Sunday, August 29, 2010

Cheesecake Bars...


Note:  This is not the recipe for the previous cheesecake picture, when I get that one I will post it too!

These were really good and had a hint of butterscotch almost to them...I really liked them and they were super easy to make.  And, remember...cheesecake tastes better the longer it sits in the fridge...

Crust:

2 cups crushed graham crackers
8 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt

Filling:

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
2/3 cup (4 2/3 ounces) granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
¼ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with foil, letting edges hang over the side, and grease foil.

Combine the graham cracker crumbs with the butter, brown sugar, flour and salt and mix well. Sprinkle the mixture into the prepared pan and press into an even layer. Bake the crust until beginning to brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

Beat the cream cheese until smooth in a large bowl, scraping down bowl and beaters as needed. Gradually beat the sugar until incorporated, about 1 minute. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until completely combined. Beat in the sour cream, and vanilla until combined.

Pour the filling over the crust. Bake the bars until the edges are set but the center still jiggles slightly, 35 to 40 minutes.

Let the bars cool completely in the pan, set on a wire rack, about 2 hours, then cover with foil and refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours. Remove bars from pan using foil and cut into squares and serve.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Hard at Work!

Minimal progress but none-the-less...
It's progress!
It has been one month exactly since he got these braces...
And, they seem to be working!

Monday, August 23, 2010

How I Feel...


My first phlebotomy class was tonight...
And it was scary...
not scary like halloween...
but scary like a nervous anxiety attack...
I did my first draw on a cute lady...
and I did it on the first try...
but...
I had to sit by a druggie...
with meth-mouth...
ewwww...
she was teaching me how to find veins
cuz she is already familiar with needles...
ewwww...
and she begged me for a ride home...
I checked my wallet when I got home...
whew...
all there...
ewwwwwwwwww...
anyways, class went good and now I feel much better about it!
The End!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Oh.My.Gosh...Cheesecake!


Ummmm...Glorious!

My friend Julie brought this over to me today and I think I might have had a love affair with it...It's freakin genious!  I begged her for the recipe and she politely obliged...as soon as I get my hands on it, I will share!

On a side note...I took this picture!  Yay for me!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Hair-Do's

Such fun having a little princess around...
Just look at those lovely red locks...
Barely long enough to pull off have some teensy little piggies...
So friggin adorable...


Meet my new Boyfriend...
Baby Isaac...
Isn't he Dreamy...
or maybe he's just Dreaming...

Thursday, August 12, 2010

And She Crawls...

My baby crawls...
I am sad!
She is however, really cute when she crawls...
She doesn't move her left leg at all...
it sort of just drags along the way...
Pretty funny!

This is her getting ready to go...


A little incentive to get her going...


Success!


Hi Mom!


I am so tired!



Remember how silly my Jenner is?
Well...
she is so silly...
Silly enough to be able to pull off this look for the entire day!
Too much Miami Vice for this girl



On a side note...
we "borrowed" a fast car for our anniversary dinner...
it was epic...
to say the least...
13 years is a long time people...
we had to do SOMETHING outrageous!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Birthday Princess Rockstar!

My Cute Little Petite Fire-Cracker Redhead is 3!

Can you believe it!

3

It's totally weird for me to think that she is 3!

She got most of her requested gifts...

and she was so excited!

Below is a few pics of the party!

Posing with all of the gifts...
she's not much of a smiler when I want her to be...


Some much anticipated princess shoes...
can you say 'twisted ankle'...


Daddy reading her card from Aunt Jodi and Sherri!


The ever so coveted Rockstar (guitar)...
She was in Heaven!


All decked out in her gear and ready to perform...
'Girls just wanna have fun!'...


Nammy gave her a Leapster computer and she loves it!


The proof is in the pudding...
I think she liked her gifts!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Crazy Red-Headed Child...


She's got a birthday coming up and it's sort of driving me crazy...
When did she get so big?
And why do they always have to grow up?
Can't they be like cute little puppies forever?

Alright...
enough of that...

She has a list of things she wants for her birthday and I would like to share it...
It's funny...

1.  A Rockstar (meaning a Barbie guitar)...
and whenever she says it, she does a mean air-guitar move that'll knock your socks off...
2.  Dress-Ups
3.  A little house (meaning a play house for her)
4.  Pizza for dinner that night

She seriously cracks me up so much!

Also...
Today she was playing with Rhett outside and they started a silly conversation...
Goes like this...

Jenner:  'Rhett...did you know that I want to pick your boogers and eat them?'
Rhett:  'Ewwwww!'
Jenner:  'Because they love me and I love them!'

Monday, August 2, 2010

Cha-Ching$ vs. 1st Day of School

So I really like my husband (like A Lot)...
but I don't like some of the things my kids have inherited from him...
for instance...
THEIR TEETH!!!

They all have terrible teeth...
I didn't even get my first cavity until I was pregnant with Taylor...
And, my teeth were pretty straight growing up but I did get braces to make them more straight...
They have since remained relatively straight...

Chris on the other hand...
DISASTER!

1.  He has tongue thrust (it's a nasty habit that pushes your teeth outward)
2.  He has an overbite
3.  His jaw is pretty narrow.

And...so far, 4 out of the 5 kids have all three!

Can you say Cha Ching$ for the orthodontist in our life!
When we are done 'Fixing' our kids' teeth...
we will probably own stock at Dr. L's office...
or should at least have reserved parking...

Rhett on the dooms-day...
the before


And...
the after


That nice little contraption in his mouth is called a gate...
it's supposed to re-train his tongue to swallow properly...
and the other thing on the roof of his mouth is a widening thingy...
I have to crank it out twice a week...
Fun times!


Our first day of school was a couple of weeks ago...
Notice the enthusiasm
I guess I am pretty embarrassing to my kids now...
they are like all cool or something...
and I am just a nuisance...
Whatebs...

Just for the record...
I think I'm pretty cool too!

Hopefully...
The kids won't get my eyes...
or my metabolism.
My SIL is a rock-star...

She endured a 12 hour labor...

with NO epidural...

and, delivered an 8 1/2 pound baby boy...

with No epidural...

who is so squishy and cute!

Meet her little man...

I think little Sagie was holding on to his hand a little while there at the end...

she was making sure he knew all of the house rules...

and all of the fun things he was going to get to do...

and all about her awesome Mom and Dad that he gets to call his own...

Love you Sage!