Our little man is starting to be not so little anymore! He’s had quite the growth spurt and now weighs in at 16lbs 8oz and is 27in tall. He had his first taste of big kid food while we were on vacation, but I’m thinking it’ll be a couple more months before that becomes a regular thing. He’s a nursing champion and I absolutely love cuddling with him. He has got a GREAT laugh! And his favorite game is “how many fingers can I fit in my mouth”. I love this guys so much. ♥
Those of you who are familiar with the video game Portal will probably recognize this month’s mini cake! I had purchased some rhubarb last week, so of course I had to make a cake. (And not just any cake, THIS cake.) The inside is classic yellow butter cake with strawberries and rhubarb and it is the absolute yummiest cake I’ve ever made.
I made a few Portal cupcakes with the leftover batter, and they didn’t last very long between me and Juniper… Oh so yummy. It’s a good thing there was a church event last night so I had people to help me eat the cake or I would have been in trouble!
Past Months: January, February, (I missed March, I had a baby!), April, May June
Kaylah from The Dainty Squid just posted a super yummy recipe for Banana, Peanut Butter & Chocolate Vegan Ice Cream! With a name like that, who could resist trying it out? And I had all of the ingredients already, so that was a plus. This ice cream is super easy to make, and oh so good. You can get the full recipe here on the ♥elycia blog. (Can I just say, I absolutely love those two blogs. I have a serious style crush on both of those lovely ladies!)
It was a good thing I decided to make this last night, because our friends Thane and Esther came over today to play games and Esther can’t eat dairy. She was so excited to have a non-dairy ice cream alternative while we all ate our desserts! I’ll definitely be making this again. Next time I’m going to play with add-ins after it’s all blended. Like diced banana chunks or peanuts!
Once upon a time there was a young couple who was very much in love. One day, after getting out of work early because it was the 4th of July, they went to the boy’s house to decide what they wanted to do for the evening. Upon arrival, the young man noticed a package sitting on the kitchen table. He turned and yelled to the girl “Go in the other room!” Confused and slightly suspicious, the girl did as she was told.
A few moments later, the boy returned, looking nervous. He asked the girl if she wanted to go outside to see if they could see any fireworks. Once outside, he suggested they walk around behind the house to see if there were any fireworks out back. Once out back, he asked the girl if she was thirsty. She said sure, so they went back into the kitchen. When the she turned around, the boy had poured orange juice into two champagne glasses and he was holding a bowl of honey roasted peanuts. They ate in silence. Once their meal was through, the young man asked the girl if she wanted to go outside again and wait for his roommate to get home. The girl couldn’t help but laugh, and outside they went.
As the two sat silently on the tailgate of the boy’s truck, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black box. He tried as hard as he could to be romantic and eloquent as he opened the box, but all he could think to say was “Will you be my wife?” The girl just smiled and shook her head enthusiastically as he put the ring on her finger. And 5 years later, they are still living happily ever after.
The end.
We were trying to be all romantic-like and link arms while we drank our orange juice, can you even tell? Ha! Oh well. We’re just a couple of goofballs. I guess the moral of this story is, I love my husband. We like to celebrate our own holiday on the 4th of July, we call it “Dependace Day”, because that was the day we decided to depend on each other for the rest of our cheesy lives ♥
I love you honey.
So it was Thursday night, I was trying to decide what to make for dinner, and all of a sudden I realized it was the last day of the month and I hadn’t baked any cakes! Now of course I couldn’t have that, so I postponed dinner for a bit and got to it. I didn’t have much time (or desire honestly) to decorate the OUTSIDE of the cake, so I decided to decorate the INSIDE!
A little bit of color makes everything better. The cake didn’t last very long… Good thing it was just a mini cake! I’ve got big, top-secret plans for July’s cake, because a certain husband of mine has a birthday coming up. And the planned theme for August’s cake is Star Wars! That’ll be a fun one!
Mini Cake Challenge Past Months: January, February, (I missed March, I had a baby!), April, May.
