11 Years and Counting...

Happy Birthday to my sweet Madison Faith! How 11 years have passed since you burst your way into my world - I just don't know! I am so glad for each and every minute! I love you like crazy!

In honor of my girl's birthday, here are a few of my favorite pictures!

Happy Birthday Mad Dog!!!!

Showering in Red Bull at Tim McGraw!!!

It was a GNO for my sissy and me with Tim McGraw providing the entertainment! Words cannot express just how much fun we had! Between showering in (and sharing) Tim's Red Bull, screaming our heads off and dancing like no one has ever seen before - it was a night that will not be forgotten! See for yourself!




Blowing kisses...

Red Bull shower anyone???

A couple videos for your viewing pleasure!

Sorry about Tim being horizontal in this video (get your mind out of the gutter!) - I don't know how to switch it!

Going for the gold!!!!!

Number of practice swings: 836,492
Number of balls hit on driving range: 420,687
Holes played to prepare for tournament: 900
Number of Championship trophies for the Sam Baskins Memorial Golf Tournament: 2

Number of incredibly proud parents: 2

Barbie Cakes and Rattlesnakes!

Just a typical day here in the Stephens household! Me baking cakes, Mark killing snakes!

While I was working in the kitchen, making a very cool, super awesome Barbie cake for a 6 year old's birthday - my hubby was fighting to the death with a rattlesnake. I am really happy that my hub came out the victor! Check out his lifeless opponent!

Cakes and snakes. Who would have thought these two would ever share a blog post?!!

GET IN THE HOLE!!!!!!!!!!!

Using skills that most golfers only wish they had - Madison and Mark hit the links for their golf camp at Gold Hills. Tanner and I tagged along! The second hole was a long par 5. Madison CRUSHED her drive. Her second shot was a vision of beauty and her third shot (from 150 yards out) landed within 10 inches of the hole - setting her up for a beautifully tapped in birdie! It was an honor (and great exercise) to watch her get her first birdie! (You know how I am with toe-touches during celebrations!)

Markie once again rocked the house! He came in as the lowest scorer - shooting better than people 10 years older than him!

Tanner was the resident ball-finder on the course. His pockets were stuffed with golf balls!

And I am one proud mama! (I spared you the pictures of the toe-touches - they are probably something that should only be heard about but NEVER seen!)

Happy 13th Anniversary to My Hubby and Me!!!

On this very day - 13 years ago - My hubby and I promised to love, honor and respect each other for "as both as we long shall live" - as my hubby so eloquently phrased it. I am so glad that those vows are still true to this day! Happy Anniversary to my sweet hubby! I love you like crazy!

Ace of Cakes

In honor of Mark's Grandma's 88th birthday - Madison designed the following cake. I took her sketches and turned them into reality. The result - a four layered chocolate cake, filled with a cream cheese/whipped topping/crushed chocolate chip cookie frosting, and topped with a generous peppering of crushed chocolate chip cookies along with chocolate chip morsels. It tasted as good as it looked - even of I do say so myself!








We celebrated her birthday with a BBQ that we will not soon forget! In the middle of this celebration, the sky opened up and released a fury of rain and hail. Obviously, this had no impact at all on our plans!

Gotta love it!