Sigh...

A picture is worth a thousand words.




P.S. This was the result of an individual failing to yield on a left hand turn while I was going through the light. I guess she thought she could make it but didn't. Fortunately, no one was hurt and my kids were NOT in the car.

Got Sugar?

This past weekend we went on a sugar shopping spree.  It was on sale at Albertsons for $.99 for 4 lbs.  This is a good deal, but what made it great is there was a $.30 coupon on the back of the sugar package.  After tripling, we were paying $.09 for 4lbs of sugar!  The only bad thing was it was a limit one per transaction.  So we had to do a lot of running back and forth.  We weren't able to get all of the sugar we wanted to due to other things, but we did manage to get about 28 lbs. I know some are wondering why we need that much sugar.  Well, the most important reason is for food storage.  The second was to make these glistening beauties.


Can you say cinnimon rolls!  I decided to bite the bullet and make my homemade cinnimon rolls for my husbands father's day gift.  They are so good!!  I could eat them all day.  He really liked them and Elizabeth couldn't keep her hands off of them.  They didn't turn out quite like I wanted them too, but they were still good.  I'm not use to making them in the Texas heat.      

Busy, busy, busy!!

I apologize for not updating lately.  Things have been really crazy in the Sparks household.  Randy officially started school a few weeks ago.  He's taking Intro to Radiology and Patient Care.  It's taking up a lot of his time.  He has two tests every Thursday, so you can imagine what he's doing 24/7.  During this time, Elizabeth and Josh are being watched by a lady in our Ward.  We're so grateful she's able to do it for an affordable price.  The kids love it, and it is able to give Randy more time to study without distractions.Elizabeth is growing up so fast.  She's the most adorable, independent, stubborn, two-year old.  We love her so much!  She's not the most talkative child, but her comprehension is amazing.  She loves helping us around the house and with Josh.  It's so much fun to watch her.  She's very active.  Most of her days are compiled of running, jumping, climbing, and chasing Stubby around outside. 



Her favorite show is Dora the Explorer.  I guess Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and My Friends Tiger and Pooh are to childish for her these days.  Elizabeth will also occasionally dance while watching So You Think You Can Dance (I love that show).  Of course, being a two year old, Elizabeth does like to assert her independence.  She will throw a tantrum at the drop of a hat and screams quite frequently.  I do find it amusing that she'll put herself in timeout and tell herself no after she does something wrong.  What a stinker!  Despite all of her tantrums she still manages to melt my heart when she gives me a kiss and says "I wuv you."  Josh is a stud!  He gets more adorable by the day.  He's a fairly mellow baby, but definitely has his quirks.  He's already wearing 6-9 month clothing, rolling back to front and front to back.  He's already starting to scoot across the floor.  His smile will melt your heart and he loves to giggle.  We think he'll be getting his first tooth soon.  I've never seen so much drool in my life.