Smooth Sailing

I haven't posted in a while...so I thought I would share a bit of "cutie pie" cooking show with y'all. We have this great pizza dough recipe that is so easy. The kids LOVE to decorate their own pizza. She is even a HAM when she is making pizza. But then he is a "Taddei". Hormel has a wonderful new uncured pepperoni! It tastes wonderful. He she is...Vanna...placing the pepperoni so perfectly. In to the oven they go... READY to eat! Now for mama's version... Kinda makes me feel like a gourmet cook, for about a minute. Voila! Let me know if you want the dough recipe...Just send me your email.

So, as you can see...Little Man likes to JUMP! I was attempting to organize my pictures and realized that I had a LOT of pictures of the Little Man jumping! He can even jump with a binky! That was Oceanside, CA, by-the-way... Found this one of him jumping on the Star of India in San Diego... We never wanted Little Man to have "1st Child Syndrome"so, we encouraged him to just "go for it"! Here in Florida, the routine was... Dad digs a big hole, and Little Man climbs up the pile and...JUMPS! Back in Oceanside....There are always good sand cliffs the tide left the night before. This is in St. George, UT. Love those RED rocks! His hands make me laugh. Carlsbad, CA... Catching some air. I wonder what he will do on a surfboard? Pt. Loma (San Diego). Notice Sweetie Pie's look of amazement! Ah yes...Orange Beach, AL. That sand is like baby powder, which is a good thing with sand built up this high! Even in the flat land of the Bahamas...he can still find something ...

Guess we did it to ourselves. We fostered the love of reptiles at an early age. The above picture is "Sweetie Pie" on the Alan's Cay, Bahamas. "Little Man" in South Florida... at one of those tourist places. He REALLY wanted to hug that alligator! This was taken on a "nature walk" at Shark River State Park in the Everglades. What a GREAT gator. Check out that tail! Yes, here in Louisiana you really don't need pet stores. All that is required is to walk out your front door and be observant. As you can see, my kids, who are "addicted" to reptiles and "other" things and have mastered the art of listening and fast reflexes! This dragonfly seemed to want to stay around for a while... Wait, did I just say "mastered the art of listening"??? Don't get too excited. That skill stops as soon as they enter our house Below is a little baby Green Anole lizard. They look just like the Geiko lizard, movements and all. I couldn...

Well, Mardi Gras is over for another year...as Lent begins. The PARTY is over and now it's time to repent! Thought I would post some pictures of some of the parades. That's a king in the one above. This was a beautiful float. You might have to enlarge the photo to see ALL the beads hanging behind the "throwers". It's all about getting the most and the best beads. As you can see, the guy in the photo above must have won the contest! As you saw in the first photos, so many of the adults REALLY get dressed up. The kids...not so much. :) On their way to getting the "booty". Even the trucks (we don't have cars here) are decorated. Yes, that is a REALLY steep incline it is parked on. Looks like Little Man made out OK! We had a lot of fun, but missed Daddy who is still on his ship. And, for your viewing pleasure, please enjoy the video so you can experience it all first hand. Notice my kidos on the fence at the end.