The Sounds of Summer

   Well, school is officially out and the sounds of summer have begun. By sounds I don't mean the crickets, frogs and other noisy critters. I mean the sounds of laughter, giggles and screaming, the doorbell ringing, the tv blasting, thundering footsteps outside in the yard and doors opening and closing (or should I say slamming).

   Jeremy has become fast friends with three sisters, Alex, Kristina and Brianna, that have been visiting one of our neighbors, Kaitlin. They are all sweet, outgoing, full of energy and lots of giggles. We took the sisters to the park the other evening and to get Slurpies. The energy is non-stop. And what is it with kids and piggy-back rides? Poor Jeremy had to tote around all three, but he was fine with it. I think he was showing off just a little.

The Cupcake Battle

   We try to eat healthy, and it is hard in a household of sweet eaters. I don't make desserts all that often because we just don't need to have them in the house. I saw something one day about Pink Lemonade Cake and since Jeremy is a pink lemonade lover I thought he might like it. I found a recipe from The Deen Brothers (Paula Deen's sons) that sounded good and pretty easy so I tried it. It turned and really good, especially if you enjoy something tart.

   The funny thing about the men in my house is they always battle over the desserts. They look through the cookies for which has the most chocolate chips, or they try to pick the cupcake with the most icing. Jeremy tries to put his "claim" on those that he wants later. I was getting ready this morning and heard them battling over who claimed what cupcake. In our house, it doesn't matter the age... something sweet to eat turns everyone into children!