popcorn please.....

This is what happend when you leave a toddler and a bag of popcorn alone for say, ummmm......1 minute!!!

Spring...it that you?

What a wonderful weekend, I just love the "taste" of what's to come....SPRING TIME! My kids crave the outdoors, as do Ryan and I. We love working in the yard, love to plant, prune and garden. We are all counting down to warm days......not really knowing when the countdown will end. It has stay warm outside sometime, right?!

These boots are made for walking

My son has an obsession with shoes.....these are quite classy, don't ya think?!

V-day

My 3 little Valentines!

Under Construction

Well, since I am a Graphic and Web Designer I am using my "free time", ha, to do some of my own art on my blog. This may be a slow process, but I guess we all will see!

I LOVE this kinda snow........lots of soft, fluffy, white stuff in the morning and gone by the afternoon! This is Lathan's first "real" snow! Emma Grace is still recovering from her tonsils and adenoids being removed a few days ago, so her time outdoors was short and sweet. What a wonderful snow day!

18 Months Old

Lathan turned 18 months on the 14th of January. He had his check-up last week....

27 1/2 lbs 75%

34 inches long 95%

51 cm head....off the charts, thanks to daddy

He got lots of shots (so did Emma Grace, getting ready for kindergarten....it was lots of fun....hence the sarcasm). He checked out very well!

Lathan, what a big boy you are! You are such a climber, if you can get on top of it, you will. You love balls, you love to kick them.....well you love to kick anything and for that matter throw anything. I don't remember the girls ever doing this....guess it's a boy thing. You love to play outside, color, run, scream, dance, play with cars, put on every ones shoes, Elmo, Barney, play with your sisters, wrestle with daddy, cuddle with mommy, read books.....you will do this for hours.You still take a 2 hour nap and sleep about 12-14 hours a night.

You are a VERY picky eater, only eating fruit, yogurt, cereal and hot dogs....but some days you refuse even those few items.

You can say lots of words, mama, Dada, graaaama, Daisy (our cat), doggie, kitty, cow, ouh-ohhh, owwwchhh, ease (please), ank ou (thank you), open, more...and others. You love to sing your ABC's, Barney theme song and even hum along with several songs on the radio.

You are a very good dancer....you must get your rhythm from your daddy, if we put Bob Marley on, you just break it down!

You are just perfect Lathan Thomas and I couldn't imagine life without you. Can't believe how fast you are growing. We love you!

Lucky Girl

This is what I walked into last night after class.....

candles, a bottle of wine, a card, some RED nail polish (Ryan new I needed some new, he remembers funny things like that) and a Red Box movie.

I was so SHOCKED because I new we were gonna have "date night" at home, but I thought , a movie and maybe popcorn.

The girls were still awake in their beds and Kiley called me in and asked me if I saw what Daddy did, I told her "Yes, I did! I am so lucky, make sure your husbands treats you girls, the way Daddy treats me".....I am one Lucky Girl!

More Yummy Stuff

Black Bean Salsa

This is so yummy! I just made it for the teacher's meeting at Kiley's School and I had to make extra for me!

12 15 ounce cans of black bean, drained and rinsed

1 package of frozen corn thawed

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 small onion, chopped

1 lime, all the juice you can get

1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar

salt and pepper to taste



Combined all ingredients in a bowl, cover and refrigerate over night. Serve with tortilla chips!

So Yummy...the best cake ever

Gooey Butter Cake

Cake:
1 box of yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons of melted butter

Filling:

1 8 ounce package of soften cream cheese
2 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
8 tablespoons of melted butter
1 16 ounce box of powered sugar

Combine all cake ingredients and pat into a 9 x 13 greased baking dish.
In a large bowl , beat cream cheese until smooth, add eggs, vanilla and butter and beat together.
Next, add powered sugar and mix well. Pour over the cake batter and cook in a 350 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes.

BEST CAKE EVER!!!! Anything with this much butter has to be good.....