Homework, Cupcakes and a Daredevil

Blake had homework for school, to color the folder like his house and pictures of his likes and family inside. Ah I LOVE creative projects we may have gone a little overboard, we used lots of glitter.

I also made some Back to School Cupcakes to get Blake in the mood and brought some in for his teachers (Yes we want to be Teachers Pet)

I found this idea online. The cupcakes are funfetti and I used pretzel M&Ms instead of regular for the apples, because they are round with a green sprinkle for the stem. The chalk is a Good n Plenty and the chalkboard is a chocolate covered graham cracker.

This little Boy is crazy standing on everything.

If you are like us and have to read Goodnight Moon regularly, here's a twist Kevin came up with..

We read it in the dark having Blake point out the things in the great green room with a flashlight. He Loves it.

Healthy Summer Meals

I am not one to diet, I 'd rather run it off but lately I have a few light summery favorites that classify as "diet food" including this ...

Kevin and I eat these salads a few times a week, they taste like you're eating something really bad for you like Taco Bell tacos. But the calories are right on the front and you get cheese, tortilla chips, corn, and taco chicken meat with Southwest dressing, so good. The best part is I have energy after instead of feeling like I need a nap.

We found this Peach Salmon recipe gem last summer and now its a summertime staple.
The rice is a publix recipe with whole grain rice, vegggies, garlic, and a little cheese.

These are Summery, but not healthy. Chocolate Butterfly Cupcakes with buttercream frosting and chocolate butterflies.

Happy 4th of July!

We were supposed to do our usual beach day and BBQ at my parents house but the weather for the first time ever on fourth of July was rainy and cloudy so we ended up having a chill day at home. I spent the morning baking in case it cleared up, Kevin was helping me and complaining about turning in his man card, whatever aren't the best bakers male? Hello - Cake Boss. I made pie pops for the first time, cherry and apple with little decorative flowers, they were so good. I also made cake pops, flag sugar cookies, flag cake with cream cheese frosting and chocolate firecraker cupcakes with buttercream frosting and a cherry on top. We ordered Pinchers wings and fries for lunch, so good and so bad for you, played with the puppy and watched the movie Moon (Kev's pick, weird movie where the guy doesn't know he's a clone) while the boys napped.

Then at 8pm we headed over to my parents for fireworks and smores. Shawn was past out at 8:30 in the carrier, fireworks didn't even wake him and blake was sleepy too curled up in a lwn chair with his blankie, they are scheduled big time to the 8:00pm bedtime. It was a nice night not too hot and Chris and Bill only almost killed us with fireworks 3 times.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

FOR FATHER'S DAY WE WENT TO MY PARENTS FOR A BEACH DAY WHICH WAS GREAT UNTIL BLACK CLOUDS STARTED TO ROLL IN AROUND 3PM. IT LOOKED LIKE A SCENE FROM TWISTER AND RIGHT AS WE WERE ALL DISCUSSING WHETHER IT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO RAIN OR NOT THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW HURRICANE WEATHER STARTS; OUR HUGE ISLAND FLOAT IS DOWN AT THE PUBLIC BEACH BLOWING AWAY ANCHOR AND ALL AND THE SUN TENT IS LIFTING OF THE GROUND, EVERYONE SCRAMMBLED TO GET ALL THE KIDS AND BEACH STUFF AND RAN INSIDE .

SO WE ALL WENT IN AND GOT READY FOR DINNER WHICH WAS PRIME RIB, TURKEY, GREEN BEANS, BAKED POTATOES AND I MADE 5 PIES FOR DESSERT, PEACH, CHERRY, APPLE, AND 2 COCONUT CREAM (MY 1ST TIME FOR THE COCONUT AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE AMAZING). FOR GIFTS I GAVE THE DADS AUNTIE ANNE'S RECIPE PRETZELS, SO GOOD. I SHOULD HAVE MADE MYSELF A BATCH BECAUSE THEY ATE THEM RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. BLAKE KEPT HIMSELF BUSY INSIDE BY TAKING PICTURES. IT'S HIS NEW OBSESSION HE GOT THE CAMERA FOR EASTER AND HAS JUST NOW REALLY FIGURED IT OUT. HE SNAPS SHOTS OF EVERYTHING INCLUDING ME BREASTFEEDING, CHANGING SHAWN'S DIAPER, THE DOGS, LAMPS , TV, NOTHINGS OFF LIMITS.

THE LATTICE PIE TOOL IS SO AMAZING, LOOK HOW PRETTY THE CRUST TURNS OUT.