Mr. C turns TWO! ...and gets a haircut the next day

Restraining underway



C LOVES trains.
[Thanks 'GRRRrandPA' (grandma) for the cake.]

Mmmmm...

More Mmmmm!

Who DOESN'T love cake & ice cream?!?

So grown up from one day to the next.

Cute from the back too!



A Little Bit O' Christmas 2011

It was great seeing Santa!

A right, cute, jolly little boy.

A baker deluxe- did her own Christmas Tree Cake.

The big one of our Christmas trees.

Our blessings -not in disguise here :-)

All Boy / All Girl:

...and both sooo cute.

An Iron in a Bottle

What WILL they come up with next?!?  I got this stuff on a whim thinking, "Ahhh, really??" ...and Holy Ironing Board... they put an iron in a bottle and made it liquid.  A.MA.ZING!
 

Typical Weekend Morning... (of which, the pups are used to)

...before we go out & about our day, this is how we start our day on the weekend.

What are you looking at ?!?

Haven't you ever seen a toddler with food in his hair?!?

Stumbled upon Expression

When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart and you shall see that, in truth, you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Khalil Gibran

Dog Tired...

Laddy

This is a Blogger test...

...if this post, then Yahooo!!!! ... I have had Blogger issues.

Our Latest Addition:

No, it's not these two.

(We added them some 5 & 1.5 years ago... and boooooy, if you could cage them, I'd have more of these crates around the house. Okay, no I wouldn't, just kidding.  However, they both threw a fit to BE locked in it.  IT was paraphernalia for our new addition.).

They asked for it.


And here he is, the third child in our home...

Isn't he cute!?!

My Sweet Lumps...

Bah-Deee-Uh!

Bah-Deee-Uh:  a sound that comes from a certain 19 month old boy when calling for his blanket that HE just threw on the floor (from his playpen or crib) for the UMTEENTH time.

Thank Goodness he's so cute!

Whoa... check out my sis!

...actually, thinking about that further, now that it's been typed... makes me nervous about the future.



Two of my FAVORITE & EASY Recipes...

....that we have had SOOO many times in the last number of months.  My husband and I love both because they are both cool and fresh - especially when it's hot outside.  The first recipe (mousse) is one that I came up with kind of accidental like and then refined.  The second one, I found online and tweaked/added to.

Why?? are these in my "favorites" file??

Because:

1. They are YUMMY!

2. They are SO EASY.

Blueberry Mousse

• 4 C (1 lb) blueberries
• 1 large box blueberry Jello
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 -8oz tub cool whip

In a large bowl, make the Jello with 1/2 the water called for (1 c boiling & 1 c cool water instead of 4 total cups).  Then add cool whip (if it hasn't thawed, that's okay-will just take more stirring to melt).  Then add sweetened condensed milk.  Stir/mix all until smooth.  Pour into decorative glasses and leave about an inch at the top.  Divide and add blueberries.  They normally sink somewhat or you can push them down with a butter knife a bit if you want.  Chill for a couple of hours and they're ready!

My kids and husband love this. It is a hit in our home.  I'm going to do strawberries next time... just change the fruit and jello flavor, my guess is it will be just as yummy. 


























Texas Caviar

• 1 can Black Beans (drained/rinsed)
• 1 can Black Eyed Peas (drained)
• 1 can whole kernel Corn (drained)
• 1 can Mild Rotel
• 1 can 'Mexican Cilantro & Lime' Rotel
• 1 can mushrooms stems/pieces (drained)
• 4 oz (1/2 C) Zesty Italian Dressing

(Not my pic, but looks similar)



Mix all thoroughly and ... there you have it!  If you're not a mushroom fan, leave it out.  It's something that I added after 'playing around' with this recipe.  And/or you can do different Rotel flavors to your liking too.

On a chip, cracker, over chips or crackers OR BY ITSELF, this stuff is great!  I must say, by itself is how this is how been eaten quite frequently in our home.  Hey, this is cool zesty eating that is not 'bad' for you.  We absolutely LOVE it.

Hope someone out there in the land of Internet abyss tries and enjoys!