My boys love helping daddy do chores in the morning.  This year has been great because the winter weather has been so nice, the boys have been able to go out almost every morning and help.  Here they are last week helping daddy.

This was one of my favorite songs when I was a little kid.  Marshall brought home a yellow balloon from daycare yesterday. 

I have recently become slightly addicted to the website Pintrest.  I love it because most of the websites have easy directions and pictures to most of the projects.  Here is my easy cake recipe that I learned on Saturday when I had a Pampered Chef party at my house.  Easy…and with pictures!

You need a Pampered Chef fluted pan (or a microwave safe cake pan)

nuts (I used walnuts but you can crush any nuts really)

3 snicker bars cut into pieces

a chocolate cake mix ( I used a chocolate fudge one)

and chocolate frosting in the can. you will use 3/4th the can (I happened to have 2 cans that were about 1/2 full each)

You need to grease your pan well.  Chop your nuts and layer them on the bottom of your fluted pan. 

Next cut up your snicker bars and put them on top of the nuts in your pan.

Mix your cake as directed on the box and pour it in the pan.  Scoop the frosting out by the spoonful and drop it on the top of the cake mix in your pan.  I think I had 6 or 7 dollops of frosting on the cake mix.  Put your pan in the microwave and cook it for 12-14 min (depending on the power of your microwave)

you will know your cake is done when you can see if puff up and pull away from the sides of your cake pan.

Let it cool off a bit so you can handle the pan.  Then you put your pretty cake plate on top of the pan (which I don’t have.  I used a dinner plate) and flip it over.  Ta-Da!!!  ENJOY

Marshall and Peyton got a really cool Valentine from their aunt, uncle and cousins.  Chocolate Tools!!!  I bet these taste a lot better than the ones in daddy’s shop!

A chew toy for real dogs won the 136th Westminster Dog Show last night!!!

A tiny little Pekignese won.   Well deserved win for the little dog.

 http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/

Marshall’s Godmother, Ernie, got him and his little brother a new toy this past weekend for Valentine’s Day!!! OH JOY!!!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE  A New Drum Set!!!!  and notice Peyton in the background with a tamborine and a recorder!!!  My house is full of the sound of music

I found a cake on Pintrest that I wanted to try.  It’s called a Kit Kat cake.  I made a chocolate cake and put it in 2 round pans.  I frosted them and put Kit Kat bars around them and topped it with M&M’s.  See…

Now I know what you are thinking…Why are there no blue M&M’s???  Blue M&M’s are  my son’s favorite so they are in his tummy instead of on the cake.  Oh What’s that?  you were wondering something else?  Like why is there a chunk missing Kit Kat Bars?

well that’s easy to answer.  I didn’t buy enough Kit Kat bars!  :-)  opps.  I bet it tastes just the same!

Peyton got new bibs for Christmas and can finally fit into them.  He looks pretty cute, I think!

Karrah, Marshall and Peyton need to be on my bowling team I think!

Marshall and Peyton helped me out last night while I was making chocolate chip cookies.  Peyton just played with the measuring spoons and cups 

Marshall liked his new apron.  And he also liked adding the flour!  Somehow it didn’t get all over the counter.