Deep Fried Ice Cream

This is hubby’s version of the Deep Fried Ice Cream we normally order when we go to Acapulco or Chuy’s in Glendale. There is actually no deep frying involved but it taste just as good.

Ingredients:
Vanilla Ice Cream
Frosted Flakes Cereal
Ground Cinnamon
Chocolate Syrup

Directions:
1. Crush the frosted flakes slightly in a bowl.
2. Add the cinnamon and mix well.
3. Scoop a generous amount of vanilla ice cream and form it into a ball.
4. Drop the ice cream ball in the crushed frosted flakes and remove quickly as soon as it’s covered to your liking.
5. Place nicely on a plate or small bowl and drizzle with chocolate syrup.

Yum-Yum-Yum

Her Pink Shoes

Elle loves her shiny pink shoes.

She picked them out herself you know.

She found 3 different pairs of shoes to try on at the shoe store, took them from the shelf, slumped down on the floor and tried them on, one at a time.

Her face lit up as she started to put these sparkly pink princess shoes on.

But can you blame her? They are absolutely and completely adorable! My little girl has good taste =)

A Grateful Heart

for our family

our parents and siblings

our friends

our jobs

Aaron’s school

our vehicles

our trials

our victories

the word of God

our salvation

the faithfulness of God

and the freedom to called sons of God

Be grateful everyday! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Parenting Lesson: Getting a Toddler to brush her teeth

Toddlers are often difficult to convince to do anything that’s good for them. And brushing their teeth is just as hard.

Here are a few tricks you can use to encourage your little one to enjoy her toothbrushing experience.

1. Make it a routine- Do it as a part of your getting ready in the morning or going to bed routine.

2. Do it as a family- Brush your teeth together to show her you enjoy brushing your teeth.

3. Get a fun toothbrush and cup- You can pick one in her favorite characters to always grab her attention

4. Make up a toothbrushing song- Everything’s more fun when you put it in a song.

5. Use a second toothbrush- Give your toddler a toothbrush while you brush her teeth with the other one. —This is my favorite trick of them all

DIY: All Natural Food Coloring

If you didn’t have food coloring handy for your playdough recipe, you can try these recipes to make some natural food color using some ingredients from your cupboard

To make Bright Pink, you can use 3/8 cup beet juice (liquid from a can of beets)

To make Yellow, you can use 1 teaspoon turmeric and 3/8 cup hot water

To make Orange, you can use 1 tablespoon paprika and 3/8 cup hot water

To make Brown, you can use 4 tablespoons cocoa powder and 3/8 cup hot water

DIY: Home Made Clay

Materials:
1 cup flour
2/4 cup salt
1 tbsp vegetable oil
food coloring

Directions:
1. Combine the flour and salt.
2. Add your oil and food coloring.
3. Knead the dough thoroughly for a few minutes.
4. Store in an airtight container after use.

Play Dont

We didn’t really buy DS any Play Dough until he turned 4.

The reason… we figured, he has so many toys already and we wanted him to enjoy Play Dough as a new toy as he got older.

Now at 4, and having and i yr old sister to share his play dough with, i realize that there was a bigger reason why play dough is NOT always the must have toy….

… the MESS!

Naps….yes pls!

Naptime…

Adults want them, but can’t because we have to work or life is just too darn busy.

Kids on the other hand get offered naps all the time, but refuse to take them.

For the life of them, do they really think that they’ll be missing out on some amazing event as soon as they close their eyes…. I have yet to understand the complexities of a child’s mind.

As time goes by, realizing how hectic life is, the more we realize children need naps. We’ve learned that our children get grumpy, unreasonable, hard headed and stubborn when they’re sleepy. And that’s not just an excuse!

When they get tired, they need to nap or else they’ll keep having these outbursts… that then leads to tantrums! And we don’t want that!

So I’d rather them fight me to take a nap, but eventually take them rather than them continually breaking down and driving me nuts whole time, right!

Then again, I can always ask for reinforcements (i mean the hubby) to watch the kids while I NAP in the bedroom! Hahah!

Halloween Treats

I was so excited to make Chocolate dipped pretzels for DS’s class. They’re not only very cute but also very yummy!

For the first batch, I tried to drizzle with peach colored chocolate wafers.

They turned out so pretty!

I decorated my second batch with sprinkles….I love it!

And here are the goody bags I made, I put a rubber ball and some playing cards inside.

Lombardi Ranch Pumpkin Patch

Aaron went on his very first school field trip last Wednesday. I wasn’t able to go since I had to go to work, but DH was able to go with them and take awesome pictures!

They went to Lombardi Ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley. It’s a ranch with a Pumpkin Patch, a Corn Maze, Tractors, a Petting Zoo, a Train Ride and Scare Crows.

More pictures are available here

Lombardi Ranch is located in Saugus, California.
29527 Bouquet Canyon Road.
Saugus, Ca. 91390

661-296-8697