favorite quote:

'Whatever we get soon seems a natural right, not a gift. And we forget the Giver. Then our gaze shifts from what we have been given to what we don't have yet'...unknown

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Cake Boss

Why is it that men get better looking with age but as women we just...look older? Danny is the ripe old age of 32 this year-where does the time go? We kept it pretty low key this year since we are headed to Disneyland soon. So in an effort to be frugal I had the kids each pick 2 things from the dollar store to give their dad. They came up with some 'unique' ideas...

*Averee picked out a back scratcher & a lint brush

*Adelyn picked out beef jerky and a clip-on light

*Owen picked out hand sanitizer & a pedometer

Now the best part- he made his own birthday cake! For days I kept asking what kind of cake he wanted & he wouldn't really say. Meanwhile we have been loving the show 'Cake Boss', if you have never seen it you should really check it out. They make awesome cakes & deal with some hilarious family drama at the same time. Anyway- Danny decides to get all creative & make his own cake. He did a red velvet cake with strawberry filling, vanilla frosting & white chocolate chips on top. It was SO yummy! I was seriously impressed :0) But I did feel a little bad that he made his own cake-oh well, he seemed to enjoy being the Cake Boss for a day!

Happy Birthday Hot Stuff! We love you so much!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

All over the place!

Reese is all over the place! Now that she has mastered crawling, we can't slow her down! When she is crawling she usually has something in at least one of her hands-sometimes both. She is such a busy body :0) She is such a happy, smiley baby. She has brought so much love & laughter to our family. We love our little rug rat!