delish-matish

if you have ever read my profile it claims that i am interested in baking. the size of my upper arms will attest to that fact. at times i see blogs about baking that others have written. they have beautiful pictures of food and they share about the process. today i was inspired.

this is a favorite cookie in the fairfield household. they are made every 4th of july. (every 4th that my mom remembers to make them, that is.) this year she forgot. last year she was in kansas. it doesn't always work out. and they can't be made last minute. no, they need to sit overnight. that's the key. but tomorrow is my mama's birthday, so i made these cookies for us to enjoy tomorrow. (it's still july, right?!)

first you will need to find yourself some plain chocolate wafers. (i can only seem to find them at von's, for those of you in california.)

next, you'll need some heavy whipping cream. simply whip your cream (i added a smidge of confectioner's sugar to the cream), and layer. repeat. and once again. top with dots.



this tasty treat has been aptly named "chocolate whipped cream, chocolate whipped cream, chocolate whipped cream with dots on top." (to be said rapidly.)

these must be refrigerated overnight. i repeat "must." they become soft and may be consumed with a fork.

these cookies are sure to be the party favorite. they will not disappoint! 

bath time

slideshow

well, i have given up on youtube. they think i've done something fraudulent by putting a song i downloaded from itunes on my video, so i can't play my video through them. therefore, i uploaded it to my mobileme gallery. however, mobileme cannot be embeded onto blogs. soooOOOooo . . . i have a link for you. please follow it; you'll be pleased.
this is our time at the lake.

bust

i waited and waited and waited for youtube.  it's late and the slideshow does not want to download.  therefore, i will leave you with this:

dinner

i am so happy i only have one child at this time.  

bon fet, tet melon!

ode to noah

~ by you-you on your 6th birthday

(with help from aladdin's genie)

i ain't never had a friend,

never had a friend,

i ain't NEVER

HAD A

FRIEND LIKE YOU!

i ain't never had a friend like you!

my dear boy, when i first met you, you were a bit top heavy.  man did you have a head.  tiny little legs and those triangular feet i love so much trying so hard to keep that head up.  oh, but how you've grown!  you toddled around with your wonderful lips and your perfect little stutter breaking hearts all over the place.  you loved to eat, anytime, anywhere.  you loved to sing!  you and i had so much fun on our picture dates.  we would spend some time just making faces and laughing so hard!  you had a great sense of humor.  you also LOVED throwing fits.  you could cry with the best of them.  you screamed until i thought my ear drums would burst.  i was scared you would stop being my friend after i would put you on time out against the wall.  but, noah, you were always my little man.  you would crawl up in my lap and cuddle, take my hand and walk bravely through the front gate, dare to let me take you into the pool at the hotel, and curl up beside me at night.  like i said, you were a heartbreaker.  

i see pictures of you now and i cannot believe the little man you've become!  i thank the Lord every time i think of you for the precious gift of you!  He has brought you thus far, noah, and He will lead you home!

you, my dear boy, were the chosen son.  you are the promised one!  your life must be a purposeful one.  you have already come through fire, sweetheart, and i know the Lord has great plans for you!

this is one of my most favorite pictures of us, noah. it was taken december 14, 2007. it was the last time i saw you! how i miss you. how i want to hold you. i think, however, that you have outgrown those lengthy hugs, those sit-in-my-lap-for-hours times. just know this, when it comes to you, i'll take whatever i can get.

i am so happy you're home for your birthday! it will be your best one yet! mwen renmen ou, tet la! ak tout ke'm, wi!

daughter

photo taken by carsen. edited by angela.