Giant Cinnamon Cheese Danish

This easy, king size cream cheese danish is great for breakfast!!

You need

1 can Pillsbury Grands refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
1 package cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons sour cream
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla

How to

Heat oven to 350 Lightly grease glass pie plate. Separate dough into 5 rolls. Unroll 1 roll into long strip of dough;re roll loosely and place in center of pie plate. Unroll second roll;loosely wrap around first roll, Repeat with remaining rolls,coiling dough in pie plate into spiral shape.

In bowl,beat remaining ingredients except icing with electric mixer until smooth .Spoon cream cheese mixture into decorating bag with tip or gallon size resealable storage bag with a 1/2 inch hole cut in bottom corner. About half way down the rolls, pipe mixture between strips of dough,starting at center.

Bake 25-35 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Let cool: Meanwhile, remove cover from icing and microwave on medium for 10- 15 seconds and drizzle over rolls.

Modern Fall Wreath Idea

Harvest Horseshoe-- Project a perfectly pastoral look with this horseshoe shape wreath crafted with wheat grass. Purchase a U shape wreath or cut and remove the top portion of a circular foam wreath to create the horseshoe. Next, gather the wheat into small bunches and use wire to bring the stems together. Starting from the top of the wreath and working your way down,use U shape florist's pins to attach the bunches to the wreath.Each bunch should cover the stems and wires of the one before. For bottom bundles,trim the stems short. Finish by attaching a small cluster of nuts,seeds,or acorns to the center of the wreath with hot glue.

Easy Decorating with Pinecones

Decorative Mantle - Pine cones on a fireplace mantle are a simple and elegant way to make your home feel warm and cozy. Start by draping a natural garland across the length of your mantle. Next,lay the pine cones on top of the garland,alternating setting them upright and on their sides. Finish by nestling fresh apples between the pine cones to create a stunning and whimsical display

Small Wonders- Smaller pine cones can be used as ground cover for a potted plant. Simply arrange the miniatures around the plant's base. You can also fill a decorative bowl with the tiny cones. Add your favorite fall potpourri or a few miniature Christmas ornaments during the holiday season

Easy Decorating with Pumpkins

Tabletop Display- Dress up any table with this easy to make tabletop tree. Simply fill a glass cylinder vase with birdseed and stick several sturdy branches inside. Next, drill a small hole in the stem of each pumpkin and string it along fishing line or florist's wire to hang

Pumpkin Pitchfork- To make a pumpkin pitchfork candle holder, cut a hole in the top of each pumpkin with a paring knife and hollow out an opening large enough to hold a battery operated tea light candle. Make a number of pumpkin candles for presentation on a pitchfork. Then push the bottom of each along the spiked portion of a rake. Position the decorative pitchfork against a bare outdoor wall

Fall is Approaching

With Fall just around the corner, I thought that I'd better get busy with my blogging again. It seems like the only thing I have time to do is post pictures of William. That's a good thing !! But I think that I am ready to start sharing all my Fall ideas, for just awhile anyway. Bold Branches-- Ceramic vases filled with festive fall foliage and bursting springs of bittersweet berries can be placed anywhere to create a casual and natural fall look.

Colorful Crop -- Create a harvest inspired table display by filling a basket with Indian corn and pine cones. Finish by tying a seasonally colored bow to the front of the basket

Nature Framed-- Nature displays a rainbow of colors during the fall season. Attach chicken wire to the back portion of any empty wood frame, then hot glue or wire fall leaves, cattails, and bittersweet berries to the wire and frame.

Mommy's "All Star"

I caught William sucking his thumb!! That's very rare.

Life's good!!

Yeah !! Touchdown!!

Family Pictures

These 3 were taken today. I got to watch William while Mom went into work.

Our feast at Pine Valley. We went camping over the weekend with our friends from California

Views from our campsite

Our campsite. We had a huge one.

Our friends from California, Mike and Jennifer. They got to meet William for the first time

Grandpa and William.

Group picture

It started getting cold outside, so William borrowed a hat.

Someone turned out the lights on this little guy. It did not seem to bother him, he slept right thru it

This time when the lights went out, he thought it was funny !!

It was a long day!! Can you tell!! He finally fell asleep at the campground and they took him home and he slept straight thru til 3:30 in the AM It was all that good clean Pine Valley air.

We had a great weekend visiting with our friends. We don't get to see them very often but when we do we always have a good time.