Happy Turkey Day!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends!! I am so thankful to be here at Fort Rucker at this time and for the many wonderful people I have been so lucky to know!! I am so thankful for my sweet family and for the happiness and joy they bring me =) I am also thankful for my Mom and Dad, they are so good to me and such a good example to me. And for my brothers who always make me laugh. I am thankful for great friends who keep me sane!! I am thankful for this time of year...it is my favorite and it is so exciting to see so many Christmas trees and decorations up already!! I am thankful for so many little things and it is nice to have this holiday to pause and remember ALL the many things I have to be thankful for!!

Hot Corn Dip

Okay everyone, here ya go...the infamous hot corn dip recipe =) I am so glad everyone enjoyed it so much!! My mom got this recipe from Food Network and she always makes it when we visit. I've never made it 'til now but it was so easy and of course, soooooo good!! Definitely a favorite!!!

2 TBSP butter or margarine
1 16 oz bag frozen yellow/white corn (I used 1 cup of each since I couldn't find it mixed)
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 Cup finely chopped onion
1 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped green onion (green and white part)
1 TBSP chopped jalapeno
2 tsp minced or crushed garlic

1 Cup mayonaise
1 Cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 Cup shredded Sharp Cheddar cheese

Tortilla Chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In large skillet melt butter and then saute corn, salt, pepper, onions, red pepper, jalapeno and garlic until tender.
Transfer to large bowl and add in mayo and cheeses. Mix well while still warm.
Put into casserole dish and bake about 10 minutes until hot and bubbly and heated through.

Serve hot with tortilla chips
Enjoy!! =)

Blue Angels Airshow

Here are some shots from the Airshow. We went down with some friends of ours. It was a lot of fun but super windy and a little chilly. It wore us out after being in it all day. After the airshow we headed to Crabs for dinner. It was a fun place to eat and the food was yummy. We had some shrimp and fried catfish. For an appetizer we had a spinach, crab dip covered with parmesan cheese. Oh man, it was sooooo good!! It was a great weekend and nice to get away =)

Pensacola

This past weekend we headed down to the Navy Base in Pensacola for the Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow! It was a lot of fun and a beautiful day!! I love the old gnarly trees with moss hanging from them. I also love the white sandy beaches. I will miss being so close to the ocean when we move to Colorado.

SCENTSY PARTY

Hey Everyone!!
I am having a Scentsy Party at my house tomorrow night, Tuesday, Nov. 18th, from 6-8pm. Raquel Shepard will be doing the party =) I meant to get out invitations to everyone individually but that didn't happen soooo.... anyone who reads my blog and would like to come and have some good food and visit and smell lots of great smells...come on over!! If anyone needs directions or my address just give me a call. Hope to see lots of you there!!

Fingerpainting Fun

Sunday afternoon I made up some vanilla pudding and we made finger paint =) The kids had fun making their creations and then "licking" their plates clean and starting over again. Liam started out using just his little finger tips and then it was hands and arms =) Thankfully clean up was easy.

Peanut Festival 2008

We went to the Peanut Festival last Saturday and had a great time!! I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked to but here are a few. And of course there aren't any of me because I always have the camera...but that's not a huge complaint =) The food there was so good!! We had corn dogs, cheese fries, funnel cake, peanuts, kettlecorn and fresh squeezed lemonade. The kids had fun on the rides and won a couple of little stuffed animals throwing darts at balloons. We spent waaaaay too much money but it was fun and we were exhausted by the time we got home!

Please Help!!

This is a picture of Liam's "artwork" on my leather couch...of course, right? I mean, he couldn't just make a line or two, it had to be this huge masterpiece...such talent, let me tell you!! =) Anyways, does anyone know of a good leather cleaner or anything else that will get this out?!? Help!!

Trick or Treat

I got so involved in getting everyone ready that I forgot to take nice, individual pics of all of us or at least one of the 3 kids together...oh well...here's what I did get. Liam hardly kept his hood up, but he was Blue from Blue's Clues. Sarah was Lola Luftnagle, (Hannah Montana's BFF) and Evan was the Grim Reaper...that's him in the middle of the picture on the 3rd picture =) We had a really fun time walking around with the kids and of course we have WAY too much candy =)