BrooKs HaLLoWeeN PaRtY 09

Brook's halloween party was loads of fun. We had all sorts of yummy SpOOkTaCulAr FooD and wiTchEs BrEW!!!! Thanks to everyone who came and a BIG thanks to Sheila & Casey for all you help!!! Couldn't of done it with out you two WITCHES!!!!!

I uploaded the pics backwards...ooops!!! Party starts at the bottom and then end of party is at the top!!! Oh well!!!



WaRniNg: Lots of PicS!!!

Vanessa stopped by to sample a mummy dog!!! She even tried a boiled witch finger (vienna sausage) Ewww!!! Ya she didn't like it so much LOL

All the Witches lovin mullet man!

Dessert Plates

CooL WesLey!

Games

Casey trying to get a kiss from my mullet man!

Mullet Man kissing a Witch!!!

Ellie gettin some BreW!

Game Time!

I had the stripes..sissy had the spida webs!!

Kelby won the Grand Prize! Nice Job Lil Girl!!

Mr. Mullet Man!!! LOL

Sheila trying to take my mullet man!

Time to Eat!

Kelby aka...Little Girl!!!

My WiTcheS BreW!!!

Sheila's SpOOkY BreW!!!

Ellie, Angelina

Cute Abby!

Welsey,Ellie,Angelina, Abby

My Groovy Disco Girl!

FooD!!!

Boiled Witch Fingers on a stick!! Ewww!

Sheila's Amazing Frozen MAsk Punch!!!

More Food!

Girls playing w/ the Mummy Dogs!

Cousins

GrooVy B

Wow SheilaWhat a cOstUmE!!!

HaPPY hALLoWeeN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

until next year:)))

Chicken Tortilla Soup

I had alot of request for this recipe on my facebook...so I figured I'd just post it here!! I got this recipe from Jodi, Grayson's mom...and boy is it DELIC!!!! It's sooooooooo EASY and soooooooo GOOD!!! Everything just goes in the crock pot for 6 hours and WALA!!! If you do end up making it...let me know how ya like it!!!

CROCK POT CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

1 small onion (chopped)

1 can chili beans (not drained)

2 cans black beans (drained)

1 can corn (not drained)

1 8oz can tomato sauce

2 cans chicken broth

1 can diced tomatoes

1.25 oz taco seasoning

3-4 boneless chicken breast

All in crockpot on low for 6 hours. Shred chicken before serving. Top with shredded cheese, sourcream, diced avacado & tortilla chips! YUMO!!!

*We just used the sourcream and tortilla strips and it was perfect!

ENJOY!!!!

Cute Ghost Cupcakes!

This are a cute and fun halloween treat. Target has the BEST selection of Halloween cookies, cakes mixes, brownies, molds, ect ect. I got the cake mix and icing there, and the cute little Reynolds Ghost Molds. The kids loooooooved em!!! And I did too! SPOOKTACULAR!!!



The directions say to fill these "half full"...I would say a little less than half full...they kinda overflowed and I had to cut them down


And the finished product...not my best decorating job...I was in a hurry! You could get creative and make the eyes and mouth. Pics are from cell....not the best:)

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OLd PicS!

I was cleaning out Brook's closet yesterday and found one of her old photo boxes. It actually made me really baby hungry!! And I want my baby back!!! Where have the years gone? A few of my favs!!!


My pretty Baby B!!!


Brookie 2 yrs old

And my fav.....Grandma Dotty and Brookie...the look on their faces says it all!!!!

Fun Foods for Halloween!!!

Well, after I asked for some tips and ideas for Brook's halloween party on my facebook, I was given some really cute recipes and ideas that were too cute not to share!! My cousin Libby gave me the cute idea for "Mummy Dogs" and My Aunt Mert gave me the yummy recipe to Green Jello popcorn/Witch Hand goodie bags:) Here they are:







MUMMY DOGS!!!




INGREDIENTS

1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations™ refrigerated flaky dough sheet

2 1/2 slices American cheese, quartered (2.5 oz)

10 large hot dogs

Cooking spray

Mustard or ketchup, if desired

DIRECTIONS
1.
Heat oven to 375°F.
2.
If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate at perforations, creating 4 rectangles. Press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles.
3.
With knife or kitchen scissors, cut each rectangle lengthwise into 10 pieces, making a total of 40 pieces of dough. Slice cheese slices into quarters (1/2 slice cheese, cut in half).
4.
Wrap 4 pieces of dough around each hot dog and 1/4 slice of cheese to look like "bandages," stretching dough slightly to completely cover hot dog. About 1/2 inch from one end of each hot dog, separate "bandages" so hot dog shows through for "face." On ungreased large cookie sheet, place wrapped hot dogs (cheese side down); spray dough lightly with cooking spray.
5.
Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until dough is light golden brown and hot dogs are hot. With mustard, draw features on "face." Thanks for the idea Libby!!! The kids will LOVE them!!!






GREEN JELLO POPCORN/WITCH HANDS!!!



1/4 cup butter

1 bag mini marshmellows (10 1/2 oz pkg)


1 small pkg green jello (green for hands) purple would work


3 qts. popped popcorn


Clear Food Handlers Gloves


Melt butter & marshmellows and stir in geletin until well mixed. Pour marshmellow mixture over popcorn in large bowl, mix lightly until well coated. Make into balls or into gloves (place in gloves after cooled on cookie sheet)


Add candy corn for fingernails


Place plastic spider on finger of glove. And you have a creepy,green, edible WITCH HAND!!!!! Thanks Auntie for the CUTE recipe!!!!!! The goody bags will be a HIT!!!
ps. you can also just use regular buttered popcorn as well:)))

Better Late than Never......Right????

Brook's first day of 4th grade. She is doing good in school this year...but doesn't like her new teacher so much. She misses Mrs. Eyler from last year. She says she wants to go back to her class. She says her new teacher doesn't ask how they are doing or what they did over the weekend or anything like that LOL. I told her all teachers are different. She will get used to her:)

Happy Birthday 2 Me!!!!

Well its never fun getting older...and I really dread my bday for many reasons. For one, I am not fond of getting older...who is??? And number two.....Johns bday is the day before mine, so I am usually pretty blUe!!! But this year Dave fulfilled my long time wish this year and suprised me with my dream dog!!! I have wanted a white, female,teacup chihuahua for sometime now...well he went to pick up the lil girl and saw this little guy who melted his heart!! He was the only dark, longhaired guy out of the litter and he was also the RuNT!!! He is so CuTE and is the sWeeTest pup eVer!!! He is like a little human and has the sweetest temperment. You would have to see him in real life to understand this. He is just adorable. I let B name him...she is a die hard fan of Beverly Hills Chihuahua so she named him after two dogs on that show, Poppy, and Delgado. LoL. His name is Poppy Delgado Bean and boy do we love him!!!

ps...for those of you who know we found a cat awhile ago at smiths....no we did not keep him!! Dont want everyone thinking we have a gazillion pets LoL!!! And I am hoping when my moms very old dog Brodie passes away (whom we all love very much) she will take Anni girl. All she has to do is get her de-barked!! And hopefully we have the big house w a big backyard SooN!!!! Say Hello to Poppy Delgado!!!!!


Poppy & my sisters dog Dixie...she was like a mother to him on his first trip to UT.

Poppy is already very exited for Halloween!

Can he get any cuter?!?!

pss. I have the best/sweetest/caring/ hubby in the whole wide world!!! You know I love ya Big D!!!!!!xOXo

I'm Still Here!!!!

Wow, its been a few months since I have posted anything! But its really not my fault, I promise! Someone (I won't mention any names) was messing around on the puter and "executed" all of my files and deleted everything!!! But, with a new PC and and internet explorer (mine got deleted) I am back! Not sure if anyone even cares tho:) I will be posting some summer updates and pics this weekend....Stay Tuned!!!