a bit behind

It's only Monday and I am a bit behind schedule. Pretty crazy, huh? Well, lets just say that there comes a time when you gotta stop and smell the roses. Well, I stopped but it seems like chicken houses and horse droppings were the only thing around to smell - LOL

More about our weekend adventure later. Happy Monday!

focus

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Mine will be spent trying to focus. I bought a new book that I promise I will share with you next week. I hope to complete the book over the weekend so that I can give you a book review. So far it has held my attention (Chapter 1). I am not sure if it's just that the book is written well or if I have finally found the book that has all the right answers...we will see!

Oh, and talk about focus, Tommy ran the Peachtree Roadrace over the 4th. He did great! He amazes me with his endurance. I am glad that he enjoys the sport

and I wish him the best ...love ya Tommy!

Life is sweet

My mom bought the girls a cotton candy machine for Christmas last year and we decided that we would try it out the other night. Summer reminds me of cotton candy for some reason. I'm not sure if it stems back from my youth and being at the ball park, my love for theme parks or just my plain old sweet tooth. Whatever the case may be, it's still an old favorite!

The girls enjoyed watching the machine spin out the sugar mix into fluffy clouds of cotton candy. Roxanne enjoyed wrapping it around the cone.

Bryar was a bit hesitant on trying the pink stringy delight but Roxanne dug right in. After watching the rest of us enjoy our sweet pink goodness, Bryar joined in the fun!

Splish splash

We enjoyed some wet and wild fun this weekend on the slip & slide. Both of my girls along with two of their cousins enjoyed a fun afternoon of being wet. What is it about water that is so attractive? Before we knew it, the dads were joining the kids in the water and don't think that my sister-n-law and I weren't ready to splash a bit ourselves!

burger surprise

Remember those awesome cupcake pops that I made at Christmas? Well, here's another great creation from Bakerella that I used to add some fun to our 4th of July party. My version looks like a McDonalds version of a Fudruckers burger in comparison to how Bakerella's looks (she's awesome). However, I was pretty pleased with the way they turned out. After all, I have never claimed to be the best in the baking department-LOL!!

If you've got an extra couple of hours on your hands and you want to try this unique twist on the old fashion burger, check out the "how to" HERE. I opted out of the printed vellum fry holders due to the expense of the paper ($9.99). Yea, call me cheap :) However, I thought my idea to add the onion rings was kind of fun!

Happy 3rd...

and 4th! I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July. I plan on eating a greasy hamburger and maybe even a hot dog, watching beautiful fireworks light up the sky and being a proud American! I love the USA :)

squeezable goodness

My baby fever was fed yesterday when I got the chance to spend almost an entire day with baby Mia and her wonderful Mommy Lynette. Talk about a cutie, Mia is gorgeous. Her big blues, her squealy giggles, her smile....she stole my heart. Lynette is a mommy of two, a brilliant and educated woman, a voice that can sing like a song bird and a heart as big as this world. She loves her family and she's a great mommy. Thank you Lynette and Mia for coming to visit us, we had such a good time!