Cupcake Recipe {Vanilla Chai Latte Mini Cupcakes}

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Today I have a fun cucpake recipe for Vanilla Chai Latte Cupcakes for you.

This whole recipe started as what I thought was going to be a guest post for another blog. The post was supposed to be to make something just for me. In honor of the fact that Mother's Day is in May, The Shaffer Sisters is having a series of blog posts of Mom's making things for themselves. When they asked me to guest post, it took me a while to decide what I would make. It was kind of hard to think of something that was just for me. 

Real Family Fun #14

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Hi! Welcome to our link party for this week. I'm super happy to have you here and have you join in this week.

I think it was last week that I wrote that things has settled down a little bit and we had a little break. I guess that was the calm before the storm because this week has been so busy it has been a little nuts. I think it will remain this way for a little while, so I just better hang on and enjoy the ride! :-)

My girls and I participated in Race for the Cure. The girls ran the kids run, then all three of us walked the full 5k course. Snowflake and Pumpkin did such an amazing job. They had been looking forward to doing this race for a year now, so they were so proud of themselves and I was so proud of them as well. We raced in honor of my Aunt who just started Chemo on Friday...I sure thought about her a lot while we were out there. The girls ended up with two medals each. One for running the kids race and one for walking the 5k. They were proudly clinking as they walked around following the race.

Also this week, Pumpkin (my 6 year old) had a farm tour one day and her first riding lesson another day. She has wanted to taking riding lessons for about a year now. She was so excited! I was able to find a place that is very reasonable with the fees and the woman who give the lessons is soo nice. She also has leftover shoes and helmets, etc. So we haven't had to purchase all of those expensive items yet. Pumpkin has taken to her lessons very quickly. Already learning how to hold the reigns, whoa, turn right and left, getting to trot and ride without the stirrups. She appears to be quite the natural and she is loving every minute!

This week on the blog, I shared with you a fully planned Daisy meeting to earn the red petal, courageous and strong. I showed you my solution for that dreaded afternoon question, "Mommy, can I have a snack?" I also gave you our latest family game. This game is a Hamburger relay race, perfect for Memorial Day.

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Activities for the Family {Memorial Day Hamburger Relay Race}

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Are you looking for Memorial Day activities for the family? I'm always looking for ideas and thinking of things we can do together as a family that are fun. I've got a relay game for you that would be perfect for a family or group to play for a Memorial Day weekend get together or barbecue. It is a hamburger relay race that only requires a few inexpensive pieces of felt and a small amount of time to prep in order to play.

Real Fun Features #13

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Hi and welcome to another week of featuring the fantastic blogs that link up each week! I'm glad you are here and I'm glad to get to showcase just a few of the great posts that link up each week. 

This week, I have 5 posts to show off. There were many others that were great, too. If you missed seeing all the great posts, just head over to Real Family Fun #13.

The transformation of this guest bathroom is simply amazing! Life after the Empty Nest surely accomplished her goal of Kicking the 80's out of the Guest Bathroom!

Healthy Snacks for Kids

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Do you dread that regular afternoon question? "Mom, I'm hungry. Can I have a snack?" Uugghhhh...what can I give them for a healthy snack that doesn't take long. Today, I'm showing you how I tackled our afternoon snack problem with some ideas for healthy snacks for kids. I'll also show you some ideas for storage solutions and organizing ideas. 

I always seem to be in the middle of something else when the afternoon snack train hits our house. I usually tell the kids to wait (which means they get nothing until dinner...such a great mom, right?) or tell them to go grab a bar. They are sick of it and so am I.