Halloween Cake Pops

I have been hearing about cake pops for over a year. Wanting to try and make them, but never having the time or fearful of the outcome. I am not a baker, although I LOVE to bake and try new recipes. I was having mommy guilt over working full-time this year and not being able to go to my children's parties at their school. I also wanted to make sure fun treats for my new class this year and for my new coworkers who have openly welcomed me to a new school. So I set out to make 100 cake pops in two days, which ended up I actually making 130. It was a learning experience. It was super fun and I thought they turned out cute, nothing like bakeralla who invented cake pops, but my kids were excited to bring them to school. I don't have the right technique or chocolate to make them super smooth, I will have to perfect that between now and then if I want to make the adorable reindeer cake pops during Christmas time, that is probably why I loved making the mummy the best because they hind my imperfections. Anyways, they were a hit, I think... and I tried something new!

Just plain with sprinkles!

Pumpkin, you can barely see the stem (it is a watermelon jelly belly).

Mummy cake pop

Family Photos

My brother and his girlfriend Erin.

Jim, Bethanie, James, Daniel, Erin, Audrie, Abbie, Dave and Beckie.

My three kiddos!

So cute!

My husband and me.

Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad and the three grandkids!

We went to Portland last weekend for my cousin Michael's wedding. My mom wanted to have some pictures taken. Unfornately, the more faces you have to capture (especially little ones) the less likely you are to get everyone looking and smiling at the same time. But here are a few of the moments we did capture. We did alright.