Friday Night

So Bob has 1 rule in the house.  NO Dog in our bed.  He is pretty adamant about it too.  Its Friday night and Haylee stayed the night at a friend's house.  I finished up writing my paper so Bob & I are watching tv on the couch and where is my son?!?  I go to see what he is doing and find him cuddled up in our bed with Rex.  I am just laughing my butt off, cause I know how mad his dad would be to find Rex in our bed.  So here is a once in a life time picture of Rex in our bed.

Look at those Faces, how can you say "No" to that!!

Learning Names

We have been working on learning the letters of our names.  I have collected for months tops of everything, milk jugs, juice bottles, anything with a colorful top.  I wrote letters on each top and have had the kids learn the order of the letters, & to identify the letters.  Its a fun, creative way to learn. 

They are pretty proud to put them in correct order.  Way to go girls!!

Letter "O" Craft

Letter "O" for Octopus

We used tissue paper for the legs and the kids glued on the eyes.  I thought they were really Cute!

BBQ Potato skins

I plan on making this recipe also for super bowl this weekend.  

*3 large potatoes

*cooked bacon

*2 T. butter, melted

*1 clove garlic, minced

*my homemade bbq sauce

*cooked BBQ pulled pork

*sour cream and cheddar for topping

Directions:

 Bake potatoes at 350 degrees F. for about 1 hour.  Remove from oven.  Bake strips of bacon in the microwave.  Crumble bacon when cool.  Cut potatoes in half, and spoon out the middle.  Melt butter and add minced garlic.  Brush the potatoes with butter & garlic.  Butter the bottoms.  Cook in the oven for 5 min.  Fill the potatoes with BBQ pulled pork, crumbled bacon, and cheese. Top with sour cream.  

BBQ sauce recipe:
1 cup of ketchup
1 cup of brown sugar
2 cloves of garlic
1-2 tsp of liquid smoke
1-2 tsp of hot sauce
1-2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
4 T onion minced (optional)
* I usually double this recipe, because I like a lot of BBQ sauce.
Combine all the ingredients in a sauce pan.  Cook over medium heat until boils, stir constantly, boil for 5 min.

Game Day 7 layer Dip

I am planning on making my7 layered bean dip for super bowl this weekend.
Ingredients:
1 can of refried beans
1 small tub of sour cream
1 can of black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 packet of taco seasoning
shredded lettuce
shredded cheese
1/2 cup of salsa
diced green onion
olives (optional, I prefer not to use them)

Use a microwaveable dish and put refried beans at the bottom and black beans on top.  Cook in microwave for 3-5 min.  Mix together sour cream and taco seasoning packet and add on top of the beans.  Top with lettuce, cheese, green onion,  & salsa. Chill.  Serve with tostitos or celery sticks.  I only make simple, fast, Yummy, recipes, & this is one of them!!

BBQ pulled Chicken Sandwich

I made this for supper tonight and it was Delicious!! I make my BBQ sauce it taste so much better than the stores.  You will have to try for yourself to enjoy!
Ingredients you will need
1 lb. of chicken tenderloins (thawed out)
BBQ sauce recipe:
1 cup of ketchup
1 cup of brown sugar
2 cloves of garlic
1-2 tsp of liquid smoke
1-2 tsp of hot sauce
1-2 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
4 T onion minced (optional)
* I usually double this recipe, because I like a lot of BBQ sauce.
Combine all the ingredients in a sauce pan.  Cook over medium heat until boils, stir constantly, boil for 5 min.
Place the chicken in the crockpot on low heat. Cover completely with BBQ sauce.  Cook for 6-7 hrs on low.  Or you can cook on high for 4 hrs.  Once the chicken is cooked, shred the chicken.  Serve on a roll or bun and top it with ranch.  I love cooking in my crock pot and this recipe is super easy and YUMMY!! Enjoy!!