The kids and dad.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween!
We hit Panama City last night for trick-or-treating. It was a blast! The kids had fun but I think we had as much fun as they did. We've started a tradition...for the second year in a row we've trick-or-treated and then hit Coram's or Waffle House for breakfast. The kids have been planning all week.....trick-or-treating, then breakfast!
Grace was a giraffe. She was warm and comfy!
Colin was Ben 10.
Eager and ready to get started!
Tired but full buckets. Ready for waffles, preferably without the orange vampire teeth! ;o)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Wonderworks on Panama City Beach
This was a great field trip! We had a blast! If you've never been to Wonderworks you really should go! It's a bit pricey to get in, especially if you want to do everything but they have great discounts for school fieldtrips which was how we went. If you've ever wanted to make education fun and interactive...this is it!
This is from their website:
"WonderWorks™ is an amazing Panama City Beach attraction where scientific principles and fun come together to provide an unrivaled educational experience. The laws of nature and probability interact with human skills and perceptions to create some of the most mind boggling, head scratching virtual challenges, mental challenges and physical challenges. Compete with yourself or friends in this unusual WonderWorks™ Florida attraction which has the largest interactive game facility and scientific displays anywhere. Over 100 exhibits and challenges await the eager participant. WonderWorks™ Panama City Beach is a four-story interactive fun lab housed in an eye-catching upside down building cradled at the “PCB Pointe,” where Middle Beach, Front Beach Roads and North Thomas Drive intersect – across from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!® Museum."
It's such a COOL building!
Here is Grace laying on a bed of nails. She's not too sure about the decision she made to try this!
Colin guiding a robot arm.
Grace and Colin using their powers of concentration to control the ball (HILARIOUS!)
Grace landing an aircraft.
And the whole family as astronauts. I think Dad looks COOL!
Check it out and visit if you can! www.wonderworkspcb.com Oh, and they also have Lazer Tag!
This is from their website:
"WonderWorks™ is an amazing Panama City Beach attraction where scientific principles and fun come together to provide an unrivaled educational experience. The laws of nature and probability interact with human skills and perceptions to create some of the most mind boggling, head scratching virtual challenges, mental challenges and physical challenges. Compete with yourself or friends in this unusual WonderWorks™ Florida attraction which has the largest interactive game facility and scientific displays anywhere. Over 100 exhibits and challenges await the eager participant. WonderWorks™ Panama City Beach is a four-story interactive fun lab housed in an eye-catching upside down building cradled at the “PCB Pointe,” where Middle Beach, Front Beach Roads and North Thomas Drive intersect – across from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!® Museum."
It's such a COOL building!
Here is Grace laying on a bed of nails. She's not too sure about the decision she made to try this!
Colin guiding a robot arm.
Grace and Colin using their powers of concentration to control the ball (HILARIOUS!)
Grace landing an aircraft.
And the whole family as astronauts. I think Dad looks COOL!
Check it out and visit if you can! www.wonderworkspcb.com Oh, and they also have Lazer Tag!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Soccer Season Has Come and Gone
I love soccer and I'm always sad for it to end. This year was no exception. While I am sad for it to end, man, those 6:30 games were the pits! Games at 6:30 never seem to start on time or they seem to run over. We don't leave the field til 8. Home by 8:20 with kiddos going straight to the showers. That puts us having dinner at 8:45! UGH! I want to be in bed, not fixing something to eat. Plus, that late...we weren't eating our best.
The kids had a great time and they both improved by leaps and bounds. The only negative (other than the afore mentioned meal time dilemma) was the fact that a kid from his team told Colin that vampires were real. This was a couple of weeks ago and we are still dealing with occasional nightmares. He has his moments where he wavers on who is smarter: his parents or soccer kid. But, that's another post for another day..."Help! I have sensitive kids!" Just kidding...no, not really.
Anyway here are a few pics from a couple of games.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
My Italian Obsession
What could it be? Shoes? Purses? Italian. It's gotta be fashion of some sort, right?
Not in this house! It's food!
At the end of August we went to Pensacola for the birth of Brandon Xavier Edmonds. We spent a couple of days as it was late on a Sunday night when he was born.
We left the hospital on Monday afternoon after visiting the new family of 3 and went to lunch at Macaroni Grill.
How divine!
The kids thought "how fancy!"
I just thought "how delicious!"
It might have started before this, I'm not sure. But I'll get on a kick for a certain food, flavor, or type of food. No matter what I'm currently obsessing over, Italian is never far from the top of the list.
Basil, oh how I love fresh basil.....basil on fresh tomatoes...basil on pasta...basil on my eggs...you get the idea.
Anyway, this sandwich recipe was not what we ate at Macaroni Grill but we've had it a couple of times in recent months and I'm always amazed at how EASY it is! I've seen it called Chicago Beef, Drip Beef Sandwiches, Italian Beef....call it whatever you like but you'll definitely call it yummy!
You only need 4 ingredients, well...maybe 6.
chuck roast
2 or so cups of beef broth
packet of dry Italian dressing mix
a handful of pepperocini peppers, the kind in the jar (I don't think I spelled that correctly but spell check could not find the correct spelling either!)
Put all of these ingredients into the crockpot. I like to cook it on low for about 8-10 hours. About an hour before I want to eat, I like the shred the beef, removing as much fat as possible. Then, continue cooking the shredded beef another hour or so. This does wonders for the flavor!
This is what it look like going into the crockpot.
Split hoagie rolls and toast the cut side under the broiler. Top with the beef and peppers. Add provolone cheese and enjoy. Be sure to use some of the broth for dipping.
The leftovers freeze well. Oh, if you refrigerate the leftovers, be sure and remove the fat from the broth after it chills. It's that solid white stuff on top. Hey, a chuck roast isn't delicious because it is lean!
And for dessert...oh, the dessert. We DID have this at Macaroni Grill. I've used a combination of recipes for this and honestly, I can't locate the one I used at this moment. But this wonderful tiramisu was heavenly.
See, I like to eat out but when you like in a small town you have to improvise. I like to take my restaurant faves and make them at home. And I thought this was a ringer for Macaroni Grill's.
It had lady fingers
heavy cream
mascarpone cheese
Kahlua
coffee
egg yolks
sugar
vanilla
cocoa
Just look at those luscious layers.....
I've made it twice since but only because our waistlines could not handle handle it if I gave into my weekly desires for this dessert. Let me now if anyone wants the actual recipe and I will post it. Don't hate me if it's all you can think about after having it once.....psst...it's even better after a day in the fridge!
Not in this house! It's food!
At the end of August we went to Pensacola for the birth of Brandon Xavier Edmonds. We spent a couple of days as it was late on a Sunday night when he was born.
We left the hospital on Monday afternoon after visiting the new family of 3 and went to lunch at Macaroni Grill.
How divine!
The kids thought "how fancy!"
I just thought "how delicious!"
It might have started before this, I'm not sure. But I'll get on a kick for a certain food, flavor, or type of food. No matter what I'm currently obsessing over, Italian is never far from the top of the list.
Basil, oh how I love fresh basil.....basil on fresh tomatoes...basil on pasta...basil on my eggs...you get the idea.
Anyway, this sandwich recipe was not what we ate at Macaroni Grill but we've had it a couple of times in recent months and I'm always amazed at how EASY it is! I've seen it called Chicago Beef, Drip Beef Sandwiches, Italian Beef....call it whatever you like but you'll definitely call it yummy!
You only need 4 ingredients, well...maybe 6.
chuck roast
2 or so cups of beef broth
packet of dry Italian dressing mix
a handful of pepperocini peppers, the kind in the jar (I don't think I spelled that correctly but spell check could not find the correct spelling either!)
Put all of these ingredients into the crockpot. I like to cook it on low for about 8-10 hours. About an hour before I want to eat, I like the shred the beef, removing as much fat as possible. Then, continue cooking the shredded beef another hour or so. This does wonders for the flavor!
This is what it look like going into the crockpot.
Split hoagie rolls and toast the cut side under the broiler. Top with the beef and peppers. Add provolone cheese and enjoy. Be sure to use some of the broth for dipping.
The leftovers freeze well. Oh, if you refrigerate the leftovers, be sure and remove the fat from the broth after it chills. It's that solid white stuff on top. Hey, a chuck roast isn't delicious because it is lean!
And for dessert...oh, the dessert. We DID have this at Macaroni Grill. I've used a combination of recipes for this and honestly, I can't locate the one I used at this moment. But this wonderful tiramisu was heavenly.
See, I like to eat out but when you like in a small town you have to improvise. I like to take my restaurant faves and make them at home. And I thought this was a ringer for Macaroni Grill's.
It had lady fingers
heavy cream
mascarpone cheese
Kahlua
coffee
egg yolks
sugar
vanilla
cocoa
Just look at those luscious layers.....
I've made it twice since but only because our waistlines could not handle handle it if I gave into my weekly desires for this dessert. Let me now if anyone wants the actual recipe and I will post it. Don't hate me if it's all you can think about after having it once.....psst...it's even better after a day in the fridge!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Where oh where have we been?
Not blogging, that's for sure. Let's see.....we had a great, relaxing summer! We spent most of it at home, hitting the beach whenever possible. Whitney had a 3 day work week for most of the summer and it was GREAT! Plus, he's begun to feel the best he's felt since back surgery 2 years ago. So we fully enjoyed just having fun this summer.
We spent a few days in Alabama with the Spraggins family at Terrapin Creek. It was a great time. We kayaked, canoed, swam, and just had a relaxing time! The kids had a great time playing with cousins they rarely get to see.
This is Coco. She is my baby. I think she really believes I'm her Mom. I think we got her when she was just too young. She is constantly at my side or in my lap whenever allowed. She began to favor one leg and within a few days had great difficulty walking. Vet visits revealed a sort of neurological problem that we have treated as best we can. A specific problem or solution hasn't been found but she does seem better. She can no longer jump and has difficulty walking and running at times. But she doesn't hurt and she is happy. This pic was after a trip to the groomer. Isn't she cute??? ;o)
Daniel spent a good part of the summer with us. The younger kids were in HEAVEN! They love when Daniel comes! He was here for a few beach trips and the trip to Alabama. While we were at Terrapin Creek he had a blast jumping off a rope swing over the creek. I really wish I had pictures of that! He is a daredevil just like his father! This picture is of Daniel with the mohawk he talked Whitney into giving him. And, of course, Colin has begged for one since! Daniel kept it for as long as he could. A few weeks into school he was told that it was against dress code so he had to cut it. LOL!
We spent Fourth of July with friends. We swam, had a cookout, and watched fireworks. I took a few pics of Grace and Colin at home with the flag in the background.
We had our 11th Lullabies and Mudpies in Pace in August. We ran this sale for 2 weeks and we had the biggest sale ever. Here are a few pics as the presale started.
Dear friends of ours had their first baby at the end of August. It was a very intense delivery for the new mom to say the least. We drove over to Pensacola and got there a couple of hours before Brandon Xavier Edmonds made his entrance into the world. He is a cutie!! Here are a few pics of Brandon along with mom and dad, Yvette and Brian. Congrats Edmonds family!
That pretty much concludes our summer. It came to an end and Daniel had to go home much too early. We actually started school in July. Early, I know, but it allows us to have a more relaxing year. We can take breaks or finish early and we don't stress out when something comes up and throws us off schedule.
I'll update on soccer and a field trip later this week. Hope your summer was as blessed as ours!
We spent a few days in Alabama with the Spraggins family at Terrapin Creek. It was a great time. We kayaked, canoed, swam, and just had a relaxing time! The kids had a great time playing with cousins they rarely get to see.
This is Coco. She is my baby. I think she really believes I'm her Mom. I think we got her when she was just too young. She is constantly at my side or in my lap whenever allowed. She began to favor one leg and within a few days had great difficulty walking. Vet visits revealed a sort of neurological problem that we have treated as best we can. A specific problem or solution hasn't been found but she does seem better. She can no longer jump and has difficulty walking and running at times. But she doesn't hurt and she is happy. This pic was after a trip to the groomer. Isn't she cute??? ;o)
Daniel spent a good part of the summer with us. The younger kids were in HEAVEN! They love when Daniel comes! He was here for a few beach trips and the trip to Alabama. While we were at Terrapin Creek he had a blast jumping off a rope swing over the creek. I really wish I had pictures of that! He is a daredevil just like his father! This picture is of Daniel with the mohawk he talked Whitney into giving him. And, of course, Colin has begged for one since! Daniel kept it for as long as he could. A few weeks into school he was told that it was against dress code so he had to cut it. LOL!
We spent Fourth of July with friends. We swam, had a cookout, and watched fireworks. I took a few pics of Grace and Colin at home with the flag in the background.
We had our 11th Lullabies and Mudpies in Pace in August. We ran this sale for 2 weeks and we had the biggest sale ever. Here are a few pics as the presale started.
Dear friends of ours had their first baby at the end of August. It was a very intense delivery for the new mom to say the least. We drove over to Pensacola and got there a couple of hours before Brandon Xavier Edmonds made his entrance into the world. He is a cutie!! Here are a few pics of Brandon along with mom and dad, Yvette and Brian. Congrats Edmonds family!
That pretty much concludes our summer. It came to an end and Daniel had to go home much too early. We actually started school in July. Early, I know, but it allows us to have a more relaxing year. We can take breaks or finish early and we don't stress out when something comes up and throws us off schedule.
I'll update on soccer and a field trip later this week. Hope your summer was as blessed as ours!
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