Family Dinner Questions

I found these Family Dinner Questions on Pinterest.  Everyone pulls one question at dinner.  A couple of the questions are too old for Grady so I want to make some simpler questions, but a fun and easy idea.  

 

The blog post is from howdoesshe.com they have 5 different posts with questions.

from light-sabers to learning

Reece helped me clean all the bathrooms today, I love the he can really help because I use Method's cleanwell cleaner :)

After lunch Reece played with the blocks and dinosaurs.  He carefully put down one block at a time then placed a dinosaur on top.  

After he put this block down he started sliding the dinosaurs down the block.  Saying "SLIDE."

 

After nap Grady wanted to play with pattern blocks... we used all the blocks to make a bunch of different patterns.

He worked very hard trying to make all different type of patterns.

 Then afterwards we had to connect them all to make a LONG train.  

pool noodle light-sabers

First of all I have to say that I am in LOVE with pinterest.  My sister posted about it a couple weeks ago and now I am addicted.  You can follow me at http://pinterest.com/khoffman8/.

Photo from: muddybootsblog.blogspot.com
I found these pool noodle light-sabers on pinterest and know I had to make them.   

The pool noodles are one sale right now for $.48.   Then I used the tape we had around the house.  Once I should Keith the light-sabers I made he decided we needed to take it one step farther... it needed to LIGHT UP!!

 So we found a flash light that fit inside in the noodle and the fun was on.  Then I went to the store to buy a couple more small flashlights, so everyones light-sabers would light up.

 THANKS Pinterest for all the AWESOME ideas... more ideas coming soon :)

LEGO fun!!

A couple months ago we took home little legos from my parents that were mine & my siblings. Since then Grady has been busy making all sort of things like cars, houses, patterns, letters and many other things. Tonight Grady & Keith were each making castles. I asked Grady why he was building it all the sane color he told me because it has style.

Winners of Baby M guessing game!

We had a baby shower for my cousin in April and had all the guests guess the gender, birth weight, length, and birth date and time of the new baby! 

Ronan James!

Born: August 15 at 8:02 am
Weight: 6 lbs 5 ozs
Length: 18.5 inches

I know it is about a month late but here are the winners!!!

Winners are

1st. Johnny 

2nd. Michael 

3rd. Mo

Click here to see how you did!!

Dinner

Cheese, margaritas and family!!

Insta-friday

blue bayou exxonmobil family day

Blue mass at church. A great way to start sept 11, 11

Had a yummy PW Chicken Spaghetti... to bad the boys would not really try it (September 12)

Reece looking at "ant bite"s (ants)!! He combined the words since we always tell him Ants bite. (September 14)

Reece running at the LSU lakes after Mommy's Run/Walk (September 15)

Grady helping Reece pee pee on the potty.  
I walk in to Grady telling Reece you have to take your diaper off to potty.

Sleeping on the way home from school...

insta-friday

A fun and quirky way to share the little moments from your week using only cell phone pictures!

Saturday - Tropical Storm Lee passed over this weekend.  We made purple and gold Giant Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies for the LSU game :) 

Saturday - Watching the LSU game

Sunday - Power out... boys in bed... playing cards and drinking margaritas by candle light

Monday - The rain had stopped and it was breezy and cool.  We needed to get outside so we went to the BR Zoo!!

Tuesday - Playing football after dinner

Thursday - Went to the park with friends after bringing Grady to school.  Then Reece and I hung out on the porch after lunch

Giant Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies

When I looking at the recipes for Augusts cookbook club...  on the post with the Mini Ginger Chicken Meatball Subs with Masala Sauce they were talking about these cookies.   Once I looked at Giant Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies I knew I was going to HAVE to try them.

I decided to dye the sugar purple for the LSU game.  I had the boys help me roll the dough in the sugar... they were great helpers but did eat a little purple sugar :)

I used an ice cream scoop to get scoop the dough ( I do the same for the NM Chocolate Chip Cookies).

These cookies are AMAZING!! I will be making them a LOT :)  ENJOY!!

UPDATED PICTURE

Giant Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies 
Makes about 20 cookies

Ingredients
2 ¼ cups flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 cup sugar
zest of 1 lemon
1 egg
1/3 cup coarse sugar (plain, granulated sugar works if it’s all you have)

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Sift the flour, salt and baking soda together.

3. Cream the butter, 1 cup of sugar and lemon zest until very smooth. Add the egg and continue to beat until fluffy. Pour in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined — you don’t want to overmix.

4. Spread the remaining 1/3 cup sugar onto a shallow plate. Form balls out of the cookie dough 2 inches in diameter and roll them through the sugar. Arrange on a cookie sheet 4 inches apart — these spread!

5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until just the edges are golden. The tops of the cookies should remain pale. Cool completely on the cookie sheets before removing to a plate.

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A fun and quirky way to share the little moments from your week using only cell phone pictures!

I know this is a day late... sorry :)

Sweet Grady (August 27)

Crazy Grady

Reece "reading" with Grady's tag pin (August 28)

Enjoying a coffee with Reece on my birthday before we pick up Grady from school (August 30)

Coffee can wall (August 31)

Grady has two days off of school, so the new kids can meet the teacher.  So today we went to the State Capital, Blue Dog exhibit, then to the fire station (our friend was working and showed us around).  (September 1)

Grady cleaning up after we made a mess at snack

We went to the LASM and Grady's two BEST freinds from school happend to be at the Museum.  This is us eating lunch outside.  After playing some more we went to the boys appt to get their haircut. (September 2)