Having a Peep party:)

So how do two Mom's stay out of trouble while their sons are having a playdate???  We bake:)  I am loving this idea of baking while our boys are at play.  I am having a blast looking up new recipes I've wanted to try.  Today's baking adventure~~PEEPS.  In the spirit of Easter, and in needing to make dessert for my niece and nephews, I found this very cool idea.  Did you know there is a PEEPS website too??? 

I am very proud of how my cake turned out, especially after having a baking disaster.  MY cake did not rise to the occassion.  It was most definitely NOT looking great, and needed a ton of frosting.

My POOR cakes!  I think you can tell what I'm talking about;)

This yellow cake is mine~~I feel all better, it's looks presentable now!!

AND here it is~~my PEEPs Easter Cake:) I love it!!!

Now what to do with all those left over PEEPS???

I KNOW!  Melt some chocolate and coat in sprinkles!!

And then go crazy and find some toffee chips for the rest~~YUM!!

I loved how my girlfriend and mine's "baking date" turned out.  And I know our boys had the best time too!!

Chocolate Bar Bouquet!!

Phew!!  I did it!  Today was a cleaning day, and believe me, it needed to happen!  My boys have been on Spring Break since last Friday, and we have acquired quite a mess since then!!  In between folding laundry and catching glimpses of my boys playing hockey outside, I managed to put together some really cute "chocolate~floral" bouquets for my awesome neighbors:)  I love how "bright" they turned out:)   

It all started with a trip to the grocery store last week.  I've been feeling pretty tired and worn down, and was going to skimp out on making Easter treats this year.  So I found a beautiful bouquet at the grocery store, of all places, to gift.  BUT as I was getting ready to check out, my oldest son looked at me with a very puzzled look and said "mom, can't you make that for less?"............WOW was he right!!  So I sent the bouquet back to the shelf and made a mental note of what I would need to make it for LESS.  Being that I am somewhat crafty, and had most of the supplies on hand,  all I needed to buy was a bag of Hershey's Easter eggs and some large Hershey bars.  YEP, definitely saved myself a heap of money on this fun project!

AMAZING what you can accomplish with a GLUE GUN...probably one of my favorite crafting tools:)

Here is my Easter Bouquet~~and my neighbors?? THEY LOVED THEM:)