Crayon Art.

Look what Tyler made!

He spent some time on Pinterest Saturday checking out all yummy food and some good arts & crafts too. He'd seen this before and decided it was time to make one for himself.

Oh and did I mention he sluffed church to do it?

Go Tyler!

Ok, just kidding.

Well, he really did sluff church to do it, but I was in full support, don't worry!

He was sick so it was good that he stayed home and got some rest (and did crafts of course too!)

But really, it was necessary since we are in Nursery and there is already plenty of germs there, we didn't need to bring in his too! Especially since he's rather popular among certain Nursery children and they climb all over him!

And in his defense, all he did on Sunday was pick up his heat gun and melted away, because Saturday he did all the hard work!

Thank you pinterest for keeping this sicky entertained while I was gone!
Much appreciated.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I found this really yummy chocolate chip recipe on pinterest...surprise. surprise. (If you haven't check out their website click here and sign up now. I love it. Its awesome!) Anyway, I decided to give them a try and they were super yummy! So worth it, even though I am not a fan of making things from scratch.  Sadly this is the first time since being married that I have made cookies that didn't come in pre-made and just needed to be heated up. Tyler rated them an 8 or 9, which is as good as it will ever get because he doesn't believe in giving out 10's!

Ingredients: 

3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened 

3/4 c. brown sugar 

1/4 c. granulated sugar 

1 egg 

2 tsp. vanilla extract 

2 c. all purpose flour 

2 tsp. cornstarch 

1 tsp. baking soda 

1/2 tsp. salt 

1 c. bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.

3.  Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.

4.  Using a standard-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto a prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges.  (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer than ten minutes.)

5.  Let cool, on the sheet, on a wire rack for five minutes.  Remove from baking sheet and let cool completely.  Try not to eat them all.

THINGS I LEARNED: If you do not have a mixer, do not attempt to use a hand mixer...yes I'm an idiot and attempted it. I kind of new going into it, it wouldn't turn out too well. But, I was lazy and didn't feel like handmixing it. In about .25 seconds sugar was everywhere. So don't be as dumb as me...hand mix it! Also, I was really hesitant about the 8-10 minutes. At 8 minutes the edges were a little brown but the middles looked completely doughy so I left them in 2-3 min. longer and they were a little overdone...still yummy, but not as pretty looking. So I'd highly reccommend taking them out at 8 minutes even if you aren't sure if they're cooked. They will be :) And last but not least I learned how much I love my cookie scoop. It was my first time using it and it was super awesome. It has officially made the list of products I love!

Hello Fall.

I'm always very sad to see summer go. Its my FAVORITE season no doubt.

However, I am sure glad there are good things about all seasons.

I do love Halloween, in fact, Tyler and I were on the ball this year and got our costumes last month. We're super excited to show them off, but for now they will remain a secret!

...and of course, I love football season (maybe not as much after the massacre on Saturday).

Pinterest is sure helping me love fall even more. I have a bazillion different decor items I want or want to make! Craft night anyone?