February celebrations~ Valentine's Day, Mine and Elijah's birthdays

From my Valentine...He made me chuckle and feel loved! proof that a little out of the ordinary goes a long way...

We had a Valentine's Day sweet treat at SNAP, I made this cake.

 

 As is usual and customary at the Dozier household, we had a scavenger hunt. With calls for "make it hard" (taxing for an old lady who has come up with over 30 years of Valentine's Scavenger Hunts), I sought internet guidance and actually stumped them on a couple! Win!

 Then my birthday arrived to celebrate my 58th(whew!), circle around the sun. My honey got my favorite Edible Art chocolate pound cake/buttercream icing cake for me. (I sliced it and place in the freezer. I will be eating off of it for about the next 10 months...yummy!

Next up... Elijah's Birthday. My youngest boy turned 12! Lord help us...teenager in the making! He had a sleepover with some of his good buddies.

They made homemade pizzas, watched a movie and hung out. 

 He wanted a plain ole chocolate cake....ho hum....

Elijah continues the trend of loving cars and things with wheels. I really see his inventive side. His eyes see things so differently than I do. He's stepped up his eating quite a bit, I know a growth spurt is imminent. He still lives on his bike and is known as the "President or Mayor of our neighborhood".

Laynes 7th birthday ~ February 6th

Miss Layne-Layne turned 7 this year. For her birthday, she had a trampoline party. It was mass chaos, but looked like a bunch of fun.
(As we were leaving the snow was coming down, but it didn't stick).

Layne requested a trampoline cake...

We got to visit with our new grandsons

 Layne is such a special young lady! I'm so grateful to be her Mimi. She's incredibly smart and very talented. I love her so very much. She's a wonderful joy and fun to be around. At at the age of 7, she is wise beyond her years! Happy Birthday to my oldest grand baby!

Winter Beach Scenes Jan

The ocean is also beautiful in the winter. I'm not a huge fan of the cold, but I do like the fact that we can see sunsets over the ocean that time of year.

Dredging