Grandma's Banana Bread

So I have a confession....... 

I don't like bananas. I know, you think I'm crazy. I have just never liked them. The flavor and texture are icky to me. But, everyone in my family likes them so we seem to always have them laying around. Sometimes they lay around a little too long. I needed to start doing something with the overly ripe ones and I thought of my Grandma. 

She was always cooking or baking something. I like to think that my love of cooking and crafting came from her. She would always have something ready for you to take home if you came for dinner or if you just wanted to run over and pick it up for later. One of those things was this banana bread. 

I made this the other day and took it to my Mom who is still recovering from wrist surgery. 

This is written in Grandma's hand writing, but it was her Mother's recipe. (Lucy Dixon)

I do everything the same but I did sub butter for shortening. I have added chocolate chips instead of nuts  before too. 

Hope you enjoy. 

Influenster-Cosmo Vox Box

I got my first Vox Box from Influenster, which is a pretty cool website that has tons of reviews for products. You can sign up to do reviews and earn a score which helps you get the free items! I love free (who doesn't) so it is perfect for me. And a little bit fun too. : ) All you have to do to qualify for the boxes is be active on the site. 

Here is what was in my box: 

Forever Red perfume from Bath and Body Works. I actually think this smells pretty good. I like having another perfume option. 

These Pilot pens are pretty neat. They are erasable. They write pretty smooth. Who doesn't need extra pens laying around.  

At first, I wasn't too excited about the Ghirardelli chocolate because I'm not a huge almond fan. But this is really good. The almond pieces are really small and you can actually taste the sea salt. I definitely recommend. 

This is a big score! A new Venus razor and extra cartridge. I'm I the only one that thinks razors and refills are ridiculously expensive? I usually buy a cheaper brand because I can't handle the refills price tag. This came with a coupon too!

I have a couple more invites to Influenster if anyone wants to try it out!

Christmas Jammies

We have been doing lots of fun Christmas stuff. I'm trying to soak everything up. This month is already flying by and Christmas will be here before we know it. But we are having fun! 

I found this pasta at Sam's. I didn't take a picture of the package so I'm not sure of the brand. It is tree shaped ravioli and it was pretty yummy. I thought the girls would enjoy it. Lily like the idea of it. She didn't actually eat any. No idea why since she likes spaghetti. Avery loved it, but that girl will eat anything. : )

Then they got to put on their new Christmas jammies. They were in one of their Advent bags. I wanted to give them early so they got to wear them all month. 

Avery was tired, and this is the best I got out of her. 

Miss Lily hammed it up in her cute pj's. 

She is something else I tell ya. 

Santa Claus

Good Morning!

First off I have to mention that I now have 50 followers! I know it doesn't seem like much but I had a goal in my head to get to 50 by the end of the year and I did. So hello to all my new readers (and old). Thank you for coming to my little spot on the internet. I hope you enjoy it!

We went to see Santa two weekends ago. The girls were super cute in their Christmas outfits. Lily didn't talk to Santa and Avery was pretty unsure about the whole ordeal. But there were no tears which is always a plus. 

The girls outfits are both from Zulily. Lily wore Avery's last Christmas. 

And the picture: 

Avery looks mortified, but she actually didn't cry. 

Last Year's Picture

Insta-Saturday

Linking up a day late with: 

This little one is a mess. She had decided that waking up at ungodly hours of the morning is okay. Then this happens at 9 am after taking Lily to school. Nathan sent me these since he took her to school. Why don't kids like to sleep at the normal times. 

Pics from the last Mountaineer game. 

Daddy trying to study. Hmmmmm

Yeehaw.......This kid is wild. We enjoying watching Elf too. 

More studying?

This kills me. The cuteness is too much. Love her.

So I deserve the worst parent of the year award. I shut this poor little baby's hand in the car door. I felt absolutely horrible, and probably cried more than she did. I was completely freaked out that her hand was broken. I rushed her up to the hospital. By the time we were checking in she was already moving it and reaching for stuff. The doctor looked at it and they did an X-ray. Luckily she was okay. It was a little swollen and that was it. Thank goodness. 

I have learned a huge lesson (that I already knew). 

Wrestlemania with Daddy. These girls love it. 

Have a good weekend!