The Elmo Cake

If you are on facebook (and I'm pretty sure that anyone reading my blog...all 3 or 4 of you....are on facebook too!) then you saw my comment about the Elmo cake. The gist of it was that if I ever talk about making an Elmo cake again, remind me to just go to Publix. Anyhow, here it is! A $13 Elmo cake pan and 3 batches of icing later! The 3 batches of icing is because I made 1 batch and did the eyes, nose, and mouth. Then I tried to make red. I ended up with a really bright hot pink. So I tried again, and ended up with an orange-ish-brown. Not pretty. So I tried again and ended up with a weird shade of purple. And this is all using $14 Wilton food coloring, not just cheap Betty Crocker stuff. My mom, who used to cater weddings, told me that the only way I'd get a true red is to use a powder that they sell at cake stores (when was the last time you saw a cake store?). There is only ONE that I know of, and it's in Tucker, and my dad was so sweet to go yesterday and buy some for me, which they brought over this morning an hour before the party so we could finish Elmo! So as I said, next time I get this idea, tell me to call Publix!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Molly!!!!

October 27

Back to Life, back to reality...

Do you remember that song? That is what I keep thinking about as I sit here, back to normal life. We had a wonderful week at the beach! We were in a beautiful house that sat right on the beach. Every window you looked out of had an amazing ocean view. The only thing between us and the ocean was the heated pool......sigh. What a life! Last year at the beach, Molly was hard to keep out of the ocean. Since she has grown up some now and is scared of her own shadow, I figured there was no WAY she would really be into the beach. WRONG! Scotty took her down the day we got there to see the water, only to return about 10 minutes later because she had literally just run straight into the water (in her clothes!)! She LOVED it! Couldn't get enough, as evidenced by this picture....

The water was freezing, but she didn't care! Meanwhile, Jack did a lot of this....

He was the BEST baby ever!

Last year on this trip, Molly started really walking. This year, Jack started really sleeping though the night!! He had been doing 8 hours, but he went to 12, sleeping from 7:30-7:30! Yea!!!! And I loved getting up to feed him in the morning, because I got to sit in a chair in the main room and watch this...

I'm usually ready to come home after a week away, but not this year! It was really hard to come home! Here are a few more pics, just for fun...

Molly in the pool
Emily and Evie, too cute!

Tyler and Kari with baby Ty

Sweet Ella with baby Ty

Dad with Scotty and Jack

Mom and Dad with all the grandkids...yes, Molly is screaming bloody murder!!!

Leaving for the beach!

We are going on our annual family trip to Hilton head tomorrow morning! Yea!!! Every year we go with my parents and brother's family to celebrate my mom's birthday. This year we are man-to-man.....6 adults and 6 kids! I can not wait to get there and enjoy that ocean view! I'm sure I'll have plenty of cute beach pics to update with when we get back. Have a good week!

And the gift goes on...

Molly woke up a few days ago from her nap with a 103 fever, out of nowhere! I ended up taking her to the doctor, and she had a double ear infection. That night, she woke up throwing up with 104.1 fever...I was freaking out! Luckily, the antibiotic worked quickly and she is back to normal now. Then a day or so after that, Scotty started to not feel well. Very congested, achy, tired, no appetite. Who knows! But now he feels better. So today I wake up feeling achy and chilled, with a vicious headache. Thought I just slept weird, but now I have 101.4 fever! So apparently, the gift is going on....please Lord, protect my sweet Jack! He just had his shots today. I have never seen him cry so hard!! Ugh! But my big guy did great, and he is indeed a big guy.....8 weeks old and 15 pounds, 8 ounces!!!! He has gained 7 pounds in 8 weeks! He is also 24 1/2 inches long....grew almost 3 inches! I love it! Feels good to know your baby is thriving.
Anyone else not feeling well? How long did it take to go away for you? I hate a fever....

Monkey see, monkey do

I keep my breast pump on the floor in Jack's room. The tubing is attached, but the bottles and "horns" are not. So I go in to get him up this morning and while I am changing his diaper, I turn around to find Molly on the floor with her shirt pulled up, "pumping" with the tube stuck in her bellybutton! She cracks me up! Had to share!