Pregnancy and Baking

You would think that after being pregnant as many times as I have, I would be a pro at this.

NOPE.....It's kicking my butt.

You forget what it was like those first few months......SERIOUSLY....you don't remember. You think, ahhhhhh it's not that bad.

WRONG......first of all the only thing I want to do is sleep. I have never felt so lazy in all my life. It's all coming back to me now, and it's not good.

And if being totally exhausted wasn't enough, I have constant nausea. CONSTANT. Why do they call it morning sickness when it hits you all hours of the day and night?

I lay on the sofa thinking.....I've gotta blog, I've gotta blog, I've gotta blog.....then when I go to get up, my body tells me to get back to the sofa NOW.

I miss blogging and most of all I miss baking. I don't even cook.

My poor husband deserves a trophy because on top of the nightly foot rubs.....he has to cook.

Well although this pregnancy is taking its toll on me, I have relief in knowing this is the last time. We've finally figured out what causes this.....even if it is six babies later. I will never wash my laundry with his again.

So know that I miss you guys and I'll be back blogging really soon. I've got some cute things I'm working on for tutorials, it just takes me a bit longer to get  finished started now.

Valentine Cupcake Cookies

Stores are coming out with holiday stuff earlier and earlier. When I went to Hobby Lobby the other day to grab some Mardi Gras sanding sugars for my giveaway, they were already putting out Easter stuff.

You think they could wait for one holiday to be over before they start putting out stuff for the next. 

Watch, next year they'll be selling Christmas stuff in May.

I'm not sure about you, but I can't get all excited and want to buy stuff when it isn't even close to that time of year. 

I managed to GLANCE at the Easter stuff.......that's right, I glanced. I didn't look long enough to purchase, but didn't look too fast as to not see.

See....I know how to do it. 

Ok well you're here on my blog and we are on the proper season/holiday. So you get Valentine's day stuff.  I promise that I won't start Halloween now or anything crazy like that.....okay? Sound good? 

Good, we're on the same page.

Today I'm going to show you how to make Valentine's cupcakes.

First roll out your sugar cookie dough and cut out cupcakes.

I have a great sugar cookie recipe if you need one.

Bake and cool your cookies. I like to do this the day before.

Using a pink royal icing and a #2 tip outline the cookie, making a cupcake liner.

Let dry about 15 minutes.

Now with pink flood icing, fill that part in. Allow to dry several hours.

Now with red royal icing and a #2 tip outline a heart at the top of cupcake.

Let dry about 15 minutes. 

Fill heart with red flood icing. Allow to dry several hours.

With white royal icing and #2 tip, Outline white part of cupcake.

Let dry about 15 minutes.

Fill section with white flood icing.

While the white icing is still WET, put some red sprinkles on. 

You could use any sprinkles you choose. Heart sprinkles would be cute.

Let cookie dry several hours.

Now outline the heart with red royal icing and add lines to the cupcake liner.

Enjoy your cookies for Valentine's day.......or make them for November, if you like to do things early like the stores.....just kidding.

~ENJOY