Carrot cake

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 cups grated carrots
1 cup crushed pineapple with juice

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 pound confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa, set aside. In another bowl, stir together the eggs, vanilla and oil. Stir in the dry ingredients until they are completely absorbed. Fold in the carrots and pineapple. Pour the batter evenly between the three prepared pans.
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. To make the frosting, combine the cream cheese, butter and confectioners sugar in a medium bowl. Beat until smooth, then stir in the coconut and nuts. Frost cake when cool

serves 12 people

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Banana nut bread

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 medium bananas, slices

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the butter mixture until smooth. Finally, fold in the sour cream, walnuts and bananas. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely

Free at last...

Brayden is at his Nana's tonight, I'm in deep need of some free time! At the same time I miss him.

For the past week he has turned into a little booger... I guess he is in that terrible two stage, even though he is only 18mo. Now when he doesn't get his way he lays on the grown and kicks his feet and "cries" and he even makes fake tears come...Crazyyyy huh? Its really stressing me out because he was always the best little boy and never cried or anything. Now he hit and stuff. My baby is becoming a little boy.

Garden is still growing....

So we FINALLY got the garden planted this weekend! Everyone in the Cole family helped out, even Brayden!

We had to use nine and a 1/2 bags of the soil. I swear we have spent so much money on this garden, it better bring me some yummy beautiful veggies! :) So this is what we planted onions, jalapenos, cilantro, okra, 2 tomato's plants, squash, and bell peppers

How did her garden grow?

I told my husband that I wanted to do a vegetable garden, what does he do? Goes out an gets the stuff to build me one! How sweet is he?

Building it was a very long processes. It pretty much took all day. If I might add I didn't hear one bad word out of his mouth.:) He usually gets aggravated when he is putting things together but not this time. Maybe this is a stress reliever thing for him?

Workin hard

Brayden loves helping daddy

Happy Mothers Day

I had a great Mothers Day! I sent it with my mom, dad, Phillip, and Brayden.

First we went to church and we went to Pappasito's. It was so busy...but I didn't mind the wait because they had tables under a tent with chips & salsa and drinks. yumm...They also had side walk chalk, bubbles, a sand box and other fun things for Brayden to play with. I got a charm bracelet with two charms. They are beautiful and I love them. My sister got the a heart that means "a mother love" and

Phillip got me one that is a pair of booties and on the bottom i am going to have it engraved.

After that we went home a relaxed for a bit before going to the store and then doing some yard work.

Mothers Day Pictures

Mothers Day Surprise

My friend Taylor had asked me to take a few pictures of her family for Mother's Day as a surprise gift for her mom.

This was my first "photo secession" and I think I did an alright job.

Lane, Taylor, Jake, Kameron, and Kayden

Jake

Taylor, Kameron & Kayden

another Family picture

Now, this beautiful little girl..I mean young lady is Kameron. I have known her since she was born. I cant believe she is getting so old..that means I am getting older as well. She has always been so cute but now she is getting so beautiful!