Family Pizza Party and T-Shirt Decorating !

Last night my family and I had a fun pizza party and t-shirt decorating night. We decided we were going to wear our t-shirts when we go to knoebels http://www.knoebels.com/  next Saturday.  I 'm sure we are going to look crazy, but who cares....we like to have fun.  We thought it would be fun if we used Halloween colors, so I bought white t-shirts and used orange and black fabric spray paint. Plus, we used some Halloween stencils.  We had a lot of fun and I think we all really needed to relax, because it has been an insane  work week for all.  I love family time  ~~~~~~~~  it centers me, it's what makes life worth living.  Check out the pictures I took.

Tessa helping her mommy with their family shirts.

Frankie & LeeAnn making their shirts.

Me holding Tessa, so she could watch what was going on. 



So Much Fun




Tessa picking out what she wants on her T-Shirt.

 

Vera gets involved.



Daisy graced us with her presence.

 





Not too sure what Len is doing.





 Tessa entertained us by singing 
a solo of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

She is amazingly smart. 



Love her baby blues.

Phillies Sign

Maybe if we all put up a few of this "P" lawn signs, the "Phillies" will get back to winning a few games. Ha, Ha! 

My dad made the signs for our family to post up on our lawns, during baseball season. My sister and I helped my dad finish up few of his signs this past weekend.  I should correct myself......my sister helped my dad. Ha Ha !   I took the pictures. 

 My dad is amazing with some of the wooden items he makes.  This hobby sure keeps him busy.

 So since your here, check out how these signs are made.

This is the Phillies "P" that will be made!



Supplies






Ya need this to attach the post to the letter 

 

Cutting the wood into the letter P

 

Sanding the Letter

Spray painting

Good Job Debbie !





Liqued nails being applied to the post first, and then
screwed into place.







Cheesecake Bars

My Mother in Law makes this yummy treat and I just had to get the receipt from her. I took it to my son and daughter in law's end of summer party, and it was a hit.  If you love cheesecake you should give it a try.  I doubled this receipt. 

Cheese Mixture
2 Pks of Philly Crescent rolls (one pack of rolls are for the bottom & one are for the top)
2 Pks of Philly Cream cheese
1 egg yolk (sake the whites)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp Vanilla

Topping (mix together and set aside)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup sugar

Place one pkg of rolls in a greased 9x13 glass pan.   Roll out the rolls & stretch dough out with your hands to fit pan.  Mix cream cheese, sugar, yolk, and vanilla in a bowl and then spread over the dough. Then place 2 pk of rolled out crescent rolls over the cream cheese mixture. Spread the crescent roll to cover the top.

 Beat egg white with a fork and spread over top. Then sprinkle topping over egg white.
 Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.



Ingredients



Mixing up the Cheese mixture

 Crescent rolls rolled out, with Cheese mixture spread on top.



Second pack of Crescent Rolls on top of cheese mix.



Spread whipped egg white and then sprinkle topping on top. 




MMMmm, fresh from the oven. Once it's cooled
cut up in brownie size pieces. I just cut it up when I am ready
to put on a plate and serve. 

 

Daisy was watching me the whole time I was making this.

Please Note, the picture I have shown are a double batch.

Enjoy!

Pumpkin Mason Jar Craft

By now you probably know I love make things from mason jars.  It's so fun to make candle holders, cool centerpieces or a fun jar to hold your treasures.  So, I had to make these adorable pumpkin candle jars. Because they are made from tissue paper I recommend using flame less candles. I made mine. You can use your imagination with the way you decorate them. They looks so cute when they are light up. So, here is how i made them.........

The Supplies

I use 2 parts Elmer's glue and 1 part water.

Paint the glue mixture all over the jar.



Of course, Vera has to be part of everything.




Wrap and press the tissue paper on the jar.



You can cut the tissue paper and then carefully roll the jar onto the tissue paper.

Let them dry.  I turn them every so often.  It takes a few hours to dry.

This one is good to keep around after Halloween.

After they dry, I cut out face parts from construction paper and then glue them on the jars.

How stinking cute are these?

Gimme Gimme S'mores Sandwich

Here is a quick and low calorie way of enjoying the flavor of an end of summer treat!

 I was watching the "Hungry Girl" show on the Food Network and she made these tasty little treats.  I just had to give it a try.   I think it would be a fun snack to make with your kids or grandkids!

PER SERVING (entire recipe, 1 sandwich) I tripled the recipe because I wanted to share some with my family.   133 calories, 2.5g fat,

Ingredients

• 1 sheet (4 crackers) low-fat honey graham crackers
• 1/4 cup Cool Whip Free, thawed
• 1 tsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (I added 1/2 tsp of milk chocolate chips too.
• 8 miniature marshmallows

Directions

Break graham cracker sheet into two squares. Set aside.

In a small bowl, lightly stir together whipped topping, chocolate chips, and marshmallows. Don't over-stir.

Place one graham cracker square on a plate, and top with whipped-topping mixture. Lightly place the other square on top. I lightly dusted the top with some powdered chocolate, but this is optional.

Freeze until solid, about 1 hour. Store in the freezer until ready to serve.

The ingredients

Mix the Cool Whip and marshmallows




Add the Chocolate Chips

 

Put the Cool Whip mixture between the crackers



Remove from freezer and enjoy!