I've been doing a little baking

  

We're adding one more little one to the fam 

and couldn't be more excited!

Valentine's Arts & Crafts

The kids were invited to a Valentine sleepover party at Grandma's.

So we grabbed some supplies 

to make Twinkie minions for their cousins!

It was such an easy project we didn't even need the glue :)

We just used black duct tape 

to make the headband around the top and

the googly eyes were self-adhesive so they stuck right on.

Then I cut blue strips of paper -

and wrapped them around the Twinkies 

with a little tape and a message -

 "You're one in a minion!"

 The kids had never eaten Twinkies before,

 so not only did they love the fact 

that they were dressed as minions, 

but they enjoyed a tasty new treat as well!

After our minion crafting, we did a little painting.

We started by painting Walt's hand white -

 and pressing it onto some scrapbook paper.

 

Then we did it again with his other hand to make a heart.

He had a good time with his portion of the project.

Next, we moved on to painting Ruby's feet -

She went with pink.

We pressed her feet onto the same piece of paper 

that we used for Walt's hands to make another heart.

 

They each signed their name and we added some words -

and gave one to each set of their grandparents.

I think they turned out pretty cute!

Baking with Grandpa Woody!

Last time we were in Long Prairie

Grandpa Woody had a fun recipe for the kids - 

They made cookies with Jello!

 

You can use any flavor jello you want. 

Walt picked Berry Blue.

First you just cream together the butter, sugar,

eggs,

 and jello.

After a quick review of the recipe card -

Walt said we needed to add in a few more ingredients,

like vanilla, salt, baking soda,

 and flour.

Then you mix everything together well,

 until it looks like this -

 Finally, roll the dough into balls 

and then smash them down a little with a fork before baking.

 Here is what the tasty finished product looks like.

 The kids had a great time baking with Grandpa
and loved picking out which jello color to use.

It's a fun little recipe for kids!

Jello Cookies
3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 package jello (any flavor)
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt

Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and jello. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Roll into balls and flatten with fork. Bake for 6-8 minutes at 350 degrees.