Yesterday was my sister’s birthday, and we had a busy day getting ready for the festivities!  First, Ellie helped me bake Erin’s usual cake (a big pan of brownies with peanut butter icing):

Killy insisted that when we decorated it we write: “Happy Birthday, Auntie!  Love, Killy, Ellie, and Jen” so Erin would remember who made [...]

Seriously, I have the two most beautiful children in the whole world!  Do you doubt me?  You won’t after seeing these pictures:

I got Ellie all ready for church and she was so cute that I sent David outside with her to take some pictures – didn’t he do a WONDERFUL job?  Then I decided we [...]

I once tried making doughnuts, when I was about 14 years old.  It was such a fiasco that I spent the next 14 years of my life in fear of having to try again.  Today in the grocery store, Killy saw some doughnuts and begged for them and I said no.  Then, he said, “Can [...]

First of all, Ellie is just too cute for me to even be able to explain it.  She (finally!) has started letting me put her hair back in a ponytail sometimes so its not always in her face, and she looks so sweet.  I love her wild hair, but its nice to see her face [...]

I’m trying to figure out what my blog is going to be, what I want it to be, what isn’t a waste of time… I started it when I was pregnant with Killian with the idea that it would be a wonderful way to keep family updated about our little family in KC when all [...]

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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
That was a perfect end to the day!!!
7/15: 95 minutes biking, 10 minutes stairmaster, 25 minutes weight lifting
643/1500

I just made the ugliest birthday cake in the history of the world.  I hope it tastes okay, at least.