baking with Goose

Homemade crumb cake with fresh whipped cream and berries!

Can I just say YUMMY!

We finished this cake off in two days!

I am not sure where she got the recipe.  She loves to find recipes online.

She is a huge fan of the show Cake Boss.

This is her homemade lemon bar.

Also very yummy!

I always get a lemon bar at our favorite bakery around the corner.

Now I don't have to leave home to enjoy my favorite treat!

She found this recipe here.

She uses this book all the time.  When she feels like baking, look out!

Goose takes over the kitchen!

You won't hear me complaining!!

everything in nature...

Everything in nature is

lyrical in its ideal essence,

tragic in its fate,

and comic in its existence.

by George Santayana

The kids and I spent a lovely Friday morning exploring our local botanical gardens.

It was a very grey day with a chance of raindrops any second.

We were talking about rainbows and Binky asked,

"What do rainbows feel like?"

And before I could even think of a response

Goose said, "They feel like happiness!"

I quietly smiled to myself and we continued walking.

It was one of those moments you feel so lucky to have witnessed!

By the time we got home it was raining.

But we were wishing for rainbows!

Decorating Seashells

My mom recently returned from a trip to the Jersey Shore with a huge box of shells.

She was amazed at all the shells lining the beach!

So she brought some back to California for us to have a little fun with!

We headed to the craft store for some glitter, paint, beads, stickers, ribbon and glue.

And then we had some fun!

Goose made this one with the ribbon for me!

I am loved!!

I like using the sticker gems that are all one piece.

You just peel and stick!

So easy.

Here we glued one shell on top of another.

This is the other side of the same shell.

You can use either side, depending on your mood!

Even Daddy was having fun with this craft last weekend.

We had such a good time being creative and oohing and ahhing over everybody's

shells.  I couldn't get Binky into it, but I haven't given up yet!

Maybe some Star Wars stickers...