So I asked Tyler what he wanted for Christmas ....
"a big blue present" was his response. This we can work with!
Merry Christmas everyone!
This and That
2 days ago
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Our many days of Halloween....
Halloween is over. I'm a little sad and a little glad.
A little sad because:
it's now time to put up all the fun jack-o-lanterns
take down the 'scary' bats hanging on the porch
and put up the costumes
A little glad because:
it's time for Thanksgiving
I definitely don't need all the candy around the house
Tyler decided that he wanted to be Jake from Disney's "Jake and the Neverland Pirates". It's his new obsession. Since no one makes a "jake costume" it was up to me and MiMi to make the costume (BTW: MiMi is REALLY good at making costumes!)
Our first night of Halloween fun was at Boo at the Zoo.
Our second night of Halloween fun was at Crooked Creek Park for their Halloween Carnival. We met Zack (dressed as Buzz Lightyear) and ran down the Trick or Treat Trail. Afterwards, we went inside to the gym and ate hotdogs and played games.
The third night we went Trick or Treating around the neighborhood. It was fun, but I didn't take any pictures. Mainly because I am really bad at taking pictures in the dark, so I don't waste my time!
A little sad because:
it's now time to put up all the fun jack-o-lanterns
take down the 'scary' bats hanging on the porch
and put up the costumes
A little glad because:
it's time for Thanksgiving
I definitely don't need all the candy around the house
Tyler decided that he wanted to be Jake from Disney's "Jake and the Neverland Pirates". It's his new obsession. Since no one makes a "jake costume" it was up to me and MiMi to make the costume (BTW: MiMi is REALLY good at making costumes!)
Our first night of Halloween fun was at Boo at the Zoo.
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| Tyler as Jake! |
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| yeah ... that is our Mickey bucket! |
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| can you spot him?! |
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The third night we went Trick or Treating around the neighborhood. It was fun, but I didn't take any pictures. Mainly because I am really bad at taking pictures in the dark, so I don't waste my time!
Monday, September 26, 2011
I did NOT .....
This weekend is being brought to you by Not Me! Monday....
I did NOT decide to forgo supper Friday night so that I could eat lots of desserts at our monthly girls night out, which was appropriately titled "Wine / Dessert / Game Night". I did NOT make some awesome Brownie Batter Chocolate Chip cookies that I got from The Picky Palate. I did NOT bring a lot of leftovers home and continue to eat them throughout the weekend.
I did NOT try to hide the icecream truck from my son. Because sometimes you just don't feel like spending money on overpriced icecream in the shape of Sponge Bob Square Pants.
I did NOT dump all of the clean clothes on a chair in the living room, only to walk back in and find the cat sleeping right in the middle of the clothes.
{This blog carnival was created by MckMama at http://www.mycharmingkids.net/ You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.}
Recipe for Brownie Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies via The Picky Palate ....{http://picky-palate.com/2011/09/19/brownie-batter-chocolate-chip-cookies/}
I did NOT decide to forgo supper Friday night so that I could eat lots of desserts at our monthly girls night out, which was appropriately titled "Wine / Dessert / Game Night". I did NOT make some awesome Brownie Batter Chocolate Chip cookies that I got from The Picky Palate. I did NOT bring a lot of leftovers home and continue to eat them throughout the weekend.
I did NOT try to hide the icecream truck from my son. Because sometimes you just don't feel like spending money on overpriced icecream in the shape of Sponge Bob Square Pants.
I did NOT dump all of the clean clothes on a chair in the living room, only to walk back in and find the cat sleeping right in the middle of the clothes.
{This blog carnival was created by MckMama at http://www.mycharmingkids.net/ You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.}
Recipe for Brownie Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies via The Picky Palate ....{http://picky-palate.com/2011/09/19/brownie-batter-chocolate-chip-cookies/}
Sunday, September 4, 2011
My 'Fall' to-do list
Tomorrow is Labor Day, marking the end of Summer and beginning of Fall. And who am I kidding, I am looking forward to Fall this year. Maybe it's because we got to finish our summer off with an awesome family trip (other wise known as Disney World!). Maybe it is the anticipation of great holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Or maybe I am just really tired of the 100 degree days of Summer.
Whatever the reason, I have already started thinking of what I wanted to do this Fall. Some of it is fun, some of it not so much but ..... here goes! (in no particular order)
1) Figure out when we are going on our next Disney vacation.
2) Start the family on a modified Dave Ramsey plan. (if you don't know Dave Ramsey ... google him ... he is awesome). I say modified because he is pretty intense and I don't know if I can go as hard core as him!
3) Visit the Biltmore House (specifically during Christmas).
4) Re-do Tyler's room. I am thinking maybe a new paint color, curtains, and some vinyl wall art.
5) Go apple picking.
6) Start making and decorating cookies again. I like to blame the heat ... from outside and the oven.
7) Paint the hallway and put up something to showcase Tyler's 'art-work'. (The 'art-work' is currently hanging on my cabinets in the kitchen.)
8) Start and finish my scrapbook for our Disney vacation.
9) Clean up the back yard.
10) Cheer Kyle on as he runs his first half marathon!
Now that the list is written down, that makes it official, right?!
Whatever the reason, I have already started thinking of what I wanted to do this Fall. Some of it is fun, some of it not so much but ..... here goes! (in no particular order)
1) Figure out when we are going on our next Disney vacation.
2) Start the family on a modified Dave Ramsey plan. (if you don't know Dave Ramsey ... google him ... he is awesome). I say modified because he is pretty intense and I don't know if I can go as hard core as him!
3) Visit the Biltmore House (specifically during Christmas).
4) Re-do Tyler's room. I am thinking maybe a new paint color, curtains, and some vinyl wall art.
5) Go apple picking.
6) Start making and decorating cookies again. I like to blame the heat ... from outside and the oven.
7) Paint the hallway and put up something to showcase Tyler's 'art-work'. (The 'art-work' is currently hanging on my cabinets in the kitchen.)
8) Start and finish my scrapbook for our Disney vacation.
9) Clean up the back yard.
10) Cheer Kyle on as he runs his first half marathon!
Now that the list is written down, that makes it official, right?!
We went to Disney World ....
And had a blast. I have tons of pictures and lots to talk about: where/what we ate, our resort, who we met, the different parks. But for now here is a little preview of our trip!
We stayed 'on campus' at the Disney's Polynesian Resort. One word: AWESOME! This is the view from our room/porch.
We met this guy .... and some of his friends!
We ate lots of food .... (it's a soft pretzels shaped like Mickey ... if you couldn't tell!)
And we rode a lot of rides.
We stayed 'on campus' at the Disney's Polynesian Resort. One word: AWESOME! This is the view from our room/porch.
We met this guy .... and some of his friends!
We ate lots of food .... (it's a soft pretzels shaped like Mickey ... if you couldn't tell!)
And we rode a lot of rides.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Toffee Crunch Cookies
I would like to first point out that I LOVE food blogs. Especially ones that deal with baking, since I tend to think of myself as more of a 'baker' than 'cook'. I have found a couple of really good food blogs and have started to give some of the recipes a try.
I saw a recipe on the Tasty Kitchen Blog for Toffee Crunch Cookies. I almost skipped over the recipe because I really don't work with toffee that much. But I stopped and read it, and realized that this cookie doesn't have toffee in it at all. After making the cookie I realized that the ingredients help to create the texture and flavors of toffee.
There are a good many ingredients: Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Eggs, Vanilla, Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Salt, quick cooking Oats, Rice Krispies, Marshmellows, and Chocolate Chips.
So ... you cream your butter and sugars together. Beat in your eggs. Add the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt). Then gently fold in the oats, krispies, marshmellows, and chocolate chips.
(Link for the cookies http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/toffee-crunch-cookies/)
And after they are baked ... yummy!!!
These cookies are really awesome! I love the texture the oats and krispies add to it. I am definitely going to add these to my cookie arsenal.
Now all I need is to find a cookie swap party that I can make these for! Hopefully that will be another post!
I saw a recipe on the Tasty Kitchen Blog for Toffee Crunch Cookies. I almost skipped over the recipe because I really don't work with toffee that much. But I stopped and read it, and realized that this cookie doesn't have toffee in it at all. After making the cookie I realized that the ingredients help to create the texture and flavors of toffee.
There are a good many ingredients: Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Eggs, Vanilla, Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Salt, quick cooking Oats, Rice Krispies, Marshmellows, and Chocolate Chips.
So ... you cream your butter and sugars together. Beat in your eggs. Add the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt). Then gently fold in the oats, krispies, marshmellows, and chocolate chips.
(Link for the cookies http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/toffee-crunch-cookies/)
And after they are baked ... yummy!!!
These cookies are really awesome! I love the texture the oats and krispies add to it. I am definitely going to add these to my cookie arsenal.
Now all I need is to find a cookie swap party that I can make these for! Hopefully that will be another post!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Fiesta!
My friend Suzanna and I decided to throw a Mexican Fiesta Party. OK ... to be honest it first started out just being "Hey, lets just invite a couple of girls over to eat and have a good time." Before we knew it, we had a theme, decorations, invitations and fake mustaches.
It was a potluck meal .... but we provided the tacos and margaritas!
We got most of the decorations from Party City. But I will take credit for the Mexican Paper Flowers! They were strategically placed all throughout the house! You will see them showcased in a couple of pictures!
While at Party City we found some fake mustaches .... and of course ... we bought them. Really, who can resist a classic fake mustache ... apparently no one at this party could!
Not even the blow up cactus could resist a paper flower and fake mustache!
And one last look at the paper flowers! Suzanna was a great model!
Everyone had a really great time! I wish I had gotten pictures of everyone eating at the table, with all the food around, but I just forgot (I guess I was having FUN!).
We are definitely thinking about making this a monthly thing. Maybe with a different theme or idea every month. Like a Dessert/Wine/Game Night or a Cookie Exchange or a Luau theme or a .....
FUN times ahead!
It was a potluck meal .... but we provided the tacos and margaritas!
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| dinner table! |
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| welcome banner! |
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| my mexican paper flowers! |
While at Party City we found some fake mustaches .... and of course ... we bought them. Really, who can resist a classic fake mustache ... apparently no one at this party could!
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| liz, suzanna, and dana |
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| the star of the party! |
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| me, suzanna and dana! |
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| me! |
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| carissa and hunter! |
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| leslie! |
Everyone had a really great time! I wish I had gotten pictures of everyone eating at the table, with all the food around, but I just forgot (I guess I was having FUN!).
We are definitely thinking about making this a monthly thing. Maybe with a different theme or idea every month. Like a Dessert/Wine/Game Night or a Cookie Exchange or a Luau theme or a .....
FUN times ahead!
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