Comings and Goings

Where to start?!?  We've been so very busy at the Horstmann house this summer, and we love it :)  Right after we celebrated Tim's birthday, Father's day rolled around.  I mean, the kids sang "Happy To You Daddy- YAY!!!" for over a week!  :)

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Yay!

Blowin' out the candles :) 

We love you Daddy! (gimme that cake!)

Right after Tim's birthday, sure enough Father's day rolled around!  Poor guy, he has to do a birthday-father's day celebration now.   I don't think he minds though.  Especially since he got a combined gift this year and we upgraded his grill.  Aren't you excited?!?  He picked it out, so I know he liked it- ha!  We got together with the Short family for breakfast and then home for a nap (zzzzzzzzz...) Then on to celebrate with the Horstmann clan.  Did I get any pictures of us celebrating Father's day? Nope, I'm apparently a slacker.  (but that's okay, because we didn't get pics on mother's day either.)  BUT, we were supposed to bring Kid Friendly Dessert for dinner so we made cupcakes.  Don't you know the kids were all in the middle of that one!  And yes, they licked the batter off the beaters again.  THAT'S THE BESTEST PART!  (egg free, so don't freak out, okay?)  So I didn't get pics of the actual Father's day celebrations but I did get a picture of the cupcakes.  I mean, wasn't that the best part of the day?  JK!!!  Kinda.  But not really.  ;)

Mmmmm!  Pink Lemonade cupcakes with Strawberry Whipped Cream icing

Go ahead, lick the icing- I know you want to.

These seriously were the most incredible cupcakes and perfect for a hot summer day.  They are our new favorite dessert.  I will share the recipe, I promise!  

And of course, because I'm a smart-a** (i know, you're shaking your head in disbelief!) I decided to make NON-Kid Friendly cupcakes as well :)

Margarita Cupcakes!  Oh. Emm. Gee!

Um, the kids did NOT get to lick this batter (it was all for Mommy!)

I mean, melt in your mouth, tangy refreshing for-adults-only deliciousness.  The alcohol bakes out, right?  Oh, who cares?  It's just one... maybe two... and then I'll lick the icing off the container.

These puppies are margarita cake- alcohol included- with margarita-flavored jello icing.  Sigh.  

I promise I'll share the recipe for this one too.  

Right after the week of Birthday/Father's Day Celebrations, Aunt Jia and Kin-ley came to town!  They really do deserve a whole blog all of their own though :)