Roastin' Shmarr-lellows

Oh- Gickos and Buster LOVE fire, and marshmallows, sticks, and everything that comes with a fire pit.

This is serious business!
Stuff it in there boy!
Yum Yum Yum!
AH-OH sticky hands Ahrr...this looks like a good one!

Just a little taste of really fun things to come....

Gickos big day

Today Gickos went into the surgery center to get some dental work done today, we decided to have him put under due to his "white coat phobia." So last night his Grandma gave him $3 to spend at the dollar store before his big day, and he chose play dough....yay for big messes.
Messes or not look at that adorable smile. He LOVES his play dough set, so it's worth the clean up! He looks much happier here then he does now...believe me.

FHE tReAtS

1 chocolate cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 c oil

Mix all together, it should be pretty thick...somewhat like cookie dough.

Roll into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet, bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes. Let cool.

Filling

2 c powdered sugar

1 8oz package cream cheese

1/2 c butter

let the butter and cream cheese soften before mixing, it should cream together nicely. scoop a generous between two cookies.

keep refrigerated

YAY FOR COOKIES....YUM YUM!
go ahead...double the recipe...they are SO good the next day.

I'm hoping for...

a little rock climbing...
swimming at the sandbar.... building sandcastles...
and of course....kayaking with the boys....

a litttle rock climbing....

SPRING TIME BIKES

What we love...is bikes and sunshine...

Smiles...

and Speed...

going fast that is...

I knew it was bad...but man!

I was reading a friends blog, and she mentioned a study about artificial sweeteners and weight GAIN! So I decided to look into it, and sure enough it's true...if you're addicted to soda, and you dreadfully changed from regular to diet thinking you would start dropping pounds...thing again.
Check out this study artificial sweeteners

"The data clearly indicate that consuming a food sweetened with no-calorie saccharin can lead to greater body-weight gain and adiposity than would consuming the same food sweetened with a higher-calorie sugar," the authors wrote."

Our first time out on the river...it was SO nice, eventhough there is still snow, it's a great pick-me-up for me.


Do you like my boots? Don't worry, I grew up wearing these things twice a day, my feet like em', and so do the fishermen that thought we were nuts.
Ahh...if I could only capture the feeling of being on the river when it's quiet and smooth. I love it!

Brisk walk anyone

When I was changing the laundry this morning Gickos decided he wanted to go outside with the dog. He does this at least once a day, but he usually asks me, and he usually gets dressed first. I came upstairs and didn't see him and asked Buster "where is Gickos?" he said..."outside". We live on a quiet street, so i don't get too uptight about it, but when I say he didn't have clothes on...umm he got in a little trouble. And that's what made him so sad. He loves our little patch of grass, don't you?