"Under the Sea" Cake

I think that I AM going to make those "pup" cakes for Caroline's class. (remember . . . I can't keep anything simple) I already bought most of the ingredients today. Looking back at those photos of the cupcakes, I came across the picture of the cake I made for Caroline's 5th birthday. She was having an "under the sea" theme. Since nothing happened today that was blogworthy, I decided to post this. . .

The "sand" is brown sugar. :)

"Pup" Cakes

One of my friends wanted to see a picture of these cupcakes I made for Caroline's birthday last summer, so I thought I would go ahead and put them on the blog. This week is Caroline's "All About Me" week at school, so I might make them for her class. . . we'll see. :) Oh, and everyone always asks me what the ears are made out of. . . they are Tootsie Rolls that have been heated and then flattened.

Favorites on Fridays . . . Like Oprah's "O" List, But Not Really

Favorite Candle : Cinnabon Scented Candle

This is a great candle! It smells so wonderful. It will seriously fill your whole house with the delicious smell of Cinnabons in minutes. Oh, and you don't have to go to Target to buy it. . . they have it at WalMart! :)

A Very Happy Friday

Today, Caroline went to Build-a-Bear with her kindergarten class. Instead of keeping the bears, the children will be giving them to underprivileged students in the area. What a great idea! After the field trip, Caroline had lunch with her good friend Emma at McDonald's. Then Emma came home with us for a play date.

Luke joined in on the fun. :)

Then we played, played, played out in the nearly 70 degree weather until it was almost dark! Spring Fever!!!!

Guess How Much I Love You

The other day I heard that Luke and Caroline were arguing about something. When I went to go hear what it was about, I was delightfully surprised. They were "arguing" about who loved the other more. Luke would say, "I love you this much!", holding out his arms as far as they could reach. And Caroline would say, "I love you this much!", reaching high above his head. Then Luke would say, "I love you to the ceiling!" And Caroline would retort, "I love you to space!" This went on for quite some time and it ended very happily with a nice warm hug and my heart melting all over the floor.
Luke obviously got his "I love you this much" idea from this wonderful book. We just started reading it to him again after it had been forgotten for quite some time. It is so cute to hear just how much he loves us.

In the book, little Nutbrown Hare keeps telling Big Nutbrown Hare how much he loves him and Big Nutbrown Hare always comes back with a reply of how he loves him more. ("I love you to the moon." . . . "I love you to the moon . . . and back.") Every time I read it to Luke, I think about how that is the way it is with God. No matter how much we love Him, He loves us more. That comforts me.

Little Caleb

Today, we got to watch Caleb while Diane went to get her hair cut. What a little cutie! He had so much fun playing with the kids' toys in the basement.The weather was nice enough to spend some time outside before nap time.
We're thankful for Caleb . . . what a blessing he is!

Happy Square Root Day!

Tonight, one of my tutoring girls sat down and said "Happy Square Root Day!" (3/3/09) She informed me that we won't have another until 4/4/16. I hadn't thought of that . . . I love it when the kids I tutor actually teach me something. :) Anyway, this is how we spent our square root day. . .

. . .Luke and I did laundry most of the morning, so I rewarded him with a full hour of playing baseball outside and "driving a car around the yard pretending we are stopping at different stores". I love playing with him. He is so creative.

. . .Caroline went home with her good friend, Alie, after Kindergarten and played with puppies. Her favorite thing to do! (this picture was taken two Christmases ago)

. . .and Jake was happily greeted by his good next door neighbor/friend waiting for him in our driveway after to school to shoot some hoops.