Date Night with my Husband

Last night Michael and I had a date night and we had so much fun. We started the evening off by going over to Brad and Dana's house. They made lasagna, bread sticks and salad. Brad made two different kinds of lasagna, one with spinach and one without and they were both very good. Then we went to Zona Rosa to the Improv. We saw two comedians and then Dan Horn a ventriloquist. I have not laughed that much in a long time. I also tried a new drink that I loved and it was called the Rubber Chicken. When we got home we walked into a dark room and saw Aunt Ann, Cass and Dylan all cuddled up watching a movie.


Today, I took Cass and Dylan to buy their "first day of school" outfit. Later on this afternoon, Michael and Dylan went to Worlds of Fun to ride the new ride called the "Prowler". Cass and I went shoe shopping instead. Cass ended up with one pair of shoes, Capri pants, shorts and one shirt. She has nothing that fits so I thought she should have something to start the school year off.

Back from Michigan

We went to a great training in Ypsilanti, Michigan on High Scope Curriculum. We went to the training from 8:30 -3:30 everyday and then we took some time to explore Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, Michigan (this is where our hotel was and where we spent most of our time). They were very unique places and we enjoyed them both and we only got lost a few times. Right Katie????
We also decided to go to Hell. Don't worry, I mean Hell, Michigan. We also ate some very good food. Here is a list of the restaurants.

1. Aubree Pizza
2. Ashley's Pub
3. Original Cottage Inn Pizza (Best Pizza)
4. Stucchis Ice Cream (Best Ice Cream Ever)
5. Side Track Bar and Grill (Oprah's friend Gayle likes the hamburgers here)
6. Cupcake Station
7. Arbor Brewing Company
8. Grizzly Peak Brewing Company

This is the water tower in Ypsilanti. It caught our eye because we had no idea what it was at first.

We each got a different flavor of cupcake and then we shared. The lemon cupcake was absolutely delicious.

We had to visit Stucchi's ice cream 3 times because it was the best ice cream. We enjoyed the flavor called TEXAS TEA. It was chocolate ice cream with chunks of fudge in it.

Ypsilanti 's Depot Town

This is where the headquarters for the High Scope Curriculum is located. They gave us a tour and little history of the home. It was built in 1903 as a 33 room, single-family dwelling.

Here we are in HELL!!!!!!!!!!

The is the wedding chapel in HELL.

Ice cream Parlor in Hell.

Restaurant in HELL

Leaving for Michigan tomorrow

I am flying to Michigan in the morning to go to a training for work and I will not be home until Friday night so this is my last blog for awhile. I am going to miss blogging. Today we drove out to the Legends.
In the parking lot they had a free Titanic display. It was really neat and Dylan could not believe that the items really came from the Titanic. For lunch, we went to Chipotle Mexican Grill. The rest of the day I have been packing and doing some last minute shopping at Walmart and Target. Tonight we will be spending some time on the deck and relaxing before my big week.

Michael has learned that Cass is too old to hold his hand but every once in a while she will do it if she knows that her friends are not around. I am glad I took this picture because this could be the last time. (especially after her friends read the blog)

I would like to wish my sister a Happy Birthday. Her birthday is not until the 29th but since I will be out of town I just wanted her to know that I will be thinking about her anyway.

I love you sister!! Thanks for being the best sister I could have. I hope you have a great birthday.

Glad it is Friday

Happy Friday! My friend Katie and her niece Finley met us at the movies this morning and we saw G-Force. It was a really cute movie. This afternoon I took Cass and Dylan to 7-Eleven to get slurpees and then Cass helped me make Martha Stewart Chocolate Chip Cookies. They have lots of brown sugar in them and that it why they are so delicious. Tonight I am making Spaghetti Pizza Lasagna.

Enjoy the recipes and have a great weekend!!!

Power Play

We spent the afternoon at Power Play today. Our friend Keri, her nephews Luke and Nathan, Dylan, Cass and I had fun playing cosmic miniature golf. The kids also drove go-karts, bumper cars and played games. We also stopped at Sonic for half price drinks before going home. What a fun day!!!

Cass and Dylan are home!!

Cass and Dylan got home this afternoon. Before they arrived I decided to make Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies for them. My friend Katie heard I was making brownies and decided to stop and get one before going over to her sister's house.

Tonight we drove to Paola which is about 40 minutes away to eat at The BBQ Shack.
It was on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives so we wanted to try it.

Here is Cass trying the famous Atomic Buffalo Turd. They were a little spicy but good. It was just a stuffed jalepeno. Then we decided to stop at the KC Wakeboard Waterpark. We were lucky enough to watch some guys doing tricks on their wakeboards.

Peace and Quiet

I can not believe how quiet it has been around this house. Mom and Dad took Cass and Dylan to Caldwell on Saturday and then on to Norman to visit my sister. Michael did not get home until late Sunday night so I was all alone. I went to Starbucks several times and watched many Lifetime movies. Michael and I decided to go out to eat tonight since the children will be coming home tomorrow. We have been craving catfish for months so we went to Jumpin Catfish. It was so good and the craving is gone. Well, I enjoyed the peace and quiet the last few days but I am really looking forward to the kids coming home.