Carrot Bars for Easter

My daughter just called for this recipe.

It reminded me of what a perfect dessert it is for Easter.

It is a no fail recipe that is absolutely delicious!

Happy Easter!

Easter Cupcakes Repeat

This is a repeat of my most popular blog post ever. It continues to get the most visits by far. Right now this Easter cupcake idea is getting hundreds of visits a day! You can go here for all of the details. They are super simple to make. They would also be fun for a Spring luncheon, Mother's Day, or even as an after school treat for the little ones you love.

I used jelly beans here because I served them on Easter but the candy centers could be changed for any occasion. I have seen these marshmallows in the stores recently. They come in a bag of pink and white marshmallows. Regular white marshmallows can certainly work too.

Cousins Sharing Some Silliness!

I gave each of the grandchildren a goodie bag at our Easter gathering. I had found these silly glasses sometime throughout the year and I tucked a pair (although not "Eastery") into each of their bags so that the cousins could share in some silliness.

Some used them for their magnifying power.

While others acted extra silly.

Most importantly, the silly glasses created a shared experience of extra silly fun among not only the cousins but also for the three older generations who shared in the giggles too.

Fun times!

Easter Blessings

We have all heard the phrase "like herding cats". This phrase became very well understood on Easter Sunday while trying to get a picture of all of the grandchildren together. They had all gathered their Easter baskets, got on their shoes, and were excited to get the Easter egg hunt started when the silly adults wanted to stop for a group picture!

We had had Easter lunch at my daughters house. The Easter egg hunt was down the street at my house. We  (20 of us) headed down together so the nine grands could search for the fifteen dozen eggs that had been hidden in our front yard!

The kids followed the directions perfectly to follow their uncle and Papa and not to run ahead. Once they got the "GO" they scattered quickly to search every square inch of our nearly half acre front yard. We had one area that was off limits for the older, more experienced, and skilled Easter egg hunters. The area was reserved for the littlest three grands.

The youngest toddler to the ten year old and everyone in between truly enjoyed the Easter Egg hunt with their cousins.

This little guy stopped searching long before the others to see and to share with his daddy what goodies filled his eggs.

Once again, it was like herding cats (this time wild cats) to get another group picture after the egg hunt. In fact, this photo is missing our youngest egg hunter. It was a good day that was filled with love and gratitude for both family and for our resurrected Savior Jesus Christ.

Flower Topped Cupcakes

These flower topped cupcakes were a big hit with the grandkids on Easter.  They were pretty darn impressed with my decorating skills!







They wanted to know all of the details on how I made them and how I was able to paint the sugar different colors. Even after learning how simple the cupcakes were to make and that the colored sugars had been purchased from the store I was still a pretty awesome grandma!

The kids loved eating the entire gooey treat.  The only downside (for adults) was that if you didn't want to eat the marshmallow decoration on top that most of the frosting came off with the flower.

Next time I will make some without the flower toppers.

Happy Easter

I found these cute carrot gift bags at a local dollar store. Twelve bags for a buck.... what a deal! I filled them with a few goodies and a toy as a small Easter gift for my grandchildren. The three dozen filled eggs are being added to the grandkids twelve dozen Easter egg hunt.

I'm now wishing I would have picked up more of the carrot gift bags. Wouldn't they be cute as door prizes or a handout for a gardening or a nutrition class?  How about as a snack bag for the grandkids? Do you have any ideas? Please share your clever tag ideas too?