The Fair

This year I went to the fair for the first time.  It was a lot of fun.  I saw a bunch of animals, I got to race a duck with daddy, I went down the big slide with mom and I got to play in a bubble on water.  That was the best part.  I did not want to get out of that thing.  I'm already looking forward to next year.  Maybe mom will let me ride more rides!

First Day of 3PreK

Today was my first day of school.  I was so excited to go.  This year there are 15 kids in my class.  10 of them are girls.  I like that ratio.  We also get a gym class and a music class.  Mom of course is head of everything so I have a feeling I will be seeing her a bunch this year.  Time sure does fly.  Before mom knows it I will be graduating!!

Vacation!

This weekend we went on vacation to Mesquite.  I had SO many firsts this trip.  I swam by myself for the first time, I went down the slide by myself for the first time and I helped mom build a metal detector.  And what I mean by helped...I watched.  And what I mean by build...I mean mom actually had to build the thing.  Wires, chip board, screws etc.  Hey, that's the kind of fun you get for a $2.50 toy at Walgreens.

Pumpkin Spice Goodness

So just to add a bit of variety to the blog, I thought I would post one of my favorite pumpkin spice recipes.  As anyone who knows me knows that I can never wait for summer to be over.  I'm not a fan, we don't get along and really...I hate it.  So the minute it becomes August, in my mind it becomes fall.  Since I didn't really do a lot of fall baking last year I made sure that didn't happen again this year.  I thought I would pass along this recipe and hopefully it brings you as much fall happiness as it brings me!

Williams Sonoma Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/spiced-pumpkin-cupcakes.html?cm_src=RECIPESEARCH

Here is my recipe for the cream cheese icing which goes along so perfectly with the cupcake!

Cream Cheese Frosting (101 Gourmet Cake Bites by Wendy Paul)

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
8 Tbsp. (1 stick) butter, softened
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and light.  Stop the mixer and add sugar and vanilla extract.  Beat frosting, starting on slow and increasing your speed until frosting is nice and creamy.  Add 1 or more tablespoons of milk (or cream) if frosting is too thick.

Lagoon Day 2013

Daddy's work had Lagoon Day again and I have been looking forward to this all year.  Me and mommy were still on the mend from being sick, so the day started off a bit slow, but once I remembered how fun the rides were it was awesome.  My favorite ride was Bambora.  I lost count of how many times I rode that with mommy.  My second favorite ride was Rattlesnake Rapids.  Mom and dad got soaked.  I got wet too, but not as bad as they did.  It was nice though.  It was so hot out.  Had it not been for the long line, we would have done it again.  I can't wait for next year because I will probably be big enough to ride on more rides!

4th of July Action

For the 4th of July I got to do a little bit of swimming with daddy and my cousin.  Then...I experienced my first sparkler and fireworks.  Mom is not a fan of fireworks, but she joined us this year.  It was so cool.  My favorite part was chasing everyone around with the sparklers.  My uncle Ryan bought a not-so-legal firework box and it was amazing!  Dad promises I will get to do fireworks again for the 24th...as long as mom has a nice bottle of wine and earplugs!!

Idaho 2013

Last week we went to Idaho for the 4th of July.  I have been excited to see Nana and Papa and my Spongebob light that I forgot at Christmas.  I actually took a nap in the car which made mommy EXTREMELY happy.  When we got into Idaho, daddy took me to Pojo's which is kind of like Planet Play. I got to play an actually video game with daddy.  Now I know why he likes Wreck-It-Ralph so much.