Ice Cream and Cake...and Cake

There's a little ditty that is popular with our youth group right now called Ice Cream and Cake and Cake...well, that's what I call it....they performed it for me with a little hip hop dance number when they returned from their mission trip because it was my birthday and they just performed it last night for Kassi after the Casting Crowns concert (WHICH was AWESOME too....too many potential blog topics!....Mark Hall is a great communicator and I truly enjoy the spirit of worship in CC music....so real and so much depth...words can't describe the experience....people really do enter into worship and I didn't want to leave....KEEP CHEERING PEOPLE!....maybe they'll do one more song...so glad they came to Michigan!  We thought we would have to catch them in Valparaiso, IN.  I think it is incredible too that they are still making their youth ministry their main focus and I have to admire that they have not abandoned their calling in response to this moment of fame...I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY MANAGE IT ALL, but God gives them the energy and where it is HIS WILL, there is a WAY!  Well, I said "no words could describe it" and then I used a lot of those silly things with vowels and consonants :)

So, we all have birthday buddies: 2 in May, 2 in July, and 2 in October....except for Karly....she gets the whole month of February to herself :) Thus the title...and cake and cake :) This shall be an interesting cake venture because we are trying to make a TIE DYE cake :)  I don't really want to know how many harmful chemicals are in all the food coloring I have used to get it to look like tie dye :)  We will partake of it tonight!

Not perfect, but FUN!  I layered it....so I can't wait to cut into it and see the colors...I am so weird....

things that make me happy :P

Hopefully we will not CURL UP AND DYE....(just kidding)....remember that name for a hair salon in Runaway Bride?  That is a great segue to this news: I GOT MY HAIR PERMED THIS WEEK (with some of my birthday money)....(that's in caps because it is big news for me...I am not yelling at you) It takes me a really long time to make hair decisions....ask Brad....I talk about ideas for a long time before I pull the trigger.  I had it done on Tuesday and I am still trying to get used to it....finally the ammonia smell is wearing off :)  On Tuesday Brad asked me where I was planning to sleep...haha!  I always remind him the bed was mine before we were married....you would think he would have bought a new bed by now with all the times I use that against him :) Anyway, I think I will enjoy the wash and go aspect of my new "do" this summer....especially since we have some camping plans.  I know you want to see a picture, but I have not tamed it yet :)

The girls are getting to ride horses twice today....a neighbor to Grandma and Grandpa Foster invited them to ride this morning and we are going to one of our neighbors tonight to ride for Kassi's birthday party....HEY, NEIGH....bors :)...or even, HAY, NEIGH....bors :)  Please won't you be my......whatever....sometimes I just shouldn't type....late night....early morning :)

Sometimes you really do get to have your cake and eat it too :)  Life is a lot of colorful layers!

Birthday FUN.....Part II

Crafting....Tie Dye Shirts

2nd time on horses today...

Our neighbor wants us to ride at least once a week so the girls can get good at it :)  This time I rode without a guide....(that kind-of freaks me out).  Brad took a picture of me on the horse....he is always great at capturing my most beautiful kodak moments :)  This is why I take most of our pictures folks :)

He clicks a picture like this and calls it good......hahahahahahahaha!  Well, the horse is pretty....If that is my best....I am in sadder shape than I thought.  I think I had just found out I was riding without assistance....not sure what words I am beginning to formulate with my mouth.

AND, it was fun to cut the cake and eat it too :0, :), :P, :)