Lemon and Lime = YUM!

So, It was my daughter Jordyn's twelfth birthday, I really can't believe how time flys by! I just have to smile when I remember her as a little girl, big blue eyes and curly hair, she looked like a doll. We would get stopped everywhere we went, "is that really her hair?.. no, I perm a 2 year old's hair! I'd reply with a smile "yes, that's all hers!" They would reply back.. "she looks like Shirley Temple".. and,  there was the time I will never forget, at the makeup counter at Lord and Taylor. The lady saying to her in a sweet voice, " You are so beautiful with your curly hair", and Jordyn replied in a loud nasty voice" It's NOT CURLY! It's STRAIGHT!" She was three at the time and totally sick and tired of the attention! Although good attention, she didn't get it:)

Now, that cutie is 12 and still has a head of curls.. and now she finally gets how blessed she is to have it!

Take a look at these pictures and you will know what I mean..

at 3!



and now at 12!


Jordyn's birthday cake request every year is this lemon lime refrigerator cake, it is a family favorite. It is light and refreshing, a perfect summer cake-- or in this case, fall cake!

Enjoy!
 Lemon Lime Refrigerator Cake

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1 box lemon cake mix ( my favorite is Duncan Hines) prepare as directed on the box
1cup boiling water
1 pkg. 4 oz Lime Jell-o
1/2 cup cold water
1 container of cool whip


Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 13 x 9 inch pan, make lemon cake as directed on the box. Take out of the oven and let cool for 15 minutes


Add lime jello to a bowl and mix with 1 cup of boiling water and 1/2 cup of cold water. mix with a whisk for 2 minutes

Pierce the cake with a fork about 2 inches apart and pour jello mixture so the jello soaks into the cake.

Put in the refrigerator to cool at least 3 hours, then about an hour before serving add the whipped topping

Serve cold and store in the refrigerator