Playing games and Tossing SpRiNkLeS!

Yup!

We are getting down with CRUD.

The Canadian pool game that is ;)

Just recently, our squadron was asked to compete with the other squadrons in a Crud tournament. And considering we all had no idea what Crud was three weeks ago, I would say we did pretty well.... our team didn't lose until the VERY FINAL GAME!

Yey us!

All of the teams we ALMOST beat :)

I am so proud of us girls ;)

Having fun!

Lady love <3

The following day after the Crud tournament (aka: today!!!), we got together to sprinkle our good friend Tara...

And her baby on the way, of course!

Tara (the gal to sprinkle!) and I

'A' is for Abigail Christine!

The cupcakes await their sprinkles....

Don't I look like Martha Stewart ;)

(If only I was as PREPARED as that woman! AHHH!)

Oh well, too late...

Ready or not, sprinkle on!

The guests:

The spread:

Mmmm....

Ok, so some of the recipes were so good I will test/perfect them before I post their recipes here on the blog.

Soon soon!

But just as a teaser (because I'm so sweet), I will list some of the yummy items from above:

* Cake batter donuts

* Chocolate chip cookie dough dip with cinnamon toast sticks for dippers

* Vanilla Pear Breakfast Cobbler

Ok!

On to the games:

Game One: "What's the Story?"

This was surprisingly fun! It brought out the creative writer in everyone. I laughed pretty hard at everyone's story, which consisted of things from baby items to very unrelated items. Let me just tell you that the game got funnier with the more random elements involved, like Darth Vader and chainsaws.

Game Two: "Who's that Baby?"

We actually had NOone guess all of babies correctly!

(So we played Baby Bingo for the tie breaker!)

And the way you play baby bingo is by opening shower gifts!!!

So here we GO!

Oh pause the gift opening... !!

..we have a baby bingo winner!!

Ok, resume:

Ok, taking a coffee break...

Ah...

Ok, lets go again:

Resume!

Ok, Game 3: SPRINKLE wars!!

(Yes, a spin off the popular Food Network show 'Cupcake Wars')

The objective: Decorate a cupcake in a creative way to win Judge Tara's affections.

You have FIVE minutes.

GO!

Time!

First up, Team 1: Mother's Love

Beth explains their cupcake...

...but Amy cant stop laughing!

( I love her! )

They are twin baby girls:

(I would have had them win because of how much they enjoyed this game! HAHA!)

Next up: The Kristins (and Kate!)

Team next: The Weeks!

Team Lyndsey and Caitlin:

Last, but not least, the winners of our SPRINKLE War:

Team Lindsey and Michelle

They made a MOOSE!

...well done!

Phew.... all of these fun and games have me worn out.
And its only been 48 hours!

YIKES!

Time to get some shut eye so we can tackle tomorrow.

Blessings! XOXOXO

Breakfast Crepes, Valentine's Day, Projects and Fun with Daddy!

Daddy is home!!!

Yes, Andrew finally returned from a nine day trip to the Philippines and we celebrated by going to IHOP

(thanks to Grammy and our gift certificate!)

..And I couldn't resist getting this sucker ;)

We also celebrated Valentine's Day all over again as a family!

Yes, I do like him a-latte!

(Oh man, so cheesy... but I couldn't resist)

And what would Valentines Day week be without chocolate??

If you haven't had a good hot cocoa lately, I would HIGHLY recommend these!

DELIcious!

Other fun Valentine's Sweets:

Chocolate Banana Bread

Costco Special Granola Hearts

CHOCOLATE Bars

(I also made some very yummy snickerdoodle cookies, which I failed to get a picture of, but they are WORTH making! Here is the link to the best Skinny Snickerdoodle cookies EVER! Best part: They are healthy ;) How's that for a cookie recipe??)

Yum!

As far as PROJECT updates go, we are still transforming this house into a liveable space as baby boo gets older and dynamics need to change to accommodate guests and lifestyle..... and we decided we needed uniformity and moveable workout/tummy time space!

So we went from this....

...to this....

To this!!

Something is always new when Anndrew gets home.

Speaking of which, I am continuing to search for power fuel meals as I train for my marathons this summer.

And these pancakes were definitely note worthy!

Tasted more like crepes than pancakes though.

Mmmm!

Blueberry Protein Pancakes:

* 6 egg whites

* 1/2 cup oatmeal

* Vanilla extract

* Pinch of cinnamon

* Pinch of stevia

* Blueberries (fresh are best, but frozen work fine!)

* Cooking spray

1.Heat frying pan on high than, once hot, reduce to medium.

2. Mix all ingredients in a blender

3. Drop pancake mix in by the spoonful.

4. When they start to bubble on top, place 1 tablespoon of blueberries on top.

Let them set before flippping.

5. Cover in maple syrup.

Makes about 4-6 pancakes, depending on the size.

Calories: 228 for 4-6 pancakes (more with the syrup)

Protein: 28g

Carbs: 29g

Fat: 0g

Speaking of food, look who has taken to the spoon!

Chomp chomp chomp!

Here was Elyse and I's Valentine's Day.

We spent it enjoying a mocha!

"If daddy could see me now...."

More sweet treats were enjoyed WITH daddy!

...Likkkkke MENCHIES!!!

Yes, true statement:

It makes Elyse smile and daddy freak out: this is when Elyse tried to grab the cup away from daddy to try some herself!!

Really smiling now:

I will leave you with our last adventure: Eagle River Nature Center.

Can't believe this is in our backyard...

(No, this is not a bear ;) )

And only in Alaska are you going to see something this ridiculous....

Well, that's all for now.

Time to take Daddy to his flight again.

More to come this week.

Blessings XOXOXO