1/2 Birthday

This is the birthday cake that I made for Cole's 1/2 birthday party with his friends. No, he does not get 2 birthday parties in one year, but he never got one in December, so we did a summer one, and it was a lot of fun. This cake was really super easy, and it was a HUGE hit with the boys. The bonus is that Cole gets to keep the Mater toy :)

Birthday Girls

I can't believe it....they are 11! Morgan and Tori are growing up into such young ladies. Sometimes when they were younger, I wondered, would they ever have manners, help others, etc. Now they are becoming such fine young ladies, always looking to help. They especially enjoy learning about the things I do. They want to cook, clean, help plan parties, and they are learning a lot! It seems like 'yesterday' they were little 5 lb babies that I couldn't believe they were going to let us take them home to care for them ourselves! We made it through, although the first year was hard, since then it has been such a joy to have twins :)

Christmas Photo

Cole's Birthday

I am way behind, so I am looking through my pictures to post........

My Brother's Visit

I thought this forward was funny :)

(Here's the reply the teacher received the following day)




Dear Mrs. Jones,I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in. Sincerely,Mrs. Smith