Warning!!!

Do not eat the "straw-boo-dees" at our house.
Seems Dave may have helped himself.

Good bye sweet friend...

On Saturday we said goodbye to our sweet Mr. Chips.
He was the BEST. DOG. EVER. and will be
forever remembered and always loved.

Hugs for Chippy

About a year ago Chippy was adopted by a great couple

who totally adored him! Shortly after he went to live with

them he had surgery to remove a large mass in his stomach

due to cancer, unfortunately the mass grew back and because

he was so weak and tired they knew he wouldn't make it

through another surgery. He was old and had lived a

great life. As a puppy and most of his adult life he lived out

at the ranch with 6 "big brothers" that threw balls

and sticks for him to chase endlessly, he hung out at the bon fires

in the summers, swam in the pool when he was hot and

had a cozy place to lay his head at the end of each day.
He was loved.

He spent the past 15 months with Joe, Christy and Max where

he was treated like a king and lived out his "golden" years to the fullest.

We said a bittersweet goodbye knowing he was happy, adored and ready to go.

We love you Sweet Chippy! You will be missed.

a little of this...a little of that= new pictures!

Late nights with Lauren (our little night owl)


"All ready Mommy" - I told Dave we were going to get dressed and get shoes on to get ready to go. While I was busy getting Lauren ready he "got himself ready" too.

helping mommy with Laundry

- she likes to "help" by emptying baskets for me :)

the "hel-topper" right outside out house!

Miss L standing in Davey's crib

Naked driver

Can't turn your back on him for even a second...

Rub a dub dub two babies in the tub!

Best Ever Banana Bread

Davey has recently discovered a new love for "ananas", mostly due to his latest obsession with the movie TOBY TYLER which involves a Monkey taking a banana right from the hands of Toby himself. Lucky for Davey, at my new job I am able to bring home several bunches of bananas every night for free! Davey and I made several loaves of Banana bread this morning and I thought I'd share the recipe with you! Of course, if you're not up for making it yourself or just need a few bananas, stop by...there's a good chance we have some here that we'd be happy to share!

In a medium sized bowl mix together:

Flour, Sugar, Baking Soda and Salt .

Set aside.

Mash the bananas really good


In another bowl mix together:

Eggs, Bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla.

Add to flour mixture.

stir it up and be careful NOT to fling it out of the bowl like Davey does :)

Finally, pour mixture into a greased bread loaf pan.

YUMMY!!!

Best Ever Banana Bread- preheat oven to 325 degrees.

1 3/4 c. Flour

1 1/2 c. Sugar

1 Tsp. Baking soda

1/2 Tsp. Salt

2 eggs

1c. Ripe Bananas (2-3)

1/2 c. oil

1/4 c. +1 Tbsp buttermilk

1 tsp Vanilla

1 c. walnuts (optional)

Bake at 325 for 65-70 min. or until done.

*note- I have found that working with room temperature ingredients works best for baking.

Also, be sure to wrap the bread in plastic wrap after it's cooled. Even if the outside feels a little hard after it's cooked the plastic will keep it moist.

I like to make bread at night, wrap it overnight and it's perfect for breakfast! Enjoy :)

born to be wild!

Davey is totally obsessed with motorcycles right now! We found this "Harley" on craigslist and had to get it for him. He LOVES it and thinks he is pretty cool on his "mo-er-cycle". Hopefully we're not feeding too much trouble down the road!

He was pretty excited when he saw his surprise!

Lauren even got a ride!!!