Edible Crayons

These squirrels like to bake.  Not just bake, but bake & DECORATE.  Emma has had her eye on a crayon cake picture for months now.  She insisted on making her own birthday cake.  I didn't complain:)  She did a great job! 

By cutting up a 9x13 cake and some ice cream cones, she made frosting and got right down to business.  She cut the cones in half and then laid them on the "trimmed" cake to create the crayon tips.  Colorful frosting takes care of it!  And it was yummy, too:)

HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY!

Asparagus Chicken, Yummmm!

I found a recipe online a couple of months ago that looked absolutely scrumptious!  Asparagus Chicken is simple, yet looks fancy enough to pass as a "special dinner" for guests or in our case, a birthday.  This was Kara's choice for her birthday dinner. 

 A folded breast of chicken with some spiced up mayo sauce, pepper jack cheese, and asparagus tucked inside.  I use 2 toothpicks to stake the chicken firmly around the goods.  Place on a pam sprayed foil covered cookie sheet.  Brush the remaining mayo sauce over the chick roll ups & sprinkle with corn flake crumbs.  Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until chicken juices run clear.  

ABSOLUTELY   YUMMERS!!

Bed Head

Sunday morning I woke up with a Miley Cyrus-"Pink" hair do.  

Check out my awesome bed head!!

"I Am 16, Going on 17..."

Let me just start by stating:  BRYNN IS SPOILED!!!  Because it's such a special birthday, Brynn chose to have her dinner with the family at Blazing Onion in Gig Harbor.  YUMMM! When we got home, the ENTIRE porch was covered with the following items:

The red flowers were from her Mia Maid 

class & leaders.  Beautiful!

The orange roses were given to her at school by a friend.

16 red roses & huge gift bag with balloons tied to it.

Inside that huge gift bag was a note saying: 

Happy Birthday Brynn!  From: Your New Friends 

(We suspect those new friends are her High School Volleyball team mates:)

Also inside that gift bag was this cute snow tiger stuffed animal and a GPS!!!!

Yes, a GPS.  Spoiled!

AND this beautiful snow globe!   

 This is what the kitchen counter looked like with all her loot from throughout the day.

I TOLD you she is SPOILED!!

 From the family, she got a bag,

 North Face Jacket

 Matching bra & panty (she's been dying for these for weeks!),

 Sandal shoes for pre-volleyball games/practice wear.

She got toe rings, gift cards, DVD, perfume and more!!

Brynn LOVES swedish fish.  So I made the number 16 out of 

them & then gave her the remaining from the bag.  

She was happy!

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY BRYNN!!