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Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies...muffins and mentos, anyone?

To kick off our Fourth of July Holiday weekend, I started off the day yesterday by making these super yummy Blueberry Muffins. I've been needing to blog a recipe ever since agreeing to join in with my friend Patty on this fun new Cook It, Blog it! project.

Click here to join in on the blog or just to find some great recipes.  I hope you're all enjoying the holiday weekend.  Try out these muffins to sweeten up your weekend. I've made them twice in the past 2 days; once with frozen blueberries and once with fresh ones.

The fresh blueberries took "best in show" in the minds and mouths of everyone here in the Taylor homestead.  It's a good thing blueberries are in season right now and I still have another pint in the refrigerator to use for some Sunday after church treats.

So far, we've eaten muffins, enjoyed an early morning flag ceremony and breakfast with our ward at church, had a bbq and gone swimming with friends, and lamented the fact that the legalized fireworks here in Ohio are not quite as exciting as the ones in Tennessee. They're more like mini sparklers and colored smoke clouds--next year I guess we'll need to make the drive across the state line to the Fireworks Superstores where they sell fireworks that are seriously bigger than a car battery.

The kids had to get creative this year and go for some Mentos and Diet Coke eruptions to liven up the patriotic festivities.  They want to do a repeat of this tonight so I'll try to get some more pictures. Enjoy your weekend.
Lots of hugs~Eva

~~~miX-uP mOnDaY~~~read some SEuss while...

ReaD Some SeuSS whiLe...drinking juice!
Wear a HaT that's tAll or FaT,
puT on YouR pants WHile doinG a Dance
tHen SpoRT a wide SmilE and sTaY for AwHilE!

The kids celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday at school today. Wearing silly hats, crazy hair, and "clothing all askew" were all required elements for commemorating the master of catchy rhymes and outlandishly fun characters.
If you know my Bradford, then you know that slicking his hair like Alfalfa's and posing for these Whoville-like pictures were just part of everyday antics for him. My little comedian is always ready for the spotlight as long as it involves lots of giggling (and unfortunately, passing gas is A-okay with him as well...BOYS... what can I say?!) Chloe went for her own fashionable twist on a crazy headcover--3 hats and 2 big boutique bows in some Super Seussy colors.

The kids had a ball at school today--thanks Dr. Seuss for making the world of reading more colorfully fun for the kiddos!

A Holiday Favorite Worth Sharing

Sometimes a cookie recipe is just so darn yummy, you simply must share. The first time I made these, I was hostessing a small Christmas party in South Carolina. I still remember my friend being somewhat annoyed with me that by the party's end, he was certain, he'd eaten 15 of the pretty yummers. Thank goodness for him, I'd made the small bite-sized rounds with these lovely fluted round cutters--smaller does equal less calories, right?! :) Since that party, these angels have flown their way right into the hearts of my family and I've been making them in different variations ever since.

Yesterday was the beginning of holiday baking in my house and I ended up with about 16 dozen of these-most of which are now wrapped tightly and hidden away from the kids in the freezer. They'll be making their way to a church Christmas party tomorrow night. This red tray is empty now-just a few bits of sugar left behind by my crew who screamed with delight when they got off the school bus yesterday-they're so used to my giving the cookies
AWAY-they could hardly believe I'd
saved so many just for them.

Now, does that sound like my childhood memories or what?! I'd always be so thrilled when Mom's homemade holidays fares weren't all given away to neighborhood friends and the bosses at work. I guess some traditions are just well worth keeping. ENJOY!