Summer Food & Drink Fun!

It's officially summer! And if you're like me you're trying to come up with ideas to keep the kids busy-You can always come up with some cool kitchen creations together! Here's some especially for summer fun! :

Especially during the summer I love to make some refreshing smoothies for breakfast or snacks. I really love a tropical smoothie made with Orange Juice,Mixture of Tropical fruits(Banana,Mango,Pineapple-Even a dash of Coconut),and of course Ice Cubes. I like this smoothie cause it's a non-dairy 1 that my son can drink. Of course there's plenty of other smoothies you can make with milk/yogurt,fruits,even peanut butter! -We've tried a peanut butter/banana smoothie with milk,peanut butter, and banana's-Yum!

Summer is perfect for a nice picnic outside and you can make some sun tea or lemonade too!

And last but not least-Dessert!

A summer-time favorite of icecream or popsicles! Again you can get creative and make your own! We bought a popsicle maker/container from the dollar store and the kids have fun experimenting with different juices-etc.

So don't be afraid to make your own summer food and drink experiments. And feel free to share your own special recipe's! Have Fun!

Deals for Dad

This coming up Sunday is Father's Day!
There's plenty of good deals out there for Dad here's a few I wanted to share:
At Chick-Fil-A Sat. June 20 2009 if dad comes in with child he can recieve a FREE 14oz. handspun milkshake! Yum! Must check out their website for participating restaurants;And a special thanks to Penny Princess for pointing this out. Speaking of milkshakes have you heard about Wendy's Father's Day Frosty Weekend? This weekend June 20-21 for every frosty sold $.50 will be donated to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA) Along with that you can also click the link above and check out the FREE Father's Day E-Cards; when you create a card $.25 will be donated to the DTFA!

Some other deals for those in Oklahoma are FREE admission for Dad to the Oklahoma Aquarium on Father's Day! And also FREE admission for Dad on Father's Day at Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art both in Norman,OK!

Hope everyone has a Happy Father's Day!!

Daughter's Birthday/Party -I survived another 1 !

It's that time of year again my daughter's birthday!

Ever since we've lived in this house (about 4 yrs.) we've had her B-day party here at our house to help save on funds and all. Besides I happen to think we have a pretty nice yard and everything. But, after doing the same type of thing for a few years it all seems kinda-blah! I was thinking about going somewhere else -Yeah not slaving away to clean the house before and after does sound nice too ;) We thought about some kind of mini golf thing or something but, after realizing how expensive it would be and especially after our vacation we decided to have it here again. I always try to think of a different theme -I again felt kinda blah on that -We've done a Treasure hunt theme,Hawaiian Luau theme,Hannah Montana theme. (Good thing we did Hannah Montana last year-Cause like Duh! My daughter doesn't like her much anymore-since like forever-You know like a few weeks ago ;) Anyways, I like to start on a theme and go from there-I like the idea of doing a craft with the theme that the kids can take home -We've done a treasure chest to hold their treasures, Sand Art,a Backstage Pass. This year again I was getting kinda stumped -It's hard having a tween! Can't do anything too kiddish but still want to do something. Luckily my family helped me come up with a garden theme. My mind started going then...

So we had the party this past Saturday! - The gals painted a plant pot, I also got little kits that had a little plant already to go in a little pot-(Gotta love Target's Dollar Spot!) They seemed to enjoy doing that and just playing outside. Then of course we did the usual Presents,Cake-etc.

It all turned out pretty well! Check out the pics! If you notice my daughter and her BCF (Best Cousin Forever) even wore matching outfits :) And here's some of the finished products /decorations!