Happy 4th...

Since we'll be at the beach tomorrow, i'm posting this today...

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Daddy finally caved!!

Just call her "Pretty in Pink"

It's all mine...

Today is my birthday.
To some, it's just another day...to me, it means another year older.
Not that that is all that bad of a thing.
I'm not really all THAT old just yet.
But the days go by faster the older you get.
Oh well...here's to me!!

A step in the wrong direction??

So this morning i was painting my toe nails, and Mady was watching eagerly. Of course, i told her one day while she was napping i would paint her toe nails so she could match me. Frank, being the over-protective dad that he apparently is, jumps right in. "You can't do that!", to which i obviously asked what's wrong with it, i mean really, it's just nail polish. This is the comparison he makes so i can understand his point of view better. "It's like an older kid saying, It's only marijuana mom, i wont do anything worse!". Seriously?! He is comparing toenail polish with smoking marijuana!

One heck of a workout...

So this week I started the "max" part of the insanity workouts. All I can say is wow! The first 4 weeks weren't that that bad. They had their tough moments, but I could handle them and still manage to get a good run in. Then week 5 came up, and it was the rest week. It was a pretty good week, which consisted of lots of stretching and balance moves. And then...dum dum dum...week 6 happens. I'm only on day 2 and I am so sore! The workouts are twice as hard and twice as long. I am actually achy in my arms and legs. So much so that I haven't even run yet this week! I even took a nap with Mady today! I'm hoping that tomorrow will get better and I'll be able to get a run in.

Just call me the stain whisperer...

Yesterday was quite a day. Not only did we have a baby shower to go to, but i got to practice my new found stain fighting powers.

For breakfast, i made pancakes. Frank, of course, has to have chocolate chip pancakes...but for Mady and I, i make blueberry pancakes. Of course, Frank is a huge slacker when it comes to watching his daughter eat (he's too worried about stuffing his own face), so she ends up with blueberries all over, and of course, on her pants. But not to worry, i actually got it out!

Then, while we were at the baby shower, it was beautiful outside, so we spent some time out in the front yard. Well, Mady being Mady, she has to run as fast as she can. Well, needless to say, she takes a tumble onto the grass on her knees and gets a grass stain on her capris. Now that's 2 pairs of pants today that she's gotten dirty! Oy! Well, at least i got the grass stain out!

I feel a new sense of power. Stains beware, dirt steer clear...never fear, because the Stain Master is here!

Sara's shower cake...

Here it is people, you get the first look. This is the cake i made for my best friends babyshower. This is the first time i'm trying something like this, and it's the first time i ever used fondant, so it doesn't look EXACTLY like the picture in my head. But for a first time, it's not half bad!
First i made the fondant from scratch...

Then i baked the layers of the cake, and in between i put a thick layer or Cookies and Cream buttercream...

Then i iced the whole thing...

Then i made the "butt" for the top of the cake...

Then i made the legs and feet out of Rice Krispie treats..

Then i used the fondant to cover the butt...

Then i colored some of the fondant and used it to cover the legs and feet, and to make some toes...

The i put the butt and legs onto the layer cake. I also colored some more fondant and made a blanket that i put on top of the baby...

Then i cut some letters and some decorations out of the remaining fondant...

And after some finishing up and some touching up, here is the finished product!