Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Patch

Family Fun! Lots of pictures because I love love taking pictures at the pumpkin patch, they are so bright and colorful.

Pinkalicious

Jessica loves this Pinkalicious book so we made the pinkalicious cupcakes with the Sprinkles recipe. This recipe turned out almost perfect!

Sprinkles Strawberry Cupcakes

Makes 1 dozen
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour, sifted

1 tsp baking powder½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp kosher salt4 oz unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg, at room temperature

2 large egg whites, at room temperature

¼ cup whole milk, at room temperature

¼ cup pureed strawberries (use all-natural frozen that have been thawed)

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degreesFill a 12 cup cupcake pan with cupcake linersWhisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set asideAdd vanilla and strawberry puree to milk and set asideIn standing mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffySlowly add egg and egg whites and mix on medium speed until blendedWith mixer on low speed, add half the flour mixture until just blendedAdd milk mixture and mix just until blended Add remaining flour mixture and mix just until blended. Scrape down bowl to make sure entire mixture is smooth. Divide batter between 12 cupcake cups and bake for approx 22 minutes or until tops are just dry to the touch

Sprinkles Strawberry FrostingFrosts 1 dozen
2 sticks (½ lb) unsalted butter, firm but not cold

1/8 tsp kosher salt

3 ½ cups confectioners sugar, sifted

½ tsp pure vanilla extract

2 tbsp pureed strawberries (use all-natural frozen that have been thawed)

Beat butter and salt on medium speed until light and fluffyReduce speed and gradually add confectioner's sugar and beat until incorporatedAdd vanilla and strawberry puree and mix until blended. Do not overmix, or the frosting will incorporate too much air. The consistency should be dense and creamy, like ice-cream

Pumpkin Muffins

Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl
3 ½ cups Flour
½ tsp Baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cinnamon


Mix together
3 cups sugar
2 eggs
add
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
Mix
Then add
1 cup milk
1 cup water
Add dry ingredient mix slowly

Makes 48 muffins
Cook for about 30 min. at 350 degrees

Half time Dance

Cheering at the Football Game

Tonight we playeed my old high school team! It was really weird watching the game I kept forgetting what team I was on! LOL Go Huskies I mean EAGLES!

The run threw Banner!

The best part of the game slapping hands with all the boys at the end of the game!

Jessie's Big Bow!

Wow now that's a big bow! I made 23 these huge sequins bows for the Pop Warner Titians competition team and Jessica got my sample and wore it to the Ameican High Football game that night!

"Oh the Places You'll Go" Dr Seuss

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Happy Birthday Jordan

Happy 15th Birthday Jordan!I surprised Jordan and took her and her BFF Amanda to the Melting Pot on monday the day before her birthday !

I brought Jessica and my friend Jenn for her Birthday too!

On her real birthday on tuesday we brought her home some famous Sprinkles cupcakes from the Stanford Shopping center, they just opened there last week. We got strawberry, red velvet, vanilla and chocolate peanut butter!They were so good! I boxed up two of them cute for my friends Jenn and Judy!
Then Jessica, Jordan and I went to our favorite sushi resturant and then shopping at the mall!

Happy Birthday Jordan we love you!