Oreo Cream Cheese Filled Cupcakes

This yummy recipe was a first timer for me and I have to say they are quite Scrumptious.

1 pkg. chocolate cake mix

1 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese

1 egg

2 Tbsp. sugar

24 oreo cookies

Whipped Cream

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Fill lined muffin tins 1/2 full. Place 1 oreo in each; set aside.

Beat cream cheese, egg and sugar until well blended. Top each oreo with about 1 1/2 tsp. of the cream cheese mixture.

Cover each cupcake evenly with the remaining batter.

Bake 19 minutes. Cool then place on wire rack to cool completly. Top cupcakes with whipped cream just before serving.

Store in covered container in refrigerator.

Makes 24

Blue & Gold Banquet

Last week was Jaden's Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet. Jason was working so I took the kids by myself and they were not exactly quiet and reverent for me. I don't know why they ALL were acting so silly; maybe they put something in the water.

Jaden always looks forward to scouts because of his Awesome leader. She puts a lot of work and effort into Cub Scouts for the boys, and she is GREAT with Jaden.

Up, Up, and Away

Macy wanted to tag along with Dad & Uncle Stephen in the airplane for one of Stephen’s lessons. Jason took some cute pictures that I thought were post worthy, so I wanted to share them.

Puppy Love

My dad has a dog-named Kallie and she loves to play house with Macy. When we go over to my dads Macy heads straight for the dog. She picks her up and carries her around on her hip like she is a baby doll. Macy will turn Kallie over to her back and rock her in her arms. She puts her over her shoulder and pats her back, pretending to burp her. All the while Kallie seems to be smiling enjoying every moment. I think there little relationship is quite cute. Macy really thinks of Kallie as her friend, I just hope she never asks for her to sleepover.

Valley of Fire

Friday morning we packed up and headed out on a little camping trip to Valley of Fire. We got there around 12:00 and took the kids over to the visitor’s center, which was pretty neat, and then we ate lunch and went on a short hike. Later in the day several more family and friends joined us. We climbed on lots of rocks, played lots of games, and enjoyed watching our kids play with their cousins and friends. Shortly after dinner and Smores by the campfire the kids were BEGGING to go to bed. We tucked them in and Jason & I enjoyed visiting around the fire together. Saturday morning we woke up, had breakfast, and let the kids play until late morning then we headed back to town, showered and made Jaden's 1:00 game. I felt bad having to make the kids go home so early Saturday and they were pretty bummed too have had to. We all enjoyed the gorgeous weather and just a real nice, short little campout. Let the camping season begin!


Click to see pictures from our trip

Valley of Fire March 08'

Noel Salsa

One evening a few summers ago our friends Greg & Noel Trapnell came over for a little BBQ and brought “THE BEST” salsa/guacamole/chip dip whatever you want to call it, and we have been addicted to it ever since. They did not have a name for it, so Jason made one up, “Noel Salsa”, how clever is he? But regardless of what kind of dip it is or the name in which to call it, it is defiantly worth sharing.

You can alter this to your liking, but this is what we do.

5 Avocadoes chopped

3 Tomatoes chopped

1 bunch green onion chopped

1/2 bunch Cilantro chopped

1 can Black Beans rinsed

1 can Shoepeg Corn drained

12 oz. bottle Zesty Italian dressing

Mix it all together, and eat with tortilla chips.

Store in the fridge. I have never had a problem with the avocados turning brown. I think something in the dressing must keep them green.

Pretzel Houses

I am not sure where I got the name for these yummy little treats as I have heard them called many other names, but for The Mohler Household we refer to them as "Pretzel Houses". These little yummies are ones we made during the Valentine's but you can change them up to fit the current holiday. They are a fun treat that the kids can do (except for the oven part). All you do is place a Hershey Hug on top of a square pretzel. You can also use Rolos (Jason's favorite rendition) with or without a Pecan, or whatever you are feelin. You put them in the oven at 100 degrees or whatever the lowest temperature your oven has, and let them sit for about 5 minutes until the chocolate is soft and starting to melt a bit. Right when they come out of the oven you drop 2 M&Ms on them and let them set. I like to put them in the fridge so that they set up a bit faster. Then store them in a ziplock. Also they are REALLY cute in a cellophane bag tied with a bow to give away.

Tagged by Debbi

What is the best thing you cooked last weekend?
I didn’t really have to COOK it, but my favorite thing of the week was all the fresh orange juice we squeezed. Does that count?

If time, money, and babysitting were no object, where would you go and with who?
I would travel with Jason, and with my kids! I would love to just travel the Good 'OL U.S.A. After traveling to other countries I have decided that I am not a big fan of leaving the U.S. There are so many places to visit here, why leave?

When was the last time you cried?
I cry easily, the last time was Tuesday while watching “The Biggest Loser”, I feel bad for them when they get kicked off, some of them REALLY need to be there.

List 5 things you were doing 10 years ago. 1998
Graduating High School
Moving into my own apartment (so dumb, I should have stayed at home and saved my money)
Working at Hot Dog on a Stick!
Waiting for Jason to get home from his mission (he went to Leeds, England)
Getting Married (10 year anniversary this November)


List 5 things you were doing 5 years ago. 2003
Graduating College (well Jason was…Bachelors in Accounting)Completing Flight School (again that was Jason)
Working at Citi Bank (that one was me)
Being a mom to 3 year old Jaden and baby Macy
Beehive Advisor in Young Women’s

List 5 things you were doing 1 year ago. 2007
Going literally insane with two 2-year-olds
Looking for a bigger house
Serving in Cub Scouts
Chauffeuring my kids to school, soccer, gymnastics, and friends houses
Trying to get it all together (closer, but still hasn’t happened)

List 7 of your favorite hobbies.
Dates with my husband (every Friday night)
Reading
Chatting on the phone to my sister (is that a hobby?)
Crafting in some form or another
Decorating my house, or planning what I would LIKE to do.
Taking pictures of my kiddos and playing with them in Photoshop
Being with my family


Name 5 of your favorite foods.
Ice Cream
Chips and Salsa
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Homemade Bread
Smoothies
(No wonder I look like I do, huh)

Name 5 place you have been.
Italy
France
Spain
Croatia
Bahamas

List 5 of your favorite memories.
Giving birth to each of my kids (I think it is so fascinating)
Every vacation ALONE with my husband
Giving my dad his 50th birthday present
All the times I hang out with my sister
Settler Nights with the Trapnells


Tag 4 people.
Kimberly
Andrea
Erin
Noel

Perfect Weather

The weather this past week has been gourgous here is in good 'ol Las Vegas. The perfect kind for the park, riding bikes, taking a walk, and for Jason the perfect dirt bike weather. We tried to take advantage of it all week.

We brought the camera along and this is what we captured...

The Chocolate Factory

Lately the kids have really been into the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” especially Troy because the LOVES candy. During his birthday & the Christmas season whenever I would talk with him about what he wanted for his presents his answer every time was CANDY! And thankfully enough Aunt Mindie came through for him in that department, and his candy was defiantly his favorite present. (There was one time however that his answer was not candy. I had given the kids the store advertisements that come in the mail to look through and circle toys they wanted for Christmas. The only thing Troy came back with was the Blue Light bulb Guy from the K-mart ad. I tried to explain to him that the Blue Light Bulb was not for sale.) Anyhow, I remember going to Ethel M’s Chocolate Factory when I was a kid and I loved it. Mostly picking out a free chocolate at the end, but I did also enjoy watching all the machines at work making the chocolate. So I thought it would be a great idea to take my kids since they are so into Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Min and her kids also came along. Well my plans to score some extra points with my kids by taking them to the Chocolate Factory didn’t quite pan out as I had envisioned, since there were NO Umpalompa’s, NO Chocolate River, and NO room filled with candy for them to run around and eat all the candy they want. The factory was not even running. There was just a video playing, which so did not interest the kids. So as we were walking along we were getting them all excited about the free chocolate THEY would get to pick at the end, Umm no. No longer do you get to pick out a chocolate from behind the glass case filled with every kind of chocolate. A lady standing at the end passed out The Chocolate of the Day. Which was all still nice, I’m not complaining. It just was a far cry from Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory in my kid’s book. I should have known better. They probably would have loved it had we went before ever watching “Charlie”. We still tried to make the best of our day with a little stroll through the Cactus Garden, and a trip to the park!

What happens when you DON'T wear your mouthpiece to football practice?

Apparently this...

Pick'n Oranges

Each month in the Mohler Family we get together and celebrate who's ever birthdays are that month. We usually go to Grandma & Grandpa's house for dinner, cake and ice cream, but occasionally we will do something different. This month the family decided to all travel to Jon & Debbie’s (Jason's sister) house in Mesa, Arizona who have some 20 plus orange trees for an "Orange Picking Party". Well Jason & Stephen do their flight training on the weekends so they took this as an opportunity to fly down and pick some oranges. Jason decided to take Jaden & Troy and they made a little "Boys Trip" out of it, while me and the girls had a "Girls Day" with Mindie, Courtnie and my Mom. Here are a few pictures courtesy of Jason.



On their way...

Back on the ground...

JADEN...

and TROY.

They picked and picked, and played and played. They also brought us back ALOT of oranges that we have enjoyed squeezing for breakfast each morning this week. YUM YUM!

Scrapfest

I know that this post is like so last month, but I have never claimed to be a current blogger and I tend to post things according to the mood I am in, and not necessarily chronological order. This little retreat was last month and it was so fun and I wanted to share even though it is late. The last 2 years my friend Sarah Barlow has organized a getaway for women only called SCRAPFEST. It is a weekend in St. George dedicated to scrapbooking, shopping, eating out, visiting, staying up all night, sleeping in, working on any unfinished projects, or doing whatever your heart may desire which might include just doing nothing. Everyone pitches in a small fee and we rent out the conference center at the Holiday Inn, which is also the hotel, were we all stay. The conference room is just lined with tables for all your project working needs and you just come and go as you please. This year 76 ladies attended. I traveled down with my mom and sister and then we met up with my mom’s sister Annette and my cousin Kimberly who came from Salt Lake. I made some 60 plus hair bows for my girls and a few other people while my mom, sister, aunt & cousin scrapbooked away. Min and me spent most of Friday shopping all the Great stores that St. George has to offer that Vegas does not like Roberts & Tai Pan, and also visiting several stores we Do have in Vegas but don’t get many chances to go to without kids. We ate at the St. George Restaurants we love like The Pizza Factory & Iceberg (for their yummy milkshakes) and just enjoyed eating without having to cook, clean up, or cut-up any ones food. The laughed hard and just enjoyed being girls together. My calendar is already marked for SCRAPFEST 09 and I am defiantly looking forward to it.

P.S. a BIG thank-you to my Wonderful husband who played Mr. Mom all weekend so that I could go. He even got all the kids ready by himself and went to church on Sunday and they got there on time proving that it IS me who makes us late week after week. Also he and the kids had the house cleaned spick-and-span from top to bottom for me when I arrived home. Thank-you so Much. I LOVE YOU!!

Daddy's Girl

Macy is defiantly Daddy's Little Girl. She LOVES him. She love to hug & kiss him, look out the window for him, call him, color pictures for him, she will even tell me that I need to find someone else to marry because she is going to marry Dad. ect. ect. ect. But one of the funny things she loves to do is watch him Shave. Jason usually gets up around 1:45 a.m. To get to work by 3 a.m., well on any given morning you can usually catch Macy on the bathroom counter just gazing at him shaving. And this is the Same Macy who would love to sleep till noon. I don't even know how she wakes up for this, but she does. Sometimes I will over hear her saying things to him like, "next you need the stuff in the gray bottle", "Look all your whiskers are sticking to the sides of the sink, Again." Then, after the big event is over, she loves to feel how soft his face is, and then she is zonked out again.

Valentine Getaway

One of the many reasons I love my hunny so much, is because he knows just the way to my heart, "a weekend away from the kids". I DO love my kids tremendously, but for me there is something so nice about a short weekend away that totally rejuvenates me. So for Valentines Jason and his brother Stephen planned a little Valentine Getaway for Kellie & I. We dropped the kids off at Joe & Leslie’s and the boys flew us down to San Diego. We just had a great time eating out, getting ice cream, walking on the beach, shopping at IKEA, and visiting with Stephen & Kellie. It was a short but VERY sweet weekend.

Mud Puddles

This is a recipe that I got from my friend Debbi years ago, and it has been one of our favorite treats ever since. It is really easy, fast, and oh so yummy!

All you do is fill a greased (I like to use the mini muffin liners) mini muffin pan with small scoops of Refrigerated Cookie Dough and bake for 9 minutes at 350. Right when they come out of the oven you press a Miniature Reeses Peanut Butter Cup into the center and let them cool. And there you have it, a Mud Puddle.

P.S. I like to keep them in the fridge.

EEWWW

For anyone just looking to be just a little grossed out, here is a picture that Jason took of Sally just finishing up her dinner.

Mr. Appleseed

Today Jaden's 2nd grade class put on a short play of "Johnny Apple seed", in their classroom. Jaden was an Indian named Young Wolf. He did a great job memorizing his lines. The class all worked together to make the costumes and background. I was so impressed at how well all the kids did memorizing their parts, and for Mrs. Akers having the enthusiasm to help them put all of it together. She is such an AWSOME teacher. Good job Jaden!

I looked out the window and what did I see?

A Heart Attack! The girls in my Mia Maids class Heart Attacked us last night. My kids thought it was SO cool. Macy kept saying, "Cupid came, it's Valentines." They are such sweet, good girls. I really enjoy being apart of the Young Women's Program. Thanks Girls!

Our 2007

Although we are already 37 days into 2008, I thought it was better late than never to share a glimpse into our 2007.

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