Happy April 1st!

At our house tonight we had a very fun dinner. Or, as Rowdy said, "mixed-up."
For dinner we had "grilled cheese sandwiches", "fish strips and mixed diced veggies". For dessert, yummy homemade "cupcakes."
Miles was happy to find out that his sandwich was really toasted angel food cake with orange frosting. Livee..... wasn't so sure.
The classic jello-in-a-cup trick. :)
Elliot really liked that one!
The fish sticks were a favorite of Ezra's. They were actually sugar wafers spread with peanut butter and coated in crushed corn flakes. Uncle Cody magically turned Airheads and Chewy Jolly Ranchers into mixed veggies.
And Livee's favorite were the cupcakes. (meatloaf with mashed potato frosting) I think she ate four of them! It was kind of fun telling the little boys that they had to eat all of their dessert if they wanted more dinner. :)
The girls also had some mix-ups in their lunch boxes. They were pleasantly surprised to pop open their cans of fruit and find chocolates and a note from me. They were not so pleasantly surprised to open up their bags of Doritos to find baby carrots. :)
I love April Fools Day!

{fun, fun, fun}

Were having lots of fun with our California Cousins.

Again?!

Happy Snow Day Number 5!

A Family Goal For 2011

Grapevine Lake - January
This year we want to get to know the area that we live in a little better. So... our goal is to explore one new lake each month. We had so much fun in January! We went to Grapevine Lake a couple of times, and even though it was a little cold, it was nice to get out and have some nice, simple family times!

Zoe's Homemade Oreos

Zoe made these YUMMY cookies for New Years Eve and they were a big hit. She had a few people ask for the recipe, so here it is..... along with a few pictures.

This is a "remove your rings" kind of recipe. The dough is a little dry, so just get in there!
Usually we just roll the dough into little balls, this time we wanted to see how it worked with cookie cutters, so Zoe rolled it out.
Just out of the oven. They are really yummy right now, but try and wait until you frost them. It's worth it!
Little boy approved! (even with a heart)
Here you go:
Zoe's Homemade Oreos
2 boxes of Devils Food Chocolate cake mix
3/4 c. oil
4 eggs

Mix all together. (we use our hands :)
Roll into walnut sized balls ***or roll out, and use cookie cutters
Bake at 350* for 8 minutes.

When cool, frost cookies and stick them together.

Filling:
8 oz. cream cheese
2 2/3 c. powdered sugar

Beat together until smooth.
***When you use cookie cutters, the cookies turn out crispy... more like a real Oreo. We like them both ways!

Dear Santa,

Please come. We've been really good! (at least that's what Grandma says)
Sincerely,
Paige, Zoe, Livee and Miles

Miniature Golfing.

For Chase's birthday (he's 15!!!) he wanted to go Miniature golfing. I use to work here like 100 years ago, so it was fun to go back and see how it's changed.
Paisley loved the view from way up high on Uncle Craig's shoulders. I don't think she'd ever been that high before. :)
Just being silly.
Miles definitely got the Bowler tongue.
How is she so tall and grown up already?!
"FUDGE!" She missed her shot.

Oak Glen, CA

One of my favorite places to go when I was little was to Oak Glen. Whenever I get the chance, I love taking my kids there now.

My little tough guy wasn't so tough around these big bad goats. :)
My animal lover loved the petting zoo!
My cute little sister, and my cute Paisley.

How do you like that sign?
Me with my mom and sisters, Letti and Sydney.
Nan and Pops with 8/17 of their grandkids.
Of course we ended our trip with some yummy apple treats from one of the bakeries. No pictures of that. We were were too busy eating. :)

Crazy Hair Day!