Owl Things Owl!

Owl, this, owl that. I guess it's phase I'm going through right now. But seriously, "whoo" doesn't like them? ;)

Last night I was feeling quite seasonal and listening to Christmas music! So I was in the mood to bake something.

This is what happened:

...I love owls... :p

So while I was decorating these, I looked over and saw this:

Sleepy boys! <3

Puppy woke up as soon as the camera clicked and I just had to share with y'all his Drop Dead Gorgeousness. :D

11.14.12

Trapper's 1st birthday was yesterday!!

What Are Little Boys Made Of?

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails!!

The other day Brian came over to spend the day with us! 

We had an amazing time and I snapped a few pictures. :)

Some editing fun.

Angel In Training

So we watched this video of a tiny yellow lab puppy who wouldn't touch the treat that laid on his paw. We thought, surely our Trapper could do the same. 

After all he's going to be one in two weeks!!

So, today mom worked with him and these are the results.

So here's Part 1:

((Dad kept talking when I tried to video so.....excuse me. :p))

((OH! And you'll need to scroll down to the bottom

of this page first and pause the music.))

And Part 2:

See? I have the bestest dog since Old Yeller.

Fall Has Arrived

Well, I'm not actually sure what to call it. Fall? Winter? Spring?

We don't get the usual seasons around here. We have Hot, Very Hot, Extremely Hot, Cool, and Cooler.
Ok, so maybe that's a bit exaggerating but...I'm not gonna get technical, I just wanted to tell how beautiful it's been outside these days.

Sunny and cool. NO HUMIDITY! Oh, it's truly AHHH-mazing! Makes me want to get out Christmas music and light candles and bake something seasonal. Hehe. While mom on the other hand claims she's got "Spring Fever". See what I mean? Florida living is confusing!! :p

Trapper's loving it!! Today we went for a walk and he was pulling at his leash just all hyped and adorable. (He's ALWAYS adorable) We went out in the back yard and I tried to get him to chase some bubbles for pictures but all he cared about was chasing the poor lizards around while they scrambled around looking for cover.

However, when I brought out his ball he focused on it for a few minutes and I snapped a few shots of his adorableness.

Oooh! Ball!

How dull...

Forget this, I'm huntin' lizards!!

I think I hear something over here...

*sniff*   *sniff* 

Come out, come out, wherever you are!!

That's all for today! But Trapper's birthday is coming up... ;)

I Just Can't Give Up Now

There will be mountains that I will have to climb

And there will be battles that I will have to fight
But victory or defeat, it's up to me to decide
But how can I expect to win if I never try.

I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
and I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me

Never said there wouldn't be trials

Never said I would't fall

Never said that everything would go the way I want it to go
But when my back is against the wall
And I feel all hope is gone, 
I'll just lift my head up to the sky
And say, "help me to be strong!"

I just can't give up now

I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
and I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me

No, You didn't bring me out here to leave me lonely
Even when I can't see clearly
I know that You are with me

I just can't give up now
I've come too far from where I started from
Nobody told me the road would be easy
and I don't believe He's brought me this far to leave me

Anna & I

Found this picture on a friends photo sharing site. I loved it and wanted to share! :D

Change of Plans

Ok, so yeah. A while back I posted ideas for redoing my room, right? Right. And it was a really cute idea, right? Right. And it totally matched Bobo, Bubba A., and Bongo, right? Right.

But alas, I have had a change of heart. So!!

Behold the new!!

With owl/bird accents.

For the bed:

For the walls:

So yeah! Mom already bought me the cutest owl canvas. 

So I've got my mind set this time! I love owls, y'all! :p

And hey! I still love Elephants too so why not have them also? 

Who cares if elephants and owls don't go together.

They're both adorable and it would just make my style more original! :D

Let's go for it!!

Birthday Fun

Here are a few pictures from last night! :)

Autumn

Fred, Paula & Autumn

Abby, Michelle, Sis. Sue & Sis. Diana

Isaac and I helping Autumn open her gifts

There was a cow on the card and I asked her "What do cows say??"

 Together we answered, "Moooo!"

What's inside?? Socks! :D

The newly weds

Beautiful Gabriella

Autumn looking at a piece to one of her games

Wow...this is my nephew...he's...

special

BUT! We all still love him. ;)

Birthday Cakes of October

So my nephew and niece had their birthdays last month but we are celebrating tonight! :D

Here are the cakes!

Three year old Autumn's Hello Kitty:

The cake is strawberry lemonade. I used a rectangle glass pan and just cut out the round shape of her head, then with the corners left over I made the ears and bow.

The eyes are special dark chocolate melted down, shaped then frozen to save the shape. :) The whiskers are straws covered in the same chocolate as the eyes. :)

For frosting it's a light vanilla spread. I made some frosting from my head then added a container of Coolwhip. It just just made it light and fluffy-ish.

The bow and nose used simply the same frosting, just colored with red foodcoloring. :)

Thirteen year old Isaac's Prowling Gator:

I wasn't sure what to make for Isaac, him being a teenager now and all. I thought of a guitar maybe, but to be honest, the idea of all that complecatedness scared me!! 0__o

So then I remembered how he's a huge fan of the Florida Gators so LIGHTBULB! I didn't really think I'd do a Gators cake but I thought I'd just browse online to see what they had out there. I found a really cute website with a bunch of cakes people had shared and I looked through. It was nice. But mom's the one who thought this idea was a good one. 

Now the original was a cartoon gator. We went for a more realistic touch though. 

The cupcakes are chocolate, and the frosting is Hello Kitty's leftovers glorified and colored.

You may have to use your imagination to see this so I've put an actual picture of a gator in the water so you can maybe relate the two better. 

Behold, real gator.

This jokers got some CREEEEPY eyes. 0__o

Behold, cupcake version.

See? 

blue cupcake = water

green cupcake = gator

It's got eyes and nostrils too...

See it?

No? Maybe?

LOOK HARDER! 

-____-

Hehehe! Anyways, that's what I've been up to lately so...YEAH!

I'll post again soon. :)