Monday, June 8, 2009

Oh! The Fun I Had!

The concert was quite an experience.
It was a wonderful birthday present!

Mom and I headed out early for dinner at PF Changs.
It was incredibly busy, so we opted to sit at the bar.
We giggled at the cute bartender and then directed our attention to our menus.
Next thing we knew, the bartender was at our side, introducing himself and asking for our order.
Mom nearly fell off her chair.
That gave me the giggles and couldn't understand a word he was saying.
Our dinner was delicious once we stopped laughing long enough to eat it!
Then, it was on to the concert.
It was open seating so I picked our seats on the second row...
right in front of the speakers.
The opening act was "Crowding Fifty".
They were actually pretty good.
I had to go to the restroom so I ran up a flight of stairs.
Not really paying attention, I ran into the mens bathroom.
After getting some strange looks I ran back out, laughing hysterically once again.
At intermission we tortured the couple who made the mistake of sitting in front of us by making funny faces every time they tried to take a picture of themselves.
This, of course had us in hysterics again.

When the concert picked back up we we having a ball.
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We sang, we danced we laughed.
Mom dropped a note off to the event staff and it made it all the way to Joe.
He read it out loud and wished me a Happy Birthday and told me to demand more.. I was worth it!
After the show I hung around until his keyboard player invited me up on stage!
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And then his bass player...
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and his son, Parker!
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Parker is going to be big soon.
Great voice and really knows how to put on a show.
As we headed back to the car, Mom showed me this...
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She took Joe Diffie's water...
right off the stage.
I was laughing again!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Guess Where I Am!

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We have been waiting for six months and tonight is the night!
And here is Georgia Kate doing her best Mommy impression!
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Friday, June 5, 2009

Peanut Butter Bars

The kids love it when I make Peanut Butter Bars!
Not only do they get to help Mommy bake, but they get to sit on the stool and eat Peanut Butter Spoons!
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Peanut Butter Bar Recipe
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup rolled oats
raisins to suit
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, 1/3 cup peanut butter and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Finally, mix in the rolled oats and raisins. Spread the dough evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are firm. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the chocolate chips in a single layer over the top. Let stand for 5 minutes, then spread to cover. Allow to cool.

I always stop here and they are delicious!
However, the recipes calls for a Peanut Butter Icing...

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup peanut butter
3 tablespoons of milk
In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup peanut butter until smooth. Stir in milk one tablespoon at a time until a drizzling consistency is reached. Drizzle over bars when cool. Cut into bars.
Honestly, delicious!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

MooFest...

We ventured out early Saturday morning.
I was so excited, I could barely contain myself.
Sadly, I was disappointed.
There wasn't anything for the kids to do that didn't have an awful line.
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Caleb found a tractor right away... We could have seen nothing else and he would have been happy :)
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I took their picture in front of Maggie
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and the Weiner Mobile!
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We ate some Mayfield ice cream!
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And petted a goat...
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aren't the piggies adorable?
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Splash Pad and Free Root Beer Floats!

Do you guys ever think you have nothing fun to blog about so you don't even try.
Then, you pop your memory card in the computer and ta-dah!
There is blogging gold!
So the next couple of posts will be playing catch up!
Today, we went to the Splash Pad!
This is where we are having Caleb's birthday party next weekend.
And he just can't get enough!
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Georgia Kate needing some convincing... So she got lots of Mommy hugs!
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See.... his feet barely touched the ground the whole time!
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Isn't this bathing suit just the cutest?
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Still going strong!
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Aren't they adorable?
We had such an amazing time!
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Although he never quit moving at the waterpark, the same could not be said for home.
Spongebob put him right to sleep.
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Tonight, Sonic is giving away Root Beer Floats from 8 p.m.- midnight!
They walk around with a tray full and you can have as many as you like since they are tiny!
Go, Enjoy!

Monday, June 1, 2009

I'm Still Here...

I know I have been a little lax on posting, but I have been busy!
June is known as birthday month around here.
My birthday is the 11th, Caleb's the 12th.
Mom and Dad's anniversary on the 19th.
Bryant's birthday on the 24th.
Then you add in Father's Day and it's Fourth of July before we know it.
It snuck up on me.
I hadn't even started planning.
So, I spent the week making invitations.
 Deciding on decor and favors.
Arguing with Caleb about how old he is.
I say three, he swears five.
I am starting to believe him.
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