Weekend Update #1

Last weekend was a busy one. We started off Friday night with two field hockey games for the girls. It was fun to play under the lights! Mollie played goalie for the second game. 

Saturday morning was spent cleaning, grocery shopping, Target trip, and Lowes! After lunch the boys went and got haircuts. We then headed out to the outlets and dinner. We were looking for winter jackets and a few outfits for Hudson. It was a very successful trip!

We had a 30 minute wait for a table at dinner. 

Once we got home we watched college football and just relaxed for a bit. Had to get this boy to bed to early since he had a football game on Sunday morning. 

It was an early game on Sunday but we nothing a little coffee couldn't fix!

Hudson played so well. It was definitely a better game than our past ones!

He is so freaking cute! He is obsessed with football. I love all the cute shirts I get to wear. After the game we grabbed Raising Canes. It was good!

Ended the day helping my mom out on a craft project, lacrosse practice, and then home for dinner and watched Inside Out 2. I was wishing I got a nap in but nope maybe next weekend! 

Hudson wore one of his new outfits. So cute! 

xoxo, 

Erika 

 

Three Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins

This recipe is a true sign that the Fall Season is here! I have been making this recipe for almost 14 years now and they are one of my kids favorites. So simple to make! 

You only need three ingredients....Yellow cake mix, can of pumpkin, and a cup of chocolate chips!

I always start off by mixing the cake mix and pumpkin first. You can always change up the cake mix and use spice cake mix. Yellow cake mix is what I had on hand at the time. This week I'm going to try it with chocolate cake mix and see how it comes out!

 

Once you have mixed it well you can go ahead and add the chocolate chips. I do about a cup of the mini chocolate chips, but as I said it really doesn't matter what kind you use or what you use. I bet white chocolate chips would be really good in this too!! I have a friend that mixed Halloween sprinkles instead of chocolate chips. 

Once you are done mixing the chocolate chips in then you can scoop them into a muffin pan. I use a mini muffin pan! My kids love them that way!

 

Make sure you grease the pan as we are not using a muffin liners! Once your oven is preheated then you can put them in for about 15-20 minutes depending on your oven. I usually have to do it for about 20 minutes and they always come out perfect! 

Once they are done let them cool and enjoy them!! They go perfect with a cup of tea or coffee! I usually store them in the fridge to keep them longer or you could even freeze them! 

I hope you enjoy them as much as my kids do! Let me know if you have made them before and if you do anything different! 

xoxo, 

Erika 

 

Meal Plan Monday #2

 Happy Monday! I can't believe that tomorrow will be October. This is one of our busiest month of the year. I feel like the next three months are super busy! I did my meal planning this past Saturday along with grocery shopping since my hubby was home. He came with me and it was a huge help! We did pretty well sticking with our meal plan last week and stayed under my $250 budget! I do shop at Aldi's and still somehow spend a fortunate there, but with a family of 5 it is what it is right now! So let's see what we are having this week: 

Sunday: Steaks tips, mashed potatoes, and corn
Monday: Chicken sandwiches & mac and cheese (fresh fruit) 
Tuesday: Forgotten Chicken and steamed broccoli- trying out this recipe that I found on Pinterest - Forgotten Chicken
Wednesday: Meatloaf with rice and green beans 
Thursday: Grilled sandwiches with fresh cut veggies
Friday: Pizza night

This week we have to stick with the meal plan as it's a bit of a crazy week and we have something going on each night. So for the nights we have to get out of the house quickly I chose something quick to make so we can either take it on the go! 

What is your quick easy meal to go? 

xoxo, 
Erika