St. Patty's Day Cupcakes

One of my favorite things to do with my cowboys is to bake.  Baking is one of my favorite hobbies and the boys love it too, and I love doing anything with the boys, so combining Baking and the Boys is a perfect fit for me.  We each have our own apron, the boys have stools they stand on, they each have their own little jobs.  We had planned to make cupcakes to send in to Rudy's class and since I volunteer at the school on Thursday, it is easier for me to deliver them rather than send them on the bus with Rudy.  Cupcakes+40 mile bus ride with 2nd Grader doesn't usually produce the desired results. My love of cooking was causing problems for our waistlines, but it didn't take me long to figure out I could indulge in my baking hobby, enjoy little treats here at home, but send the bulk of the treats into the class!  That was further fueled when I delivered treats once and was asked by not one but two kids if I actually MADE them or bought them at Wal-Mart.  That sort of irritated me so I asked the teacher what was up with that.  She said sadly, most kids now-a-days don't get homemade treats and some of the younger ones don't even realize that someone MAKES them...they think you just pick them up at the store.  That made me so sad because I LOVE TO BAKE WITH MY BOYS and make memories with them.

Whenever I spend extra time with my kids, it just furthers my belief that they are the smartest, the funniest, the cutest, etc, etc.  Tonight with Rudy was no exception.  If you are wondering why I call him Rudy, I explained all that in my very first blog post.  I saw these little guys on pinterest.com and thought they would be perfect for the 2nd graders this year. http://www.justcallmemaria.com/2012/03/lucky-charms-cupcakes.html?m=1

Rudy and I got an evening with each other because Daddy had a little ooooppppss on the 4-wheeler earlier this week.  The doctor called and the radiologist confirmed a broken wrist so he headed off (50 miles) to the doc to get a brace/splint and he offered to take Mr. Pickles with him.  Rudy and I whipped out these cupcakes in just a short amount of time, chatting, laughing and teasing the whole time.  I even made them as mini-cupcakes...I gotta keep Mrs.T happy too and I don't want her blaming me for 2nd Grade Sugar Highs.

One of the traits my boys have that I can claim came 100% from me is their love of cookie dough, cake batter, etc.  Tonight was no exception.  I let Rudy have the beaters and then later the bowl.  Since our cupcakes (and the batter) were green, you can see how much he loved it!  He even let me take a pic of him covered in the green batter.  I love his face expression....just melts my heart that little green mess does!


I wish this was a better pic so you could see it all over him.