Team Schwartz update

I couldn't think of a clever title because this post will be a whole mess of different things. I don't have much time to blog these days so you get the updates all at once....Deal.

The Beauty Queen.

Bella decided she wanted to wear a dress and I told her no because it was to cold outside so she went in her room, took off her pants and put on another shirt and made a skirt out of two shirts. Clever girl! She then decided that two shirts are not enough and she would need to try on every shoe in the house. And for the final touch no she needed her jacket and princess crown.

Easter 2009
We did an Easter egg hunt at my friend, Tori's house and at my parents the next day. She got spoiled from the Easter bunny.


Children's Museum
She was afraid of the horse. She kept wanting to go up to it but when I put her on she would have a melt down.

The water was the best part for her and the doll house with the kitchen. When we got home she had to play in the kitchen sink.

My little news caster

Lego's

She only liked the helicopter after I told her Daddy would have liked to see it.

Little sailor

Bella had a great time at the children's museum. We will have to go back again soon.

I would have pictures of the Zoo from this Sunday but my camera magically got dropped while trying to take a picture by the giraffes. Darn, I hate when I have to buy new/nicer things!

April Fools Dinner

Last night was April fools day. I don't usually play any jokes on James but last night I decided I would have a little fun with his food. I made Dinner for desert and desert for dinner. I forgot to take a picture of the meatloaf so you will just have to take my word for it that it looked like a strawberry pie.
It was the last time I am going to make cupcakes because not only do I want to be skinny again but now money is involved. We are doing a biggest looser with my friends and the stakes are higher. Wish me luck! I think I am going to be the big looser!

Spaghetti and Meatball Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 Yellow or White Cake Mix (**sale** Pillsbury $1.25)
4 Large eggs (**sale** Large AA 18 ct. $1.89)
Oil called for on cake mix box
1 cup buttermilk
1-2 Tubs White frosting (**sale** Pillsbury $1.39)
Yellow Food Coloring
15 oz. jar low-sugar strawberry jam (better color in low-sugar jam)
1 bar white chocolate (3 oz. or so)
12 - 24 pieces Ferrero Rocher candy
2 zip-lock bags (large, freezer-quality)
Method:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, water and buttermilk. Beat with a hand mixer 2 minutes. Prepare cupcake pan by lining with yellow or white cupcake paper liners. Pour batter into cupcake liners until 2/3 way full. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and completely cool. Tint white frosting a "pasta" color by adding 2-3 drops of yellow food coloring. Spoon frosting into freezer bags, seal and snip a VERY small corner off and push frosting through snipped hole. When cupcakes are cool, drizzle frosting in a random pattern to resemble pasta. Place 1 chocolate candy on each cupcake to look like a meat ball and spoon a little strawberry jam over the meatball to mimic spaghetti sauce. Keep cool until ready

to serve.

For the fauxberry pie, I just made meat loaf in a pie pan. Mixed mashed potatoes and beets together to make the color. then added the potatoes to the top of the meat loaf. It looked like a whipped strawberry pie.