My buddies

Carter got a new toy yesterday. Since we haven't bought him a single
toy since Christmas, I figured he deserved a little something. His new
Handy Manny toolbox has all of his favorite characters and he won't
let them out of his sight! He takes turns holding a different tool
while watching Manny on TV.

Bronson Cole Buxton

Meet our nephew, Bronson Cole Buxton. Isn't he just perfect! Only 6
lbs 3 oz - I can't believe I have to wait a month to kiss his little
cheeks. I love him so much already!

Napkin

We gave him a napkin and after wiping his face, he neatly tucked it in
his lap!

Busy busy day at the Roberts' House. Daddy worked in the yard all day long while mommy got the garage organized for our upcoming garage sale. Chris decided to cut out about 2 ft all the way around our yard to make it easier to mow and make it look better. I'm so glad he did! It looks great!





Carter pitched in and did his part. Daddy would hand him a clump of grass/dirt and direct him to put it in a bucket. He would then come right back for his next clump. He did so well! When he got tired of that, we pointed out all the birds to us.

Here he is getting ready to go outside - mommy had to cover him in sunblock (Whoo hoo!! Sun in the pacific NW)

My summer reading list

I recently found this amazing woman from a blog from another blog from another blog - you get the picture. Anyway, when I found her, she was the mom of 5 (yes that if FIVE) boys. As of today, she is the proud mama to 5 boys and a darling little angel girl.

Her blog is great, but leaves you wanting more. Luckily, she has a book now! I recently sent it to my sister-in-law who is expecting her first little boy and am now kicking myself that I didn't buy a copy so, I've decided to treat myself to one for my summer reading.

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great Memorial Day weekend spent up at Detroit Lake! We had the added bonus of it being Chris' birthday on Saturday so, we got cake! Chris isn't a huge cake fan, but LOVES ice cream so, I made an ice cream cake that was pretty darn tasty if I do say so myself. Everyone was asking for the recipe so, here it is:

Ice Cream Cake Recipe Ingredients

1 package Oreo cookies
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 gallon of your favorite flavor of ice cream (I used mint chocolate chip, but cookies n' cream is great too)
1 Tub of cool whip

I used a 9 x 11 pan, but you could do anything smaller as well

* Let the ice cream soften for a while or use the microwave
* Let the cool whip soften
* Place the cookies in a large Ziploc bag. Using a rolling pin (or anything), crush the cookies into crumbs.
* Pour the crumbs into a bowl and mix them with the melted butter. Press this mixture into the bottom of the pan.
* Stir the softened Ice Cream in a large bowl and then spread over the crust
* If you want, you can then drizzle hersey's chocolate syrup over the ice cream (I recommend this!)
* Put the pan in the freezer to let it harden
* Spread the softened cool whip over the top and put it back in the freezer


Serve to a happy crowd who gushes "YOU made this? How did you make this?"

New moves

Our little dancing queen machine is on the move again. Honestly, the moment he hears the first beat of any type of music (even a jingle on a commercial will do) he is moving! He recently added some new moves including the arm waves, circles, and has even added props to his routine.

Look our J.T. here comes C.R.








Special thanks to Grandma J for providing video, GG for providing the tapes (yes, I said tapes, not CDs or MP3s) of the same music we listened to as kids, and Auntie Lindsey for providing a tape player!

Sorry about the video quality. I used my Iphone since the minute I get out my camera, he stops dancing and wants the camera.