Honey Bear Bakery White Chocolate Brownies

Preheat oven to 350*

1/2 cup butter (do not substitute)
8 ounces white chocolate chips
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour

Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and add 4 oz. white chocolate. DO NOT STIR!

In large bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Add sugar, vanilla, salt and mix well. Add butter/white chocolate mixture. Mix until just combined. Add remaining white chips and semi-sweet chips.

Pour into greased 8 by 8 pan. Bake 350* for 30 minutes.

I hope you all enjoy this super awesome recipe. It's really easy to change or add to it if you want to mix it up a bit.

Blondie

I finally started baking like a maniac again and boy, does it feel great! This lil beauty is now my #1 favorite dessert! I liked it so much that I had to take pictures. It's a white chocolate "brownie" with semisweet chips. I'm actually planning on twisting it up a bit and making a black and white brownie... now that sounds good.

I think I have created a MONSTER...

...so Jaiden discovered a new found love of cold cereal. I thought, "hey, it's easy and has some nutritional value, right?" So, I started planting him on the couch at 6:30 in the moring with Sesame Street, milk milk and his new favorite food. It's starting to become quite the problem though since he knows where it is and how to get it at anytime he wants. Come lunch time he is so hopped up on Honey-Comb that his pb&j sounds totally yucky. Ok, I know this sounds bad... but I promise I feed my child normal, somewhat healthy food.
Today it had to be Trix... and all over. I turn my head to blog for one minute and it happened. This kid is crazy. He loves not only to eat it but to hold on to sticky handfuls of it for what seems like hours. As you can see, once he noticed it wasn't coming off of his fingers he started to get a little uncomfortable. So by the time I had cleaned up the mess on the floor he had flung his hands around so fast that tons of tiny Trix were now all over the front room. Whatever... I just laughed and took pictures. I love being a mom!

So, after all the mess and we are in a "controlled" situation all he has to do is flash that goofy little smile and look at me with those pretty blues and I think how thankful I am for him and Dal. I love them more than they realize... and it just keeps getting better.

Haircut!

Sunday night I had the serious urge to cut Jaiden's hair. I don't know where it came from because I was sure I was going to just let it grow. Our awesome friend Heidi did such a great job!... thanks girl!!

Growin' up...

I am so amazed at how fast time goes by. It really feels like I was in the hospital(with a newborn) a week ago. This month my lil boober turns the BIG 1! What happened to that tiny lil baby that used to let me hold him all day long?

I know there are moms that like certain stages of age, but I have to say I LOVE IT ALL! Each month something new and exciting would happen. A smile... then a laugh... sitting up and then crawling. I can't wait for what lies ahead. I know some of the funniest and most exciting years are just around the corner. I'm just excited to know that I'll be able to do it all over again!! I love being a mom more than anything and I'm so happy that we have such an amazing and wonderful little boy who loves us so much.

Jaiden loves getting in the tub... and he loves his sharky towel. I remember when we finally got to ditch the infant tub and just stick him in and let him sit on his own. Boy, that was great! Now he just stands up and throws all of his soaking wet toys out onto the rug... not so great.

Wrrrraaaaaaar!

It's getting pretty close to Jaiden's 1st birthday and I'm feeling like I better get going on the plans.

Today, I decided to give his "gator" cake a trial run.
It consists of 24 cupcakes and a ton of frosting. For this practice go I used mini-cupcakes and I made a buttercream frosting. I've decorated tons of cupcakes before, but it seems like everytime I try something new it proves rather challenging. To make the frosting look like scales I had to cut the perfect tip and use a super steady hand. I think it will be easier to frost the larger cupcakes.

So, it turned out great! The best part is it didn't even take that long. I can't wait to make the final cake!

Finally!

We FINALLY got a new sofa!

Sorry Grandma Jesse, but the flowers had to go.

It feels really good to have something that matches the rest of our apartment... and when Jaiden saw the movers bringing it in we could totally tell that he was just as excited as we were. Hopefully, I'll be able to get the loveseat... soon.