Thank You Cards Shop Giveaway! Two Winners!

I love having giveaways on my blog! Not only does it mean one of you gets something fun for free but also because most of the time it means I get to introduce you to a small business that is amazing! Today's giveaway is no exception...two lucky people are going to win some amazing thank you cards and you all get to meet Amy and her fun Thank You Cards Shop!

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The Thank You Cards Shop has a ton of really cute cards for almost any occasion....

baby showers:

 weddings:

 or just because:

Amy even offers photo cards and really cute kid's penant thank you cards!

Everything in Amy's shop is way too cute!
Lucky for you, she is giving away a set of 10 thank you cards of your choice to TWO winners!

 To enter:

Head over to the Thank You Cards Shop, look around, then come back and tell me your favorite item.

Subscribe to Amy's blog HERE and leave a comment telling me that you do.

Follow Random Thoughts of a SUPERMOM! on GFC and leave a comment telling me that you do.
Follow me {@SUPERMOM_Kelli} on twitter and leave a comment telling me that you do.
Tweet about this giveaway and include a link to this giveaway in the tweet.

Giveaway from the Thank You Cards Shop & @SUPERMOM_Kelli! Two winners will get 10 cards of your choice! http://tinyurl.com/3fj6eq7

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Make sure to leave a comment for each thing that you do. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only and will end next Monday, May 16th at midnight CST. I will use random.org to pick a winner! Good Luck and thanks for entering!

A, B, C

A is for apples.

 I saw the tutorial for these Apple Gift Sacks at Skip to My Lou, and I knew they would be the perfect gift to end Teacher Appreciation Week. All I need was some brown lunch bags, red spray paint, and raffia and in less than an hour I had 10 SUPER cute teacher's gifts! Head over to Skip to My Lou for the tutorial.

 B is for baby birds.

I first shared pics of our newly discovered bird's nest here....now a few weeks later the eggs have hatched and the nest if full of fluffy little baby birds {who refused to cooperate for the camera}.

 C is for certificate.

Yesterday we went to the award ceremony at Henry's school. They gave out awards for perfect attendance, math, reading, and even positive attitude. It was nice to see all the hard work the kids put into school being acknowledged. Henry got the award for highest grade point average in his class, and we couldn't be more proud of him!

After the busy week we had, I am going to try and relax a little and maybe I will even get a little pampering for Mother's Day:) I hope you all have a great weekend and Happy Mother's Day to all you moms!

Last Minute Cinco de Mayo Recipe: Taco Pizza

If you are looking for quick and easy recipe for Cinco de Mayo that you know the kids will love, look no further! Taco Pizza is a perfect way to celebrate, and you may even be able to sneak in a few veggies too:)
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TACO PIZZA
Orginally post 6/29/2010

Brown up a pound of hamburger meat. Add in taco seasonings and cook according to the package. While the taco meat is cooking, roll out a tube of refrigerated pizza dough.
Top the pizza dough with a thin layer of refried beans. I used a whole can and it spread evenly to all the edges of the dough. Top the refried beans with a can of whole kernel corn, drained.
When the taco meat is done cooking. Add an even layer of it over the beans and corn.
Top off the taco pizza with whatever kind of cheese your family loves.

Bake on 400 for about 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the pizza crust is nice and brown.

Top your taco pizza with lettuce and tomato and serve with a dollop of sour cream. And if you are looking for a fun dessert check out these Sombrero Cookies or this yummy Fried Ice Cream!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Cinco de Mayo Treats: Sombrero Cookies

When Henry's teacher asked me to bring Sombrero cookies to help celebrate Cinco de Mayo, I was a little hesitant. This week is not only Teacher Appreciation Week, but Grant's class is learning about Japan {which means I will be making Candy Sushi} and Henry has an award ceremony on Thursday {he got highest GPA in his class for the year!}. I knew I had a busy week ahead of me, but Henry's teacher said she thought the Sombrero Cookies would be really easy to make so I agreed to give them a try:)

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I found the directions on the Family Fun website, bought all the supplies, and then got busy assembling some fun {edible} Sombreros for Henry's class:)

Ingredients:

store bought sugar cookies

a can of white icing

gum drops

nonpareils or sprinkles

Start by putting about half a can of store bought icing into a ziploc bag. Then cut off a tiny piece of one corner to make squeezing the icing onto the cookie easy.

Using your homemade icing bag, squeeze a small bead of icing all the way around the cookie. It doesn't have to be perfect, once it is covered in sprinkles no one will even notice:)

Pour your nonpareils into a shallow dish and then place the iced cookie face down in the plate of nonpareils.

Turn them back over and add a drop of icing in the center of the cookie.

Add a gum drop to the icing then sprinkle on a few extra nonpareils to cover any extra icing.

Once you get your first cookie made and get a feel for it, these are SUPER easy to make assembly line style and the kiddos can even help by sticking on the gum drop!

I hope these Sombrero Cookies help make your Cinco de Mayo a little more fun and a lot sweeter!

A New Aid in the Kitchen

I mentioned in my post yesterday that I got a new toy over the weekend. I'm pretty sure from the hint I gave yesterday that most of you figured out that I got a new mixer:) And you are right! I got a brand new shiny KitchenAid mixer this weekend....kind of an early Mother's Day gift {and a Hey, I've got a 20% off coupon at Kohl's kinda thing too}!

 My old KitchenAid mixer was still kicking after almost 9 years, but it was just barely getting by. When I bake, I bake big...meaning dozens of dozens of cookies, and my old mixer honestly just wasn't big enough. So I did a little research and little price comparison and decided to go with the Professional 600 Series mixer in a lovely shade of Pearl Metallic.

 The box said it could hold up to 14 cups of flour! As soon as I saw that I was sold....that means I can make a triple batch of my chocolate chip cookie dough without straining my new mixer when before my older model was groaning with a double batch.

Here is a shot before she even took her first spin....full of sugar, brown sugar, and eggs:

 And this is what she looks like with a triple batch of chocolate chip cookie dough:

 And one of the best parts about making cookie dough....getting to clean the beater:) This beater is way bigger than my old one too which means twice as much cookie dough left on the beater!

Now I'm off to scoop, bake, and cool dozens of dozens of cookies for Teacher Appreciation Week!