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) 

ice tea and refrigerated air

Tea Time!

It's a beautiful day
the birds are chirping, the cicadas are shrilling--the air conditioning is working overtime.

It's time to get out to get some ice COLD tea and REFRIGERATED air conditioning.

Ohhhhh YES!!!!

The absolute-best, freshly brewed tea around.
 PERFECTO!

TASTY japanese carbonated goodness.....

It's FRIDAY.... so in celebration of school letting out for summer in ONE WEEK..

(can you believe that---we've been through a whole school year and almost a year in blogs!)

...after school we went out to WORLD MARKET for our FAVORITE, fizzy, fun sodas...

...Shirakiku Ramune Soda. If you haven't tried this.... DO TRY..... Its soo Mmmm.

Have you tried this marble--top--popping
 carbonated drink??

Princess Fifi had melon

Sweetheart had strawberry

Cookie had pineapple

Bam and I had lychee 

Yummy for our Tummy!!

--Hurray for the one week mark--

what's for dinner?

It's a beautiful, warm evening....

For tonight's dinner we shall dine alfresco.

We'll devour our fish tacos under our GIANT pecan tree in our backyard.

What more could we ask for?

We love fish tacos!! 

We make the best fish tacos around too.

Mmmmm....

What?......No bacon!

SPRING BREAK MONDAY

Okay, that's not really what's we're having for breakfast.
Just something I say to get everyone to the table sometimes.

I'm making a super yummy breakfast....
How does warm, hearty Irish oatmeal,
buttery, cinnamon toasty-toast
and
hot English tea sound??

Mmmmm....

I just couldn't bear the children eating cold cereal for breakfast again.

I've been feeling under the weather this week.....(in case you didn't know)
.... But the show must go on

Nom Nom Nom Nom

not just for babies....

Do you know what this stuff is???

It's Ella's Kitchen organic pureed pouches of fruits and veggies.

This stuff is amazing!!

This is basically what I've been surviving on since the burning inferno in my throat began.

Baby food is the only thing that will slide down my super tender throat.

It's a nice break from apple sauce, mashed potatoes and much cheaper than Odwalla juice drinks.

This stuff is good too, very flavorful and delightful.

No artificial flavors, no artificial fillers, its gluten-free and organic

and affordably priced.

They offer fun flavorful concoctions with a mix of fruits and veggies.

Cookie and Sweetheart are enjoying them too and even Bam and Fifi enjoyed a pouch or two. (or more)

I think even after my illness is gone, we will continue to buy these little guys.

(if you buy apple sauce, then you MUST try this)

Excellent!