Happy Holidays Pink Saturday

I am actually writing this on Saturday, when I do get a post up, its done on Friday…got up early this morning and even though we are not decorating for the holidays this year, I have decorated in spirit.  We will be heading north for Christmas with the our son, wife, Grace Lily and Jack..all of our holiday decorations are way up in the rafters, long story our garage is such a mess right now we didn’t want to go through the hassle of getting the boxes down just for us..now, if our kids were going to be celebrating the day with us, for sure we would have decorated..  I am excited to visit many of you and see what you have done with your decorations!

Here are a few pictures to celebrate the season and get me in the mood, anyway..it is hard to get in the Christmas mood without home décor, it just seems like any other time except for the commercials on TV! With a couple of Grace Lily and Jackson Scott tossed in (hehe).

Can you tell how much this Grammy loves her babies..they are our Christmas blessings!  Can’t wait to see them in a couple of weeks!

Be sure to stop by and say hi to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound, she is the hostess with the mostest!  So many wonderful pink sisters who write such beautiful Pink Saturday posts.  Have a wonderful week!

 

Pink Saturday and Autumn Goodies!

Happy Saturday in November..It finally cooled off here in my spot in the desert southwest..It was still 93 degrees here this past Wednesday, finally down into the 60’s for this weekend..Loving it and makes me in the mood to bake something like the recipe I have posted below.  I found this on Pinterest and I am going to bake this for my sister’s birthday party tomorrow, along with a recipe for White Almond Cake that belongs to my friend Shelly.  Makes a lot so I always halve that recipe, will do cupcakes this time instead of a two layer cake.  Anyway, I am sooo in the mood for pumpkin anything.  I will let you all know how this one is!

Pumpkin Coffee Cake by Pretty Good Food

Serves 18
Ingredients

⅓ cups Water
1 can Pureed Pumpkin (15 Oz)
2 whole Eggs
1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 box Yellow Cake Mix (18 Ounce Box)
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup Brown Sugar, Divided
½ cups Flour
4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
¼ cups Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
¼ cups Heavy Whipping Cream

Preparation Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F.

In a large bowl mix together the water, pumpkin, eggs, 1 Tablespoon of vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice until well combined. Add the cake mix and baking soda and mix until just combined.

Grease a 9×13 pan with butter and pour batter into pan.

In a small bowl mix together 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour and melted butter. Use your fingers to sprinkle over the top of the cake. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

For the glaze, combine the other 1/2 cup brown sugar, granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and heavy cream in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir until all sugar is dissolved.

When cake is finished baking, poke holes in the top with a toothpick. Pour glaze over the cake, making sure to cover all surfaces. Serve cake warm or at room temperature.

Looks very easy and yummy!

Thanks to our sweet Beverly for being our hostess with the mostest every week here at Pink Saturday!  Please stop by and visit her blog at How Sweet the Sound and let her know how beautiful her blog and message is!  If you get a chance, visit some of my fellow pinkies, so many lovely recipes this weekend I am sure!

Have a wonderful weekend and see you next week!

Pink and Blue Autumn…

A happy Pink Saturday to everyone, gee two posts in a month must be a record for me..before I go any further, I would like to thank a wonderful lady named Beverly for hosting Pink Saturday each and every week, rain, snow, sunshine and clouds..Please visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound and see her beautiful blog post and also visit some of our pinkies too…the Fall season is my absolute favorite time of year, makes getting through our summer worth it..

We recently spent a few days in Northern California with our son, DIL and grandchildren, we were there for Halloween..We also went to a pumpkin patch and Gracie and Jack picked out some pumpkins for their mama to decorate…Gracie walked all over the place, saw some chickens and roosters and had a blast!  I thought I would share some autumn-ish pictures with you today.  Sorry this post is a little picture heavy!

What fun the kids all had!  We stayed through Halloween and it was fun to dress the babies up and go to a couple of neighbor houses with Gracie and little Jack..

 

Thank you for visiting my blog post today, and have a wonderful first weekend in November..Thanksgiving, and then Christmas and Hanukkah will be upon us before we know it!