Best Brownies Ever!!!

So....tonight is a pretty cold night. The temperature is somewhere in the low 30's. Brrrr....perfect for a warm, toasty fire and movies. But, we all know you can't watch movies, with a warm fire and not have chocolate. So, Krystal decided to make some brownies. She found this recipe on another blog and decided to try it out. It is definately a keeper!! Here is the recipe:

Cream Cheese Brownies

- Preheat the oven to 350'
- Use a "family size" brownie mix and make it according to the "cake-like" direction
- Pour the cake batter into a 9x13 pan (but, don't put it in the oven just yet)
- In a separte bowl, mix the following ingredients:
- 8oz of cream cheese (softened)
- 5 tbs. butter (softened)
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tbs. flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- Pour the cream cheese batter over the brownie batter, and spread it evenly around the pan
- Next, use a knife and make cute swirly designs, so that some of the chocolate shows (have fun and be creative)
- Put the brownies in the oven and bake for approximately 30-40 minutes (depending on your oven and altitude)
- When brownies are finished...serve hot!!

They are seriously AMAZING!!

Krystal Got Tagged

Thanks Marcie for tagging me. It was fun!

1. Where is your cell phone? ......nightstand
2. Where is your significant other? .....none (let me know if you know! haha)
3. Your hair color? .....brunette
4. Your mother? .....crazy
5. Your father? .....Kansas
6. Your favorite thing? .....family
7. Your dream last night? .....interesting
8. Your dream/goal? .....family
9. The room you're in? .....bedroom/livingroom
10. Your hobby? .....quilting
11. Your fear? .....dark
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? .....happy
13. Where were you last night? .....church
14. What you're not? .....unhappy
15. One of your wish-list items? .....house
16. Where you grew up? .....California
17. The last thing you ate? .....chips
18. What are you wearing?..... pj's
19. Your tv? .....off
20. Your pet? .....goats
21. Your computer? .....pink
22. Your mood? .....happy
23. Missing someone? .....kristen
24. Your car? .....honda
25. Something you're not wearing? .....socks
26. Favorite store? ......target
27. Your summer? .....over
28. Love someone? .....lots
29. Your favorite color? .....pink
30. When was the last time you laughed? .....now
31. Last time you cried? .....today


I award the following people the " I love your blog award". And in doing so, tag them to complete the above questions with ONE WORD ANSWERS. Kristen and Holly. Love you guys!!

Molly's Senior Pictures

So...This year our little Molly-Girl is a Senior. We can hardly believe it!!! The school takes senior pictures, but they are nothing special. And you don't get to choose from any cute poses. Needless to say, Molly HATED her senior pictures. So, beings Krystal took Hannah's senior pictures, Molly asked if she would take some of her. They went out and got some fabulous shots. These are just a few of our favorites. There are tons more. We have it narrowed down to about 20. All of the pictures were taken at the Elementary School and the Temple grounds, just around the block. We can't believe how grown up Molly is. Let us know what you think. And which one is your favoite. Hopefully, with your help we can narrow it down.


#1 - Temple grounds.



#2 - elementary school



#3 - this photo was taken across the street from our home.



#4 - Temple grounds



#5 - elementary school



#6 - elementary school



#7 - elementary school



#8 - elementary school



#9 - Temple grounds



#10 - Temple grounds

The Pumpkin Patch

Tonight for Family Home Evening, we went to the Pumpkin Patch. It was a short and sweet visit. There were only small pumpkins. Hannah got the biggest pumpkin there was. It was also very, very stinky. We went with Russ and Marcie and the kids. Raegan was so funny, she was having a hard time holding her pumpkin and pinching her nose at the same time. Luckily, we all found pumpkins very fast and were able to get out of there without having to smell it for too long. Happy Fall everyone!!


Krystal and her pumpkin.




Hannah....with the biggest pumpkin there was. (and it's not very big at all)





Molly and Reese. (I think Reese wants the pumpkin)

Esthetics By Krystal

Esthetics By Krystal is officially in business. Krystal finally was able to start her own business. She's been taking clients for 2 weeks now and she LOVES it!!! She is doing fabulous. She's already got a pretty steady clientele. Her clients love her and all of them rebook before they leave. She's renting a room out of another business called One Tan Banana. It's a tanning salon and gym and then next door they do hair and nails. There's also a massage therapist in the builiding. So, it's really a "one stop shop". It's nice that all the businesses feed off of eachother. These are pictures of Krystal's room. It's very cozy, but it works well with just one of her.

This is a pictures from the head of the facial bed. You can see her wax cart and her steamer and magnifying lamp in the back ground.

This is a picture from the door.

This is also a picture from the door. The crockpot is used to heat her towels and the drawers hold all of her linens. That's her Arizona Esthetic License below the clock.

This is a picture from the side of the bed. The sink was installed just for her. All of her product is held in those cupboards. Everything is decorated in chocolate brown and burgundy.

She has a huge mirror. It makes the mirror appear bigger.

These are her canisters. They hold gauze, wax sticks, and q-tips in them. The bows are just to tie them into the room.

Krystal is so proud of these curtains. She had to hem them herself and they turned out pretty terrific. She's done an amazing job at putting her business together!!!!