Happy Birthday!!

My youngest is ONE today!! Happy Birthday Collin. We love you.  We had a great party with family and friends on Sunday. Yesterday we spent the evening at a fun park. Today we will finish off the rest of the cake and top off the celebrating.

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Rapunzel, Rapunzel Let Down Your Golden Hair

So, a mommy friend (Thanks Tiffany Erdall!!) had posted a picture on Facebook of a Rapunzel wig that she made for her daughter. Tayah caught eye of it and asked if she could have Rapunzel hair. It was easy enough even for myself to put together so I gathered the materials and put it together yesterday afternoon. And, voila we have Rapunzel hair!
Here are some pictures of the final product.

Baked Kale Chips:
So, I am sure many of you have already tried these but this was a first for me. I made some baked Kale chips last week. They are actually really yummy.

Recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 bunch kale
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a non insulated cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. With a knife or kitchen shears carefully remove the leaves from the thick stems and tear into bite size pieces. Wash and thoroughly dry kale with a salad spinner. Drizzle kale with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt.
3. Bake until the edges brown but are not burnt, 10 to 15 minutes. 

Even the Tiniest Chiuhahua is Still a Wolf at Heart

The Haunted Palmer House

Ben and I did a little overnight up in Sauk Centre this weekend. We were going to be out late with some friends and far enough from home that we didn't want to drive back home that evening so Ben called to get a hotel before we left. It is a fairly small town with not a lot of places to stay so we ended up staying at the Palmer House downtown. We found out when we arrived that it is a famous hotel that is known to be haunted. This is the trailer to a show that it was featured on. We did not see or hear anything while we stayed. It was kinda fun but I have to admit it did freak me out a bit.

My Two Cents

I just wanted to jot down a few of my thoughts about the Casey Anthony trial because for some reason people have been glued to this case for the last 3 years. I too have been fascinated with this story and following it throughout. I'm so sad for this little girl Caylee. I have a soft spot for this little girl as Tayah was a 2 years old little girl as well, 3 years ago when this all happened and I can't even imagine going through this. As we all know and heard the verdict of "Not Guilty" ringing through our ears on Tuesday and many are upset and angered that justice wasn't done for this little girl. I know many are upset with our justice system but I'm not surprised and feel the justice system did exactly what it was supposed to do. Do I think Casey Anthony showed bad behavior after the disappearance of her daughter? Most definitely. We could go on and on about all the things she did and argue about how no decent mother would do those things. It is true, but with the information presented in this trial we can't accuse someone of murder for bad behavior. Unfortunately. I do think Casey Anthony knows more than she is letting on about the death of her daughter and I am saddened by that because we still don't know HOW or WHO did this to this little girl. Which I think is why people are really upset with this trial. What I really wish is that there was more evidence that could have convicted her mother. Something that would have pointed the finger to who did this would have been nice.
I have a feeling Casey Anthony will be released from jail today after her sentencing this morning and I hope for Caylee's sake justice will be served ONE day.

4th of July

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July. It was just a nice long weekend for us. No big special plans. We did some yard work as we are getting ready for someone's 1st birthday coming up soon. We stayed home and had a bonfire and watched fireworks from our house, as the neighbors directly behind our house put out a nice display. Here are a few photos.

Bella and Tayah watching for fireflies.

Sparklers and a bonfire.

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Congratulations Ben!!

Just want to congratulate my husband on his new management position with Avery Outdoors. Ben has been a pro-staffer for the last 4 years, working events and promoting Avery products to various vendors. Ben, along with working at the insurance agency during the day will now be taking on the job as a flyway manager, organizing events and managing the other pro-staffers. Best of luck!!
 
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