Busy

We have had so much going this past week.  First we had Bo's Christmas Program at school.



Bo's solo...."born upon that day"



Then Ebbie's 4th Birthday Party




The birthday girls with two beautiful cheerleaders from Yazoo City

 

Bibbity............



Bobbity............

Boo............




And lastly, both kids Christmas Party at school.

First, Bo's "Pancakes and Pajamas"

 Then, Ebbie's three year old party.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

Love y'all!

Deidre

AWE.......

Ok this is bittersweet. We of course want our children to grow up and be healthy and happy but when there is such a physical sign of them growing up it's kind of sad.

We've gone from a baby.....

to a big boy!!!

All I can say is AWE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deidre

P.S. We did get our Christmas Card pictures in first!

From another blog....

This recipe is from http://smells-like-home.com/
It looks so Yummy! Let me know if anybody tries it!
Love y'all!
Deidre



Brace yourselves for possibly the easiest appetizer you’ll ever come across.  I’d say this recipe is even easier than putting together a cheese platter because there is no agonizing over what cheeses to buy – wait…am I the only on who agonizes over things like this?  Anyway, for this baked fontina, you’ll cube some Italian fontina, chop some garlic and herbs, put everything in a cast iron pan, and pop it under the broiler for 6 minutes.  That’s it!  The result is a baked fondue of cheesy goodness that you can scoop up with hunks of bread, toasted sliced bread, or even crackers or Wheat Thins.  The garlic and herbs permeate throughout the cheese when it bakes and every bite has a blast of herby flavor.  It’s heaven…melted cheese heaven.

I made this for a Christmas Day appetizer last year, have made it a couple times since (a halved recipe in an 8″ cast iron pan), and I’ll be making it again for a Thanksgiving appetizer this year; it’s always a huge hit wherever I bring it.  Whether you’re hosting turkey day and want to work this into your menu or you plan to bring this to someone’s house, cube the cheese and chop the garlic and herbs in advance and keep them in airtight containers until you’re ready to bake.  Bring your cast iron pan with you (doesn’t everyone travel with kitchen equipment?) just in case your host doesn’t have one for you to use.  Since the recipe only needs 6 minutes under the broiler, you can even take the turkey out of the oven for a few minutes (cover it tightly with foil) and slip the pan in to bake.  Hot appetizers really don’t get any easier than this one and I can already anticipate how quickly this baked fontina will go on the appetizer table this year.

Holidays.....

Like most of you, We LOVE Holidays!!!! It's so fun to participate fully in Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. Dressing up and doing goofy things that our kids will one day be too old for (or too embarrassed to do) is all part of making memories.  Here are some pictures from the last two Holidays.

HALLOWEEN


Strawberry Shortcake and Sportacus





Even my grandparents get involved.  In case you can't tell it's J.R. Ewing and a couple of witches!

 


The Gang - Strawberry Shortcake, Raspberry Tart, and Lemon Meringue





With the incomparable Mrs. Angie




Sportacus at the school parade



Best Friends! But who's child is she.....look at that leg??

THANKSGIVING

Bo, Reece, and Ebbie making silly faces

Family portrait?

After a long week.....

Loves him some Big AL

Can't sleep without Lovie!

Thanks for letting me brag.
Love you all!
Deidre




Disney Part 2

Here are some more pictures from our Disney trip.  Bo rode every rollercoaster at Disney - twice! And Ebbie got to meet ALL of her favorite princesses. 

Bo did get excited about meeting SOME characters

Making a Wish upon a Star!

Ebbie's VERY Favorite princess

Meeting Cinderella

Waiting to see Indiana Jones show

SARGE!!

Alice in Wonderland

The Mad Hatter was the BEST

Family Pic at EPCOT

Love you all,
Deidre

The Most Magical Place on Earth - REALLY!

We have been back from Disney World for 2 days and are still trying to recover - I think we walked 6 miles a day for 6 days.  (Austin did most of that walking with a 35 lb weight on his shoulders!)

And aside from a case of scarlet fever....We had a blast!  It may take me a couple of days to get everything uploaded and posted so

Here is how it started............

Here is how it ended...............

I'll add LOTS of the in between later. 

Lots of Love,

Deidre