6 Wonderful Years

Our wedding day: July 19, 2003

Donald and I have been blessed with 6 wonderful years of being Mr. & Mrs...here's looking forward to 60 more!

Zzzzz..could it be?

Sebastian has slept through the night 2 nights in a row...could it be that my baby is growing up too quickly?!

Coco loves Fievel!

Anyone remember the long lost movie, "An American Tail?" Well, Coco has such a love for this movie we've been watching it for MONTHS. As is the case with toddlers, they learn by observation and then they copy. Today began her reinactment stage of this movie. She pulled this hat out of her closet today and started calling herself Fievel. She wore it nearly all day and even had it on when she went to bed. If you hear her say, "he wants his Papa" or "find his family," she isn't lost - she's quoting her beloved Fievel!

P.S. I have to give her credit for picking up the obvious similarities in the hats. Maybe our "same or different" games are paying off after all.

Hostess Cupcake Cake

I can't remember who all wanted this recipe, so I'm hoping that putting it on our blog will take care of most everyone. This is Donald's grandmother's recipe and it is sooo yummy. It really does taste like a giant Hostess Cupcake!

1 pkg. devil's food cake mix

8 oz. cool whip

8 oz. cream cheese

2 cups powdered sugar

1 can chocolate frosting

Bake cake in two round layers. Mix cool whip, cream cheese and powdered sugar. Spread between layers. Heat frosting in microwave for 15 seconds. Spread over cake. To make it look really authentic, use white frosting to make the swirls on top. Refrigerate before and after serving.

Enjoy!

Look who's smiling now!

Sebastian is 10 weeks old and has discovered (and mastered) a beautiful toothless grin!

Just curious...

I am just curious to see if any of you have a favorite Michael Jackson song. Mine & Donald's fave is Dirty Diana. (If your speakers are on you should be hearing it now.) Anyone else brave enough to admit they like his music? Crazy or not, we lost a musical legend.

P.S.
A little bit of Donald Parr trivia: he is a Michael Jackson music buff!

frogs poop?

If you think hard enough, the old adage is probably true about learning something new every day. Today was no exception and what I learned is easy to remember and impossible to forget.

FROGS POOP!

Ugh!

Anyone who knows me, knows I am NOT, nor do I pretend to be, a wildlife kinda girl. So you can imagine my dismay to learn that the odd tubular-shaped, insect filled "things" we've been finding on our back patio are actually frog poop. I am seriously grossed out; almost as much as I was when I learned about roach droppings. (That discovery is another story worth saving for another time. I wouldn't want to infringe on the frog's spotlight.) Donald caught a frog "in action" tonight and solved the mystery just before I made a fool of myself carrying frog poop to the Extension Office asking for help!

I share this with the world for 3 reasons:

1. To equally gross you out and make your skin crawl along with mine

2. To find out if anyone else knew frogs pooped?

3. Most importantly, to ask if anyone knows how to get rid of our pesky amphibian friends?!?!

P.S.

I must confess that it is so hard to resist my sick and twisted sense of humor's instinct to post a picture of the poop. Lucky for you, and your appetite, my better judgment prevailed.