Finley and Harley by the pool, this is the time of year that poor FInley is so confused. She just loves the pool, and can't wait for swimming. Here she is just waiting for us to give her permission to go for a swim. She just figures because the weather is nice, and its warm out..that she can go swimming. Sorry finny girl, you gotta wait, its not time yet!!
What a great day yesterday was, I accomplished so much. Our day started out very early, probably the earlies easter sunday in about 5 years. Not to sure why, its not like the kids were dying to get up and search for their hidden eggs. Last year we decided to start a new family tradition just between Paul,Kailey,Braden and I..we enjoy making crepes, and thought maybe every easter sunday morning we would get up and have crepes for breakfast. So, the day before (once the stores we already closed) Kailey reminded me of our tradition, and I was like Oh S**t, I don't have anything here?! I ran to the fridge and found some strawberries, chipits and cool whip..I always have pancake mix because the kids make them for friends when they have sleepovers. We were in luck, at least we could manage some strawberry/chocolate crepes..it would be delightful.
We had so many laughs at breakfast, it was nice. Kinda weird that easter isn't about the chocolate egg hunts and toys anymore, but more about the history of easter, the reasons for it. The kids are searching for their own answers..talking to friends and family and they have genuine interest in it. I like this place in life, I like my kids and who they are becoming..conversations around the breakfast table are becoming so interesting.
After our crepes, I made a new bite size dessert called "Cake pop's".
They are so easy to make, I just wanted to try them, something different to serve at parties and get togethers.
They are so simple, I can actually explain it..first, you bake a cake any kind you like, I did the confetti cake because that is my family's favorite. Then you let it cool and take it out of the pan and crumble it into pieces as shown in my picture. Once you have done that you add about 3/4 can of cream cheese icing to the cake pieces and mix that well. Once its mixed, you roll the mixture into little individual bite size balls, I tried the egg shape in honour of easter. You have to put the balls in the fridge or freezer and let them harden slightly, do not freeze them. After that, you can melt your chocolate..which I just used chipits and I melted them in the microwave. I dipped half of the ball in chocolate and then added the stick, returned them to the fridge just to let them harden again.
You then take them from the fridge and dip them into white chocolate, and add your choice of sprinkles..
They turned out well, everyone seemed to enjoy them.
Nana was my biggest supporter, she always supports my ideas whether its food or crafts, she is always happy with my willingness to try.
Papa and Paul, decided to try one as well, and both of them were pleasantly surprised.
Here is Kailey enjoying her cake pop.
The biggest mistake I made was I made my cake pop's too big, mine were about 2 bite's...they were too sweet! I still had fun and will definately make them for the next event at the Martz home.
Dinner with mom and dad was wonderful. We had turkey,ham,potatoes, carrots and gravey..so much good food. I made some place settings for our easter table, they turned out great..everyone seemed to like them. They are cute, I painted small terracotta pots with chalk board paint, and added some flowers and rocks..then I used chalk to write the person's name on the pot. I was pretty impressed with my artist abilities. It was so beautiful out on Saturday, that I sat outside and made these pots while listening to music.
Later that evening Kailey had friend over for a sleepover, they rented a movie so I picked one up for Paul and I. It was a late night because both kids had friends over, Braden and his friend didn't go to bed until 2am...we are pretty tired today!!
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