Three

Late last month our Anna, Anna Banana, Anna Baby.... turned 3! This girl is pure emotion - there's no guessing how she feels. She is a comic and a sure crowd favorite.....obviously getting her sense of humor from Daddy! :) She is beautiful, loving and tenacious. Mischievous and at times, challenging. FEARLESS!!!! She brings us laughter, smiles and joy. She is growing into her new "big girl" number 3 and talking SO much better over the last several months thanks to two wonderful Speech Language Pathologists. We love you Anna! I love being YOUR Mommy and am so thankful God gave you to me.

Recipe of the Week

It's been a while blogger friends.....I haven't forgotten about you. I've often thought about updating my blog, it just never actually becomes a reality. Recently, as many of you know, I have been trying out several recipes found on Pinterest and thought that it would be fun to share some of my work with you. I've found several keepers among my pins and only a few duds (which I try to delete for the sake of my fellow pinners - gotta look out for ya!)

To start it off, I've got to share a recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip that I made for the first time this past weekend for a party that I never even got to attend thanks to our lovely Michigan weather. Basically, it turned into a bonus treat for a night with friends that we had here at our house after Phil's last home game. It turned out so delicious and had such rave reviews that I made it again, on a whim, the following day for Anna's birthday party. I'm telling you....this stuff is DELICIOUS and highly addicting - don't say I didn't warn you! The only thing I omitted from the recipe were the toffee chips simply because I didn't have any on hand and didn't feel like making a special trip to the store. Give this baby a try - it's super easy and your kids can help if you'd like! The girls loved licking the mixer beaters as a special treat.

I forgot to take a picture of the fancy finished product on a platter looking pretty - bummer....that's the best one! I paired this delightful dip with chocolate Teddy Grahams, honey graham crackers and apple slices. Enjoy!