2 Down...A few more to go.

Motivated by the reward of earning ice cream for her and her siblings Grace bravely let me help her pull her second loose tooth. Way to go Gracie!

Jeremy's Birthday

We celebrated Jeremy's birthday with a nice homemade meal complete with ham, homemade bread, cheesey potatoes, and fruit salad. For dessert we went simple and iced a pan of brownies.

Then on Saturday our friends kept the kids so we could go out on a date night. It was so nice to have a quiet meal downtown at The Brick Oven. Afterward we went to sit and chat by the river. I love living along the river its such a nice view. Then we headed back to pick up our kids and share an ice cream cake I had made for the occasion. It was a simple birthday this year, but a good one.

My husband's love language is words of affirmation. So, in our spirit of buying used gifts this year I took this list entitled "7 Qualities of a Good Husband" and remade it just for you.

7 Qualities of A Good Hubbie

7- Handy: I think you might actually finally be convinced at this point in our marriage that I believe and love the fact that you are handy. :)

6-Provision Oriented: Since you are the sole provider for our family I think you're an ace on this one.

5-Humility: In the past few years you have shown me your strength through your humility. I am so proud of you!

4-Adaptibility: Our life is pretty much listed in the dictionary under unpredictable. You have always been great at adapting and making the most out of the blessings God brings. I think you might even be rubbing off on me.

3-Sensitivity: I love when I read a book about how men are "cave" men and completely insensitive by nature and I keep thinking...my husband doesn't do that.

2-Faithfulness/Loyalty: I am a fiercly loyal person and so I could marry nothing less. You always believe in me and are my best cheerleader.

1-Good Listener: You are my very best friend and a great listener (as long as the TV isn't on ;)

Happy Birthday!

Titus' Truck Party

I decided in honor of Titus moving to his own room that was going to have a vintage truck theme that he would have a truck cake for his birthday. After searching the internet I found very little inspiration/instructions on how to make one. So, after talking to Kristina I decided to make it up as I went. She suggested I use a loaf pan for the body of the truck This was a great idea. Here is what the cake looked like after I carved and stuck the pieces of cake together.

Here it is with some icing before the fondant.
Here is the finished product. I used items from my candy jar/pantry to make the different parts of the truck.
Grace thought the truck looked like Mater and thought it needed eyes, so we added two chocolate brown M & M's. Looking back at the pictures she was right, this added so much personality and fun to the cake.


My parents hosted Titus' party for us so my grandparents could attend. My mom was in charge of the ice cream for the party and planned a fun activity. We made our own homemade ice cream in a bag. The kids loved it!




Titus was a great opener this year.
Pulling out the tissue and saying "Roar!"
Eating the icecream, it was super yummy!

Opening a truck from Papa & Gramy for his new room.
Titus was an expert at blowing out his candles. He would have them blown out before you could even get them both lit!


I really loved making Titus' cake and celebrating my little man who loves trucks, tractors, and all things with wheels!