Hot days call for... cupcakes?

With the weather spiking up to the 90's lately- we've started breaking out the cupcake to cool off!

Elliott's looooving it.  He'll play in it until he's completely worn out- and then take a nice, long nap.  

Yes, he's even taking cup-cakey bubble baths.

Everyone needs a giant cupcake in their lives! 

Evelyn couldn't resist getting in on the cupcake action too.  

I must admit, it does look pretty inviting... 

though if I decide to take the plunge squat, I'll spare us all the evidence.  

dreaming of Summer...

Gorgeous image by Christian Coigny via Spoonful

Polar Bear Plunge!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS! Remember Y2K? Twelve years ago today my darling James was born two weeks late, after 30 hours of labor, at 4:00am on the millenium. The hospital staff were on edge, paranoid, and wanting to be home with their families. It was scary and strange, but that's a whole other story...

With all that Y2K drama far behind us, New Years Day is now just a fun, birthday for our family. To celebrate his very special day, James has done the Polar Bear Plunge in Cayucos every year for the past seven years- and this one was the best yet! My dad guessed the turn-out was around 2000 people! SO. CRAZY. We had a blast. Check out some of these costumes!

Have you done the dip? Would you?! I always stand on the beach with towels and bottles of hot water, but I kind of secretly want to jump off the pier. Unfortunately the jet-ski police swiftly scoop you up and arrest you for that though... soooo I guess I'll never be able to do the plunge. *shucks*