wigwams & monster cookie dough dip

Both caused many giggles!

This past weekend I headed up north to Traverse City with a few friends to celebrate pure Michigan, shop, relax and just have fun!

We started the day out with some snow shoeing

Koree remembered her feet warmers!

At the start of the two hour adventure!  very pretty

In the middle of the adventure someone fell

that is right, backwards on my bum

At the end of the adventure we enjoyed this fire

First time out snow shoeing was a success and really fun!

As for other intriguing info from the weekend.

THANKS sooo much to Dougie for the detailed layout of how to turn the water on and off

Loved it

But I am just not great at following directions [I guess] How about some cold water!

 This is the deadly DIP!

can you say cookie for every bite, I can!

yummmmm

So great to be away and it was also great to get over ten hours of sleep!

two pins

were created for one dinner

First up: Mexican Lasagna Bake

rating pretty good!

Second: DESSERT

Three ingredient homemade ice cream [no need for an ice cream maker]

Five stars in the delicious category and the easy category!

Good meal

All my pinning of food payed off on Wednesday night!

CAUTION

Cross Country Skiers coming through!

Fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon

Enjoying the pure Michigan

The hills were scary fyi

But we made it through with just a few falls

second time around

Soup's on for all

Fun event

and

Location of our first date

that it makes one year!

monkey see and monkey do

Happy Birthday to my little nephew

peanut butter cup

Benjamin Scott

Auntie loves you!

There was lots of monkeying around for this first birthday

Monkey Cupcakes

Banana Bread

Fruit

What most monkeys like to eat

Monkey cups and sign

 

Ohhhh I love to snuggle this little man!

Enjoying the party and food with Jason

Sugar sugar- First time eating sugar

Looks like he loves it! not surprise his last name is Lipinski

Playing around...sugar buzz!

Gift time!

We gave you clothes.  You are young you won't know the difference between clothes and a toy because it came in a bag with paper!

Oh how this little man loves his grammy and grampy

What a great day celebrating Ben. 

Can't wait to see what the next year will bring!

babies and banana bread

Love these girls and now their sweet little babies.

Such a fun time on a Saturday afternoon

First outing of the banana bread and I think it was a success.

It was easy to make and it tasted very good [I was not the only judge of this! haha]

may I recommend

a new app! ha

VACATION COUNTDOWN!

down to even the second

Woot woot!

[i am the blonde...in case you wondered!]

Marco Island here we come in

48 days

13 hours

14 mins

51

50

49

seconds!!!