A Creative Cookie

Seattle and Victoria

Sep 5, 2012

So. I'm going to California on Friday so I thought it would be nice if I posted about my last vacation before I went on to my next. On June 8th, I took a plane all the way up to Seattle...

When the plane landed, we took a bus ride to an Underground tour and learned all about the history of Seattle.

We made a stop at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and bought some delish chocolates...

Saw the Space Needle everywhere we went (more pics of it to come!).

I was always on the lookout for photo opportunities...

We saw the Seattle Symphony...

We went to the Experience Music Project (EMP) museum...

This Dalek was in the museum... I freaked out, I was so excited... Everyone thought I was crazy. You should know I'm a HUGE Doctor Who nerd!

Visited the Space Needle...

It was really high up, and the way the walls slanted made you feel like the building was tipping over!

Went to see the ballet, Coppelia, and there was this work of art hanging in the lobby...

Another Space Needle picture.

Up on the Space Needle for night time viewing! The view was gorgeous and it was freezing up there, at least for this AZ girl.

Pike's Market...

The Gum Wall... (Okay, um gross)

Seattle Aquarium....

We took a short cruise around the harbor...

Saw the King Tut exhibit... the last exhibit before it leaves the U.S!

Took the Victoria Clipper over to Victoria. There was a terrible storm and several people got sick.

We visited the Butchart Gardens...

And the Parliament Building!

We drove up to Chemainus and checked out the pretty flowers and the murals. All the houses up there were so cute.

Took a bus back to Seattle...

...and flew home :)

That was my trip in a nutshell... Sorry for the extremely picture heavy post. I couldn't narrow down my photos any more ;) Some of the other places we visited were the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Royal B.C. Museum, and the Museum of Flight. It was loads of fun!

Thanks so much for reading this super long post and congrats if you made it to the bottom! Haha.
Happy Wednesday!
xo. Kate

Mini Pies {Michelle Paige}

Sep 4, 2012

Hi, I'm Michelle from Michelle Paige.
I'm wife of AH (Awesome Husband), mother of two blogging kids,
former reading educator, now a stay-at-home crafty blogger,
Bible study leader and a volunteer crazy person!

My blog is full of crafts, parties, recipes, decorating,
shopping trips, kid ideas and a little bit of my everyday life.
Today I'm whipping up some
Delicious Mini Pies.
I hope you'll join me.

I only blog quick, simple and delicious recipes.
You won't believe how fast this one is!

Get out your cookie cutters!

Ingredients:
-Pie crust
Pie crust is found in the refrigerated section of the grocery store.
(Usually by the cookie dough.)
{You COULD make your own pie crust, but I don't have that kind of time or patience!
Plus, my pie crust never turns out that great.}

-You'll also need a can of cherry pie filling (or applesauce)
-a tiny bit of melted butter and a
-sprinkle or two of sugar (and/or cinnamon)

That's it!

Directions:

Unroll the pie crust and cut out the stars using the cookie cutters.

Place the stars on a greased cookie sheet.

Spoon on a teaspoon or two of the cherry pie filling,

Place another pie crust star on top.

Using a fork, press down the seams along the edges of the star.
Repeat these steps with the rest of the dough.

Bake for about 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees.

I brushed mine with butter and sprinkled on a bit of sugar.

I originally planned to serve these mini star pies at my mother-in-law's
Beachy Starfish Party, but completely ran out of time. (That always happens!)
I ended up making them for my in-laws a few days after the party,
and they LOVED them!

Originally seen on Pinterest, these star pies were inspired from this site.

I also made a batch with an apple cookie cutter
and filled the pies with applesauce.
I sprinkled the 'apple' pies with cinnamon and sugar.

AH (Awesome Husband) thinks they taste better than McDonald's pies.
My kids devoured them!

Now, I'm wondering how to make some pumpkin ones for the fall.

(Wouldn't that be fun?)

I'd love you to stop by Michelle Paige to see what else I'm up to...

Recently my kids started their own blog called:
Mom Is Blogging...So Are We!

(They think they're so funny! Actually, I'm pretty proud of them.)

Thanks for letting me share with your readers, Kate!

Inspired: Weddings

Sep 2, 2012

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So I am totally hooked on this show... Say Yes to the Dress.

Anyone with me?

Thank goodness for Netflix. I love this show.

Seeing all these beautiful dresses has inspired me to create a post with all my favorite wedding ideas + dresses I've found on Pinterest... these could be useful someday!