Champagne & Redbull Jello Shots

The last time I whipped up some fancy champagne jello shots was for my seester's bachelorette party a loooooong time ago. Fast forward 5 years and I am too old to hang like I used to. So for May's bachelorette party I added in a splash of redbull for the old folks. Big hit! 

Champagne + Redbull Jello Shots

Adapted from Champagne Jello Shots recipe

Ingredients

2 cans Redbull

1 cup champagne

2 packets of Knox Gelatine

12 2 oz. clear plastic shot glasses (find them here)

Instructions

1. Over medium heat pour 1 cup of Redbull into a sauce pan. Sprinkle 1½ gelatine packets on top and let it sit for a few minutes.

2. Increase heat to medium-high and whisk the gelatin and Redbull until simmering. Slowly add in 1 cup cold champagne to the mixture.

3. Set aside about ¾ cup of jello mixture for creating the foam top. Refrigerate overnight.

4. Carefully fill your shot glasses half way with the jello mixture and refrigerate overnight or for a few hours.

5. Before serving, whip (with a high speed mixer) your ¾ cup of leftover jello until it becomes  fluffy and resembles foam. Spoon "foam" on top and serve.

Yields about 12 jello shots. I highly recommend doubling the recipe!

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I love how complicated these look yet they are so incredibly easy to make!

Thomas Dean {8 Months}

We officially have two very mobile tots on our hands. Life has never been more stressful and more fun at the same time!

 

And just when I thought Caroline and Thomas couldn't possibly love each other any more...

 

And a few of my favorite videos this month:

 And some of my favorite daycare pictures this month:

Eight Month Highlights:

• 16.5 pounds
• Recovering from first stomach bug
• Treating his third double ear infection 
• Size 3 diapers and 9 months clothing
• At the beginning of the month we found Thomas sitting up in his crib. It totally surprised us. And then for the next few weeks he would wake up, sit himself up and cry for us until we'd come in and lay him back down. Thankfully that was short lived and he's now moved on to...
• CRAWLING everywhere! If we walk out of a room he's in he will chase after us. He is unstoppable. He really loves the Bella Tunno Happy Knees so he can move quickly across the hardwoods too!
• Obsessed with clapping and bopping his head back and forth. It is seriously the cutest thing I've ever seen.
• Loves music. 
• Taking 4 bottles a day. Sometimes he'll drink them all and sometimes he boycotts them. He definitely prefers food. He also loves his sippy cups and drinks from them so well! This took his sister months to master but he picked it up so quickly from watching her.
• Speaking of food, he is eating the full school menu now. He loves everything from spaghetti to tacos. But will seriously crush some eggs and mandarin oranges.
• Loves bath time with sissy.
• Loves Charlie the most out of all of us.
• Taking MAM pacis for naps and bedtime.
• Has the driest skin and the cold weather makes his cheeks so chapped!
• Lost one contact this month and we tweaked his prescription so he has new lenses now and can see better. His eyes are crossing so much less with the new power.  

Eight month favorites: Bella Tunno Happy Knees / Wonder Bibs / Hide N Squeak Eggs / Sit-to-Stand Walker / Aquaphor (for dry cheeks) / Ear thermometer / Fisher-Price Lights Piano / Sippy Cup / Plum Organics Puffs / Baby Einstein Tag Along Tunes / Mustela PhysiObebe No Rinse Cleanser / Dohm Sound Machine / MAM pacifiers / Motrin / Bella Tunno Pacifier Clips / Hope Frog / Nose Frida / Boogie Mist Saline Spray

Thomas & Caroline at 8 months

 

Dyeing Easter Eggs with the Kiddos

Last weekend we had the very best and very worst idea to dye Easter eggs with the kiddos. Caroline was really into it and loved watching the eggs change colors, dipping the whisks into the water and decorating the colored eggs with Sophia stickers. Meanwhile, Thomas was more interested in grabbing the cups of colored water and proudly pouring them on himself and then giggling.

As mom and I were setting up the egg decorating station these two were hugging it out, per usual. They crack me up. And I'm obsessed with their matchy Easter jammies I won from an Instagram giveaway at Christmas!

 

 

Dropping the tablets into the cups!

Using a wire whisk was a game changer for dying eggs with a toddler. So much easier than balancing an egg on a spoon and having it fall inside the mug and cracking. However, Caroline was an aggressive whisker so I'm not sure the eggs sustained any less injuries this method. It was cleaner though.

Moments before the orange cup casualty. Ahem, Thomas.

Such a fun morning of egg decorating!