Pumpkin Spice Muffins...

Today I made, for the first time ever, PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS!

They are SOO delicious...

& I just knew I would be sharing this recipe!

SO many of my friends were posting pics and statuses about having their first 

pumpkin spice latte of the season 

& it just got me craving the taste! :P

I have had a can of pumpkin pure sitting in my pantry for months and months

& I thought this was the perfect time to use it!

This is a Pinterest recipe that i made a few modifications to!

Enjoy!

PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS

Muffin Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups of Flour

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

1 Cup Pumpkin Puree

3/4 Teaspoon Pumpkin Spice Mix

1/2 Cup Coconut Oil

1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda

2 Large Eggs

1 1/4 Cups Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

(I use Himalayan Crystal Salt) 

Icing Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla

2-3 Tablespoons Milk

(Depending on the consistency you want)

Directions:

Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees.

In one bowl, mix pumpkin puree, coconut oil, pumpkin spice mix, 

eggs, sugar, baking soda, and salt together.

In another bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. 

Combine the two bowls. 

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Yields 12 Muffins.

For the icing, mix the 3 ingredients together.

Drizzle icing over muffins.

Easy Peasy Side Bun...

Tried out, for the first time, not just ANY bun... but a sock bun! 

It took me a few tries to get it figured out

but when I did it was quite cute!

I Also did a french braid first to pull all the hair to the side.

And from the ponytail of the french braid, I rolled my hair up into a sock bun.

Def. will be doing this hair style again!

Right now I am using an old sock of Chads haha

so i might need to invest in an actual foam sock bun :P

Was an awkward way to take the picture...not sure why I didn't just point the camera behind me lol!

But hey, it worked! 

New Boots...

I have been LOVING my new Roxy boots!

Perfect for the end of summer and into the fall.

I purchased them at Below The Belt.

& They are really cute to throw on with some leggings!

The leggings I also purchased at Below The Belt...On Sale for so cheap!

Thought they were kind of fun! :)

They have quite a few other cute boots as well....

Might have to get another pair ;)

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Check out the link below to see them!

http://www.roxy.com/boots

Cute Curled Hairstyle...

The other day I felt like curling my hair

Which I don't do very often.

& I had watched a youtube video on this really cute hairstyle

And I just had to try it.

(Youtube channel -- LuxyHair)

Surprisingly it was super super easy

& it turned out the first try!

And I am not someone who can do hairstyles easily!

So I just had to share.

1. Start by curling your hair. Whether you want tighter curls or looser curls is up to you.

          With this hairstyle, you don't have to worry about having perfect curls everywhere either!

2. Back comb the top, middle section of your hair all the way to where you will be gathering it in the back.

3. Pull a little section of hair from above your right ear, pull it around the back of your head, and bobby pin it to the left side of your head at the back.

4. Pull a little section of hair from above your left ear, pull it around the back of your head, and bobby pin it to the right side of your head at the back. 

5. Take a little section of hair from between those two points where you bobby pinned, and twist it around and around to form a little "rose" and pin that down with bobby pins.

6. And VOILA.

Not sure how well of an explanation that was. 

But between the explanation and the picture I'm sure it could be figured out :P

Things I Have Loved Lately ...

It's been a while since I have been on!

Whoops!

But I have a friend who reminds me every once in a while to get making a blog! :)

So this blog is just about a FEW of the things I have been loving lately...

Young Living - Thieves products! Can always trust our place to be clean with this stuff! 

These are some micro-fibre clothes I found @ homesense & I have been LOVING them!

They are easy to grab to clean up something! 

(instead of so much paper towel -- i LOVE paper towel :P)

They absorb & clean amazing and you can just toss them right into the washing machine.

& of course -- they are such fun colors!

(I'm a geek over kitchen stuff I know haha)

This doesn't look so appetizing i know! -- but its a healthy little something I have loved whipping up recently! 

It's just canned artichoke hearts, tomatoes, feta cheese, olive oil, pepper, and shredded coconut!

YUM YUM YUM

I am not a huge fan of it by itself! 

But what I like to do is toss it onto a piece of toast or an english muffin or my FAVORITE -- those savoury tomato & basil rice cakes!

Try it out! 

& of course these little squirts!

How can you not love them! :P

till.next.time.

xoxo

Quick Update...

What's the newest & greatest with us lately??

.....

Not a whole lot! :P

But there is a few things to update on.

- City Auto Kelowna is no longer blue! It is an awesome green that catches your eye SO quick! :)

- Few new updates in our hallway!

-A mini bedroom makeover...No pictures of that yet..Probably around x-mas! 

-As well as some fun new gadgets to do a blog on next time!

-Few pictures from a FUN sleepover with the kidlets!

Check it out!

:)

The best apple juice! YUM

Ahhh...peppermint candle. Love christmas scents!

Left: new towel rack for the hallway!

Right: Sweet white deer head -- hangin' out with our wedding pictures :)

Fun day drawing MANY monsters with the kids!

The beginning of the sleepover at our place!

Special treats...Dora cup & My Little Pony for her...Star Wars cup & Dinosaur for him!

They had SO much fun getting to drive around in my vehicle!

It pretty much consisted of them being able to reach the power windows... upppppp.....and downnnnnnn.....uppppppp......and downnnnn....

& singing along to a good ol' Caillou CD!

Fun times at Whitespot including Pirate Packs -- where their food is served on a big pirate ship along with some golden chocolate treasures! yumm...

Then after dinner, they each got to choose 2 special fish to put in our fish tank!

Breakfast & Big Smiles!  :D

Angry Birds is a big thing with them right now...

actually not a big thing...a GIGANTIC thing!

If we aren't playing angry birds on my phone, we are coloring angry birds or pretending to BE angry birds.

Then...they spotted the angry bird tattoos...

Oh boy..their body's were covered!

Only took 3 weeks for them to come off...

Off their faces, arms, legs, tummys, hands, & backs!

Oh well...whats a kid to do!

:)

Until next time!....

Hawaii 2012

Finally getting around to doing a little blog on our Hawaii trip!

A little late...but better late then never, right! :P

So this was Chads like 5th time there

& my very FIRST time!

I looooved it!

By far my favorite 'hot holiday place' yet!

We had so so much fun

& lots of relaxing time as well!

We will definitely be going back ONE day again!

:)

OH... and the smell when you get off the plane and out of the airport...SO lovely!

It's like a fruity...flowery...tropical smell! -- the best!

trying to sneek into my suitcase! 

they wanted to come too! 

Beauuutiful! Part of our 'welcome' at the airport! 

Our nearest Food Pantry -- where we got our a few groceries & yummy fruit!

& our hotel lobby & view from our room!

Parts of our every day stroll :)

The first day we got there we literally walked the WHOLE day!

So much you want to see, all at once!

Few different views from our room..

& the pool deck!

Spent a good chunk of time relaxing there, when we weren't relaxing at the beach! :)

Beach Beach Beach <3

Sunsets & Sunrises = The Best!

~ZOO~

Chad REALLY wanted to do the Zoo & i'm glad we did!

Got to see so many cool animals!

My favorite were the monkeys!

You could just watch them swinging from branch to branch forever! :P

Hiked Diamond Head!

You were sure sweating on this hike!

But so glad we did it!

It was a crazy hike & the views all the way up were amazing!

Miss It & SO excited to go back one day!

:)