Sir Kyle.........our muse.

Are you up for some AMAZINGLY DELISH cake???

We are...

So tonight we've decided to make some (semi) homemade strawberry delight cupcakes.

This is simply the BEST EVER STRAWBERRY CAKE.............ever!

Best Ever Strawberry Cake

1 box white cake mix

3 TB. plain flour

1 (3 oz) box strawberry jello

1/2 cup water

3/4 cup oil  (I actually only used 1/2 cup oil & it was fine)

1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed and chopped up

4 eggs

Combine cake mix, flour, Jello and water.  Add oil and eggs, one at a time, beating well between.  Add strawberries.  Beat 2 minutes.  Pour batter into well greased and floured 9×13 pan.  Bake at 350* for about 45 minutes.

 Be prepared for yum!

*Ding*

They're ready......hot and fresh out of the oven.

They smell soooooooo so good.

 We decided to decorate them like someone near and dear...

by near I mean--
in the kitchen
 right beside us the WHOLE time
from preparation
 throughout the baking session
 right to the decorating finale.

Behold the masterpiece......

Mmmmmm......

Now Sir Kyle would like to know when he can have a cupcake??

 (Click here to see what we were up to last year to day) 

I'm dreaming of a PINK Christmas....

--While visions of a pink tree danced in her head--

Guess who decided today would be a perfect day to set up the pink table top tree?

Yes, that would be Princess Fifi and Sir Kyle.

Christmas Carols gently echoed from the room and filled the house.

Princess Fifi knows what she's doing...... 

She got us all thinking of the upcoming holiday, decorating the house and the tree.

Oh joy!

Disney - Jingle Bell Rock (2002) by Bubudu57

a mile for a smile

Bam and his dog take a short moment for themselves before starting on homework.

Sir Kyle, the bichon frise, favorite place to nap is on Bam's shoulders. 

(www.akc.org/breeds/bichon_frise/)

Our little bichon is a great dog and he has a perfect match with Bam's personality.

Sir Kyle always looks forward to having fun, running and playing with Bam.

Sir Kyle will sit there at the window all day long waiting for Bam to return home from school and practice.

If I try to play with him he just doesn't have the motivation.

But when Bam comes home; Sir Kyle is excited, wagging his tail, smiling, following Bam everywhere, and doing tricks for him at every turn.

Bam and his dog relax for a moment after running the mile: "Smile, Mom"