Let's Get Cookin'

 Okay so before I begin this post which is dedicated to my friend Julie, I had to throw in this crazy picture. Before I start explaining the basket and the title of this post, the aforementioned baskets were made for a double bridal shower at work for my Principal and her Secretary, ahem Administrative Assistant, sorry. At the bridal shower I wore my new shoes that I'd just gotten which were aquamarine slingbacks, studded with a bow. Anyhoo I got distracted by them whilst talking pictures at the shower, so I thought I'd throw in the picture.

 Okay so the last school year, we began the year and when our secretary came back with a ginormous diamond ring we found out she was engaged. Then after Christmas break the principal came back with a ginormous diamond too, so we had a double bridal shower.

 Hmmmmm so what do you get your boss and secretary for a bridal shower. It's a second marriage for both and it's a work function not just friends. So that makes coming up with ideas very interesting. We could have played it safe like everyone else and gotten them a gift card but we are not the safe types. Be scared, be very scared if you are getting a gift from us...

 So I came up with this idea to make a basket of cooking stuff. Seems simple enough right...but we packed it with enough double entendre and cooking stuff to fill it it! And we made two.
So the title was "Let's Get Cookin'" and it was separated into steps with little recipe cards attached to each item.

• Step 1-Ambiance- It was different food scented candles.
• Step 2-Uniform- They were aprons wrapped up.
• Step 3-Refreshment- It was a bottle of sparkling cider.
• Step 4-Ingredients- There was hot fudge, fresh honey, and whipped cream.
• Step 5-Tools- There was some cooking utensils, a spatula, and a nutcracker.
• Step 6-No explanation needed- Cooking oil and a 10 x 10 sheet of plastic.
• Step 7-Clean Up- Bath salts & bubble bath.
• Step 8-For skipping steps 1-6- Restaurant Gift Cards.

So we had a ball putting the basket together and these are my cohorts (well almost all). I love being creative and coming up with things like this and this one was A LOT of fun. Sounds good to me...let's get cookin!

Legoland

 So I've been wanting to take the kiddos to Legoland for over a year now. There's a special teacher discount coupon that I had last year and didn't get to use. SO this year I decided to make it happen! So on the very last weekend we could possibly use it in May we went! We couldn't afford to get a hotel or stay the night but I was happy that we finally got to go. A family of 6 gets expensive for anything! Seth had just gotten his glasses and we were laughing at how much he now looks like David.

 This was by the dinosaur when we first got there. There are so many cool things to see and do there and we went on a beautiful day.

 Harry Potter and Hagrid, how exciting! Okay so I'm easily excited these days but Hagrid made out of legoes is pretty cool.

 Of course the huge Star Wars section was a huge favorite of my family. Suprise suprise!

 They had a line of independent statues and each child got to pick which one they wanted a picture with. I love the Ewok too!

 Of course Yoda is pretty awesome too, not suprised Paul picked him.

 I think Seth copied David but they both liked the Ewok.

 Of course my cutie pie picked Princess Leia, because she's awesome!

 Dad had to take a picture by Darth Vader and his posse.

Awwww my whole cute family. I have super handsome boys and one cute little girly-girl. I'm a lucky momma!

 It's been so long since I posted I'm having to relearn how to use the darn blogger. I haven't even figured out how to change the header photo yet so I thought I'd start with family photos...especially since we are scheduled to have new pics done next week. These turned out pretty cute and I can see how much the children have grown in such a short time.

 The black and white is Josh's favorite family photo.

 What a cute little girl :)

 All my handsome men!

 Nice face babe! Yep I'm posting it. That's what you get for making that face.

 A much better picture of us as a couple. Josh and Rachel sitting in a tree(or log) K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, second comes marriage, third comes a baby in a baby carriage. (Or four)

 It was a rocky year so this one is my favorite!

Of course at the very end of the photo shoot she finally starting smiling. Here's hoping this year goes a little easier.