Levi at 3 months--Could he get any more scrumptious???

 Happy quarter of a year, Levi!  It's not fair that my baby is growing up so fast.  We are enjoying this little guy so much.  He is such a great baby and little brother.  He's sleeping 9 hours straight at night.  He cries very little (compared to my other babies).  He's so laid back (I can cut his his fingernails while awake).

He's rolling both from his stomach and back.  He's actually inch worm crawled across the floor.  And he loves to play Baby Monster.  It's the game where Levi steals all the boys' toys. It gets lots of giggles, but I figure it's preparing the big boys for when Levi starts to crawl and really takes all their things. :-)

He's about to move into 9-12 month clothing and size 3 diapers are fitting kind of snug.  He's my little gentle giant baby with lots of buttery rolls.  Delicious!!!

To Cake Pop Or Not.....

 

For my friend Melody's baby shower, I made cake pops for the first time.  I've heard they are growing in popularity, and I love an adventure.  Definition of cake pops: cake and icing mixed together, rolled into balls, and covered with some sugary substance (I used melted chocolate and fondant).   It's a lot like a bonbon or Ho Ho.  It took me about two hours to make 20 pops while taking care of four small children.  That's my first pro.

Pros to cake pops:

1. Fast--I baked the cake and froze it until the day.  I used ready make icing.

2. Tons of ways to decorate and design.

3. Kids eat every piece not just the icing

4. Portion sizes are easy to control

5. No need to for extra cake plates, forks, or knives to cut

6. Easy clean up

7. You can get a major chocolate fix with chocolate cake, chocolate icing, and chocolate shell

8. Easy on the hands--no piping to aggravate carpal tunnel

Cons:

1. Cake and ice cream are deep in my subconscious for parties

2. The wow factor of a big cake is missing

3. Where would candles go??

4. No difference in taste between icing and cake.  I have to admit I love icing!!!

 

Here's the big spread with the cake pops in the left corner.  See what I mean...they just blend in with the other food.  I like a big wow factor with a cake!

So my final decision...cake pops are fun for special occasions, but they'll never beat a cake. :-)

Little Boys Are Made of ......

 A wind storm blew up some 70 degree weather, so we ran out to enjoy the break from the heat.  (It's been burning hot and sunny forever.)  The boys discovered something while they were watering the garden.  Look and see....

 Obviously it fits into Clark's hands.  What could it be?

Mr. Hoppy!!!  

He jumped out of his hands and made it to safety as soon as I took this picture. But Mr. Hoppy sure did bring great enjoyment to my boys while he graced their presence. 

Afterwards the boys had a water hose war.
I love summer (aka spring that feels like summer).

Little boys are made of.....curious minds and a sense for adventure.

Memorial Day Weekend with Family

 Grandparents and Cousin Hannah came for a long Memorial Day weekend!  We had so much fun!
The first day they dressed up and played outside in the yard.  Well actually, they ran up the stairs and down the stairs and outside to the playhouse over and over!

 

Levi got lots of attention from everyone.  He steals the show.

 

We went downtown and played in the water.  It was HOT! But the water felt good!

 

Then we rode the a Chattanooga Duck which is an amphibian WWII vehicle. We took the 8:00 pm ride to enjoy the sunset and cooler temperatures.

Here's a picture of another Duck that we passed while on the water.