Fall Party with Festive Flavors

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It is officially September & that means Fall is in the air!!  Some might be sad to see summer go, but I love when fall finally comes. Cooler weather, crisp evenings, pumpkins, colored leaves and most important the the delicious treats that accompany the season!  To celebrate the beginning of fall, I gathered some treats that embody the "fall-flavor spirit".

 I stopped by Walmart to get everything I needed in one place.  I grabbed some M&M's® Pecan Pie & M&M's® Milk Chocolate Harvest, Mott's® Applesauce, Snapple® Apple, Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Caramel Apple and Pillsbury™ Creamy Supreme® Cream Cheese Frosting. Be sure to use your M&M's® coupon on your purchase! (And while you're at it, enter the fun giveaway! MARS Bake In The Fun Sweepstakes)

 

They are the perfect festive ingredients & products to help celebrate fall. And then I threw in some other things that screamed fall to create a fun, festive party table full of desserts.

First let's make the cake cups.  I baked Pillsbury™ Moist Supreme® Caramel Apple with M&M's® Milk Chocolate Harvest in the batter. And I substituted Mott's® Applesauce for oil to make it even more moist and delicious. Using a circle cookie cutter, cut out piece of the cake. Layer the cake, then pipe Pillsbury™ Creamy Supreme® Cream Cheese Frosting, then another layer of cake and top with frosting and finish off with a few more M&M's®!

Pecan pie, Pumpkin pir, candy corn, carmel apples, cake cups & Snapple® Apple for drinks made this a perfect fall celebration with delicious festive flavors!

Be sure to check out more delicious Fall-inspired recipes here. I'd love to hear your favorite! What's does Fall mean to you?

Never Apologize for Being Awesome

A few Sundays ago our lesson at church took a little bit of a detour (in the best way possible!), and we ended up talking about what each of us is really good at, but sometimes we're so shy or humble that we won't admit we're actually good at something or multiple things.  I loved it and it was just the boost of confidence I needed at the time.  Whatever you're good at, own it! Maybe you're good at cooking, or listening, or reading or just being awesome.  Because we're all awesome in our own way, and we shouldn't have to apologize for that!  So print this out and never forget to be awesome.

Dr Pepper & College Football...My 2 Loves!

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If you follow my blog...or any of my social media channels....you'll know I not only love college football but I also love Dr Pepper.  Combine the 2? Greatest thing of my life.  Dr Pepper is an official sponsor of the College Football Playoff and the National Championship Trophy is presented by Dr Pepper, so it's only natural that you enjoy them together. College football kicks off this Saturday, so here's a fun table you can put together and party with all your friends & family.

I went to Walmart to grab some of my favorite flavors like Dr Pepper TEN & Dr Pepper Cherry and obviously original Dr Pepper.  I also grab a few fun snacks like pretzel bites, popcorn & Cheez-its.

I laid down black & white striped paper and layered green moss over it. I used a small wood pallet as the backdrop and threw on some pom-poms, a football & colored pennants to represent some of the teams playing in the games.

To make Saturdays even more fun, I created 2 different sheets. One you can list all the games being played & how they played last week, as a quick reference. 

The other you can have everyone predict the winners & losers of each game being played.  I'm super competitive so I'm really excited for this one!

Download them here & here.

You could win $20,000 in college tuition from Dr Pepper. Be sure to check out http://cbi.as/mhrt for more information on how you can #WinTuition! What would you/your child do with that tuition money?

Felt Ball Monogram

Remember that fun pillow I made for my son's bedroom using Hello Maypole felt balls? I had some left over so obviously I needed to make something else fun. 

I grabbed this wood sign at Hobby Lobby, gave it a paint job and sanded down the edges a little. 

Be sure to trace and layout the placement before you start gluing your felt balls on.

Adjust as necessary, attach with hot glue and you've got an adorable new sign for your child's room! This wood plaque can with pre-drilled holes for hanging which is awesome.