The Cutest Little Turkey Cupcakes

I made some super cute and super tasty Turkey Cupcakes for Thanksgiving this year. I also baked some pies, but they weren't as adorable. So... start with a batch of plain cupcakes. I used vanilla because I made a homemade chocolate butter cream icing and I thought that a chocolate cupcake would be too rich.

I used fruit roll ups to make some turkey legs.

Cover the top of the cupcake with chocolate frosting.

Dip your cupcake in some chocolate sprinkles.

Take a double stuff Oreo and insert 5-6 candy corns. I actually bought all my candy corns on clearance after Halloween.

Plop your Oreo into the middle of the cupcake.

Decorate a Whopper with eyes and a beak and place it in front of your Oreo.

Gobble. Gobble. These were a huge hit with the kids at Thanksgiving.

Baby Signs

I did signing with Cole years ago when he was right around 1. I knew that I wanted to start even younger with Kiley. Here is some footage of her signing "more". I use this site as my main resource for signs because it has a detailed glossary. I will admit that I haven't been teaching her as many words as I did to Cole. Probably because she doesn't seem as frustrated by things and is way more laid back than he ever was. In the video she is 9 months old.

Shutterfly Share-A-Palooza {watch me grow}

Last post on the topic of Shutterfly for a while, I promise. Here is the watch me grow book that I did for Cole. If you want to see all of my Shutterfly projects you can click here.

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Shutterfly Share-A-Palooza {watch me grow}

This is a book that I did for Kiley and I also did one for Cole. I took a picture of them each month and then compiled it into 1 book. I had one printed for the grandparents as well.

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Shutterfly Share-A-Palooza {little girl defined}

I must admit that this book is not my original design. Although, the adorable little girl is all mine! I found this template when I was browsing through the Shutterfly gallery. Did you know that a lot of times you can pull a shared photo book into your account and add your own pictures to it?

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Shutterfly Share-A-Palooza {kid artwork}

Cole brings home a TON of artwork from school every week. I started taking pictures of his favorites and compiled them into a little book. This way he can look back at what he made and I don't have to keep every single piece of artwork he brings home.

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Shutterfly Share-A-Palooza {trick-or-treat book}

It's day 2 of Shutterfly Share-A-Palooza! This is a trick-or-treat book that I did with our pictures from Halloween. I love the way it turned out. If any of my readers have Shutterfly books to share please link to them in your comments and I'll put together some posts to share some of my favorites.

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Shutterfly Share-A-Palooza {sibling book}

I've been working on a bunch of Shutterfly projects lately and I wanted to share a few of them. Partly, because they turned out really great and partly because it's all I have the energy to post right now. So here is a book I did with my favorite pictures of Cole & Kiley from this past year.

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W is for Watermelon

We did the craft a while ago and I'm just now getting a chance to post it. Start by cutting out a green W and a pink W slightly smaller. Use a hole punch to punch some seeds. This was Cole's favorite part. Glue everything together to create a W watermelon.

Birthday Album...

So I'm finally up to date on Cole's birthday album. I create a few pages and include 12 4x6 pictures from each year. I love how simple and easy this album is to keep up with. Now I just need to start working on Kiley's album.

Shutterfly Holiday Cards

Have your ordered your holiday cards yet? It seems like every year the time between Halloween and Christmas goes quicker and quicker. I've already designed and I'm almost ready to order our Christmas cards from Shutterfly. This will be my 3rd year using Shutterfly for our Christmas cards and I've never been disappointed.

If you aren't familiar with Shutterfly then you should take a second to check them out. Their Christmas Photo Card collection is stunning this year with tons of new designs to choose from. While you're there check out some of their other items that make great gifts. Last year I made a calendar for my mom and mother-in-law and they were a HUGE hit. I have a few other tricks up my sleeve for this year. I've already ordered my ornament with pictures of the kids and the year. They make an excellent keepsake.

These are the cards we sent out last year. Absolutely beautiful thanks to Shutterfly. I can't wait to get this year's card in my hot little hands so they can be ready to go!

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Muffin Tin Monday...

Muffin Tin Mom had no theme this week for Muffin Tin Monday, but we used circles as ours. This was a theme she used earlier in the year, but we missed it for some reason. Today we enjoyed grapes, cheerios, hot dogs, chocolate cookies, grapes, bbq sauce and an apple. Tasty!

Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Holder...

So I showed you my delicious Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes here. Well, I was stuck with how to display and serve them for the party. I ended up purchasing 2 step stools in the Target dollar spot. My husband drilled large holes in the stools and they were the perfect size to set the cones in. It was a great inexpensive way to keep my tasty creations from tipping over.

Color Your Own Pasta...

This was a fun experiment that resulted in some very colorful pasta that we used as a craft. You'll need pasta, rubbing alcohol, food coloring and some plastic bags. We also used some glasses to rest the plastic bags in while we were pouring. Add 1/2 cup of rubbing alcohol and desired food coloring to bags. Mix in pasta. Seal your bags and let them sit for an hour or two. Drain all the liquid and allow the pasta to dry overnight.

Birthday Album...

I've been working on trying to get caught up on Cole's birthday album. I love this album because I make 4 6 x 12 pages and then just slip the 4x6 pictures into the other slots in the album. If you want to see pictures from his previous birthdays, you can go here. If you want to see details on the Lego birthday party, you can go here. Incidentally, we celebrated Cole's 4th birthday a few months ago so hopefully it won't take me another year to update his album.