Beatle birthday bash

Parker wanted a Beatles Birthday Bash. So I found some old Records from a garage sale for $3.00 and glued them together for a decoration to hang on the wall. I made some record bowls in the oven by putting a record on top of an oven safe bowl upside down. Let it bake until it melts down into a bowl shape. hung string and balloons in blue and black. Made a peace and love back drop (for photos) from material I found at a local Mennonite resale shop for $4.00. Found some 70's prizes at a garage sale for $3.00. Took my milk glass and hot glued some washed records to make a stand to put appetizers on. Made two batches of cupcakes and put them all together in the shape of a guitar. Borrowed my boses record player and my moms records. Which by luck she had Chipmunks sing the Beatles. Rented some Beatle cd's from the library along with some a friend brought. Filled a jar with lemon heads and had the kids guess how many was in the jar.
We started off with Pizza, stuffed jalapenos wraped in bacon, and chips and finished off with cupcakes.
People got into the backdrops. Everyone looked so adorable in the fake mustaches and groovy glasses. The night ended with an outdoor movie of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Parker had a blast. And it looked like friends enjoyed themselves. We were so happy to celebrate with friends and loved ones. Parker said it was his best birthday ever. I am so glad that he appreciated it. It was alot of fun to plan. Plus I had so much fun shopping with my friend Silvia who shared in the search for everything.

Parkers 9 years old!

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Parker really enjoyed having family and friends over for his Beatles Birthday.

He wanted to thank everyone for everything.

School is cool

I had no trouble getting the kids ready for school today. Parker was up and ready in 10 minutes and Payton was very eager to wear his new shirt, jacket and backpack. We did a little study that they had gotten from a church group at the end of the school year last year and prayed for the new year. I did miss them and tried to stay busy so that I didn't think about it. I made 6 loaves of pizza bread and froze for an up and coming party we are planning. I did some cleaning and worked and tied some loose ends around the house.

This is the easiest pizza dough I have ever found. You mix it in a food processor.

3 cups of flour
11/2 tsp of kosher salt
a packet of yeast
1 tbs of sugar

mix then add
1 Cup of warm water and 2tbs of olive oil.
Let the processor do the work blending it all together.

put in a bowl and let rise for 2 hours.
Then punch in the middle and let sit for 10 minutes. roll out to put toppings on and bake until cheese is melted. (The dough should be done when the cheese is melted)
I add a little corn meal on the bottum of the pan before I put the pizza dough on it. It keeps it from sticking.

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playing around

Going to the Beach

 Payton took a time out to play on the playground. He was an easy subject to photograph.

 The boys enjoyed their time of catching fish. They spent 5 hours doing it.

This is the same beach my parents took me to. I remember my mom used to make ham salad sandwiches for us to eat for lunch. To this day I do not like ham salad. Ewww!