27 Years Young!

Well today was D.J.'s (Dana Junior) birthday. Yes, he was almost a fool. Too bad he missed it by one day. I am sure his mom wasn't disappointed. (Happy Birthday tomorrow to my cousin Lisa who was actually born on April Fool's day 30 some odd years ago!) Hard to believe I started dating this man when he was only 17! We were pups.

Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANA!
The Girls and I Love you more than you'll ever know. Thank you for being such a wonderful husband, father, friend, provider, Christian and lover. You're my everything. I'll love you forever and ever, and always.

The girls assisting with birthday dinner prep!!! More like they were eating bananas and chicken in a bisket crackers. But they told Daddy they made it........!!

The crowd is ready to eat.

Birthday Dinner included
*garlic shrimp and pasta
*italian mozarella potatos
*fresh fruit
*And of course the Cake!!!






Dana's present from us was two tickets to the Rodney Carington and Jeff Foxworthy comedy show coming in May. Now he has to choose who he wants to take with him!

Crazy Days

Well to say things have been crazy here the last 4 days would be an understatement. Dana headed to the sand dunes in Wynoka, OK with a bunch of guys (25) for a long planned bachelor party on friday. Yes, they did drive through a blizzard to get there. Wynoka's official reported snow fall was 24 inches!!! They all made it back safely late last night and had a wonderful time. The snow started melting quickly on sat. when the sun came out so they did actually get to see the sand.

So that left the girls and I facing the bad weather. Which included lots of ice and sleet, thunder snow, and unpredictable electricity. We lost it several times but never for more than a couple hours at a time thankfully! Kennedy loved it to say the least. She has an internal barometer and any time the weather gets crazy she does too! WILD CRAZY! So she got to burn some energy out in the snow.

On Sunday we made it to my cousin Taylor's 12th birthday party. It was a great time and the girls loved getting to see Taylor. So here's a bunch of pics to recap our weekend.

P.S. Tomorrow is my old man's birthday! He'll be 27! So feel free to wish him a big one. Stay tuned for pics!

Looking up our street.

Looking through our iced tree to the neighbors.

Ice on our partially leafed out tree.

Snow Slide

Snow Bunny

Snow Angel

Kennedy laying on the floor b/c she's worn out after playing in the snow!

Gentry's black eye she acquired this weekend. She fell and clipped the corner of a table. DANG IT!

Taylor and her ice cream cake

Taylor blowing out her candles!

A calf born that morning at Taylor's house. They have had 3 sets of twins born so far this calving season and another set on the way!

Ear"bling"

Gentry got her ears pierced today! So now she is just like big sis. She was such an awesome customer. She sat so still and only cried for a few seconds afterwards. And "Yes" I felt like a horrible mother during those few seconds. But all was swell quickly afterwards and all pain quickly forgotten when we stopped for some good play time at the cool play area in the mall.

Pretty Pink Earrings!


Most adults wouldn't be able to walk for days after sleeping like this! But for our girls this type of sleeping position is "normal".

Twisted Sister Sleeping!

Pictures from last nights storm that slipped just to the south and east of us!

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring is on the fast track down here in the south part of the state. Our trees are leafing out quickly and everything has beautiful blooms. Aside from the wind the weather here has been truly wonderful. The girls and I took a walk last night with the camera. Kennedy always begs to go to the "tracks". She just loves trains but she loves the tracks even more. And NO, we didn't hang out "ON" them very long. Enough to get a few pics and a few rocks for the pockets. So here is a taste of our outdoor life right now!


Hanging out on the tracks

Tree leafing out

This is how things usually go at our house.

Funnies

Our Eldest Child has become quite the comedian here lately. The other night she was getting her pajamas on and came walking out with her pants pulled up to her chest just laughing her head off. She of course thought this HAD to be the funniest thing in the world. And to her parents, it really was. Just b/c she was cracking herself up. So here is a picture of her in her finest hour. And YES, you could say she was acting like her father!!!

Well Kennedy is home from her spring break vacation with her Aunt Ann and Grandpa and Grandma. We met Grandma in Hillsboro tonight to pick little Missy up. As you can see in the pics below little Sissy was sacked out on the trip up there. She was too cute. She even snorted/snored a couple of times. We met at Sonic (Kennedy's FAVORITE "restaurant"). They have a really awesome play area. Here are some pictures of our evening. It was so beautiful out and we are glad to have our oldest little beauty home.

Sacked Out!!!

Sleepy Girl

Our Family Striking A Pose

Looking up at Mommy

Sisters

A Cool Ladder

Kennedy's Favorite---The Twirly Slide

What's New

Well as last week neared the end it turned into "One of Those Weeks". Thursday evening the girls both started sneezing up a storm. No big surprise since they suffer from the same dreaded seasonal allergies as their mother. By Friday morning their noses had turned into faucets. And by that evening that were both running low grade temps. w/ crankiness. And friday night's sleep was a special treat, let me tell ya. I had flash backs of the first couple days with a newborn. So on saturday Daddy took "his girls" to the Doc. Thank God our Dr.s office is open on the weekends! So the grand finale was........Kennedy had bad ear infection and Gentry was just told she was really sick. So now they're are both taking Augmentin twice daily. Yeahhh! Upset tummies and diarrhea. OK OK I'm done.

These pics are unrelated to the above paragraph but are from this past week. Kennedy is a very good big Sissy. And you know that Gentry adores her when the kid won't normally touch an apple, but if Sister offers it's more of a present she can't resist.


Big Sister By the way is Spring Breaking in the north part of the state with her Aunt Ann, Cousin Dylan and Uncle Shane. She will also get to spend a little time with her grandparents too! You can see what she is up to by clicking on ANN AND SHANE on my blog list on the right side.

First Spring Worm

It would only be tradition to have some pics of Miss Gentry with a worm. We have quite a few of Kennedy with her "First" Worm. Both girls loved their first worm. However........Kennedy won't get near one now. She screams and thinks they are gross.
What is this?

See Mommy!......Oh AND right after this picture she stuck the worm in her mouth. AND NO I am not kidding!

Kennedy's Alligator Tear

Streusel Muffins & Recipe

So a while ago I posted pics of the Raspberry/Cranberry/Bluberry Streusel Muffins. Last night I made them in just blueberry. Thought I would post some pics of them in the making AND "The Recipe" that I've had many requests for. So .......Here it is

Blueberry Streusel Muffins
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup fresh or frozen fruit of your choice
Streusel
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 quick cooking oats
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
3 Tbsp. cold butter or margarine
Confectioner's Sugar

Fresh or Frozen Fruit of Your Choice. You can even do several diff kinds together.

Make sure you FOLD blueberries/fruit of your choice into dough with spatula or spoon and not the mixer. You don't want to crush them.

Ready to Stick in the Oven at 400 degrees for 18-22min 25-27 min for Large Muffin Tin

Hot Out of the Oven and Sprinkle some Powdered Sugar on Top

Scrumptious!

In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar til light and fluffy;beat in egg. In a sm. bowl, mix sour cream, milk and vanilla. Combine dry ingred.; stir into creamed mixture alternating w/ sour cream mixture just til moistened. Gently fold in fruit. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups 2/3rds full
Combine all of Streusel ingredients except butter and mix well. Cut in butter til crumbly. Sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 min or 25-27 min for big muffin tin. Test w/ toothpick to make sure centers are done before removing. Cool for 10 min before removing from pan. Dust w/ powd.sgr