Donuts and dada

So what does my husband do but show me a recipe for Donut Muffins and I just had to bake them. I'd much rather bake then cook. I prefer sweets. I am addicted to cupcakes all of a sudden and it doesn't help that there is a show on Food Network called Cupcake Wars that just makes me want to try to bake new cupcakes every time I see it. So yes, Little L will probably be having cupcakes for her first birthday made by her mommy.

Little L helped me out in the kitchen by wrinkling up the recipe and throwing it on the floor. Hey, she's trying, right? haha! :) I think she was just mad because she wasn't able to eat one.
They turned out pretty good and do taste like a cinnamon sugar donut. If you would like the recipe, here's the link: Donut Muffins


This past weekend, Little L, started saying "dada". She's been saying "dodo" for a while. She doesn't seem to be saying it with much meaning yet so I'm going to say no first word..yet.

Ikea and Sven

Today was my daughters first trip to Ikea. She loved getting pushed around in her stroller and looking at everything and everyone. She made some growling noises, dropped her pacifier on the floor (tip: make sure to carry backups), the usual. :)
First off let me just say that my husband and I love looking at the rooms they have set up especially the kitchens even though we already have a new kitchen (we moved into our house last fall). We love our kitchen. It's perfect for the space that we have but there's something about those Ikea displays that make you want a bigger newer one. Lets just say they are very good at what they do. We get what we call "Ikea kitchen depression" once we leave that department. :)

Anyway, we got Little L a little bear who we call Sven (perfect for a Swedish bear). She loves it. I think she loved the tags on it more though. She does have another little "car animal" that she takes out with her, a little kitty to be exact, but it is currently in the wash due to a spit up incident. So now she has a back up friend.

So Ikea was fun. We ended up with some new bowls, a cute little container for tea, a milk frother for some lattes, a candle that smells like their yummy cinnamon buns and Sven. Not too bad considering we could have come out with a lot more. Everything is always so tempting even when you don't need it.

Why hello there!

So you stumbled upon my blog, I thought it'd only be appropriate to properly introduce myself.

*waves*
I'm Jill. I'm a wife to a wonderful husband who also happens to be awesome at baking pies! (Who would have thought?) A mother to one very beautiful, adorable, sweet little girl whom I love oh so very much (the main reason behind this blog). :) And servant to two crazy felines.

My daughter is 6 months right now...on her way quickly to 7. My how the time flies. She was born on a chilly day in December (at least I think it was chilly, it's kinda a blur) After 9 months of carrying this amazing being inside of me, feeling every movement and hearing every heartbeat she finally decided to make her entrance three days late. Those first cries and that first gaze into my eyes I will never forget. That was the best moment of my life. My wedding day is second.

I thought I would start this blog to have a place to go and talk about what's going on in "Mommy World", share my opinions, product reviews and my life (as interesting or uninteresting it may be). Enjoy and welcome! :)

**And yes that is a picture of a smiling potato as my profile pic.