Back to Reality Tomorrow

I have not stepped foot into work for 7 days so tomorrow might be a little rough.  

Cass and I made a easy and yummy afternoon snack.  We made baked mozzarella sticks.

Mason got stuck in the snow and I almost had to go out and get him.  The snow was caked on him.

Poor puppy!

He looks like he has snowballs stuck to him.

Snowball fur

My baby girl and her friend Lili are at the Maroon 5 concert.  Her first concert without us! (so sad)

Today I made chocolate cupcakes with mint chocolate chip frosting and jalapeno popper dip for my friend Vicki's birthday!  For dinner tonight we had rosemary pork sliders with horseradish aoli and kale chips.

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I have to go get mentally prepared for tomorrow! I know I can survive two days of work.

Winter Wonderland

We had another snow storm but this time it was absolutely beautiful especially since I did not have to get out in it. 

Back deck and the poor smoker

The deck

Mason

Our street looked so pretty (again just because I did not have to drive in this)

We did lose one tree!

Dylan worked some more on his fort.

I enjoyed making oatmeal chocolate chip M&M cookies, homemade salsa and slow cooker tomatillo chicken tacos.  What should I do tomorrow since we have another snow day?? (oh, I have been off work for 7 days so Thursday is going to be rough)

Oscar Party

Happy Oscar Party!! This is one of my favorite parties. You have to see all best picture nominations before the Oscars or you can not come to the party.  VERY STRICT RULES!!  I like to see how many  of the movies I can see before they are even nominated.  We also make or bring food for each movie.  We had tons of food and I made lincoln logs (buttercream candy) and cookie cake pie.

Sheila, Vicki, Alysha,Stacey, me, Mitchell and Nick (drinking strawberry champagne punch)

We also sang "Happy Birthday" to Mitchell.

I am so glad ARGO won!  I love the Oscars. (last year I hated them when The ARTIST won)

Snow Storm 2013

Today was a snow day and we got a heck of a storm. We got a foot of snow and it is still snowing!

I am NOT going poop out there!

"Help, I am stuck"

Where is the fire pit??

1/4 of driveway shoveled

Dylan working hard.

Can we get a smaller driveway???

Cass not thrilled at all!

Dylan's afternoon drink!

"Don't make me come out here again."

Where is your sweater Mason?

Maybe tomorrow we can shovel a path for poor Mason.

Dylan's snow day attire!

Happy Snow Day and Happy Snow Day #2 tomorrow!

Three Day Weekend

WOW! We had a three day weekend that was not picture worthy! I did take the kids to see "Escape from Planet Earth" and Dylan had a basketball game.  I made Dylan churros and he was so happy!

I also made mini powdered sugar donut muffins and M&M cookies with peanut butter buttercream frosting.

(muffins)

We had family game night with Yahtzee and family movie night with Sixteen Candles.

I tried to take several pictures of Mason but he is worse than a toddler.  He is on the move constantly!

He looks like he only has one eye.

Mason has learned to give high fives!

Spoiled rotten puppy!

Now off to another basketball game!  It was nice to have a three day weekend that was not so busy.

Valentine's Day

I had a surprise when I got home from work.  Michael bought me roses and my favorite candy (sea foam or also known as honeycomb) from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.  Then I took Michael to see A Good Day to Die Hard which was the worst one of all the Die Hard movies.

Cass and Dylan liked their Valentine gifts. They both got Russell Stover chocolates, target gift card and Shawnee Mission Northwest socks.

I also got them a heart pepperoni pizza for dinner.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Mardi Gras (Kansas City Style)

Last night the Power and Light District had a Mardi Gras celebration and it was so much fun!!!

We started off by having dinner at McFadden's.

Nick and his boa!

AHH! Mitchell made a heart with some of his beads.

Nick and I in front of Maker's Mark Bourbon House

Sheila, Alysha, me and Stacey

Mitchell, Nick, Michael and Pete

WOW!  That was a fun night!!