Mother's Day Festivities

Woke up to this on my backyard and got washed out minutes later by the rain. The greatest eco-friendly greeting card ever!

Where does the Easter Bunny come from?

According to Treyton, Springland. You must hop the Earth in circles 50 times around it until you get to the top of the pole , and that's how you get to Springland.

Before bed, he had a message to the Easter bunny to go easy on him on the hiding, especially the golden egg because he's just a five year old.

Treyton is TERRIBLE at scavenger hunt! We eventually had to do the hot and cold thing. "You're hotter, now cold, really cold, GO BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE!"

Happy Easter folks! Be sure you brush your teeth before bed tonight.

After a cloudy depressing Saturday yesterday, the sun was shining today. Lovely!

Hey Peeps!

I made a a chocolate wreath last Christmas because I really like the chow mein chocolate combo. So I thought to myself I bet I could make nests with these. So I did. This was so easy to make, a bit messy and greasy but I think it's worth it.

Melt 3 tbs unsalted butter on low heat, drop 3 cups of mini marshmallows, once all melted, drop 1/2 tsp vanilla, then mix 4 cups of dry chow Leon noodles. Grease your hands liberaly with shortening and start molding. I use bottom side of greased muffin pans. Once cooled, fill 'em up with small egg shaped candies and top them with peeps.

Deck The Basement

The basement is where the magic happens during this time of year. This year, we painted the dark and textured wood panels white. This was not the original paint color, we had baby bluish tone and hated it. The first couple of years of living in this first purchased house, the basement was nothing but a place to do your laundry. As we made little improvements here and there, the basement is now a family room where we watch movies and play games.

The bar on the corner is our next project. We plan to turn it into a tiki hut. Once that's completed (I'm hopeful it'll be next Summer) you damn right we're going to throw a Hawaiian party there.

Every year Jeff is in charge to decorate the basement and put the tree up. Treyton and I are in charge of putting the ornaments up. As for many kids, Treyton absolutely LOVES putting up ornaments.

Here are some snap shots I took of our decked out basement. Enjoy and hope your Christmas is Merry!

Here's the newly purchased star. Yes, we're a star folks, not an angel folk

Happy Father's Day

In this world full of hurt and pain,
I need someone who would help me through the rain.
To comfort me when Im sad,

Doing everything just to make me glad.

In this world I need a Brave Knight,
Who would never give up any fight.
A knight who would dry away my tears,
Telling me to overcome my fears.

A knight who loves me for who I am inside,
With him there's nothing more I need to hide.
A person who will still be standing strong,
Eventhough everything has gone wrong.

I need someone who is willing to give me more,
Someone I can call my Knight In Shining Armor.

I love you Jeffrey, will all my heart
Happy Father's Day

Treyton and Jeff during our camping trip to Grand Marais. Treyton was 2 years old at that time

Treyton playing with Grandpa Mike