes. She has even snagged some great prizes that are being given away on her blog at Chic Crafty Chick. Be sure to stop by and enter to win.

With three young boys running around, I try to keep things really simple. This is especially true of when I am cooking. My favorite cookie recipe is for Cake Mix cookies. They are so quick and easy!

Ingredients:

1 box of cake mix – any flavor

1/2 c. oil

2 eggs

Chocolate Morsels (optional)

Directions:

1. Using a spoon, mix all ingredients together in a bowl.

2. Roll the dough into small balls and press into a cookie shape on a greased baking pan.

2. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

3. Enjoy!

My favorite combination is Devil’s Food Cake Mix and White Chocolate Chips.

Happy Baking!

~Charissa

Santa Pictures

After the big picture taking event and the trip to Chuck E. Cheese on Saturday, Amy and Charissa went to the mall to have the boys pictures made with Santa. By then Caleb had all the fun he could handle and he wasn't having any of it! Jackson wasn't too sure about that big guy in the funny suit either. Jacob enjoyed himself as usual and Andrew went along with the fun too! Very special memories!

Christmas Pictures With the Cousins

On Saturday we had a lot of fun! We made family pictures of the cousins, a tradition started when there were only two little boys who were less than 2 years old. This year we had 10 children in the pictures! We now have 6 boys and four girls, aged from 3 months up to Andrew, who at the ripe old age of 8 is the oldest in the group.
This started as a way for young parents to give a unique one of a kind gift to their Mawmaw without a lot of expense, since they didn't have much to spend on gifts. After all, only parents can give the gift of their children to us doting grandparents. Mawmaw is my hubby's Mom and Great-Grandmother to all these children.
As more of the grandchildren have had children of their own they've gotten in on the picture too.
Last year my sister-in-law Sandra decided that her gift to the children would be a trip to Chuck-E-Cheese after pictures were made. It turned out to be a big hit with the kiddos! They all loved it and so did the parents.
Now this picture taking event doesn't go off without a few bumps. There are children from 5 different families and as I mentioned before there is a big age spread. So any given year there is someone who doesn't want to have his/her picture made. And did I mention the meltdowns? That just adds to the fun. All the Moms need to come prepared to be in the picture, just in case. Bless her heart, Heather didn't think she would have to be in the picture again this year. Maybe next year.
You should have been here! A big time was had by all. Well, by most, anyway!Here are a few of the pics I took. We had 5 or 6 cameras going, so we're hoping to get a few good shots.
Merry Christmas Mawmaw!!

Andrew’s Birthday

Today is Andrew’s Birthday Party day.  His birthday is Monday, but we are celebrating a few days early.  He will be 8 this year!!! I really can’t believe it.  He is just growing up way too fast.  This year he has requested a football themed party.  His cake is a sheet cake with green icing and football field lines in white. We found some other football decorations so he will be so excited.  In honor of Andrew’s birthday, I thought I would share some pictures of my sweet boy.  He is so excited about his birthday this year!

 

Andrew and his best buddy, Don

 

 

Happy Birthday Andrew!!!  We love you! 

You are such a smart, kind, and loving young man.

A New Project

Since it's the day after Thanksgiving and everyone is all worn out from eating, shopping and watching the big game, thought I'd share a new project with you.
This is a car seat cover I'm making for Kelly at Joyful Adorations, who is expecting a precious little girl next month. She was given a perfectly good car seat to use, but we've girlied it up a little bit for Lily Grace!
The pattern is really for a larger car seat, but I think it's going to fit just fine. It has 8 bound buttonholes for the straps to pass through. She will need more buttonholes when she moves up to a larger seat, but we'll worry about that later.
Kelly, I hope you like it so far. Now to work on that cover. Hmmmm
More pics later. Maybe.

Wordless Wednesday – Thanksgiving Crafts

Jacob has had a lot of fun with Turkey crafting this year.

 

Hand and footprint turkey – The body is made from two feet cutouts and the feathers are his hands.

For more Wordless Wednesdays, visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

 

~Charissa

Tuesday-Yea!!!!

It's Tuesday! Aren't you excited?! Tuesday is my only day of the week that I have to myself. Now, I know that sounds very selfish, but I really don't have much time for...well, just to do what I want to do. Between working part time, babysitting, sewing and just being a wife mom and Mimi I stay pretty busy.
I know that life is not about what I want to do, but isn't it nice to just have a day now and then when you can put everything else aside and do the things that you've been wanting to do? Let me know if it ever comes, ok?
So, on this Tuesday I'm going to sew. Sewing is something I really enjoy. (Yesterday I had to buy a new machine. My old one died. Just gave up. That's pretty traumatic for me, but I found one and today will be finding out if it's a keeper. Thankfully I have two months in home to decide. Isn't that wonderful? Especially if you're not good with decisions, but I'm rambling again.) I'm working on curtains, a car seat cover for a sweet friend, alterations, a diaper bag, monogramming bags for Cubbies, two Buggy Buddies and some more Christmas shirts to put in the shop. It's a blessing to have this much work to do, and a family who needs me to be there for them.
One day I won't be able to do all this. And I will miss it.
Enjoy your Tuesday, just because you can!
God Bless you as you serve Him and your family and friends.