{from my kitchen} chocolate malt cupcakes

Yesterday was our first day of Spring Break, and it was a gorgeous day! The weather was just perfect. Grayson and I spent a lot of time outside, coloring on the driveway with sidewalk chalk, him riding in his Tonka truck, planting a few flowers, and just enjoying the sunshine!

We also baked some cupcakes for our family's Easter celebration today. My little helper sure was cute.

I volunteered to bring these Chocolate Malt Cupcakes. I've never tried these before, and they were simple because the recipe is just a doctored-up cake mix. They are topped with a perfect chocolate buttercream that has malt powder in it! I frosted them with a large french tip and topped each one with a Robin's Egg candy.

This recipe can be found at My Baking Addiction.

I hope y'all have a wonderful, blessed Easter! I'm so thankful my Redeemer LIVES!

My Baby Shower

Hi there!!

Wow, it has been over a month since I posted to my blog! Let me catch you up a little bit on what has been going on. 

I am currently not designing for any companies and have really enjoyed the break from stamping. This past week I made the first cards I had made in over a month, and it was FUN to create just because I wanted to and not because I had to. I will post those cards to my blog later this week.

When I went to the doctor two weeks ago, she put me on bedrest due to some complications that I was having. :( I was heartbroken. I love teaching, and I felt that leaving work right now would be very hard with our big state test coming up in May. However, my employer was very understanding, and I know that I have to do what's best for Grayson! I go see my doctor again on Tuesday for a check-up. I'll be 36 weeks then.

At the end of April, my family hosted me an amazing baby shower! We got so many wonderful things for Baby Grayson...more than we ever could have imagined! Andrew and I were so very blessed! 

My Mama and I

Look at all those gifts! We were so overwhelmed with everything, but we finally got it all organized and put away. There wasn't much at all that we had to buy...again, we were very blessed!

 My Aunt Pam made this beautiful quilt!! I LOVE the cute animals and how it spells out his name! 

 

My grandmother made him lots of burp pads, bibs, etc...such sweet, cute baby things that were handmade! I can't wait to use them!

I'll be back later in the week to share the cards I made this week, and I also want to share photos of Grayson's room! Thanks for stopping by today! :)