In Less Than One Week...

Next Monday night, my sister and I will get to meet one of our favorite bloggers! Yes, The Pioneer Woman will be signing her new cookbook near Kansas City and we get to go!

Hopefully, I'll be able to post a picture of Sharla and me with PW....I know...you can't wait!

I Don't Want To Grow Up!

This weekend, my mother and the boys & I were able to go to see Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby.

Earlier this summer, I purchased 4 tickets for $50...TOTAL. One of the local radio stations was promoting the show and I was in the right place at the right time. One ticket alone costs $48 (according to the ticket stub!) I made sure that Dean knew that I saved LOADS of money by purchasing these tickets from a radio station online. You know that he was very impressed by my money-saving ways! (Or maybe he was THANKFUL that my mother wanted to go with me...)

The show was great. Cathy Rigby was awesome. You really believed she could be a little boy flying through the air.

Luke, our 6 year old, did inform me of two misconceptions: 1) They really can't fly - they had cords attached to their backs. 2) That isn't really pixie dust - it's glitter.

He said it so matter-of-fact...like he hated to be the one to break the news, but "someone has to do it."

Youtube is an amazing website. I searched for Peter Pan Cathy Rigby and came up with several clips. If you would like to see part of the show, click Peter Pan - this will take you youtube.com.

Isn't that amazing? Makes me wish I could fly!

Happy Birthday, Deanie Baby!

Happy Birthday, Dean! We celebrated his 4x birthday last night by going to Lambert's! The boys enjoy going and catching their own rolls. Papa reminded them to give their dad a birthday spankin'. Daniel complained, "But, I'd have to count to 74!" Dean says, "I'm old, but not that old!"

Happy Birthday! Here's to many more...

Spookapalooza 2009

Our neighbors had a Halloween party last night.

The invitation said that this was a 'dress up party and you best do it!' This is the first Halloween for our little family to dress up - isn't that weird? The party was so fun! A lot of our neighbors were there and a good time was had by all.

I wore my bridesmaid dress from Sharla's wedding in 1993 and tried to make my hair as big as possible. Dean is a gnarly ski dude, Daniel is a hunter and Luke is a Bumblee Transformer.

Here's a sampling of some of the get-ups:

Love Child & His Bride

Miss Kitty & Rooster

Scarecrow & The Lone Ranger

The boys' bus driver & his wife

The Dukes - "Daisy" and the Duke on the right just got married this summer. The girl on the left is Daisy's "sister"...

Dolly Parton has watched the boys a few times over the years...

The Stallion and his Mare - they just a baby "zebra"...

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

We ♥ Fall

We love fall and have been celebrating these past couple of weeks.

Last weekend, we went to a local farm that had a corn maze, bonfire pit and inflatables. We talked about the 'haunted' corn maze with the boys on the way down there. We told them that the spooks were just teenagers dressed up in Halloween costumes.

But, the corn field was very dark. The corn field was very big. And the spooks were very real. The boys handled the corn maze for about 1 minute. I asked them if they wanted to turn around. They both were quiet. I said, "Speak now or we'll have to go on." Daniel piped up first, "I'm ready to go back." The manager happened to be one of the spooks there and overheard our conversation. "I'll take you out," he said. Every couple of feet, he would "speak to the corn"....'No scare....no scare...' It was pretty amazing. All I saw was corn stalks.

Fast forward to this weekend. Daniel's wonderful Sunday School teachers, Don & Dale, held a fall party for the entire children's department at church. They had a bonfire, bobbing for apples, and horses. (Don & Dale are the adults in the far left of the picture below.)


Daniel & Luke would like to have a horse so badly...they can taste it. Well, this weekend, they got their first experience with a horse and loved it! Dale & Don have a few horses and had 2 saddled up, ready for children.

This is Luke riding Dude.



This is Daniel riding Diego.



Look at those smiles! They loved their horses. They loved trotting. I think Daniel might have even liked the girl...(she's Don & Dale's granddaughter.)

We love fall.

Dean still hasn't agreed to buying a horse, tho...

Julie's Egg Casserole

We recently spent the night with Dean's nephew and wife, Bill & Julie. She is a splendid cook. For breakfast, she made this yummy egg casserole and I need to share it with you.

Egg Breakfast Bake

20 oz. Longhorn cheese, grated and separated
1 or 2 cans mild, chopped green chili peppers
12 eggs
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Grease 9x13 pan. Spread half of cheese on bottom. Sprinkle chili peppers over cheese. Layer rest of cheese over peppers. Beat eggs with spices and pour over all. Bake at 350○ for 40-45 minutes (until it's done in the middle). Can make the night before and bake in morning.

Recipe halves very easily. She made us the half recipe and it easily fed 4 adults w/leftovers.

Try it soon!