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The Blob has tons of DIY projects.  I am going to attempt the Knock Off Crate & Barrel Shelves for Jude's room!


Dittle Dattle Link

Fall Photo Session

Well we tried to get our family pictures taken and the boys were less than coorporative!  2 hours was pushing it I know but we did get a few good ones.

Family Shots

Mommy & Daddy shots

The Boys

 

Jude

Abe

Brian & I

Tag Books $2.50 - $5.50 each!

Got this for Abe for his birthday and Jude is getting one for his birthday.  I bought the books for $6 each ($9.99 with a s $4 coupon) but this is a better deal!  They are buy one get one free at Target and you can use the $5 coupon in the link below or there are tons of $3 coupons on EBay most of them are 5 coupons for the cost of one ($3 or less with shipping).  Get you coupons this week so your can buy early and they will more than likely not be available to print once the sale is up and running.

Target is going to have LeapFrog Tag Books on sale Buy One, Get One Free beginning Sunday, November 21, 2010. Select titles will be marked at just $9.99, so you should be able to get two books for $9.99.

Print two $5/1 manufacturer’s coupons (you’ll need to watch the video first and then enter the sweepstakes to be able to print your coupon) and, depending upon your store’s policy, you might be able to use both coupons and get two books for free. If not, you’ll at least be able to use one $5/1 coupon and get two books for just $2.50 each.

I’d suggest going ahead and printing your coupons now since there’s a possibility they won’t be available by Sunday when the sale starts.

Lemon Cookies

Lemon Cookies
1/2 cup butter
1 c sugar
1 egg
2T lemon juice
2t grated lemon peel
2 c flour
1 t baking powder
1/8 t salt

Beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and bet until blended, add egg, lemon juice and peel and beat until well blended.

add dry ingredients slowly until well blended.

Shape dough into 2 logs (abut 1 1/2 inch in diameter) wrap in plastic wrap (I use wax paper) and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.

350 degrees

Sprinkle edges with yellow sugar (or not your choice) then slice into 1/4 inch slices.

Bake for 15 mins until edges are light brown and cool.

Peanut Butter Chewies

Peanut Butter Chewies

1 C butter or margarine
1 1/2 c peanut butter (I use crunchy)
1 1/2 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 t vanilla
2 c flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt (I omit this)
1 1/2 c chopped pecans (I omit this)

350 degrees
Combine butter, peanut butter and brown sugar then beat in eggs, milk and vanilla.

Add flour. baking soda and salt.

Bake on ungreased (I use parchment paper instead) baking sheet for 10-11 mins until lightly browned on bottom.   Cool 2 mins before moving to wire racks.

Free Dozen Eggs!!

It has been awhile since I have posted but here is a link to a free dozen eggs.

Just click this link: Good Egg Project.

Here is the Big Lots Coupon

20% off everything in the store

Additionally if you have the Buzz Club Reward Card you can shop 5-9pm on Saturday.

Summertime visit to Philly & Atlantic City

This time of the year we always visit Brian's family in Philidelphia and we go for the weekend to Atlantic City where his brother Lou and sister-in-law Nancy rent a beach house.  It is always a lkot of fun and it is nice to spend so much time with the Rappaports (although they will never admit it I am sure they breath a sigh of relief when we leave). 

We came in town and had dinner withe family, the next day we stopped by to see Brian's Poppie and met our new nephew Jake (what a handsome boy!), went to lunch and then had dinner with the whole family.

Friday we headed to the shore, what a great beach day!  Abe was a fish ans Jude took a nice long nap on the beach.  Saturday was a day full of rain so we went to Ocean City to ride the rides, Abe really wanted to ride a ferris wheel but the outside rides were not open due to the rain.  We had some giant pizzas (thought it would be too much but we managed to polish them off!).  We went to dinner as a family and watched all three extra inning wins by the Phillies!  Sunday we spent the whole day at the beach, it was a lot of fun and our most relaxing trip to date!

The preferred mode of transportation sat Bubbie & Pop Pop's house.

Meet Baby Jake

We went for a few walks

 

Did a lot of playing on the beach on Friday

 

 

I love the picture on the right, it looks like Jude is walking on water

 

 

Nothing like a nap on the beach!

Abe did this for hours on end, fearless!

 

Brian & Abe playing catch

Jude slept for 3 hours, so long the tide was coming in.

Family walk that evening

The next day was a rainy one, so we headed to Ocean City, in the hope of riding a ferris wheel, but no dice.

 

 

And off for some pizza

Brian is ALWAYS a good example...

And then we all went out to dinner

Abe thinks this pose is funny

 

 

Crazy!

Abe was corporative as usual on the group picture

Sunday we just spent the whole day on the beach with everyone

 

 

All the big boys

Abe loved the airplanes with ads behind them that flew over all the time

Ha Ha, Ethan, I got your picture!

 

Julia was trying to teach Jude how to play ball, it did not work so well

 

They dug 2 holes and Brian named them the A-hole and B-hole.  Abe was asking everyone to come see his A-hole all day.

Abe's American Flag swim trunks were orange after this and they never came clean, 

I am on a mission to find a new pair before he notices

The river between the A & B-holes

The tide came in and Abe & Ethan tried to save their holes

Abe had so much fun!

 

Sammi, Ethan, Jude, Abe & Julia having fun

Oh Ethan another one!

Brian took Abe out a little farther

Ethan and his new skim board

And some family pictures to wind up the day

 

We tried one more family shot and the boys were just being too funny

This is what a whole day at the beach look like at night

The next day it was back to reality, we had such a good time with our family

We had an early flight and everyone slept a good portion of the flight

Jude loves his backpack