Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Denver Mini Vacation

























A couple of weeks ago, my husband had a conference in Denver.  We decided to make it a mini vacation and enjoy downtown Denver.  Troy had ventured up a day early to begin the conference.  We didn't want two cars downtown, so the kids and I parked on the south end of Denver and took the light rail into downtown.  The kids just loved it and were amazed that the "train" went right to our hotel!  We got to the hotel and slipped on  our swimming suits right away and dove right in until Daddy got out of his meeting.  We spend the rest of the weekend enjoying dinners out and walking around downtown.  16th street in downtown Denver is just great.  They even have a free bus shuttle up and down to save on walking.  One night we went to the Cheese Factory and enjoyed a wonderful dinner outside.  As you can see, the kids enjoyed their meals.  It wouldn't have been complete without a piece of cheesecake.  We all had their white chocolate raspberry cheesecake!  Yum, Yum!  What a wonderful little get away with the family!



Monday, November 3, 2008

Costume Mania!






My kids had their harvest party last week and they were very excited about dressing up.  Joshua decided to be Indiana Jones and Kaylee was Sharpay from High School Musical.  My Mom had gotten her the blonde wig at Claires, so it was perfect for her costume!  They both had wonderful classroom parties with all kinds of goodies and treats.  I had made Jello Jigglers which were a hit!  Both of their classes had an apple bob with apples hanging from a wooden stick.  It was quite the site to see.  What a wonderful time had by all. 

Jello Jiggler Recipe

2 family-size (8 serving size) pkgs. or 4 sm. pkgs. Jello Brand Gelatin
2 1/2 cups boiling water

Completely dissolve gelatin in boiling water.  Pour into 13 x 9 inch pan.  Chill until firm, about 3 hours.  To unmold: dip pan in warm water about 15 seconds.  Use various cookie cutter shapes to create unique Jigglers (can be any holiday or season).  Lift from pan.