Babblings and More

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

More Exciting News!

We have some really exciting news to announce! Bridget is expecting number 5!!! She is due in May. This year each one of us sisters will have a baby, so all of the cousins will be super close! There will be 22 children between the 4 of us!

Bridget has 4 boys, so we have our fingers crossed for a little girl. Bridget does not peak, so we will have to wait until May to find out.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Carry-Along Truck Yard

For Christmas, I made my daughter a My Little Pony Farm. I had to make something similar for my son. So, I made this Truck Yard for him...

I did the truck yard just like I did the My Little Pony Farm. The only thing I did different is I only put enough spaces for 5 trucks since they are bigger than the little ponies.

It is really nice having something they can carry to entertain themselves with. For the trucks, I got him construction trucks so he can haul the dirt, load it, and drive on the roads. He LOVES it!

Friday, January 4, 2013

2013 Advertising with Babblings!

We have exciting news to start off the new year! We have revamped our advertising section of our blog! So if you are interested in advertising with Babblings and More, this is the perfect time to do so!

And for the month of January, we are offering 50% off all advertising spots!

Just use the code NEWYEAR2013 to receive your discount.

So what are you waiting for? Head on over to our Advertising Section and buy an ad!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Lulu Mom- Gingerbread Men

Today we have Jami from Lulu Mom here with us!
She is going to show us how to make some yummy Gingerbread Men. But, lets get to know a little about Jami first!

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Well hello there you lovely Babblings and More Readers. My goodness, I don't know about you but I absolutely adore this blog! I mean, what an amazing sisterhood they have going on. So of course, I'm beyond honored to write a guest post for them. Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Jami and I blog over at the Lulu Mom.

I'm an Oklahoma girl who is now living the dream in beautiful Colorado. I am a wife to a pretty great man, who is a cop in Aurora, CO. We have a 2 year old daughter who we lovingly call, Little Miss. She keeps me on my toes and I am learning a whole different level of patience with this crazy stage you might have heard of... Yep the terrible 2's. So much fun. Today I'm going to share with you the best gingerbread recipe you will EVER have. Seriously, tuck this away and use it for next year. I've made gingerbread for as long as I can remember and this is the perfected recipe that was in the testing stages for many holidays! :) It's soft, and tastes divine. Not crunchy and not bitter! OH YUM! So ENJOY, and feel free to pop on over to my neck of the woods anytime. I'd love to have you!

Let's start by whisking together your dry ingredients. Flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves all go into a bowl and you whisk it away.

Then in a Kitchen Aid (or use an electric mixer) mix together the butter and brown sugar until it's fluffy looking like this.

Before we move on let's talk about molasses.

That thick kind of nasty looking stuff.

Yeah that... well there are many types of molasses, light, dark, blackstrap.

Don't get blackstrap and don't get light.

Dark is the proper choice for this recipe.

Now that we are clear on that, add the molasses, water and egg and mix it up.

It kind of looks a little nasty, huh?

But you will soon learn the dough of this stuff ain't pretty.

Now all at once dump the flour mixture into the gross looking mixture and beat until it's combined.

Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary.

And don't turn your mixture on to high because you might end up in a flour shower.... don't ask me how I know that.

Now keep mixing into the dough starts to form a sticky ball and then divide it into 3 different balls and wrap in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours or for up to 2 days.