Birthday Cupcakes for Miss Dana

Lauren made some cupcakes from her "My First Cookbook" by Paula Deen for Miss Dana's birthday.

Lauren refuses to bake from a boxed mix so both the cake and frosting were made from scratch.

isn't her hair cute?

"seriously Mommy, enough pictures!"

clean-up is very important

the final product

quality controlTyler gives one a try to further ensure yumminess

sometimes Daddy can be a bit OCD regarding clean-up

(notice her "new" favorite red shoes, apparently they go with everything)
Tyler being oh so cute...

Tyler being a boy...

Matt made dinner last night:

Tilapia quesadillas, spicy slaw, black beans and Spanish rice

(I'm one lucky gal!)

Preview of this weekend's project

any guesses?