spoon me

um, excuse me but is anyone else in Love with these??

i am. i am.

the end.

birthday boy, birthday girl, birthday boy....

 this is my boy and his darling cousin, Taryn. since they practically share a birthday, it's always fun to share a party. bowling and Red Robin. how great of a party is that??

baby jack.

 bowling alley. aren't you glad i clarified that for you?

since we were celebrating birthdays anyway, we threw in an extra sundae and a little singing for our dear cousin, Isaiah although he celebrated his big day back in April. i love the way his daddy is sweetly looking up at him.

our max-11 years old.

this is one incredible kid.

we love you bud...so glad you're part of our family!!!

these are my people.



random rambling...

i love coffee table books. i love Pottery Barn. i love coffee table books that feature Pottery Barn.

why is it that they don't make a coffee table book featuring Tj maxx, Ross, Home Goods or Target??

cuz if they did, i'd buy those.

this is my babe. my babe has more testosterone than most third grade boys.
and probably more than both of my other boys combined.
not a bad thing.
just...well..he's oozing with it.
he's full of it.
and i love him for it.

my friend, Wendi took this picture. i'm not bragging but that was a really good cake.

(and if i hear one word about my double chin, i'll have to smack ya.)

since i'm nice i'm going to share the recipe with you.

trust me, you'll make it and you'll be glad you did.

super easy.

super yummy.

super fattening.

Gram's Best Brown Sugar Cake

what you'll need:

1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

1 pkg. (3.4 oz) Jell-o vanilla flavor instant pudding

4 eggs

2/3 c. sour cream

2/3 c. water

1/2 c.oil

1 c. packed brown sugar

1 c. pecans (i don't put them in but hey, you might like gross things so go for it!)

2 tsp. powdered sugar (now this i like so i use 4, not 2.)

make it already:

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Beat first 6 ingredients with mixer for 3 min. (or until blended). Add brown sugar and your nasty pecans now.

Pour into greased, 12-cup fluted pan (that's fancy talk for a Bundt pan)

Bake for 1 hour.

Cool cake for 15 min.

Loosen cake from side of the pan; invert  onto wire rack. Remove pan; cool cake completely.

Sprinkle with a Pile (or 4 tsp.) of xxx (powdered, not x-rated. duh.) sugar.

Special extra: Sprinkle pan with combined 2 Tbsp., sugar and 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon after spraying with cooking spray. than fill with batter and bake as directed. trust me...don't skip this step. you'll be sorry. then again,if you skip it, you won't know what you're missing out on so it really doensnt' matter if you do or don't.

geez, just add it already. cinnamon and sugar...there's no harm in that.

this is my stud of a brother, playing football with a million (um, or 8) chillin's at Whidbey. love this.

look at that form.

bai, you rock.

tim's brilliant idea to take his dog so no, i don't feel sorry for him.

bo lost his knife.

tim's idea of a 'search and rescue'.

fortunately, the knife was found.

inside, on the counter.

well, at least they learned teamwork.

pancakes and little hands. love that combo.

my bai.

awww.

what more is there to say?

on a mission.

Great action shot. zoom in on Eli's face. love.

a picture of loveliness.

what happens when it's 40 degrees and raining?
you play Monopoly. right? right.

have you ever seen such a beautiful red head?

nope, i didn't think so.