April Fools Day 2012

It's that time of year...April Fools.  Some say it is my favorite day of the year.  Some also say that I seem to get a strange amount of pleasure out of tricking my kids.  Some say I spend WWWAAAAYYYY to much time planning and organizing said tricks.  "Some" need to shut their pie-hole (yes, YOU Mr. DingaLinge!).

Ok, fine.  He is right.  I really don't know what it is...but my kids have the BEST reactions to being fooled.  The first year I really did anything, I made meatloaf in a cupcake pan and topped them with colored mashed potatoes.  JP looked at me with his big blue eyes opened wide and yelled "MAMA!!!  These ARE NOT CUPCAKES!!!!!"  And yes, he did use that many exclamation points...ha!

So here is a small sample of what is in store for The Boys when they wake up this fine April 1st Day.

Cold cereal for breakfast.  But WAIT...is it cold cereal?  Could it be....an APRIL FOOLS TRICK?  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA (yes, that is an evil laugh).  This is, in fact, NOT cold cereal, but white jello topped with little candy necklace pieces!

And look.....Pizza!  The Boys' favorite.  Who can resist gooey cheese and pepperoni?  Well, if you are at OUR table you would be eating a COOKIE instead of pizza.  That's right, that is a GIANT COOKIE.  Topped with strawberry jam "sauce", "shredded" white chocolate, fruit leather "pepperoni", black licorice "black olives", cashew "mushrooms", and gummy worm "green peppers". 

Check back later for lunch and dessert pictures.  BWWHAHAHAHA!

The Day We Slid Down the Stairs / Valentines Day 2012

Thanks to The Hungry Housewife

I love to make ordinary days special for my boys.  This last weekend, we pulled the sheets off of the boys' beds, threw the mattresses down the hall steps and took turns (kinda) sliding down. 

The boys thought it was the best thing EVER.

Daddy thought I was NUTS. 

I tried to tell him that we needed to change the sheets anyway, but he wasn't having any of it.  After about 15 minutes of laughter and screaming (on my part...HA!), we finally convinced him to try it out.  Not impressed with his form, I must say....but happy that he attempted to enjoy himself.  We video taped the whole insane event and I hope to have a screening of it soon.

I have explained to the boys, you NEVER know what a day will bring.  It can be good...it can be bad...it will always be a surprise.  It gives them something to look forward to, I think.  Especially since we are in the dead of winter with nothing to do but make up silly games and wait for spring.

So for Valentines day, I am making these GREAT gelatin hearts.  My boys LOVE Jello, and they think I can preform magic when I make stuff out of it.  So far their favorite is Broken Glass Jello, but I think this will be right up there.