I found it! The best chocolate chip recipe!

Yes - I actually have pictures!

I have tried and tried so many recipes that I am in heaven with this that I have made it three times since I have found it! You will not be disappointed and so easy and YUM-O!!!!

GOD BLESS THESE COOKIES (so my bum doesn't blow up)!

Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookies

3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional)
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

1.Heat oven to 375ºF.
2.Mix sugars, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
3.Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
4.Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

Mockingjay

I just finished reading Suzanne Collin's Mockingjay. I really love the first two books, but book three gave me different feelings:
1.boring parts (in the beginning)
2. crazy (war, love triangle - if you count it as that)
3. sad (broken love, death and more death)

I don't want to say anything in case you haven't read it yet, but I am just saying I think Suzanne Collins should of ended it at book 2.

Pictures from the past week

Matthew's soccer team! So cute!


Trip to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation with my parents and nieces.



Soccer game in action.


Gem Mountain looking for some sapphires.

My family has been here the past week and here are some of the things we have been up to!

Soccer game 2 update

What a change is my kid! No crying or even whining. Game 2 was his game! He did AWESOME - he scored a goal! He was so proud of himself that he came running to me with a huge smile on his face. What a darling boy! Soccer has been so fun for our family! And of course mom forgot the camera today- but he did look just the same just HAPPIER!

Beds

Matt's Room

Izzie's headboard I LOVE her 'heart' sheets!

Trundle bed....... AWESOME

We finally got Izzie her own bed and gave Matthew his back then we got new mattress' for both beds and now we just need happy dreams

Matthew's 1st Soccer Game

Matthew's team and coach. Aren't they so cute and little! 4-5 year olds! We have the smallest and the tallest on our team - gosh who would know!



Practicing kicking the ball. He is good at this!




Action shot! GO SOCCER!

My boy is in Soccer! I know nothing about soccer- just kick the ball and run it to the goal and do a dance - oh yeah don't touch it with your hands. So I ask Matthew if he is interested and he said yes! So, we got him on a local team that has 85% LDS, which is awesome. He gets to know his ward members and neighbor friends. However he was the boober of the team, yeah you read that right. He cried when someone pushed him, tripped him or was stealing his ball-which was the worst ever! We had to kept telling him that it is okay to do this in soccer, but he had a hard time with it. Well at least we know we are teaching him right things - no hitting, pushing in real life but to do it in soccer....... WHAT!!!! My little sensitive boy. I am hoping next game is easier!

Easy MINT frosting!

Are you in love with MINT like I am? I love it! For my birthday a super nice lady in my ward made me cupcakes and one had mint frosting on a chocolate cupcake - YUM-O! So one wasn't enought for me and I made some the next day. I put it on brownies (brownie cupcakes) and it was yummy - but chocolate cake would be awesome too.

I halved the recipe and it worked on 12 cupcakes PERFECT!! No left-overs or wasting!

Mint Buttercream Frosting
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
4-5 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract

1. beat butter until creamy, scrape bowl.
2. add 4 cups of powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract, beat until combined.
3. add more powdered sugar as needed to get piping* consistency.

Note: I tried to keep the mint flavor subtle and not too overpowering. I recommend starting on the light side with 1/8 teaspoon or less and tasting to get the flavor you want.

Okay now Piping the frosting- SO easy - mix up your frosting, if you halved the recipe like I did, get a sandwich bag (please use a good brand like Ziploc) now fold over the top and add the frosting. Zip the top and now don't forget this part!!!!! TAPE the top closed - use masking tape, scotch tape, but do it! Your frosting will push out if you don't and you will be mad at me. Then cut the bottom (the pointy part please) of the sandwich bag and pipe it on the cupcakes, do a swirl motion and it will be so pretty!

ENJOY!