Show Us Your Life - Desserts

I'm been following http://kellyskornerblog.com/ for a while now and am excited to finally have a blog and be able to participate! I usually make this yummy dessert around the holidays and it's ALWAYS a hit! Not to mention, it's super easy!

Pumpkin Layer Cake with Cream Cheese-Pecan Frosting

2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup canola oil
4 large eggs
1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin
Cream Cheese-Pecan Frosting

1. Preheat oven to 350. Coat 2 (9-inch) cake pans with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

2. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in large bowl; whisk to mix well. Set aside. Combine granulated sugar, oil and eggs in large mixing bowl; beat at low speed until well blended.

3. Gradually beat in flour mixture. At medium speed, beat in pumpkin. Spoon batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes on wire racks; remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.

4. Place one cake layer on serving plate; spread with about 3/4 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Store cake in refrigerator.

Cream Cheese-Pecan Frosting

1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 stick margarine, softened
1 (1-lb.) box powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

1. Combine cream cheese and margarine in large bowl; beat at medium speed with mixer until light and fluffy.

2. At low speed, gradually beat in powdered sugar, beating until mixture is smooth. Beat in vanilla. Stir in pecans.

Razorback weekends

I'm a little behind on my blog updates. Below are pictures from our first Hogs game in LR and the 2nd game in Fayetteville.

Part of the group in F'ville...

Jen (my sis-in-law), Tina, me, Shannon

LR game pics Watson boys, minus Uncle Jon - Matt, Hayden, Uncle Mike

This was Hayden's favorite part of the game!
Daddy and Hayden - and the sun!

Up close and personal with the players

First Ultrasound

Eventhough our first doctor's appointment isn't until 9/28, we were lucky enough to get an ultrasound last week. Everything looked great! We saw AND heard the baby's heartbeat! What a relief!

So far the two baby names Hayden has suggested are: DJ (b/c he loves wedding receptions and loves to dance to "dj" music) and Fluffy. Hmm, I wonder what our next weekend with him will bring. :)

I'm PREGNANT

I have been so fascinated with reading so many different blogs, that I feel it's finally time to join the fun! And what better time to start than now... when I can start documenting my pregnancy. Be prepared, this first post could be a long one.

Let the documenting begin....

Before I even knew I was pregnant, I was thinking of a creative way we could tell our families the exciting news. I knew I wanted to do something memorable. And oddly enough, the day before I found out I was pregnant, the idea struck me. I wanted to get t-shirts with "Team Watson" on the front and '10 (as in 2010) on the back, along with their "titles". The significance you ask? Both of us are from a very sports oriented background, not to mention, Matt's softball number is #10. So, what better way to announce our news than with a sports theme! I made all the male designs in blue and all females in pink. We also thought they could all wear their shirts to the hospital on delivery day. The below pictures are the front and back of the shirt we're giving Hayden (my 6 1/2 year old stepson) tonight! Now you get the idea of what they all look like.


We took our first test on August 27, 2009. And a second test the next day... hey, I needed to be 100% sure! So with a quick trip to Michaels, I was able to get all the t-shirts and iron on's. I printed out the designs and we made the shirts together. We told our parents and my sister on that Friday night (8/28/09). They were all sooo excited! But they were sworn to secrecy! Afterall, we still had other family members to surprise! I'm somewhat leery to scream from the mountain tops at this point, but am so thankful for such a gracious blessing. Our first doctor's appt. is Sept 28th. I will feel sooo much better when I finally get the "real" confirmation. Until then, we'll tell our closest friends and pray, pray, pray!