Thankful.

Its one of my most favorite holidays. Thanksgiving! i just love being with my family ALL day. My mom is the most amazing cook, nobody else comes close. I love the smells that fill the air, i love the football playing on the tv, i love all the little kids running around, I love my dad in his apron, I love the homemade stuffing, I love my moms famous Apple pie...the one that when people taste it come running for the recipe, i love the way the house looks so pretty and festive. I just love everything about it... most of all FAMILY. My Family is so great, i am so blessed to have such an awesome family. I am so excited this year because ALL my family will be here! So i hope everyone Enjoys Thanksgiving as much as i will! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
.I am thankful for.
.the gospel.
.the temple.
.my wonderful husband.
.my amazing Parents.
.my grannybird.
.my siblings and their spouses.
.my cute nieces and nephews.
.cousins,aunts,uncles.
.my inlaws.
.holidays.
.decorations.
.us weekly.
.my clients.
.my job.
.anthropologie.
.my cute nursery kids.
.my friends.
.our house when its clean:).
.Ellen she is funny.
.oranges.
.breakfast.
amd a WHOLE lot more! happy thanksgiving everyone!

Wait... WHAT?

My sister/sister in law are major coupon shoppers. My sister got into it, then got my sister in law to it. My sister was in town and we went to lunch, then after, little did i know... we would be shopping for 5 hours. I came to realize that my sister saves tons of money. Who doesnt like to save money? Anyways she got this Leap Frog Catapilar toy for 49CENTS. yes CENTS. It is regularly 20 dollars! Then She got this cute Mr.Potato head thats regularly $7 for 0.99 CENTS! So then my sister and mom decided it would be cute if i gave them to my nursery kids for christmas... i mean come on 0.99 CENTS! So you can only Pring 2 coupons per computer so i have had my parents print some, sister in-law and sister. I have a big nursery, so i may be calling you to come print some coupons haha! My sister told me she has gotten ALL of her kids Christmas toys discounted! she got these three barbies and movie for her girls for a great deal also. Anyways just thought i would tell you all about my amazing shopping experience with my momsy and sister! Oh yeah one more story. one time with my sister in law i got 5 boxes of Kashi Cereal for $5.00. Simply Amazing.

i wanna.

Ok my brother and sister have the cutese little kids on the planet, my sister just mad a post about Dax i it makes me want to fly to arizona and kidnap him! i just WANNA SQUEEZE him, he is so dang cute. Not only is he cute he is so sweet. HURRY UP THANKSGIVING!

SYTYCD TOUR!

We are going to the SYTYCD tour on saturday and i cant wait! The last season was my favorite favorite. I fell in love with Jenine the First week and she won! I am so excited to watch the top ten dance again! whooo hoo the count down is on! we got our tickets forever ago and I am so excited its finally time!

PUMPKIN SPICED CREAM CHEESE BREAKFAST ROLLS.

Pumpkin Spiced Cream Cheese Breakfast Rolls

These are SO YUMMY. You have to make them, They are very easy to make and great for the holiday season. Enjoy!

2 packages/cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

4 0z cream cheese, softened

1/4 Cup brown sugar

1/4 Cup canned pumkin (Libby’s)

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll crescent rolls to form 4 rectangles placed side by side. Pinch seams together to form one long rectangle. Place cream cheese, brown sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg into a mixer; beat until well combined. Spread mixture over crescents leaving a 1/2 inch border around edges. Starting at long end, roll up then cut into 1 inch pieces. Place around 2 9 inch cake pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray. I left the centers open so the rolls form a circle.

2. Bake for 28-30 minutes or until rolls are golden brown. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes. Frost warm rolls with cream cheese frosting recipe below.

Frosting

4 oz softened cream cheese

1/2 Cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 Tablespoon canned pumpkin (Libby’s)

1. Mix all ingredients into a large bowl until smooth. Spread over warm rolls.

lauren conrad meets kohls.

I am really so excited about this. I know i am a dork but i love lauren conrad, she is simple and chic. Her new line launches this month at KOHLS. how exciting! I have taken a look at it and its very much her... simple and chic.

I cant wait for this day...

thanksgiving! 

how cute is my pops? i love him so much.

Super fast blender salsa.

Super Fast Blender Salsa
( ok honestly this is such yummy salsa and tastes so fresh, it seriously takes 5 min to make! love it)

1 clove garlic, chopped
1/4 white onion, chopped
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with jalapenos, undrained
1/2 cup cilantro leaves, with some tender stems
juice of 1 lime
salt, to taste


Combine ingredients in the blender in the order listed. Puree until smooth, or leave a little chunky, if desired.

My cute nieces and nephews.

I always have the cutest Halloween Nieces and Nephews and i cant wait to see how cute they are this year!

Tyler- will be a Ninja

Savannah- will be a cheerleader

Brooklyn- will be Alice in Wonderland

Brady- will be a Baller (he loves unlv basketball its so cute)

Paige- will be a fairy

Cooper- will be a pirate (his picture is from this year)

Dax- will be a lion

 So cute i cant wait to see! have fun trick or treating! i love you guys!!!! so much!

FHE.

My dad loves Halloween, he is the king of it. He always has the best costume and carves the best pumpkins. My grandpa fell and broke his ribs and is in a lot of pain in the hospital so my dad needed to get up to logan to be with him.... but each halloween we always get together, make mummy hot dogs, carve pumpkins and decorate cookies. So he stayed till monday just so he didnt miss out on one of his favorite times during the year. The family missed Amy and Steve and the kids and Zach and Zaira. We cant wait to see all of them next month. My mom and i spent the day getting ready for the fhe party. Brooklyn Brady Cooper Kara Josh and Jordan got to my mom and dads at six and the party started! here are the pumpkins we carved. Jordan and i did the skull. Also my mom got these awesome lights at her work that have remotes to turn them off and on! thank you Williams and Sonoma!

Must Make MONDAYS.

Asian Lettuce Wraps

Yield: 6-8 servings

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (or chicken)
1 cup minced mushrooms (I used white button mushrooms)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 8 oz. can water chestnuts, minced
1/2 cup minced green onions
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 lemon, zested and then juiced.
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
1 head iceberg lettuce
*Dipping Sauce recipe to follow

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot add minced garlic and ginger. Saute for a minute just until fragrant and then add in the ground chicken, minced mushrooms, and salt. Cook until turkey or chicken is cooked through.

Add in the water chestnuts and green onions. Cook for a few minutes until cabbage starts to wilt. Add in the soy sauce, sesame oil, juice and zest from the lemon, and hot sauce. When everything is cooked through, remove from heat and stir in the cilantro.

To serve, carefully separate the whole leaves from the lettuce. Wash the lettuce leaves and wrap them in paper towels and put them in the refrigerator so they are cold and crisp when serving. Spoon chicken filling onto the lettuce leaf and then roll it up and serve with dipping sauce below- or any other favorite Asian dipping sauce.

Lettuce Wrap Dipping Sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup seasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
2 tablespoons chopped green onions

Combine all ingredients and serve with lettuce wraps.