Quick trip to the store?

Last night we needed to run to the store to grab some mouse killer before we picked Zach up from work. We had only been home from work for about an hour so I couldn't believe I'd already lost the keys. I searched everywhere, and finally found them, tucked back in the corner, in the ignition of Caid's toys.

Once I finally had the keys in hand, I tried to put a coat on my stubborn little girl. The coat she'd been wearing all day wasn't good enough, and she refused to put it on. So I finally let her pick which one she wanted, which she of course had to accesorize with a hat and princess slippers. Yes, I took her out in public looking just like this.

EEEEWWWWW!!!!

This little guy has been hanging around our house lately. Every time I see him I end up screaming and jumping up on the counter. We've put out decon, but he's eaten it all and still alive and kicking (don't try and tell me we have multiple, which could be the case, but I don't even want to think about that!) Any ideas on how to get rid of my little pest?

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

That's right, we were there opening night! We decided if we were going to be crazy enough to stay up til 4 am for a movie, then we were going to dress for it so we all wore our "Team Edward/Team Jacob" shirts. :) But since we couldn't pick a side, we decided on just regular New Moon shirts to show our support.We went to dinner before. Pretty sure everyone thought we were drinking. We were laughing so hard we were crying, that late nothing makes sense so everything is funny. When they finally kicked us out for closing time, we headed to the mayhem of hundreds of screaming girls (and surprisingly quite a few men got roped into going.)

(Melissa, Angie, Lindsay, Kalee, Me)

I really did enjoy the movie, of course not as good as the book, but still had a great night!

Creme Brulee French Toast

1/2 C. butter or margarine
1 C. packed brown sugar
2 Tbps. corn syrup
5 large eggs
1 1/2 C. half and half
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Bread, to cover the butter mixture ( I used 6 slices)

In a saucepan, melt butter, brown sugar & corn syrup. Pour into a 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Arrange bread pieces on top. Beat together eggs, half & half, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour egg mixture over the top of the bread. Cover and chill overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

I got this recipe from a friend and decided to try it this weekend. We were up at the cabin with a bunch of friends so I made them be my guinea pigs. It turned out delicious and was so easy!

Back to normal

Caid has been sick for a week. Just ended up being a cold but it completely wiped her out. Like cuddling in the rocking chair for 5 hours at a time. But she was extremely whiny and ornery as well. She's finally feeling better today. In the hour she's been up from her nap, she's been to time out twice (for throwing food), stole my Dr. Pepper and finished it off, and found a huge knife to cut her waisens (raisens) in half, which followed with another tantrum when I took it away. Sure is nice to have my baby back to normal.

October Overload

I love Fall. I love Halloween and all the parties that go along with it. We had our fair share of fun and I decided to wait til I had all my pictures at once so here it is in one big bang...

Carving Pumpkins

It's amazing the things I can convince Zach to do now that I have back up. Caid is very convincing. Although she didn't want to touch the gross pumpkin guts, she had fun watching. And apparently she can't pull a normal face when getting her picture taken. Quite the cheeser!

Pumpkin Patch and Haunted Woods

Picking out her pumpkinShe loved all the monsters, can't you tell?!

Caid and Grandma

Crazy sisters

Eldredge Party

My parents had their annual Halloween party, dinner, costumes, games, and the Haunted Forest. Lots of fun!!Alex wouldn't dress up so Kalee had to model his costume, Swine FluThen she put on her real costume. Brielle screamed, Caid wouldn't go near her, but once she started talking and Caid could hear that it was her, she loved it. Dr, nurse, and patient

Hannah Montana dance party, even Grandma was doing the ho-down.She was dancing right along with everyone else, until she saw me with the camera and had to stop to cheese it up

Annual Halloween Parade

I haven't missed the elementary Halloween parade since I started Kindergarten! I love it! After I was out of school, I went to my sisters, then moved on to my nieces and nephews. My Halloweeen isn't complete until I've been to the parade, which, yes, is basically the same every year. Caid dressed up as Tinkerbell and loved her "soft pretty" as she called it. Brielle as Snow White

And my nephews who were "overly excited" to have to walk around for pictures from their embarassing aunt, grandparents, and mom

Payton as Wolfman and Strider as a ninja? That's why I have girls. I'm sure this isn't just any ninja but I'm not up on all the superheroes.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween night we headed out to my brothers house where he had decked out his garage with root beer, hot chocolate, cupcakes, chili, and breadsticks...and a tv so we could have the game on while all the kids went down the street trick or treating. That's definitely the way to do it!

Why little girls are the best!

You can't do boys hair all cute and fancy!

Crockpot Lasagna

I feel like everyone knew about this recipe but me but in case you've never tried it, wow! Seriously the best (and easiest) lasagna I've ever had.

Brown 1 lb of hamburger meat/turkey meat (add seasonings if desired)
Add one jar of spaghetti sauce (I only had a half jar so I added a can of tomato sauce)
Add one can of stewed tomatoes, drained

In crockpot, layer half of the meat mixture
Layer of raw lasagna noodles
Layer of cottage cheese or ricotta
Layer of shredded cheese
Repeat layers (rest of meat, noodles, cottage/ricotta cheese, shredded cheese)
Cook on high for 2 hours or until noodles are tender

I used gluten free noodles and for once couldn't tell a difference. Tasted just like regular and was so delicious!