It was my oldest Son's birthday. And I was seeing all the cute Halloween decor in the stores. And I could feel it coming on....the decorating bug. I NEED some skeletons, ghosts, and witches around here!
So I decorated. My bad. I know it 's early but really, who cares? I did my classroom all in Halloween too. I can't help myself. I know...... I need a 12 step program or something.
Here's some of the fun we had. Jeff got a giant Machete knife from his dad. Maybe it's a hunting knife....I dunno..... I don't really understand guys and their knives and guns.
Gee whiz!
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We used my new outdoor oil lamp I got from Pier 1 as his birthday candle...hehe.....It looked
kinda like a giant bomb or something! Ka POW1 Oh...just kidding Jeff....snicker.... |
We made Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches and corn on the cob for dinner.. Everybody liked them. We had gone out for lunch Saturday at Jimmy Johns, a new place in Draper. So they had all these long, yummy, bread rolls for 50 cents on sale! Woopee! What a deal! So I took them home and froze them overnight to keep them as fresh as possible.
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| I got the cheese steak bread from Jimmy Johns for 50 cents each! |
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| Here I am in my kitchen frying up the thin sliced steak pieces.... |
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| I add grilled onions and mushrooms....So good! |
They were yummy too. I love Jimmy Johns. It's a bit different from Subway but similar. It reminds me of New York City. Anyway, it's a great place for lunch.
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| Marisa shopping with grandma..... |
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| John joined us for lunch at Jimmy Johns....Megan and Wendy and Josie are with us... |
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| Megan loved Pier 1 Imports...such cute Halloween stuff! |
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| Shopping with Josie, Wendy, Marisa, Megan and Tiff on Saturday..../Rod Works had a 50% off sale.... |
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| Here's the girls on Sunday, helping me assemble the sandwiches.... |
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| Here's my family all smiling for the shot....not again.....mom and her blog... grumble grumble.... |
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| My granddaughter Josie loves a good party! |
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| Marisa and Megan do too! |
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| Yum...this is good stuff grandma! |
Here's Jeffrey's cake. It had a skeleton on it and a superball eyeball! Now too bad he's not still 5 years old! He said, "mom my birthday cake is a Halloween cake!"
Yeah. go figure. Your mom is a crazy lady. hehe.
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| It turned out cute though! |
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| So easy too! Just a bundt cake recipe! Here's my favorite from All Recipes.com. |
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| Then I piped it with cream cheese icing....yummo! |
My recipe for cream cheese icing is 1 brick of 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature. Then I dump it in my mixer. Then I add a half cube of butter and about 1 1/2 cups of confectioner's sugar, a teaspoon of lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla. Mix it up! That's it!
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| I just used a zip lock baggie with a corner snipped off...so easy! |
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| Finished cake. Kind of a dorky birthday cake...but a cute bundt cake! |
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| I got the cute decorations from Walmart for $1.29 each and the skeletons in a pack of 10! |
It was a fun party. Everybody had a good time. Happy bday Jeffie. I still remember making a figure 8 cake with little cars and a racetrack for this kid when he turned 2. Time flies when you're having fun.
They went to Hawaii for Jeff's birthday. Some present!!!
( Hey, Honey, can I have that for my next birthday? Huh? What's that you say? ..... Oh, bummer.....).
from All Recipes.com.
