Mug Cakes

Look what we did today!

The boys and I had a spur of the moment project with the boys.  We tried to make mug cakes.  We experimented a couple times and then I let the boys go to it!  

It was a fun and easy project and the outcome was delicious!!!   Yum!   Here are the recipes we used that I found on Facebook.  I altered the chocolate to our taste.  

Vanilla Cake:

2 Tbsp. melter butter and 1 large egg whisked together in the mug.  

Add 2 Tbsp. milk and 1/4 C sugar and mix well.

Add 6 Tbsp self rising flour and a pinch of salt.  Mix until smooth. 

(We added a bit of vanilla extract and chocolate chips as desired)

Put mug in the microwave and microwave for 3 minutes.  

Chocolate Cake:

4 Tbsp of self rising flour, 3 Tbsp of sugar and 1Tbsp of cocoa powder mixed well.

Add 3 Tbsp of milk , 3 Tbsp of vegetable oil, 1 large egg and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.  Mix well and add 1 Tbsp. chocolate chips.  

Put mug in microwave and microwave for 3 minutes.

Decorate as desired!

 Eat up!  The boys loved eating these as much as making them.  The question today was.... "Can we do this again tomorrow?"  :)  

Safe Travel Wishes from Silly Boys

The summer was fun but now it is time to say goodbye to Grammy and Grandpa.Grammy and Grandpa headed back to New Zealand but not without a little entertainment from these silly boys.  

Summer vacation - On Our Way Home

The boys had a good time the last day in Mapleton with the Petersens.

Slowly making our way home we stopped in Cedar City and said goodbye to the Cedar City Corrys.

My Valentine's

Just Skyler, Riley and I goofing around.  These boys are way too cute!

Friends

Christine came back!  Just for a couple weeks but it was really nice to see her.  We had another surprise in that Tia came down too.  It was like old times.  So fun to see her too.  We had to meet up at the pool at least once!  The boys really enjoyed seeing them both and playing chicken fight!  

Good luck Tia and Christine!   Come visit us again real soon!

Happy Birthday Stunt Man!

Happy Birthday to my stuntman, daredevil, chief ulavale!  Happy 12th Birthday Micah!  Old enough to pass the sacrament and old enough to hold the priesthood.  He is so excited for both.  Have another wonderful year!  Make a Wish!

Ouchy

Well, while Jason was away things got a little crazy.  It was a Friday night September 19th and I had called all the boys in for the night.  All had come in except for Micah who kept on playing.  A little while later Micah did come in with a look of concern on his face.  He wasn't crying and only said, "Mom my arm feels a little funny."  He proceeded to tell me how he had stayed out side to practice his slam dunks on the basketball hoop outside.  He said he went up did a 360 and reached for the rim when he lost his grip and came crashing down on his hand.  Well, not pleased that he had kept playing and seeing as he had movement and no tears I told him to wash up for the night.  After his shower he complained a little more about the pain but still thinking he must have sprained it I asked him to go to bed and we would see how he was in the morning.  Well, we made it to about 3am when I finally decided that I better take him in to the ER to check it out.  I woke up Alec and asked him to keep an eye on his brothers and he was in charge and off we went.  

 Luckily at 3am we got right in and Dr. Luke took good care of Micah and found he broke and dislocated the growth plate in his wrist.   We had to wait for the surgeon who decided to fix his wrist by admitting him and putting him under anesthesia to relocate the growth plate.  

 Here he is after surgery.  I think he was finally out of surgery at 2 or 3pm.  We ended up staying the night before the doctor finally let us go home.  Tired and frustrated but so happy to be home.  Thanks to Villy for coming to the rescue and staying with the boys until we got home.