Mac and Cheese

Abbey’s first annual

Macaroni and Cheese Party

So Abbey has been talking about doing a macaroni and cheese party for about six months. What is a Mac and Cheese party? We really didn’t know so finally we decided to find out and let her plan one.

Wow Abbey has mad party planning skills!!! She instantly was delegating. Zack was in charge of the crafts/games, Dad was in charge making the Mac & Cheese, Mom and Brandon were to make the cake, and Porter was Moral support. Abbey decided she would not be in charge of any one thing because she was responsible for everything. So she had a note book and pen and made sure we were all on task. She was hilariously professional as she praised our work and made checks on her paper.

So we had hearty hamburger macaroni and cheese for dinner. Then we made crafts using macaroni noodles. Zack told us we were to make a picture of what we were grateful for. Then we popped pop corn and watched Prince Caspian. Then we had a cake in the shape of two macaroni noodles (a circle, a bunt cake). Earl and I had so much fun. It was the best party we’ve ever been to. Our kids worked well together and no one cried once! We were vary proud of our party planner!

Best Mac & Cheese EVER!!!

Earl, Earl Earl...
This is a video of our Mac and Cheese art!

Brandon the Builder

Brandon is 3 and hilarious! He is the hardest working 3 year old I’ve ever met. He can’t say his R’s so he calls work, wowk. He loves working, especially with his dad. Last week Earl took three days off to go to my parents for Thanksgiving. When Brandon heard he was vary upset not because he doesn‘t like dad, but because he loves work. “No dad you need to wowk! You need to wowk!”
A couple of Saturdays ago the kids were watching a movie and I stopped it for Breakfast. Well I came in and Brandon was watching This Old House and came running to me “Mom I found a wowking show!!” I’ve never seen a kid so excited about a cartoon as this one was about a working show. He wouldn’t let me put the movie back on. The others were not happy with Brandon.
I was on the phone with my dad and Brandon was yelling at me “Mom I want to vacuum!” “Not right now Brandon I’m on the phone.” Again he yells “I WANT TO VACUUM NOW!!” “Not while I’m on the phone.” to this my 3 year old angrily replies “Fine but I’m doing da dishes!” My dad was laughing pretty hard at the mother getting chewed out for not letting her son work.
Brandon even associates nature to work. The other morning I told Brandon he couldn’t get up until the sun was up (They had been getting up around 6 am and had been very grumpy kids). So Brandon was cuddling with me in my bed and I told him the sun was getting up and so could we. When I got down stairs he was looking out the window and looked troubled. “Mom da sun isn’t wowking,” I smiled and asked “It’s not working?” His dimpled face said “Mom da sun is Bwoken.”
Brandon is my most active and difficult child yet, but holy crud is he sweet!! We just can’t get enough of the terrorist!