Having His & Eating It Too

Max had a great 1st Birthday! Here are some shots of him enjoying his cake! He's not nearly as messy as my other child was w/ his 1st cake!

Max's fave part... the marshmallows!

The colors turned out very vibrant!

We loaded up some cake to share with the PreSchool friends today... gotta get these sweets outta my house!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

"Mad Max" is 1 today!!! I found a fun "rainbow cake recipe" on none other than Pinterest and decided to give it a shot. Here are some "step by steps" for all you adventurous types!  

Step 1: Dig a white cake mix out of your pantry! You could make one from scratch too if you're really adventurous!

Step 2: Whip up your cake mix! 

Step 3: (This is where it gets tricky!) Divide your mix into 6 bowls. An easy tip is to pour 1 cup into each bowl and divide what's left from there. It worked for me... I'm sure it'll work for you too!

Step 4: Have your PreSchooler remind you what the colors of the rainbow are! Here's a cheat sheet... red, orange, yellow, green, blue & violet! And in case you're new to this type of stuff... red & yellow make orange, and red & blue make violet! You'll have to make these colors if you are using a basic set of food colors. Have your kiddos help... this is a great lesson in Color Exploration!

Step 5: If you haven't already, prepare your pans for baking. I used 2 rounds.

Step 6: In order to create a "rainbow look", place your red, orange and yellow batters into 1 pan. Then place your green, blue and violet batters into pan # 2. 

Step 7: Bake according to the instructions on the box.

Step 8: After your cakes have cooled, remove from the pans. Decorate and ENJOY!!!

Check back later for pictures of the inside of the rainbow cake!

Dear Max - 1 Year

Happy Birthday Baby Max!

Dear Max,

Today's your BIG day! According to you BIG Brother, it's his BIG day too (he's going to go ride in the chopper w/ Grandpa!) It's Mommy's BIG day too... she doesn't have a baby in the house anymore... only BIG BOYS now!!! I'm kinda sad that you are growing up so fast... slow down, OK?! 


Daddy & are so proud of you... you have been a wonderful addition to our little family! Jaxon is very lucky to have you for a brother, you guys are becoming great friends and playmates! 


You are a very daring lil' guy! You are constantly climbing everything! You haven't started walking all on your own yet but that'll be any day now. You love marshmallows, going down the slide, balls and playing outside! You are saying "NO!", "BUBBA", "CAT", "MOOOOO", "MAMA", "DADA" and lots of other gibber gabbers!!! 


You still don't like to go in the car but we're working on it! You have been having a hard time sharing your chair w/ Bubba... he's having a hard time w/ that too! You don't like to wear your coat, I'm afraid you are going to have to just get used to that! And you are having a very hard time saying "bye, bye" to the "boo-boo's"... in other words, Mommy's trying to wean you! 


You have completed our family and we are so blessed to have you! We love you so much and look forward to watching you grow throughout the next year! 


Until next time!
Love, Mommy

Cap'n Jaxon & 1st Mate Max's Pirate Party

I'm soooooooooooooo behind on my blogging... this should explain why! I have so many new adventures to share about the last 2 weeks. Get ready for me to start flooding your pages w/ some pretty funny stuff!

But first things first... check out the Pirate Party slideshow!

Slideshow design generated with Smilebox "Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate our boys... you are very much loved & appreciated!!!" ~ Kent & Mandy