Backyard Dip

You thought I was posting a recipe didn't you?...ha, I know-don't quit my day job. I would never do that. It is too much fun!

Okay, how's this for a recipe:

Backyard Dip

1 cute baby girl in 1/2 a cute bathing suit
1 tube of baby sunblock
1 matching hat to keep the sun out of her beautiful brown eyes
1 family-size blow-up pool
3-4 inches cool water
sevaral bath toys
1 triple digit hot Texas summer day

Combine and enjoy this refreshing "dip." You can add an overweight spoiled Beagle panting at the door wishing she was inside while you make your dip if you would like.

I think Lena Kate likes our new pool...what do you think?


Yes, I failed to put her bathing suit bottoms on...oh well, she didn't mind:)



Hi Mama, give me that camera!


She likes the toys as much as anything. She was sucking on the head of a rubber ducky and seemed to think it was her pacifier. Silly girl.

Thank heaven for little girls :)

I sure enjoyed getting in with her to cool off in this triple digit Texas heat. I'm glad Target decided that this pool needed to be 1/2 off on Sunday. Fifteen dollars for many afternoons in cooling off in our backyard is not too bad. I had been debating getting Lena Kate a really small baby pool or a larger one we could both get in. The 50% off sold me on this one and I'm really glad it did.

I've posted a few new recipes over on my recipe blog Eating with Elaine. Today's addition was homemade dark chocolate granola bars. These are worth making for sure!