Is there anything better than sleeping in on a Saturday morning, waking up with a house full of family, your beautiful niece, and sitting around the table eating breakfast together?  Not much!  We've got family in town visiting and it's been so nice to finally have a house of our own for them to stay.  I of course saw an opportunity to try out a new recipe I've been dying to make, pumpkin cream cheese by Pinch My Salt.  For breakfast this morning it was pumpkin bagels, pumpkin cream cheese, turkey bacon, fruit, and of course coffee.  The cream cheese was a hit and was very simple to make.  I managed to pull it together by 8am after a long work week and before my first cup of coffee...success!!!  if your looking for some fun food ideas check out their blog, click here.

Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Spread by Pinch My Salt

4 oz. cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/4 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. In a small bowl, beat softened cream cheese, sugar, and syrup til creamy.
2. Add pumpkin, spices and vanilla and beat til smooth.
3. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
4. Enjoy!

I hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing Labor Day weekekend. Here are a couple of fun breakfast ideas that are pretty simple, enjoy!

Flag Toast inspired by Emily Henson.  The receipe can be found here by Taste and Tell.

Star shaped french toast by Sweet Paul.

Colored milk ice cubes by A Subtle Revelry.
Note* Try in Red & Blue, also you could use colored sugar to dip glass rim in!

Fruit kabob flag by The Kitchn.

Red, White, & Blue pancakes by I am Baker.

Firecracker bundt cake by Cooking with Sugar.
Ok so maybe not technically breakfast but it's a holiday, right!

Yogurt berry parfait by Jeanette's Healthy Living.