The Cracrofts

3.14.2010

THIS made our night... Silly Joggy and Lindsey

Here's Caitlin and Will watching their video...

3.12.2010

Saturday, March 6th

Last Saturday we took Caitlin to get her birthday gift, A NEW BIKE w/ Training wheels!
She picked this cute Hello, Kitty bike (to match her rain boots!)

First Bike Ride: off to the park...

Helmet, basket, bell and decorative strings are from Grammy and Papa Adams :)

oops. i was on pushing duty, and was taking too many pictures... she's so cute, happy to just hang out.

This picture is funny, she looks like one of those glass baby dolls...

Wii

Hot Dogs...

It was just a little cold in the shade, Brinner all bundled up...

Caitlin grilling her kitty...

Ha. the picture below is funny, and it's no coincidence that Will is wearing a 'Lucky' shirt... seeing that Caitlin grabbed the Grill 'Poker' right before the picture clicked... don't worry, we usually don't let our kids play with sharp objects... only on their birthdays!

Flower Power Cake

Cake mix, canned frosting and food coloring

make our multicolored cake as easy as it is cool!

1 pkg. white cake mix, preferably Duncan Hines
3 egg whites
2 Tbs. oil, (canola)
20 drops each red, yellow and blue liquid food coloring
1/8 tsp. imitation cherry extract
1/8 tsp. almond extract
1/8 tsp. lemon extract
2 cans (16 oz. each) Vanilla frosting
Assorted decorations and sprinkles, optional.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F coat 2 (8”) round cake pans with cooking spray. At low speed beat cake mix with 1 ½ cups water, egg whites and oil 30 seconds. Increase speed to high: beat 2 minutes. Follow steps below.

Divide batter into 4 bowls. Stir red food coloring and cherry extract into 1st bowl. Stir blue food coloring and almond extract into 2nd bowl. Stir yellow coloring and lemon extract in 3rd bowl. Leave 4th bowl white.

Alternately spoon tinted and white batters into pans.

3. Using spoon lightly swirl batters together, to make marbled pattern.

4. Bake 30 minutes or until tooth pick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes.

5. Remove from pans; cool completely on racks.

6. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1cup frosting. Top with remaining layer. Spread top and side of cake with remaining frosting. Decorate as desired.

Note. I make the cake with the directions on the box. And then continue with steps 1 and 2. so you could make it however you would like. If the cake mix calls for oil, I double the ration and add Apple sauce instead. That makes a more moist cake, and a bit more healthy. J )

Enjoy...

Sunday, March 7

Mommy and Daddy decorated for Caitlin's BIG DAY Saturday night so it was all fun and festive when she woke up!

Waffles, Strawberries with Whippy and Birthday toasts... Cheers!

After church we took a picnic to the park, it was SUCH a beautiful day!

King of the Rock...

Brinners sinking into an apple

Pepper, the party animal... she's begging for a hair cut!

Birthday gifts...

Cake...

Sugar Silliness...

New Kicks...

I'm iN-lOvE... and SO excited for my new running shoes to arrive! REI had a Suuuuuuper amazing deal on these Pumas-- "Deal of the Week" more than half off and then an extra 20% off clearance items! It's like they paid me to take them, LOVE IT!