Fun with Cousins

Just a week after we went to Zionsville, we went again!  This time Andrina flew in with her kiddos so we had all 7 grandchildren there.

 Michael's birthday was earlier in the month so Solveig decided to throw a little party for him.

 There was a lot of noise and chaos and Michael decided he wanted his mom to be next to him.

 He is really into Thomas right now, so I decided to make him some train cupcakes.

 John made pizza and we all enjoyed an afternoon of crazy, loud children and good food.

 These two have always loved each other, but this  year they really started to play together.  Machara was telling Gus what to do and Gus was following directions!

 Then we decided to take a picture of the 7 grandkids.  And, if you can count, you can see I'm missing two.

 And then I got all 7 kids....and a dog.

And. Well.  This is as good as it got.

These kids don't have time for pictures.  They just wanted to play.

Cupcakes Anyone?

I was so excited to get my stuff back that I signed up to bring food for fellowship hour at church.  I decided to make Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes.  I first saw them on Kellee's blog and have been saving the recipe for the right time.  These were really pretty easy considering they are filled with chocolate chip cookie dough.  They aren't Weight Watcher friendly though.

John decided he liked the tops only so he would ask for a cupcake, eat the top and hand you the rest.

I also decided to try Mousse Cupcakes with a whipped cream frosting.  I'm told these also came out well. I love baking and I try not to eat what I bake only because I wouldn't be able to fit through doorways if I did.  Do you know how much butter and sugar are in these tasty treats?