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Bathtub Painting

To make Bathtub Paint all you need is:

•  1 Cup of body wash
• 1/2 Cup of Cornstarch
• 1/2 Cup of Water
• Kool-Aid (food coloring will give you brighter colors)

1. Mix the cornstarch and water in a {sauce pan} until it is dissolved – it should still be a bit pasty, but not clumpy. Then bring the cornstarch water to a boil – stir constantly to get out all the chunks
2. Add the soap and mix, heating on medium until just boiling. The soap should have a gel-like consistency as it cools. 
3. Add Kool-Aid. {I guess that food coloring has the best results- I just didn't want it all over hazel's body.}

 *You can store your paint in an airtight container. The paint will separate slightly when stored, so be sure to stir well before use.*

A moma's life...

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       Last week we had a major sharpie incident, where Hazel had snuck a sharpie into her bed for nap time... needless to say she drew 'H's all over her baby blanket. I was overcome with this feeling that this is only the beginning.. There are going to be years and years of destruction in my future. It surprised me because, I am totally okay with that. Things are just things, they come and go. Being a moma, and spending time with my babies, is all that I care about right now. We have been getting ready for this new little guy, and I am dying with anticipation. In the first couple of months I would wake up with so much anxiety that I had made the wrong choice, I kept thinking that things are so perfect with Hazel as they are - why would I want to mess with this? I have come to the conclusion that we need this little guy: our lives have become so intensely happy and full of joy from Hazel's sweet spirit - I can not imagine what another little angel could bring. Anyway I will try to get more consistent with blogging, I have just been so busy planning (and napping!)

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Simple No-Fry Doughnuts

This time around with baby #2 on the way, all I have ever been wanting to eat is doughnuts...? Why not, I say..! Anyway I stumbled upon this easy recipe and have been doing a little baking of my own;

Simple No-Fry Doughnuts:

For a printable--> here + here!

 15 doughnuts:

Dough

3/4 cups Warm Milk

1 packet Active Dry Yeast

1 tbsp. Unsalted Butter

1/3 cup Sugar

1 Egg

2 ½ cup All Purpose Flour

Pinch of Nutmeg

½ tsp. Salt

Glaze

Will make enough to glaze all the doughnuts

¼ cup Milk

1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract

2 cups Confectioners Sugar

For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping

Will make enough to cover all of the doughnuts

½ cup Unsalted Butter

1 cup Sugar

1 tbsp. Cinnamon 

DOUGH:
¼ cups of the warm milk in the bowl of a stand mixer.  Sprinkle the yeast over the milk.  Let sit for 5 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine the remaining ½ cup of milk with the sugar and butter.  Add it to the yeast mixture.  Stir to combine.  Add the egg and stir until mixed.  Add flour, nutmeg, and salt and stir until the dough starts to form.  Change to the dough hook and knead for until the dough becomes smooth.  {If dough is too sticky, slowly add more flour.}

Transfer to the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic and has formed a ball.  Place the dough ball in a large lightly greased bowl, and cover with plastic wrap.  Let sit in a warm place for about 1 hour, until doubled in size. 

Once the dough has doubled, roll it out on a lightly floured surface until ½ thick.  Using a doughnut cutter (if you don’t have a doughnut cutter, you can use 2 biscuit cutters – 1 that is about 3 inches, and the other that is about 2 inches for the inner circle) cut out the doughnuts until you have no dough left.

Place the doughnuts on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper, about 2 inches apart.  Cover with a clean towel and let sit for about 45 minutes.

Preheat the oven 375 degrees F. 

Place the baking sheets in the oven and bake for 7 minutes, until lightly golden brown.  Be careful to not overbake these.  You want them to be light and doughy inside.  Let the doughnuts cool for about 5 minutes until ready to top with either the glaze or cinnamon sugar topping

While the doughnuts are cooling make the glaze and/or cinnamon sugar glaze.  Each recipe makes enough to cover all the doughnuts.  I made a half recipe of each and topped half of the doughnuts with each topping.  Or you can choose to just do one of topping for all the doughnuts. 

GLAZE:
 combine the milk and the vanilla in a small saucepan.  Heat over low heat until just warmed.  Slowly add in the confectioners sugar and whisk until the mixture is smooth.  Remove the glaze from the heat and place over a bowl of warm water.

To glaze the doughnuts, dip them halfway into the glaze and place on a draining/cooling rack set over a baking sheet.  Sprinkle with sprinkles if desired.  Let set for about 10 minutes.

CINNAMON SUGAR:melt the butter in a saucepan or a microwave, and place in a small bowl.  Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl. 

To top the doughnuts with cinnamon sugar, dip the halfway into the melted butter.  Then dip them into the cinnamon-sugar mixture.  Set on a draining/cooling rack to set, about 5 minutes.

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 After finding out last week that we are expecting a BOY early this June, I spent a billion hours online this weekend rounding up some of my favorite looks/clothing. We are over the moon that the babe is going to be a mancub.. one girl, one boy, one happy family. Anyhow,  I thought I would share some of my favorites:

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Sorry, some of the links lead to sold out items, but I thought it was still fun to look at.

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