OOPS!

On the post from a few days back I said Nathan and Melissa were going to Hawaii. I was wrong~it was Jamaica! Either one sounds OK to me!

Happy Anniversary

Tomorrow the 31st will be Jason and Linda's 5th anniversary! It will be Kathy and Brian and Penny and Brad's 17th! A great one to all of you!
p.s. I do not have pics of the others.

IN THE TOP 5 OF ANY CAKE I HAVE EVER MADE!

Toasted Butter Pecan Cake
Taste of Home


SERVINGS: 12-16

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Ingredients:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
2-2/3 cups chopped pecans
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
FROSTING:
2 packages (one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup butter, softened
6-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Directions:
In a small heavy skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add pecans; cook over medium heat until toasted, about 4 minutes. Set aside to cool.
In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Beat just until combined. Fold in 2 cups reserved pecans.
Spread evenly into three greased and waxed paper-lined 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Beat in enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12-16 servings.

This cake is absolutely delicious!

Happy Wedding Day!

I can hardly believe that our "Bible bearer" who is was Daniels nephew is having his own wedding today. Tuesday seems like a weird day to get married but I guess that is common in Chicago.
Nathan and Melissa I hope that you have many years of happiness and a great life in Seattle. I also hope you have a wonderful Hawaii honeymoon! A word of advice...never let the sun go down on your wrath! Uncle Daniel and I love you very much!

I do miss Abby!

I know there are some people that think I am crazy to let Abigail go away for weeks but if you only knew how very much she loves my mom you would understand how I CAN do it. They are getting ready for VBS's right now and Abigail is loving it. She enjoys that stuff alot. She is also looking forward to camp. She is so excited about staying in the dorm now that she is 13. GRRRR... She is also excited about playing her flute with the other young people. And of course there is another exciting thing about camp...BOYS! I heard her telling my mom that "yeh, when my mom went to that camp there were lots of cute Kennedy's." My mom must of mentioned Anna O's brothers because she said, "yeh, she mentioned those too!" I told my mom that she is not to come home with a boyfriend! Well, mom can but not Abigail. Just for the record my mom is not interested in one of those things!