Thursday, May 24, 2007

Random Visitor

So Tuesday afternoon I needed to take some stuff down for the garbage man to get on Wednesday. I opened up my front door and this is what I saw:


Actually, at first I didn't even see the snake because Neo was standing in the way.

You can see Neo doesn't seem at all bothered by the snake right in front of him. They sat that way for a minute or two, then Neo decided it would be a good idea to play with the snake. It being a black snake and all, I didn't mind watching to see what would happen. Reagan was pretty freaked out, though!

Things were fine with Neo batting the snake and all, until he got part of it in his mouth and made like he was going to come into the house. At that point I promptly closed the door. Moments later, because I still needed to get my stuff to the street, I opened it back up and used the broom to push the snake off the porch.



He slithered very quickly through the grass. Neo made chase, but fortunately wasn't able to catch him again.

You just never know what you're going to see when you walk out your front door.

Sticky Buns

I made these last weekend. Damian has been begging me, quite literally for years, to find a good sticky bun recipe. Well, this is definitely it. These were, BY FAR, the very best rolls I have ever made. The lucky few who got to taste them also agreed. The only drawback is the almost 4 hours total rise time needed to make them. Oh well, definitely worth it!

Before being turned out of the pan. The ooey gooey goodness is hidden!


Fresh out of the pan. The caramel sauce was amazing!

Wedding Cake

Ok, so I'm still not quite ready to play catch-up. I'm in the middle of making a lemon cheesecake and doing some housecleaning for guests tonight. So I'm not sure what made me think of the wedding cake I made last month. But think about it I did, and decided that for all of you who knew I was doing it and didn't get a chance to see a picture yet, I might as well post one to my blog. So here goes:



Maybe I'll post some of the 'before' pictures one of these days too! It's amazing what a mess this cake came from!

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Before I play catch-up...

I didn't realize how long it has been since I posted something new. As it's after midnight, I won't be going over our Spring Break trip or our trip to SeaWorld just yet. However, we did get a few good pictures of the kids recently that I thought I would share.



Connor really enjoys mealtime!

Good picture of Reagan, goofy picture of my dad!



Sean and Connor sharing a precious moment.