Lessons About Water and Cows

I just found this draft, don't know why I didn't post it but enjoy!

So the other day Kacen saw his Grandma watering her flowers and really wanted to use the sprinkler

It took him all of his effort just to squeeze the trigger. But eventually he got it.  

 After he got it working he wanted to play with the water at the same time.....

 And that is when I felt it got pretty funny.

We also went to the park this week. Kacen LOVES to watch the other children here he is in a weird trance watching children on the swings, and here he is actually swinging...I think he liked watching the other kids more than swinging himself, haha. I just need to say this I THINK MY SON IS SOOO CUTE AND FUNNY!

Oh I just realized why I didn't post this, I never got the photos of the cow off my Father-in-laws phone, well maybe someday. 

Crazy for Crazy Feta

I just made this like five minutes ago and loved it sooo much that I came down straight away to share it with you all. Please head over to How Sweet It Is and make her crazy feta, yumm. I spread that right onto some artisian bread from "Artisian Bread in Five Minutes a Day" and it was so good. Add a little roasted jalapeno at a time it gets hot fast so just try it to see how it goes. And had it on warm whole wheat pita bread, yumm. This will be one of my new favorite snacks. For this recipe you make roasted garlic, this was my first time making that and that was so yummy too. (ok so that was Sunday) Today (Monday) my hubby made fake Winger's Sticky Fingers, oh yumm I am in my happy place right now. The sauce texture was a little off but I think we will work the kinks out. I didn't take any food pics, should have but didn't, sorry just trust me they are both great and looked a lot like the ones from the sites.

The Beach

Kacen took his first trip to a ocean-side beach and this was my first time to an East-coast beach, it was pretty fun. Super humid but I love the ocean and swimming in it. But....I was super lame and only took five pictures, I hate having my camera out in the sand and there were WAY too many things to worry about other than pictures so here are the few that I took.

Kace the first half hour our first day, and Ky trying to prevent a sunscreen mess.

 I didn't sunscreen around his eyes that first day because I didn't want to get the sunscreen too close and in his eyes, so he got pretty burnt around the eyes I felt awful. We had to run out and by tear free sunscreen and we covered him good the second day.

Our second day on Aseteague Island, they have wild ponies on the island, Ky and I took a moon lit stroll on the beach and saw a huge heard of them. 

So here is Kacer following me down to the beach.

 I honestly didn't take one picture of me or Kyle, how can I be so lame? I really need to be better.

French Toast Soufflé

French Toast Souffle is a yummy bread pudding dish with a cream cheese filling. 

So first start with a loaf of french bread, or a nice Italian bread, haha do not french, for anyone who watched Master Chef last night I guess it was a good think I got the boot when I did, my french is definitely turning Italiano. 

Back to work!

1 loaf french bread, I can't stand paying the crazy prices in the store so I make mine fresh using this trusted recipe from my friend Danielle. (what is up with blogger and how it switches my picture orientation?) 

You need about 10 cups of bread cut into small 1 inch cubes. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and put half of the cubes in the bottom of the pan.   

Next, in a small bowl combine 1, 8 oz pkg of Cream Cheese and 1/2 C. of pure maple syrup, if you don't have the pure stuff add some extra maple flavoring if you have it. And also if you really dig cream cheese one and half this filling to make it extra yummy.

Pour cream mixture over the first half of the bread cubes. 

 In a large bowl combine 10 eggs, with 3/4 C. half and half, ok all I had was cream and it was Father's Day so I thought, "what the heck! Bring on the cream!" and I used cream instead.

 Once again, the picture flipped on me but add in 1 1/2 C. milk. 

 Add 1 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp maple flavoring if you have it.

 And we're whisking, we're whisking.....

 Stop. grate in fresh nutmeg, sorry I don't know how much, just as much as you would like, probably use about 1/4 tsp. bottled pre grated. 

 Also add in 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon, or more to taste. I actually made two batches and in the second I added finely grated orange zest and that was pretty good. 

 Pour this over the gravity defining thanks to blogger....bread cube and filling. 

Uh seriously why can't my pictures stay the right way!?!? Cover this baby up and put it in the fridge overnight. 

 Pull it out 30 minutes before you want to bake it. Preheat the oven to 375 then bake for 50 minutes until golden brown. 

Sorry no plated shots, we just started eating right away. We served ours with fresh made strawberry syrup and maple syrup. It was really good but super filling a 9x13 pan will probably feed eight adults if not more.