Me n Ty

Update

2009-07-16T10:55:00.001-07:00

I figured I would write a quick update for those who may still actually look at this. Its been way too long, I know. But, here goes anyways.

Ty and I are still in Salt Lake and we love it up here. No plans to move any time soon!! I love my job, Tysen loves his school and is way too smart for his age. Anyone else have troubles being outsmarted by their 4 year old?

I am single now, for those who don't know. But please don't feel sorry for me, I feel like its a much better situation for me and I am Happy as can be. Mike and I actually get along better now! I still play a ton of softball, of course, and I am just enjoying life to the fullest right now!

Soon I will post some pics of the trip that Ty and I took to San Diego a couple of weeks ago. We had a blast, soaked up the sun while it rained here every day, and got re-acquainted with my favorite cousin. I would love to go back in a couple of months!

Anyways, theres a very quick update for everyone. Hope all is well with everyone who may still read this!!

LOw CaLoRiE RaINbOw CaKE

2009-02-06T18:59:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I have to share this cake for the few people who actually read this! I got this recipe from a friend at work, decided to try it, and LOVE IT! So here's the deal, this cake has NO eggs, oil, butter, or added sugar. And it was super fun to make with Ty! This cake is virtually fat free, frosting included. You will end up pooping rainbows, but for those of us who have a sweet tooth, this cake ROCKS! Here are some instructions for those who have the urge to try this at home.

Here is what you need for the cake. 2 boxes of cake mix, Betty Crocker has been doing making cakes way longer than I have, so I trust she knows her stuff! 2 boxes of vanilla pudding, 2 12oz cans of sprite zero (or any clear liquid like ginger ale, sierra mist, etc), and some food coloring...I used the liquid drops, but gel food coloring would give better, bolder colors.

Mix the 2 cans of Sprite, 2 cake mixes and 2 boxes of vanilla pudding together in a large bowl. The fizz from the sprite will get very big at first so make sure you have a very big bowl! Don't worry, the fizz will go down, eventually, when you pour the sprite in. I had to beat the living hell out of this to get it pretty smooth. And remember, beat like hell!

Ok, now divide the batter up. I used 6 colors and it worked out very well!! It turns out to be a little more than a 1.5 cups of batter in each bowl. Measure it out and use the colors of your choice to make your rainbow colors. Like I said earlier, I know that gel colors would make much bolder colors, and not so "pastel-ish" like mine turned out.

Here comes the "hard" part. Ok, its not hard, but its the most time consuming part of this ordeal...but worth it! Grease the bottom of the pan & then line the bottom of the cake pan with wax paper so that it will come out easier. Now you have to layer the colored batter. So take 1 heaping cup of red, and pour it into the center of a 9" round cake pan. Add 1 cup of purple and dump it on top of the red, 1 cup of orange and dump on top of purple. Take the other 3 colors and do the same for the OTHER 9" round pan, so that the 2 cakes are opposite in colors. Finish the colors off in each pan...see the illustration if the words that you are reading are confusing you. At this point, I would recommend that the batter "settles" a little bit so that there isn't so much in the center of the pan. It will take longer to cook if it doesn't spread out in the pan. Bake the cakes according to the cake box.

So once the cake is cooked, toothpick comes out clean, and is completely cool, cut the "top" of the cake off so that its even with the pan. Make sure your cake is completely cool or it will not cut clean! I know from experience. =) Do this for both cakes, take them out of the pans and place them on top of each other to make one BIG round cake.

The cake is a little scary looking at first, but I promise that everyone will fall in love with this cake! I can honestly say that this is the most moist cake I have ever made! Its ridiculous how yummy it is, considering the ingredients. I was skeptical too, but I'm not a big fan and plan to make all my cakes low calorie! Time for the Frosting!!!!

This is by far the easiest frosting I have ever made. It consists of 2 tubs of sugar free whip topping and 2 boxes of vanilla INSTANT pudding. Mix them together and add some food coloring if you want, I didn't, but feel free! This mix will be very "grainy" at first, but the pudding will dissolve. The frosting will be SUPER THICK, so you have to glob it onto the cake and then spread it from there.

TA DAH!!!

This is your finished product. Taste, savor, enjoy.

There was only 1 child harmed in the making of this cake. He was force fed cake batter and on top of that he had to eat it off a spoon that was much to large for his mouth, only to enhance the torture.

Family Pics 09

2009-02-05T18:59:00.000-08:00

Thanks Dion!

2009-01-27T11:25:00.000-08:00

I have to say Thank you to Dion Seneca for taking our pics...Ty's pic is one that I swiped from her until I get the disc. The Pics are amazing....THANK YOU!

Where'd I come from?

2009-01-27T11:09:00.001-08:00

Ok, so I have to share this conversation that Ty and I had the other night and then continued this morning. I thought it was the cutest thing ever and so naturally everyone else will agree, right? This takes place sunday night as Ty is laying in bed, right before he is supposed to go to sleep...
ME: Thanks for being such a good kid!
TY: Your welcome Mommy
ME: Mom and Dad couldn't have asked for a better kid!
TY: Where'd I come from?
ME: You came from Heaven
TY: Heaven? (With a puzzled look on his face)
ME: Yes, Heaven.
TY: How did I get here?
ME: Well, me and daddy prayed to Heavenly Father that he would give us the sweetest, cutest little boy, and then he brought you to us!
TY: OH! (as if the light clicked on) That was sure nice of him.
ME; I know, we Thank him every day for you. Your the best kid ever!
TY: Thanks mom, I love you.

Tuesday Morning...
TY: Mom, you are the tallest and biggest mom ever!
ME: Thanks Ty! Thats really nice. (I think)
TY: How did I get here again?
ME: Heavenly Father brought you down to us, remember?
TY: Did he bring me in a box?
ME: No, you were in mommy's tummy.
TY: Your tummy isn't big enough. (gosh I love this kid!)
ME: You used to be little tiny when you were in my tummy.
TY: Did he put me there through your belly button?
ME: Yep, he did and you just kept growing and growing and growing, until you came out. And you are still growing!
TY: When I get big like you, my shirts won't fit me anymore.
ME: I know, we can buy you some new ones that will fit.
TY: Ok, I want my vitamins so I can get strong like you.
ME: You got it dude!

Ok, so maybe all of you won't think this is as cute, but it sure melted my heart. I love the fact that he is sooo innocent and carefree. Hope you stay this way forever buddy! Love you!

2009-01-06T20:16:00.000-08:00

So for those of you who are enjoying the St. George weather, I thought I would share this. This is the amount of snow that we ended up with on Christmas Day. The little boy in the picture lives across the street, but he is the same age and height as Tysen...mind you this snow is at least 3 ft deep! We are so fortunate to have amazing neighbors (with snow blowers who are willing to help!). After we dug out our driveway, we spent the rest of the afternoon digging out some of the other neighbors. We had sooo much freaking snow that we got to make a sledding hill in our front yard for all the neighbor kids. Yikes! Welcome to SLC, right?!?!

2008-12-14T14:19:00.000-08:00

So we were at the mall yesterday and Ty got SOOO excited when he saw Santa. I didn't think that he'd get all worked up like that! So of course there is a line waiting to see him. I took Ty over there and stood in line for like 30 min or so before it was finally our turn. And the whole time in line, he kept grabbing me, jumping up and down and saying "I'M SOOO EXCITED!" It was so cute. So we finally get up there, Ty sits on Santa's lap and proceeds to tell him that he wants...1) a tractor that drives with pedals and a backhoe 2) Guitar Hero 3) Monster Jam Trucks. What 3 year old wants Guitar Hero?! We didn't have real video games til we were like 10! Anyways, we wanted to get a pic with Santa, no big deal right? Well the camera decided to "break" and we sat there for like 20 minutes having a conversation with Santa. Ty was so chill, just hanging out, talking and telling Santa how good he has been all year. We finally got our pic and on our way we went. This pic looks fake, but up close Ty's eyes are amazingly blue! Can't wait for Christmas so I can watch Ty open his presents and find out all the things that Santa has left him!

Our New House!

2008-11-30T17:53:00.000-08:00

I wanted to post a pic of our new house. We almost didn't get this house, but I am so very thankful that we did. I think that its absolutely adorable and the neighborhood ROCKS! All the neighbors are soo nice and I found a preschool/daycare 2 streets over and Ty loves her!!! He didn't want to leave when we very first met her. I couldn't have asked for a better place to live while trying to make the transition up here.

Redneck Roots

2008-11-30T17:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I was so inspired by Lori's blog about her and Cassie's carseat rig-job in the old brown van, that I decided that I had to post something about my redneck roots as well. So my dad was nice enough to let us use his truck and trailer to help us move. I of course was wanting to use my moms horse trailer that is all enclosed and super nice, but my dad, being the voice of reason that he is, decided that his brown trailer would be better since its bigger. I agreed, knowing how much crap we had to move and on the ONE condition that he power wash all the cow poop out of it.. My parents roll up in my dads super nice truck (that I luv to drive!) and this super sexy rusted out trailer. I felt about as close to a redneck as I have in a long time! My dad is soooo very proud of this trailer too. Of course its one of those things that he bought at some auction for like $10 or something and he loves it. We packed that thing as much as we could, twice and somehow got all of our crap to the new house. I cannot tell you how many looks we got driving this thing around! Everyone was staring at it...either wondering a) is that thing gonna fall apart or b) where can I get one just like it!
So for those friends of mine that don't know just how redneck I really am, now you do. =)

Ty Does his OWN Stunts

2008-11-16T15:27:00.000-08:00

2008-11-16T15:21:00.000-08:00

We found a park in South Jordan to let Ty play for a little bit...since he was cooped up in the car with us looking for a freaking house.

SUPERSTAR!

Moving to SLC!!!

2008-11-16T15:05:00.001-08:00

OK, so its been forever since I have posted anything on this blog. I am horrible at this! Anyways, our cute little family is moving to the snow. Ty and I took this picture while Mike was talking to a realtor Herriman about some homes. Mike got a job at US Bank and they want him to start on December 1. That is only 2 weeks away. I haven't packed a single thing and we have to move in 2 weeks...YIKES! We spent all weekend up north trying to find a house to live in. In case anyone is wondering, that sucks! I hate looking for homes to rent. We have a couple in mind and we will find out more tomorrow (11-17-08). The house we want is in Herriman, but if we don't get it, then we will live in Riverton.

Me & Ty

2008-09-15T23:47:00.000-07:00

Ty and I were messing around on my computer and he wanted to take a picture...so we did! Aren't we cute??

Tysen turns 3!

2008-05-13T10:49:00.000-07:00

Tysen "Mosmund" turned 3 on March 31 and he had such a good birthday! We had a few friends over and Grandma Kathy and Aunt Kristen from "Chicken-Cow" (Ty's version of Chicago) were here too. He got some books, games, clothes, cars and a workbench with working tools for his birthday. I guess being an only child really does pay off!
One of the highlights of the night was when Ty was hitting his baseballs....Mike was videotaping him and got blasted right in the chest with a baseball! It was totally something you would see on America's Funniest Home videos or something. Everyone was laughing histerically...except dad. =)

Family Pictures

2008-05-13T10:24:00.000-07:00

We had our family pictures done in December and obviously, we had a good time doing it. Ty wasn't so sure about it at first and I was doing what I could to get him to smile...including acting like an idiot. ;) But us moms gotta do what we gotta do, right? After the first few minutes, he warmed up to the idea and then there was no stopping him. He wanted the camera all to himself after that! Ty was working the camera like he was a super model. Our pictures turned out amazing. The background looks fake, but I promise that it wasn't! The weather was absolutely amazing as well, given that it was December! There was no rain or clouds or anything....just sunshine, warm air and one cute family!