Lavender Farm

Ok, so I finally got Larry to go to the Lavender Farm. I have been TONS of times, but he had never been out there since they started growing the lavender. We had fun watching the girls torment the chickens...Mr. Darcy (Rooster) and the 5 hens were named after the 5 sisters in Pride & Prejudice. Super cute. They even have 2 Diamond Doves named Neil & Diamond. SO original! HA. And of course there's Michelle the mean and noisy, but beautiful Macaw. Shiloh the work horse was being shy today, so the girls didn't get to feed her. Here are some pics of us tromping through the lavender. ooo....we even got to pick some cherries, and have some Lavender Lemonade. You all must go!!!!

http://www.lavenderhollowfarm.com/

Sweet Dessert

So, I had Larry's parents over for dinner Friday and we had Enchiladas and then my Dad (Larry's dad) wanted some dessert with white cake. Whatever he wants, I make. So, I made some white cupcakes (yummy even by itself) then I added a dollop of cool whip with sliced strawberries. It was soooooo scrumptious that I had to take a picture. It was actually really her to take one without it being blurry. Sorry!

Joy School Last Day & Graduation

So, today was IT! No more Joy School...at least for another year or so until Kylie is ready! We have had a great year. Here are some cute pictures from today at school and then from the graduation!

Ok, I made some...

So, I wanted to make something nice for the mom's who helped out with Joy School this year since we couldn't have done it without them. Here's my attempt at the Cupcake mini's covered in choc. I couldn't find a Red Velvet cake mix anywhere...Duncan Hines is the only one who makes it and they are seasonal...go figure. So, I decided to go with the standard choc. Everyone seemed to like it, but they were actually too sweet for me (keep in mind that I had been licking my fingers the whole time from the melted choc...yes I would wipe them after. I guess they actually turned out pretty cute. I ended up buying truffle or bon-bon boxes from JoAnn Fabrics to put them in, then I added a cute eyelet in the top corner of the box and tied a matching bow. Now for the next idea...either the oreo ones or the nutter butter..oooh and for sure the brownies with the reeses mini cup center! YUM! Oh, I also want to make brownies, cut them in 1" squares and then dip them in choc.....oooohh yeah! Maybe I need to start making some salty and fruity stuff too. Any ideas?

Joy School Tye Dye Party

Ok, so yesterday we had so much fun! The moms all came to my house and we made Tye Dye shirts for the kids for Thur. graduation. I can wait to see how they all turned out! While we got all messy the kids had fun playing in the backyard! Good thing we were all there so we could have a lot of helping hands! Now I want to make some for the 4th of July in Red and Blue, but I want to put star stickers on them (so they will be white) ad also use tape to spell out USA. Can't wait!

Baking time.....

Ok, I found a FABULOUS...have to try baking blog by http://bakerella.blogspot.com/ .

Check her out. I can't wait to try her recipes!!!!!

DISNEYLAND

So, we had a fantastic time at Disneyland. We went Wed & Thurs of last week. The weather was perfect at around 65-70 degrees. The lines were awesome...15 mins. TOP! Larry even went on the Screamin' ride at CA Adventure and from the time he got in line and came off it was only 20 mins. I loved it. Kylie and Maddie had so much fun. During rides like Pirates and other stuff Maddie kept saying to herself "I know this isn't real!" It was so funny! The sad part was that we didn't meet or even see a single Princess. Maddie was very dissapointed. At least we saw them in the parade. We were so tired the fist night that we took the train around 2x in a row. After Disneyland (and lots of money on food) we drove to Las Vegas to see Larry's brother Matt and his family. On Mother's Day we went to their ward where they blessed their new addition Peyton. What a cutie! Later that night we drove part way home and stayed at my cousin Jay's home in Tehachapi (about 45 mins. SE of Bakersfield on HWY 58). That way we only had a 4 hour drive home on Monday. I think we were all happy with that. Well, everything...ok mostly everything, went as planned and we are safely home. THANK GOODNESS!