Live. Laugh. Love.

9.

2012-08-21T08:43:00.000-05:00

Sunday was Taylor's 9th birthday. And as cliche as it sounds, time really does fly.

Taylor has been so excited for his birthday so we celebrated in style! Ashton made cupcakes the night before and they turned out great, as usual!

One of Taylor's favorite things is homemade waffles, so that's how we started the day.

Please LOVE the bedhead. I know I do. There are days when I come home from work and his hair still looks like this. Love it!

After breakfast we went to church then Taylor chose Burger King for lunch. I know, it's not glamorous, but it's his absolute favorite.

Joey and I had planned to take him bowling or to play laser tag, but I think he missed home just a little after being gone for a week because he passed on both ideas and opted to hang out at home.

After some relaxation, we loaded up and headed to Grimaldi's for birthday dinner with the family.

(He's making a 9 with his fingers, in case you missed it.)

Joey's mom and grandpa joined us, as well as my parents (but we have no photographic proof). Ashton was also there, but you know how she feels about the camera these days.

Taylor had so much fun opening all his presents! I mean, most kids enjoy this part, but I just love how genuinely surprised and thankful he was for each little thing. I can't get over the look on his face either. Such a sweet boy.

Ashton's cupcakes turned out super yummy. She wanted to make a cake so she could decorate it, but Taylor wanted cupcakes so she improvised. I think they turned out great!

Taylor,

Your daddy, Ashton and I love you so much! You are so funny, super sweet, and always so thankful. You gave me 2 kisses in the restaurant on Sunday night and I will cherish those forever. I don't know when they'll stop, so I'll keep them with me. You are such a loving little boy and still love to give hugs and snuggle. You tell me you always will and I pray that's true.

I'm so proud to be your mom.

On Sunday night you told Daddy that he didn't need to tuck you in because you weren't a baby anymore *sob*. I think his heart broke a little. I know mine did when he told me. But just remember, no matter how old you are, you'll always be my baby.

I love you more,
Mom

Definitely NOT a cruise recap.

2012-08-20T11:02:00.000-05:00

We're back from our cruise and Taylor's birthday was yesterday, but right now, all I think about is this:

Sometimes 5am crossfit really bites.

Today, I'm mourning the loss of my lucrative shin-modeling career. I'll be back tomorrow with cruise pics and a birthday recap.

(For those that want to know, it was box jumps. My shins broke the initial fall. My butt broke the rest. Now I walk like an 80 year old woman.)

Cruisin'

2012-08-07T09:56:00.001-05:00

If you follow me on Twitter this isn't news to you, but if you don't, then you should know we're heading out for our first family cruise next week.

The kids are super excited. Joey & I are even more excited. Trigger is not so excited.

He'll get over it though. He'll be spending the week with his Uncle Ditto, who in turn will be spending the week explaining to Trigger (through a series of growls, I'm sure) that he is too old to play.

Anyway, that's not the point of this post. The point is that I need to know the scoop on cruising. We've never been, and I'm sure many of you have, so do tell. What do we need to know in order to have the best time ever?

The weekend where I never left the pool.

2012-08-06T08:46:00.001-05:00

I think I had the best weekend ever. Seriously.

We've been waiting for our neighborhood pool to open for, oh, a year and half now, and Saturday was our day! It finally opened and - no joke - we spent the entire weekend there.

And I have the sunburn to prove it.

We have some fabulous neighbors and we were all so happy that the pool was open, we didn't want to leave. The kids had a great time. The adults had a great time. It was perfect!

Such a fabulous, relaxing weekend!

Disaster area.

2012-08-02T08:27:00.000-05:00

My closet. It's a disaster.

I need an intervention. STAT!

Don't get my wrong. I love my closet. It's spacious and open and there's lots of room, but there is also so much wasted space.

See?

I can't believe I just posted my mess-of-a-closet on the internet. But see all that wasted space? 10 foot ceilings are great, but I'm 5'2". I can barely reach to hang anything on that top rack. Which is why there's nothing there and everything ends up piled on the shelf.

Ugh.

The main thing that's driving me nuts lately is my jewelry. All these necklaces and bangles need a better place to live. (Oh, and my shoes. Embarrassing.) (And my bathing suits? Why are they mingling with my jewelry??)

So I need your help. I know several of you have done some sort of Pinterest jewelry organizer. I need a link. But it's got to be simple. I'm not remodeling my closet or anything, but I'm willing to make a few purchases to make my closet a little more efficient.

I don't really have any place to set anything, so it will need to hang (like above) or there is a decent sized blank wall to the left of my shoes in the above pic that I could utilize as well. I'm thinking of starting with something like this:

Found here.

I like it because it's simple and doesn't require any tools.

But then I also think this could work well:

Both found here.

But I wonder if the sections will be too small. I have a lot of long necklaces, so the bottom pic is good, but what about all my bangles? Earrings?

I need serious help, people. Ideas? Advice? Anyone willing to just come do it for me? I'll bake for you!

That time Joey went to the grocery store.

2012-07-30T09:43:00.000-05:00

Every so often Joey will offer to go to the grocery store for me. When he first offers, I usually decline - I just feel like it's my chore, not his - but if he persists, it doesn't take much for me to give in.

Because his sleep schedule is whack, he ends up going around midnight and usually has a lot of fun. *sarcasm* The last time he went, he made the mistake of wearing a red shirt.

The employees at our grocery store wear red shirts.

I'm sure you can see where this is going. Needless to say, he ended up taking off his red shirt (he had another shirt under) halfway through his shopping trip.

Yesterday, he offered to go to the grocery for me again and I don't even think I blinked. I was kind of in a funk and just really didn't want to go. By the looks of his Facebook update at 1am, I think he's sorry he offered.

Poor guy. He always has such a hard time finding things, and it doesn't help that we have a brand new HUGE HEB now. It's insane. Nothing is where it should be.

I do send him with a list, but you can rest assured that this was not on that list. I'm not complaining though.

Another relaxing Sunday.

2012-07-27T07:58:00.000-05:00

Last Sunday we did one of our favorite things - hanging with the Diazes. Trigger was super excited to join the fun.

We relaxed at the pool for a while then headed back to their place so the guys could throw some food on the grill. Somewhere along the way, cheesecake was mentioned, so Neri and I made an emergency run to HEB. Yes, cheesecake is an emergency.

I'm pretty sure that picture speaks for itself. Cheesecake = emergency.

With a belly full of dinner, dessert, and some yummy adult beverages, we settled in to watch a movie. (Tower Heist - good movie, but should have been rated R. It was PG-13 so we let the kids watch a bit, but then we had to send them upstairs. The language was terrible!!) Daisy made a new friend - Joey didn't seem to mind.

Then the guys got a little too comfortable...

After we woke Joey up, he got a little crazy. Ok, so did we. That's what cheesecake and margaritas will do to you, I guess.

Speaking of the Diazes, please love this picture of their new puppy! They're fostering a military working dog and he is so cute! He pretended to be scared of us when we went to meet him Wednesday, but before long he crawled up in Ashton's lap for a little love. Trigger can't wait to meet him!

AF Base invasion.

2012-07-25T11:17:00.000-05:00

Last week Taylor spent the night with our good friends and while he was there, Neri took the kids to the base. Although I wasn't there, I think it's safe to say, by the looks of these pictures, that Taylor thoroughly enjoyed his visit.

I think he was a bit star-struck!

All that excitement? Yep, that's a brand new calendar he's holding! LOL And Lisi's pose? Priceless. (You'll notice she really knows how to work the camera.)

And here he is holding up a huge plane!! Joey & I breed strong children.

Again, the boys are totally digging it, and Lisi is just working her model-magic.

What's better than Sonic happy hour after a long day holding up giant military planes?

Sonic happy hour with great friends!

She's back!

2012-07-24T07:47:00.001-05:00

Last week Joey dropped Ashton off at church and she left for camp for the whole camp. She was a bit nervous because she didn't really know anyone that was going, but I knew she would make friends quickly and have a wonderful time.

And that she did!

I must say, the house was a bit quite and slightly boring without her silliness all week. I was super excited when she called on Friday and said they were only about 45 minutes away. We missed her!!!

I was waiting in the parking lot when the bus pulled up. I was a little giddy.

And I wasn't the only giddy one. Ashton was so happy to see me she even let me take a picture!!

She spent the next 10 minutes telling me all about camp and about the boy that asked her to go out with him - you know, the stuff she couldn't talk about in front Joey.

And go out?? You're at camp! Where exactly are you going?? LOL Turns out it was totally harmless and she "broke up" with him the next morning.

That's my girl.

Once we picked up Joey and Taylor we headed to lunch. I knew the kids had really missed each other when I overheard them "arguing" about who missed who more.

So happy that Ashton had such a wonderful time, but I'm really happy to have my family back under the same roof again.

Father-son bonding.

2012-07-19T08:35:00.000-05:00

Ashton is away at camp all this week so Taylor is home by himself. Well Joey is there, but Taylor's partner-in-crime is missing. Joey thought this would be a good time for some father-son bonding. And what's the best way to bond with your son?

Video games, of course!

I wasn't there so I don't know any of the details, but by the looks of things, I think they had fun!

Father-daughter time.

2012-07-18T09:35:00.000-05:00

For Father's Day this year I gave my dad a date with me. :)

My dad and I love to spend time together, but lately it hasn't been that easy. His schedule, my schedule, UGH! So this past Saturday we cashed in on our date and I helped my dad with a little shopping.

Success!

We hooked dad up with lots of new clothes so he can impress mom all over again when they celebrate their 40th anniversary this weekend.

I had a great time Dad. Love you!!

Tubing!

2012-07-17T10:26:00.000-05:00

A few weeks back there was a Groupon for tube rentals to float the Comal River. I haven't been tubing since middle school so I thought it would be a fun Sunday adventure. I texted a fellow Groupon junkie and we decided to take our families together.

Let me just say the day did not start off as planned. I had one too many blonde moments - and I usually don't have those at all. First, I misread a text from my friend and we ended up at opposite houses. Also, I evidently read the wrong "river rules" and packed an ice chest full of canned beer and plastic water bottles - neither of which you can take on the river. Then Joey and I realized we had a miscommunication and the ice chest that had our lunch in it was still in the garage at home. And hour away.

Grrrrrr.

But, we were determined to make the most of it and guess what? It appears that you CAN float the river without an ice chest full of alcohol! Who would've thought?!?

Me and my boy - who's generally always happy to pose with momma for a quick pic. (Ashton was sitting next to him, but she wouldn't have any part of it. LOL)

My favorite people in the world. And look! It's Ashton!!

Us and the Schott's.

We had such a good time and can't wait to go again. At least now we know what we're doing and can be a bit more prepared. Thank goodness we went with some tubing professionals or we may still be there, floating endlessly down a river.

Summer basketball.

2012-07-16T14:06:00.001-05:00

Taylor's first game of the Summer season was Saturday and he was so excited. He is loving playing basketball and is really improving.

Last season we had some issues and the team ended up never getting uniforms. He was so stinkin' happy to have a uniform for his game Saturday he insisted I take a picture and email it to him.

His coach usually has him do the jump ball at the beginning of the game and this time he got it! (I know it doesn't look like, but I promise!)

Here he is defending the best player on the other team. He did a pretty good job!

And he's a pretty good free throw shooter too!

I absolutely love watching him play because he enjoys it so much. And he still smiles at me from the court when I cheer for him. I'll take that as long as I can get it!

Random.

2012-07-13T07:57:00.002-05:00

Today needs to be a catch-up day on the blog. I've been so busy this week - and it's not slowing down any time soon - that I can't even put a coherent thought together. But I don't want to forget some good times we've had lately.

In June, Taylor went so a VBS sort of event every Thursday at church and had a great time!

Taylor and I had a little date. I love that he can use chopsticks!

Snagged a picture with my honey when we took the kids bowling.

And a pic of my boy being silly.

I can't forget Trigger. He likes pictures too!

And just for laughs, I posted this on Joey's FB wall. It was his favorite.

Important note: I know this post makes it seem like I only have one child, but let it be known that Ashton is still in her "take my picture and die!" phase. When I look back on this time years from now, I'll wonder where Ashton was. She was there, she just wouldn't allow proof.

Flying L

2012-07-10T10:36:00.000-05:00

We had so much fun on Sunday! (Are you seeing a theme? Sunday's are our favorite days ever now that Joey is off work!)

A few weeks back there was a Groupon for discount tickets to a local water park. I roped my good friend Neri into purchasing it too and Sunday both our families headed out to have a great day. We were a bit nervous when we pulled into the parking lot and couldn't actually find the water park, but once we got settled, we soon realized this may very well be the best place on earth!

Yes, it was small, but it wasn't crowded, it was relaxing, and because it was small, the kids could go off and do their own thing while the adults got to relax, chit chat, and sip on a frozen beverage. It was fabulous!

The kids never stopped. All day. The were like the Energizer Bunny. They just kept going and going and going. It was so relaxing for us just to see them having so much fun!

After a few hours, though, we broke for dinner. We figured they needed to refuel for more fun so we had a little picnic.

Then there was a friendly game of horseshoes among the men.

Then this. (I told him to look to mean. LOL)

After a little more fun in the water, the adults decided to go for another "friendly" game of Putt Putt. I believe Osman was working on this hole for maybe the 15th time!!

Look, Putt Putt is harder than it looks. Obviously!

And of course we needed a few self portraits along the way.

Ha ha! Matching sunglasses on our heads! LOL

It was about this time that they nearly had to kick us out. We closed it down, people!!

This picture is totally staged, too. Emilio was complaining that his eyes hurt, Lisi was upset that we had to leave, and Taylor was whining about a scrape on his arm. How we got them all to smile for a picture I have no idea!

I just love these people!

And that's a wrap! We had such a good time at such an unlikely place. But it seems like good times are always a given when we get together with the Diazes. I'm so thankful that God brought our families together.

Happy birthday Momma!

2012-07-09T11:07:00.000-05:00

Saturday evening, my family got together to celebrate my moms birthday. I had asked her earlier in the week what kind of cake she wanted and she responded with "watermelon."

Now, if you didn't know my mom, you would probably start googling recipes for watermelon cake. But since I do know my mom, I knew exactly what she meant.

Yep. Straight up watermelon.

That's my momma! We grilled hot dogs, had queso, then put some candles in a watermelon.

After dinner and "cake", we settled down for a family game of Tripoley. We're not competitive or anything.

Taylor and I teamed up since he kept asking me about his poker hand anyway. Figured it was better that way than just telling him to bet and then taking all his money. :) (Not competitive. Remember?)

And sometime in there mom opened her cards and gifts, and I snagged a picture of Taylor with the birthday girl.

Can't forget Papa!

Momma - I hope you had a fantastic birthday. I know it's technically "over", but we all know you celebrate the month, not the day. I love you dearly and hope the rest of the month is just as fabulous as you are!

The 4th of July.

2012-07-05T09:00:00.000-05:00

We spent the 4th of July with some dear, lifelong friends and had such a great time! There were Buck Burgers, homemade ice cream, swimming, and lots of chatting. Our families have been friends since long before we were actually families, so it's such a blessing to get together and watch our kids play. God is so good!

A HUGE thank you to the Bucks for opening up their home to all us youngin's. They are always so gracious and so fun!

Yep. That's Mrs. Buck getting down to a little "Stars and Stripes Forever."

There were tattoos...

... and lots of diving board tricks!

(That's a pretty good cannon ball!)

Some of the big kids even got in on the diving board fun!

Joey trying to impress all the kids.

Ryan trying to out-do Joey.

Stacy showing 'em all up!! She's still got it! (And I love that it looks like Jeremy is shielding Maggie from the entire ordeal. LOL)

And of course there was Trigger. He is such a people ~~person~~ dog! He just wondered around, laid out in the sun, and then cooled off in the landscaping.

We had such a great time and I'm so thankful for wonderful friends that we can "do life" with.

The Worlds' Best Mother-in-Law.

2012-07-03T07:41:00.000-05:00

I have been blessed with the greatest mother-in-law that any wife could hope for. And today is her birthday!

Kathy -

From the very beginning you've treated me like a daughter. And not the "married into the family" kind. You are so generous with your time and would literally do anything for us. There's no way to adequately thank you for everything you've done and all you are. You are truly a blessing.

I hope you have a fabulous birthday and drag it out for ~~days~~ weeks! We love you!

Missing my people.

2012-07-02T08:25:00.001-05:00

Last week I had to travel for work. I don't travel that often, so generally I don't mind it, but can I just say that 3 flights in 2 days is completely exhausting?!? And so is working from the hotel in the evening.

However, this trip I was determined to do something I've never done before while on business travel - workout. Silly, I know, but I've taken my workout clothes on SEVERAL business trips but they've never made it out of my suitcase. This trip, I totally shocked myself!

I texted Joey the following pics. I think I shocked him too! LOL

(Anyone else have to cover up the screen so you don't get distracted by how far you haven't run?)

The rest of my evening was work, room service dinner (yuck!), channel surfing, and missing my people. I love my people.

And I guess my people love me too because Joey sent me this pic. (Obviously "people" is being used in the broadest sense.)

Clearly, he was so distraught over my absence he couldn't even bare to face anyone.

The next morning, I found this in my pants pocket when I was getting ready.

Definitely made being away from home a little easier.

Good times with good friends.

2012-06-27T10:46:00.000-05:00

Our family is really enjoying Joey having Sundays off. We're doing things that we haven't been able to do in a very long time, like hang out with friends!

We had the best time Sunday evening having dinner and hanging out with our dear friends, the Diazes.

We made s'mores - and Taylor charred another marshmallow.

Then the adults played 3 rousing games of corn hole...

... while the kids climbed the tree to search for duck eggs. Yes, a duck laid eggs in their tree!!

AND! Ashton agreed to take a rare picture with me and Neri.

All of this fun was just too much for Joey, so he passed out on the couch.

Goodness I love that handsome man!

We had such a fun night and are so blessed to have met Neri & Osman and the kids. And now that Joey has a normal day off, we plan on having a lot more fun in the near future!

Me time.

2012-06-25T09:53:00.000-05:00

I don't get a lot of "me" time. I love spending time with Joey and the kids, or hanging out with friends, so I'm rarely alone. And truthfully, I don't need a lot of "me" time. But Friday, some "me" time was sort of forced on me, and let me tell you, I took full advantage!

The kids were spending the night at my parents and Joey was at work, so I was looking forward to not doing much of anything. I tried to finish up my weekend chores on Thursday so I wouldn't have that looming over me and I would truly just be able to relax.

And relax I did!

I came home from work to a nice, quiet house and poured myself a glass of wine.

I went back and forth between wanting to just grab some take-out so I wouldn't have to cook or going home and cooking something I really loved. Ultimately I decided to cook one of my favorite meals, Skinny Taste's Cilantro Lime Tilapia Tacos. And I was not disappointed.

I took my wine and tacos and settled in on the couch to catch up on my DVR. Dallas, actually.

Evidently Trigger was looking forward to a quiet evening at home as well.

I didn't let him rest for too long, though. After dinner we headed out for a nice walk around the neighborhood before calling it a night.

A glorious night.

There may be something to be said for this "me" time stuff.

Stephanie cooks: Chocolate Lava Cake

2012-06-22T08:27:00.001-05:00

I promised you the recipe for that yummy cake that Ashton made on Father's Day, so I'm here to deliver!

There's one tiny catch, though. You'll need this to make it. (It's the Pampered Chef Rice Cooker Plus. And it's totally worth the money to be able to make this amazing dessert when you're short on time, I promise!)

Chocolate Lava Cake

What you need:

Pampered Chef Rice Cooker Plus
Chocolate cake mix
Ingredients for the cake mix (whatever is required on the back of the box)
Chocolate icing

How you make it:

Mix cake mix and all ingredients from box in the rice cooker until smooth.
Empty complete can of icing into the middle of the cake batter. DO NOT STIR.
Place rice cooker in the microwave (no lid) and cook for 7 minutes.
Let stand in microwave for 12-15 minutes.
Remove rice cooker from microwave and cover with plate large enough to hold the icing that will run off the cake.
Flip upside down so the cake is now on the plate. (No need to spray the rice cooker with cooking spray. It's non-stick and the cake will slide right out!)
Serve hot.

So yeah, could this be any easier?? Cake mix, ingredients you probably already have - eggs, oil, water, etc. - and icing. Super easy, and super yummy!!

Don't stir the icing into the cake batter! This is what makes the "lava"!

What it looks like out of the microwave.

And after you flip it! Yum-mo!!

Happy baking!

Annual Cousins Trip.

2012-06-21T11:39:00.000-05:00

This week was my cousins annual "girls and kids" trip to San Antonio. They've been coming to SA for 5 years now and we always look forward to spending time with them. The kids have so much fun playing and my 2 cousins and I have a great time relaxing and soaking up the sun.

It's definitely a highlight of every summer! And it's really fun to look back through my blog and see how the kids have grown over the last 5 years - and the babies that have been added!

*This is where I insert the obligatory photo overload warning. Consider yourself warned.*

We always start the day at the lazy river - and spend most of the day in that very same spot. The kids seem to never tire of floating around and around.

This year we did take a break, though, for the kids to get inked up.

(I really wish that lady wasn't in my picture. I'm sure she wishes the same.)

After a long afternoon of soaking up the sun, we moved the party to the volleyball court. Please love this action shot of my 7 year old cousin!

After a little volleyball (and tether ball, bad mitten, and ping pong), we headed up to the hotel room to figure out dinner. Of course, when you put 7 kids in a hotel room - even if it is a suite - they will only last so long.

Ha ha. Totally kidding. Taylor and Brady were play fighting and it was too funny! They kept saying, "don't really hit me!" And the other would say, "Ok, I'll try!" Luckily no one was injured in the taking of this picture.

We had a new addition to the crew last September so this was the first cousins trip for baby Maddox. Ashton absolutely loves babies, so she couldn't keep her hands off! He's such a sweet boy!

After dinner it was time for s'mores - the kids favorite time of day! By the time I got to the fire pit, Taylor had already caught a marshmallow on fire. And he was quite proud of it!

(Can you even see it? It's at the top of that stick. LOL)

(Camryn - Lauren's oldest)

After s'mores, the hotel always shows a movie on the lawn. We grab blankets and popcorn and settle in for the evening.

Ha! Who am I kidding? The kids don't last but maybe 20 minutes before they're bored and looking for something else to do. It's a nice thought though.

(cousins 2012 - Brady, Taylor, Ashton, Maddox, Derek, Berkley, and Camryn)

Ashton helped feed Maddox his last bottle, but he was a little distracted by all the cousins, the movie, and the popcorn.

I'm so grateful for the time I get to spend with my cousins. We don't see each other often - sometimes only once a year - but it always seems like no time has passed.

The perfect Saturday.

2012-06-19T11:14:00.000-05:00

Saturday was one of those perfect days. You know the kind. The kind where you don't clean or fold or put away anything? The kind where you only do the things you want to do?

Yep. That kind.

It started off with a late wake-up call. I just love to sleep in! But I also love coffee, so I met my momma for some coffee and we chatted a bit.

I schooled on her on a couple new iPhone apps (well, new to her!) and then we headed to get pedicures. Of course, I don't have a picture of our pretty toes, but I do have a picture of our pretty faces! :)

After our pedicures we went our separate ways. I went back home and crawled back in bed with Joey for a few minutes before he woke up. It was glorious.

My good friend Neri had a hot date with her husband, so her kids came to stay with us. It was way too hot so we made our way to the pool where I proceeded to do this:

Again, it was glorious. And hot.

Did I mention it was hot?

The kids definitely had the better idea and played for hours in the pool.

And you better believe there was no cooking on this "perfect Saturday", so we picked up pizza on our way home from the pool and spent the rest of the evening chilling in front of the TV.

Yep, it was pretty darn perfect!

Father's Day 2012

2012-06-18T09:20:00.000-05:00

I was so happy to have Joey home yesterday to celebrate Father's Day! We started the day with presents and cards from the kids (and me!).

This was Taylor's card to Joey. (Explanation - Ashton started calling our dog "Puppis" a while back. Now we just add "is" to the end of people's names to be silly.) Envelope reads: Daddis or Puppis; Most likely for Daddis. (Ashton and I died laughing when we saw this. Taylor did it all on his own.)

Taylor pulled himself away from his video game long enough to watch Joey open his card. It was potty humor and absolutely perfect. LOL

Ashton made Joey the sweetest card, in which she thanked him for "putting up with her". Ha ha. At least she understands! (And please note how beautiful my girl is. I'm really gonna need her to stop growing up.)

The kids and I got Joey some new workout clothes for Father's Day. I stepped way out on a limb doing this because it's extremely rare that I pick out anything that doesn't eventually get returned, but I think I may have gotten lucky this time!

After cards and presents, we went to his moms to celebrate with her and Joey's grandpa. Then we made the rounds to my parents house where we enjoyed a little pool time, then mom and I made homemade pizza for everyone.

Had to snag a pic with the father of my children :)

And of course my own daddy!

After pizza, Ashton made a chocolate lava cake. It is so yummy and you make it in the microwave (in 7 minutes!)!! (Recipe to follow later this week.)

Overall we had a nice Father's Day. I always enjoy spending time with my dad and I was so happy to have Joey home to enjoy Father's Day as well. I'm really liking this "Sundays off" gig!!