Ethan's Quote of the Week

Nathan comes home from lifting weights everyday and Ethan wants to see his Muscles.
The other day Ethan came upstairs and picked up 2 five lb weights - then he showed me his muscles and said, "Mom, look at these Hot Babies!".....

Baking lessons anyone?


After the past few days of my baking disasters, I have decided I am just not a baker.

Started with the ginger bread house I tried to make for the kids to decorate- and it fell apart. After 3 hours of trying to get it to stay, I gave up. Then I tried to bake my first 3 layered cake for my friends the other night. I got the recipe from my sister and when she makes it, it is delicious. Well leave it to me to over cook the cake. I put it together,added the icing and strawberries and it looked so pretty, but it was so dry you could not eat it... And let's end with the sugar cookies I tried to make this afternoon with the kids. I added all the ingredients and I mixed and mixed and mixed and it was not turning to dough. I went back and read the instructions 3 times to make sure I did not miss something. Then I called my neighbor that is the best cook and makes wonderful desserts! She came over b/c she felt sorry for me and immediately saw that I need to stop stirring with the spoon and stick my hands in the bowl and roll it into a ball to make it turn into dough...

My poor kids- when I told Laura I was not the best Baker, Ava spoke up and said, "your right mommy but you are a great cooker."

So I need Baking lessons if anyone is giving them!

i need a vacation from my vacation


i really believe Cullen is trying to give me an aneurysm. I am 32 and I feel 52.
I tried to go on a relaxing vacation-- ha, ha what was I thinking.
There was never a dull moment with Cullen or quiet one
here is how my vacation went in the Bahamas.....



  • Cullen had major breakdowns on the airplane- so major the airline stewardess came to get him
  • Cullen gets sick the first day we were there
  • Naps... what naps?
  • sleep... what sleep?
  • screaming, crying and more screaming, crying
  • eating stuff off the floor
  • trying to play with the outlets that had no covers in the hotel room
  • licking shoes
  • destroying everything he sees


so between no sleep, being sick and all the breakdowns Cullen had, I have decided he is not allowed to go on anymore family vacations until he is at least 13.