Splurge!!

My sister-in-law had these on this morning and I had to have a pair for myself! So cute and from Target, no less. So I have ordered my own pair, just $19.99. They have them in a light sand(tan) also, I may get them too!

New recipe- Crockpot Candy

I found a new blog, A Year of Crockpotting (see my sidebar) and this was one of her recipes. Fritos in candy...at first I wasn't sure, but the more I thought about it they are salty, chocolatey, and crunchy...it's got to be good! I'm going to try these this weekend...I'll let you know just how good they are!

--1 stick of butter
--12 oz bag of chocolate chips
--2 T peanut butter (optional if you have allergies)
--1/2 cup brown sugar
--1/2 cup chopped peanuts (optional--we used honey roasted because that's what we had)
--2 cups Fritos
--2 cups Pretzels


The Directions:
Put the Fritos and the pretzels in a large Ziploc and smash until crumby. Set aside.
Line a 9 x 13 or so cookie sheet with Release foil or parchment paper. Set that aside, too.
Put the butter, the brown sugar, peanut butter, and chocolate chips into your crockpot and set on high for 1-2 hours or until everything is really melty and you can mix it well.
It took 1 hour, 15 minutes to melt nicely for me in a 6qt Smart Pot.
Stir in your pretzel and Frito pieces.

Using oven mits (use them! The crock is hot!) dump the hot candy out onto your lined cookie sheet and spread out with a wooden spoon. Sprinkle the peanut pieces on top.
Put the pan in the refrigerator for about an hour, or until candy has set completely. Break into pieces.

The Verdict.
Woah, mama! Man, these are amazing and wonderful and so scary in that they are SO good you want to take them all into a corner of the garage and eat them all by yourself.
Amazing. You must make them.

Comic Relief!

Bryce's teacher told me he had been telling her all about the "Big Bad Wolf" today, aka the Great Wolf Lodge. She knew of course what he was talking about, but knew I would get a good laugh out of it!! I surely did!!:-)

Toothless Wonder

Lane had Daddy pull his second tooth this evening! Here he is showing off his new smile, fresh out of the bath!!:) I wonder how much the tooth fairy will leave for this tooth?? Seems she pays well these days......just rumors I hear from my second graders, some get $2.00 or more....I only remember getting 50 cents, maybe even less! Must be inflation, I guess! :-)

Sci-port Discovery Center

On Friday all four of us went to the Sci-port Discovery Center nearby. It has been over a year since we've been and the boys are alittle older to enjoy more. We also watched the IMAX film "Grand Canyon". The boys enjoyed stacking the dominos and then watching them fall. This museum is ranked as one of the top 10 best museums in the Nation!! So nice that it is close by, we hope to go more often this year.

Bryce wanted to try out the bed of nails....amazing that it doesn't hurt!

Playing at the waterway table.

Lane is operating the crane will Bryce was loading the pouch with pipe. Notice their hard hats, Bryce's was falling off his head.

Happy New Year!!

Wishing everyone a healthy and prosperous 2009!!