April Fools Day

 I am running out of tricky menu ideas.  We had to get a little creative this year.  Taco Salads, cupcakes, and juice were on the menu.  The taco salads were made out of waffle cone taco bowls. The meat was chocolate ice cream.  The lettuce and cheese were dyed coconut and the olives were pieces of black licorice.  The cupcakes were a repeat menu item made of meat and dyed potatoes for frosting.  The juice was also a repeat but we mixed it up a bit by having the jello "juice" hardened in the pitcher rather than individual cups.  To me April Fools dinner is a lot of work.  Looking up ideas, adding more to my list of groceries, and then watching my kids eat dessert first and not want to eat any of the dinner food.  That being said, it is SOOO worth it.  There is nothing more hilarious than watching a little kid pull a trick on their Dad.  They totally love it. Rusty does a great job of hamming it up and the pictures are worth any extra time it took to fix the meal.

St. Patrick's Day

 The leprechauns visited once again and left the kids some yummy jelly bean rainbows with golden wrapped snickers at the end of the rainbow.  We also made a rainbow fruit pizza this year.  The pictures below show how a sweet moment can quickly change to a case of the teaser and the teased.  Can you guess which is which from the picture?

Mr. Pig's Birthday Party

 Mr. Pig has been an important part of our lives for almost as long as Ridge has.  His tail isn't curly anymore, and he is bare in a few spots.  The stuffing in his neck is all but gone and despite repeated washings he is definitely more gray than pink.  He has been a very loyal and faithful comforter for all kinds of things.  Along the way we got a Mrs. Pig.  She was meant to be a new Mr. Pig but Ridge quickly declared her to be Mr. Pig's Grandma (given to him by his Grandma, of course).  And she is loved on occasion, but Mr. Pig is a staple.  A must have at night or while reading books or anytime the need arises.

One day Ridge asked why Mr. Pig had never had a birthday party.  I answered that I didn't really know when Mr. Pig's birthday was.  Ridge promptly told me that it happened to be that very day. Well, in that case, I replied, we better have a party.  So that is what we did.  It turned out that Mr. Pig wanted Hawaiian haystacks for his birthday dinner.  How funny, that is also Ridge's favorite.  We also made pig cupcakes for dessert in honor of the birthday pig.  It was a fun night.  Happy Birthday Mr. Pig!

March Comes in Like a Lion

Who doesn't want pancakes that look like a lion on March first?  (morning pics are never the best)

Presidents Day 2015

Nothing says President's Day like random food selections made to fit the Holiday with a really big stretch of the imagination.  Complete with flags in fruit and George Washington cupcakes.  We had Mike and Holly and the Fish family over to join us for the fun.  Happy Presidents Day!

Nothing says fun like...

G-Pa on the plasma car!

Capital High Dance Camp 2015

Kyleigh came home from school very excited about a paper she was bringing home.  It was a sign up for a dance camp at Capital High School put on by the dance team.  When she signed up Katelyn wanted to sign up also so they both went.  It was after school for a week with a performance at a Capital boys basketball game.  There was a bit of a dilemma with the music choice for Kyleigh's dance and she almost didn't get to perform but it worked out in the end.  They were pretty cute.  Katelyn spent most of her performance trying to get the girls next to her to whisper with her.  Especially during the "freestyle" portion of the dance.  I got to see one of my friends, Terra, that I went to college with and worked with at St. Lukes.  Her daughter was doing the camp also.  We also got the bonus of watching Colby play basketball at the game.  All around good time.