Inspirations for upcoming projects...

Now to just find out where I can acquire the items I need. :D

Anyone have suggestions on where to find cheap or free used wood ?

My Son...

I can hardly believe that my son is already 5 months old!!! He is getting so big and so strong! I'm so proud of all that he can do now! He sits up on his own, he plays with toys in the bath tub, he babbles, he laughs, smiles, and gives kisses!!! He is so much fun to play with and is so interested in everything. He is also eating food now. He likes carrots, apples, peas, and oatmeal with cinnamon! He does not like avocados or yellow squash. I love him so much and feel so blessed to have such a wonderful baby boy! Here are some photos of him!

Face Hug!!!

Cupcakes and Tea??

Yes, I know my blog is called COFFEE and cupcakes, but I just made some homemade Chai Tea and could not resist! I also made some yummy chocolate cupcakes. I used a box to make them... I wanted to spend more of my time practicing the decoration portion of cupcakes so I opted out of making the cupcakes homemade. They were good, but I think I could make better ones. Next time I make cupcakes I am going to make these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ones from Annie's Eats

Don't these look soooo YUMMY!!!! I can't wait to try them!









So anyway here is the recipe for homemade Chai Tea...

Chai

1/2 C instant tea
1/2 C non-fat dry milk
1/4 C powdered coffee creamer
1/2 C white or brown sugar
1 T instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t ginger
1/4 t nutmeg
1/4 t ground cloves
1/4 t ground cardamom
1/8 t black pepper

Combine all ingredients in a large ziploc bag. Make sure bag is sealed well and roll over the bag with a rolling pin to combine all ingredients well and crush to a fine powder for better mixing results with hot water.

Store in a re-sealable container.

To make the drink: Mix 3 T with 1 cup boiling water! :D Enjoy!

Hope you enjoy!

Send Us Out

Thank you for all your prayers as Joe and I prepare for our internship in Africa. I have placed a paypal button for an easy way to support us. Donating this way WILL BE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE!!!!!!

Thank you again for prayerfully considering sending our family out on this mission trip. We are so excited to learn what it will be like as full time missionaries and what that might look like for our family in the future.

Getting married soon??

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With Kailey taking care of your wedding paper needs you could get announcements like this...

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