Silly String

On the Saturday night before Easter (Easter Eve, I suppose!) we went to my Grandma's house for an egg hunt and Easter fun from my side of the family. My dad thought it was a good idea to give the children silly string. The boys (and grandpa!!) loved it. I guess I'm okay with it as long as silly string never makes it to my house.

Tree Huggers

Mason & Sophia

What's Going On At Our House?

So this is what's happening in our backyard right now!

Mason, Matthew, and Matthew's friend Ayden all are light saber fighting Andy in the backyard. Good entertainment!! ;)

April 1st

No, I didn't have any special jokes, pranks, or craziness planned for today. I'm not that much of a practical joker and am normally not clever enough to come up with something really original. But in honor of the day, I figured I had to do a little something for the kids. So after school, I sent the boys upstairs to play while I made them a "snack". When the time had come, I called them down to come have their "chicken nuggets" with "mustard sauce". Yum, Yum! ;)

Ok, so the chicken nuggets are actually pieces of Sara Lee pound cake (from the freezer) that are cut up and dipped in a sauce of powdered sugar, Karo's syrup, water, and vanilla. Then they are rolled in peanuts and left to set up. The mustard sauce is just vanilla pudding with a little yellow food coloring. My kids like real chicken nuggets but weren't overly impressed with the idea of them as a snack. (hee, hee) And neither one of them have ever really gone for real mustard sauce, they prefer ranch dressing for a dip. But eventually with a little taste of these special chicken nuggets, they were convinced otherwise! :)