Cake Boss's Easy Ice Cream Cake

For Scout's birthday I made an ice cream cake. I saw how to make it on the Rachael Ray show.
What you'll need:

 2 tubs of ice cream, choose whichever kind of ice cream you want.
 1 box of cake mix, I did white but chocolate could work too
1 thing of whip cream.


Step 1: Let the ice cream thaw out a little bit then spread 1 tub of your ice cream in 9" cheesecake pan
Step 2: Add a middle, you could use crushed up Oreo or chocolate chip cookies.
Step 3: Add the second ice cream tub and put in freezer for about an hour
*Just a hint if the ice cream is too hard put in microwave for increments of 10-20 seconds.
Step 4: After ice cream is in the freezer cook cake as instructed on box.

This is what my ice cream looked like after I pulled it out of the freezer.

I used a knife to go around the edge to help I warmed it up with hot water.

Once the cake is done cut in half. Place one half on the bottom and then put the ice cream in the middle, basically like a sandwich.

For the frosting just put the whip cream all over and smooth. I obviously didn't do so well at that part...

Since I made the cake a day in advance I left it all in the freezer and decorated it about an hour before we ate it. 

Since my son is a huge train fan right now, we did a train theme. I used kit kats at the train tracks and just put recess peanut butter cups and peanut butter m&ms on the side.

This cake was so easy it definitely made a lot I better it could easily feed 10 adults. And the part that took the longest was baking the cake. If it weren't for that the cake would have been finished in less than 30 minutes.

New Years Resolution

I wonder how many people actually stick to their resolutions? I know I stick with mine for about a week maybe 2 if I'm really trying. So this year I'm going to try even harder to stick with my resolutions for the year 2013.

I've given it a lot of thought and the few I've come up with that I might actually be able to keep are:

1.) Find at least 1 thing to be grateful for each day.  I'm going to try not to repeat myself but I know there are somethings that I'm grateful for each day so I'm bound to repeat a few.

2.) Cook more! Simple as that I have all these recipe books that aren't being used. I think it's time to try new recipes.

3.) After I stop breast feeding I want to train for a half marathon and I want to complete insanity.

4.) I want to be back under 160lbs currently I'm at 171 so I think 15 lbs is a reasonable goal. I'd like that to happen by my baby's first birthday- August 31st.

5.) Spend more time with my husband. This past year was hard on us and I think we need to start spending more time alone.

6.) Keep my blogs up to date. I think that's pretty self explanatory ;)

7.) Do better at keeping track of our finances.

8.) Find a way to go to California to introduce my daughter to my husbands side of the family. Who we haven't seen in 2 years!

I think at that point that maybe all of them. It's a lot but I think I can do it!

Good luck with your New Years resolutions for 2013!!!

Have a happy and safe new year!

Children's Tylenol & Motrin Doses

As  parent I always wonder just how much medication I'm supposed to give my babies. The dosage that is on the bottles are so vague. My babies are low in weight compared to others their age so their dosage is going to be different then what it says on the bottle.

For my oldest son our pediatrician gave us this form to help us out a little bit and I thought I would share this useful information with everyone else.

As another reminder since each child is unique in their own way, I encourage you to ALWAYS contact your doctors office to double check that these dosages are okay for your child. If you have any questions or concerns I highlighted the 800 number on the bottom right of the page. Please contact the company if you can not reach your pediatrician.

Children's Tylenol

Children's Motrin:

DISCLOSURE: 
I take no responsibility for any misuse of this information and urge you once again to be cautious when giving your child medicine of any kind and to always consult with your child's doctor. Also be sure to read the label for any additional information and warnings. You use this information at your own risk.