Family Pictures and Pumpkin Bread

I sure hope you all enjoyed your lovely weekend!  Daylight savings always throws us off a little bit.  Even though we changed our clocks early Saturday evening - and kept the girls up to their 'normal' bed time - they still woke up very, very early!  I was one very tired mommy all day on Sunday, but still managed to get the energy to take some family pictures for Christmas cards. 

Being a busy family, we didn't know when we'd be free to schedule a photographer so we attempted to take them ourselves. 

This one is my absolute favorite!  I love my girls!

 

The temperature is dropping quickly and it has been a rainy week here in Iowa.  So my favorite way to warm up the house in the fall is to bake.  Today we made pumpkin bread... yummy!

 

Pumpkin Bread

(adapted from Simple Recipes)
yields one loaf

 

You will need:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 cup Splenda
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

What you need to do:

1- Preheat oven to 350°F Mix together the flour, salt, Splenda, and baking soda.
2 - Mix the pumpkin puree, oil, applesauce, eggs, water, and cinnamon. Add to the dry ingredients. Remember - do not over mix. 
3 - Pour into a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes then test with a toothpick - poked in the very center of the loaf and if it comes out clean, it's done. Turn out of the pan and let cool.

I totally recommend doubling this recipe and baking two loaves.  Hannah and Mia loved it so much, we had half the loaf gone in no time!



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Have a great week! 

 

As always, contact me if you have any questions or comment!

hannahmia@cfu.net

 

xo, Jenni

I cannot believe it!

Yesterday morning I woke up to an amazing surprise!  My Chevron Bitty Bow Set made it to the front page of Etsy with this beautiful and colorful treasury.  It was a busy, busy day at the Hannah Mia etsy page. I was beyond thrilled!!

 

And just a friendly reminder - we are having a GIVEAWAY!!

Enter for your chance to win a $10 Hannah Mia shop credit on last Friday's Favorite blog post.

Just go {HERE}

The giveaway goes all month and very few have entered, so your changes look really good!

Have a great day!

November 2nd - Friday Favorites!

Welcome November! Halloween is over and our little family had a fantastic time - lots of trick or treating and candy galore!  Yep - guilty - I have been enjoying some of the chocolate. 

Here is a photo of Hannah and Mia in their adorable costumes!

 And the girls had some fun dressing up our pup Bella - She really didn't seem to mind.

 

 

And here we go - our Friday Favorites I found on Etsy....

 

Brown Kraft Thank You Tags by Blue Violet Sentiments

 

 

Give Thanks Burlap Banner by Butterfly Above

 

 

Merci Thank You Rubber Stamp by Happy Rainy Day

 

 

Are you seeing a theme here? I sure hope so. :)  This time of year is when so many think about what they are thankful for.  And this month I want to share that I am so thankful for my Hannah Mia costumers and fans.  So we're having a giveaway to show it!  Here is your chance to win a $10 Hannah Mia shop credit.

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway ends November 30th. 

(and please be patient with me - this is the first time I have used rafflecopter.)

 

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Feel free to contact me if you have any questions/comments

hannahmia@cfu.net

 

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Friday Favorites - October 19

Sorry for only one post this week... It's been another crazy week!!  I am still working on getting into the habit of sharing with you more often. :) 

 

And today's Friday favorites is actually going to be a little different.  My favorite for the week is an amazing opportunity to give {and something you should know about me, giving is my favorite thing! I love to give to others, especially when it helps them}

 

 

A dear friend of mine is in the process of adopting a cutie names Nico!  How can you not love that face?!  And as any adoption, it takes a lot of money.  So to raise money the McIntee family is having a giveaway on their blog!  By making a small donation, you will get the opportunity to win 1 of 5 amazing gifts - beautiful artwork by Nico's future big sister, a cute doll, Starbucks gift card, a balance bike and the GRAND PRIZE is an iPad!!  It only $5 for 1 entry and you can purchase as many as you'd like!! You can also earn bonus entries by sharing the giveaway with others!

 

Please consider what you can do to help bring Nico home - I am so excited for Kara and her family and am thrilled for the day I will be able to meet this little guy!

 

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As always, have an amazing weekend!!

Be sure to stop by our Etsy shop to see our new items if you get the chance. :)

October 12 - Friday Favorites!

What?  It's Friday already?  Where did the week go?? :)  I really shouldn't complain - it's been a fantastic week!  We finally got the chance to play outside in the leaves which made Hannah and Mia so incredibly happy.  Their smiles and giggles always make my day.

 

 

So here we go - these are my Friday Favorites for this week:

 

Felted Handbag  by Mad Orange Shop

 

Set of Embroidery Hoops by Makenzi & Madilyn

 

Floral Wallet by ECSquared

 

Fabric Covered Notebook by Greengrass

 

 

As always, we hope you have a great weekend!!

Many blessings!

 

 

 

Yummy Pumpkin Donuts

I am not sure if it is the same where you are, but it seems like the temperatures dropped over night here in Iowa.  All last week the girls were begging us to rake the leaves we didn't have to jump in them, and now our yard is covered! As soon as the wind dies down, we'll be having some fall fun!

Also over the weekend, we did a little shopping and found THIS!

 A donut maker!  I am now the happiest mommy of a three year old ever!  I can now make my sweet girl some sugar free donuts!

 

And, I thought I would share our recipe with you!

 

Pumpkin Donuts

(adapted from {this} recipe

 

What you'll need:

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce

3 large eggs

3/4 cup splenda

1 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree

1 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Mix all ingredients together until smooth

Then add

1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour

Mix until smooth.

 

 It took me a few tries to figure out the best way to fill our donut maker.  I was over filling and our little donuts didn't have holes :)

 This recipe makes A LOT of donuts - which was not a problem! We ate them all with no trouble!

 I hope you try and enjoy these donuts as much as we did!

October 5th - Friday Favorites!

Goodbye September - Hello October! 

It amazes me how quickly times goes by.  This week was a more mellow week for our little family.  We spent lots of time playing outside - my girls' favorite thing to do.  And I had time to work on Halloween costumes!  {Yay!}  Yes - I make them, every year. I love it, part of the fun of the holiday for me.  Any guesses on what they might be this year?  Hint - It's an adorable little costume I found on Pinterest.  It's going to be a hoot! ;)

 

Well, what you have been waiting for - Friday Favorites!!

Today I have a sweet tooth and these tasty treats look delightful this Friday.

 

French Macarons - 24 Assorted French Macaron Box

Made by Janjou Pâtisserie

 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Bites

Made by Lynsey Confections

 

Luscious Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Made by Butter Blossoms

 

Southern Butter Caramels

Mady by Karma in the Kitchen

 

Yummy - these make me excited for the cooler fall temperatures and baking! Not that I really bake a lot, but it sounds good today!

 

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What is your favorite snack?

 

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Have a great weekend! See you next week with more favorites!

 

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Questions or comments - email me - hannahmia@cfu.net

I would {LOVE} to hear from you!!