ww ~ more muddy pictures

corn on the cob

I love yellow and white sweet corn.

Yellow corn is tasty, but when the white and yellow are mixed it is just sweet goodness.

Usually, we throw corn on the cob right onto the grill husks and all.  

I decided to bake them in the oven instead.  

I tore the husks off and cleaned them and rubbed them with butter.

Then I wrapped the corn cobs in individual foil pieces and baked on 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

Next time I bake them in the oven I am going to slow cook them at about 250 degrees for 2 hours.  It think it would make them so much better.  Slow cooking is the key to super tender corn.

It tasted so delicious and sweet.   Mmmmm!  

Sweet...buttery...corn. 

The kids always look so cute eating corn right off the cob.  They think it is so fun.

Do you eat corn right off the cob, or do you scrape the kernels off? 

our muddy & wet weekend

We had a really fun weekend hanging out with some of our best buddies from Waco.

Jarred and Shelby talked us into doing the Caveman Crawl in Bridgeport.  It was hot and I can't believe we agreed to do it, but I am so glad we did.  It was so much fun. 

I wasn't actually planning to run.  I wanted to walk the kids course to take pictures and help Layla if necessary.  Gary wanted to walk it too just to see what it was all about.  It was a kids course, we thought it would be a breeze.  Um not so much!!  There was a moment when I really thought I was going to die. We all made it through the obstacles and trudged through the mud.  The worst part was the rocky hills.  I can't believe none of us had a heat stroke.  It was only 105 on Saturday.  Sheesh!

The kids grins on the 500 foot long water slide were priceless.

After the extremely HOT Caveman Crawl we headed home to splash in the backyard.  The kids had a ball...we put a sprinkler under the trampoline, when that got boring we busted out the slip n slide.  Then all the kids and dads managed to wreck the swimming pool.  It was hysterical.  

Good times in our crazy backyard.

Yes ... those would be the dads doing a dual bare belly bust. 

 I think the dads acted like bigger kids than the actual  kids.  haha!  

Dance party...whoop whoop!

When we finally had it with the heat for the day we played Just Dance on the Wii.  We all laughed at one another for hours.  It was so fun to see the sassy girls dancing and the adults being goofy.

Sunday we hung out and played more and then our little family headed out for an ice cream date.

We all got blizzards and they tasted so darn good on a hot Father's Day Sunday.

Layla is still wearing the medal {see it around her neck} she won at the Caveman Crawl.  I think she is excited for the next "mud run."  We are planning to do more in the future...hopefully the next one won't be all uphill in 105 degree temperatures.

Wii socks

Did you know your Wii skills improve if you wear your cool socks?

They have to be pulled up to your knees.

You have to pout a bit, because your family giggles at you.

Then you have to strut over to the ottoman....

They have to be just perfect!

Ready and swing....

Wii golf is only possible with crazy socks.

Fore!

rock his world

Layla and Hayden just gave Gary one of his Father's day gifts. 

 REally???  IT is not time. 

 Since the cat {rock} is out of the bag here is a picture so you can get this ready for the Father in your life.

How cute is this???

If you didn't want to use the applique thingy you could write in paint "my dad rocks."

Since Hayden made this at preschool he used only yellow paint.  Yellow just happens to be his FAV color.  The other kids in his class had some wild and fun colored rocks.  

Imagine the possibilities!!

  

Older kids can really go nuts with this creative rock Father's day craft/gift!

Father's day is Sunday :)

plunging