Splish Splash ... I was takin' a bath!

What can I say? My son is a nut!

Sonya LOVES taking big girl baths!

Time to dry off!

A little bit of heaven on earth....

While Tim was gone on his work trip to Iowa, I decided to bake a cheesecake for him since his birthday is on Saturday. Let's just say I was a little intimidated. This tasty treat sounded like it would be harder to make than it was. Do I use the water bath method for baking? or not? I consulted my mother-in-law. It didn't really make a difference in taste, so I decided to forgo the extra "chore" and baked my very first cheesecake. Yes, it's as good as it looks!

The end result.... with a little chocolate drizzle..... 

delicious!

Christmas is right around the corner...

Tis the season to start getting those Christmas cards ready! I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but we all know how quickly the time flies by around this time of year.

Some of my favorite Christmas cards were photo cards -- one year was of my son wearing a Santa hat; another was a family photo by the river. They both were so cute! I've always loved the photo card versions because they turn out beautiful and are a great keepsake for family members. Last year, I really wanted to do a photo card, but didn't have the time to design one. I wasn't prepared and kept procrastinating to the point that Christmas was over before I even got my cards out.Sadly, no one received a card from me except maybe a few close family members that we wouldn't end up seeing over the holidays.

As a busy mom, I think it's great that Shutterfly.com is offering 50 free 5x7 folded or flat holiday cards to bloggers and I plan to take them up on it. Their card selection is beautiful, I can upload and customize my photos as well as create personal captions so my friends and family will be reminded of what the Christmas season is all about. I can't wait to start working on my cards this year! Enjoy some of my favorite card designs: 

Bloggers get 50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly… learn more: http://bit.ly/sfly2010

*Smiles*

My two children absolutely love each other. Sometimes Caleb doesn't like when Sonya is crying and interrupting his movie watching or diverting the attention to herself. Sometimes Sonya doesn't like it when Caleb pulls on her legs and arms like a doll and won't let her crawl places... or when she's standing by the couch and he ever so carefully removes her hands so she falls on her butt.

But then, there are the redeeming moments when they play nicely and laugh together. I love my sweet kids. :-)