4 Months old

My baby boy Daylen is four months old! We always think he is so small and delicate, but we tend to forget how big and husky Kason was/is! Our delicate little Daylen is in the 95 percentile for height and 50-75 percentile for weight. He's not so small or delicate after all!

Here are his stats:
Height: 27" (Kason at this age was 28")
Weight: 15 lbs (Kason was 18 lbs 13 oz!)

Daylen must remember Kason from heaven because no one can get him to smile like Kason can! He LOVES his big brother and already idolizes him. Kason rolls on him, pulls his arms, legs, head, but through all that Daylen just grins at Kason with pure adoration. I hope they continue to love each other for a long time, otherwise Daylen is in for some trouble!

Kason's birthday is next month and we are having a big family birthday party, so I have been scouting ideas on Pinterest. One idea I LOVED was a rainbow cake. I like to use my giant cupcake mold so Kason can have a cake all to himself to destroy, but I wasn't sure how the rainbow cake would transfer. I decided to test it out today during naptime. I ordered some fabulous gel food colors online to get the right hues.

The batter looked amazing and delicious!
I poured one color right on top of the other into the mold. I had leftover batter so I decided to make a simple single layer cake as well. Good thing I did!!! I actually read the directions on the cake box and they specifically said to only grease the bottom of the pan. I knew better, but was influenced by LC's cake post a few weeks ago and didn't flour the pan as well! As a result my giant cupcake was a giant flop. Only half came out of the pan when I overturned it. :( Oh well, lesson learned for when I make it in a few weeks. On the bright side, the colors inside the cake were marvelous! Here's the single layer cake I made:

Kason was a huge help. Can you imagine anything worse than a boisterous almost-two-year-old in a kitchen filled with rainbow dyed cake batter bowls?

Here's the finished product. It was delicious AND turned out pretty cool! I can't wait to do it on a larger scale next month.

Day Day helped me in the kitchen, too!

The Healthy Bandwagon

OK, OK. I've finally decided to join some of you foolios and start getting healthy and fit.
I spent most of my life participating in sports and I was totally burned out after college track. (I'm second from the right. Look how skinny!)

Since then I have only played a little recreational tennis... I haven't run or sprinted or lifted weights or ANYTHING. I have a real hard time motivating myself without someone yelling at me. I can't seem to work with personal trainers because I usually end up knowing more about weight-lifting and cardio than they do! Stupid college athletics. You'd think it would help me stay active throughout my life, but really I'm just lazy and resentful about exercising.

ANYWAY, to combat my lazy, fatty ways I've decided to start walking a couple of miles a day. But I need serious peer pressure and commitment to keep me going. Any of you ladies interested in walking Waterside three or four mornings a week?

Comment and let me know your thoughts and ideas.

Pictures of Brownie Sundae Deliciousness

I caved and made another batch for some neighbors and hubby:



Bowl with brownie on top:

Bowl with brownie on bottom:

The brownie is super gooey. Apparently all my desserts taste better than they look. Take my word for it!

"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" Hmmmph!

Brownie Sundae Deliciousness
1 box favorite Brownie mix & ingredients to make
2-3 cups FROZEN miniature marshmallows (keeps the marshmallows moist and gooey)
1 cup Heath Toffee Bits (or more for extra deliciousness)
1 jar chocolate fudge frosting
Ice Cream- any flavor that floats your boat

Prepare brownies as indicated on package for 8"x8" glass pan and bake. When brownies have 15 minutes remaining for baking, remove from oven. Top evenly with Heath bits, then marshmallows. You'll want to cover completely- no empty spaces! Return to oven to finish baking. After 15 minutes, remove from oven (brownies will be wiggly and may seem like they are not done- RESIST the urge to return to oven!). Pour frosting into microwave safe bowl and nuke for 15 seconds or until frosting is "drizzle-able". Drizzle all over brownie deliciousness while still hot.
Let cool for 15 to 20 minutes, scoop (cuz it will be gooey!) into bowls and top with ice cream. No pictures because I modified a recipe on the back of a Brownie Box and wasn't sure it would be good. It was delicious and eaten immediately. I don't dare re-create since I will just scarf it all- AGAIN!

Weird that I can't seem to lose weight...