Happy Birthday to me!!!!

Thanks to all who made my birthday very special! It was a wonderful day...couldn't have asked for anything better! I'm especially excited about the teapot that Frank and the kids gave me. We often go to a local restaurant called Asian Bistro. Frank and I love the sushi rolls, and the kids are SOOOOO adventurous with food, I give them so much credit! I am still, as an adult, not as brave as they are with food! (They definitely got that from daddy!) They love to eat edamame, roti, malaysian noodles (or something along those lines)...can you imagine 4 & 6 year olds eating that stuff?!?! But I digress...back to the teapot. At Asian Bistro we always get a pot of Pouchong Tea to share, and it comes out in this PRECIOUS little cast iron teapot. And every time we're there I say, "That darn teapot is so cute, I would LOVE to have one of those for all those long, cold winter days!" And don't you know my darling husband and children went to Asian Bistro and got me one for my birthday?!?! (And of course Frank had a little sushi for lunch while he was there...can't believe he had a Spicy Santa without me!) Anyway, here it is...try not to be too jealous.




The little tin in this picture holds some loose pouchong tea. And Frank brought the lilys home for me after work.
Again, thanks to all who made me feel oh so special. Mel, I really loved what you and the kids did! To everyone else, check out my link to Mel's blog (Crazy Beautiful) and see the Hallmark Schmallmark post.
On a completely separate note, I must say thank you to Abbey and Emmy for giving Zoe the pancake puff maker for her birthday. We have pancake puffs for breakfast several times every week, and I must tell you that I'm becoming quite the pro! Check these out...but please do ignore the stove. I scrub and I scrub, but I think that stuff is just too burnt on. I've even tried oven cleaner...anyone have any other suggestions?

Here are a couple of cute shots of Harry, too. He's doing REALLY well! It's as if he's been with us forever!


My boys.



I came upstairs and found Harry asleep with FH...too cute!


He REALLY loves that bone! It's so funny to watch him carry it around!

Please do enjoy these last days of summer...fall (my favorite time of year) is right around the corner. The cooler days are on their way, so get outside and soak up the sun!