Gorditas and Weekend warrior

So our weekend warrior left Peanut and I for not just a day shift but for 2 and a half days. Life always is interesting. Last Harry Potter book club loved it because I got to see my long lost friend from Colorado Springs and her baby. It was the highlight of the night! Love my Harry Potter book club and hoping that we will read a different series together.

Peanut and I went to my dear friend's house on Saturday and I learned how to make Gorditas. Before knowing my friend I thought gorditas were made-up from Taco Bell to sell to the masses. I didn't know they are a real great Mexican food. So we made the corn tortilla using about two cups corn flour and water. Put them on a skillet and cooked them. When cooled down cut them like a pita pocket-delicious. The filling was beans, meat, potatoes, sour cream, cheese and salsa. The salsa was made with 4 tomillas, 3 Jalapenos, 1 onion and 1 tomato roasted then blended added chicken stock cube and some salt, perfection for salsa verde.

Some days you just meet up with people you thought were kind and loving when you first met them but you were grossly wrong and discover that they are careless and rude, Sunday was that day discovery. I had to teach a class and no one to watch Peanut, these two older ladies clearly were annoyed with the thought of my child or any child for that  manner . Crazy and annoying day. I was so glad when we picked up Mr. Incredible.

Apples, Apples, Apples

My dear friend invited us over to get apples from her family tree and juice them. It was awesome, Peanut loved every minute of it. He was going around always with an apple in hand and tried to eat the rotten apples on the ground while chasing the dogs. We got a ton of apples which are beautifully sweet.

We love going to Thai Ginger, Peanut loves the pork dumplings. I'm grateful for the fun times. That is all for now!

Halloween

Peanut was Winnie the Pooh for Halloween and it fit his build perfectly. On Friday we went to the Littleton library and enjoyed the costume parade. Peanut walked all around the downstairs area the longest walking he has done looking like Frankstein holding out his little chubby hands and arms in front of him to balance. The library apparently thought that parents were going to eat all the cookies and drink all the juice so they called out a declaration that the food was only for the children.

Then our dear friend watched Peanut so Mr. Incredible and I could go on a date to Yogurtland which is awesome. Paying 30 cents per ounce, we got about 2 pounds. It was yummy! Then I decided to make a nursing cover for another friend of mine. It would look perfect if I did a straight hem. It still looks good despite my crazy hem lines because its silver and black floral fabric.

The baby shower that I went to that night was excellent. I hate when people tell you other people's problems when you are asking whom someone is. We will call this lady whom I know to much about Lucy. When in acquiring what this Lucy was, I got told the inferitility problems of this Lucy who I can't even tell you what she looks like. So if I meet this said Lucy I know all of her problems medically.

I didn't go to medical school people, so I thought I could avoid conversations like this that make me a hue of green especially about someone I don't even know. But at last the Hulk coloring will remain on my face when people will tell me of their or others birthing problems.

Saturday was the church's trunk or treat celebration, which had a bounce house on the lawn who had the funding or donated that. It was awesome! Peanut fall on the cement trying to walk on a downward slope and got a goose egg on his head. After a good cry was better. We left the party to go to downtown trick or treating which bought a load of candy which we got the Ghostly Dots Movie theater sized from Lola's sugar rush. We shopped and enjoyed the time. After we went to another mall area to trick or treat which was fun to see all the costumes. They even had a dog costume contest.

After that shopping and event we went to the Victorian Halloween celebration in 1860s style at the museum which was the funniest for us. Peanut was chopping on this tiny apple from my friend's apple tree and we went bobbling for apples and through out his tiny one which he cried over until he saw the huge granny smith apple and devoured it. Well it was great to get the candy, Peanut loved it! That is all for now!

Gumballs can be daunting

So on Friday we had a day full of shopping with my dear friend, Mr. Incredible and Peanut. It was the Just Between Friends sale in Douglas County awesome deals, well organized. Mr. Incredible was amazing with figuring which strollers and car seats worked and how for my friend. Peanut found a tonka truck and pushed it around the whole show floor not realizing that marble was different then what he is used to which is carpet so the truck would speed up and he could not hang on. Then he cry that the truck escaped his grasp, all the women were in awe at the sight of the chubby 2 foot guy racing around the floor.

Hunger struck our party before the rain blasted us, we ended up at Cheesecake Factory and devoured divine meals always with cheesecake then headed for another leg of shopping. Which landed us at the daunting kids outlet store Gumballs that was like a bomb hit a kids mall and vomited up products covering everything. I was afraid Peanut would get lost in the merchandise and never be found. Though there was alot of brand new and great products it was just tad bit overbearing. Great cheap prices though. I was glad there was no earthquake I would not have survived.

Then off to baby depot in Burlington coat factory highly recommend baby store hidden secret. Love that place and its sales. Once Upon Child was on the list, Peanut was the model for a graco cherry blossom stroller, he is one of the few babies you look at and there is no doubt in your mind that he is all boy. Well that is all for now!

Politics and Candy Shop War

Colorado Elections are just around the corner. So, I decided with the family night of politics like my Dad did long ago with his children in hopes it will become a tradition. We get informed about the all the propositions, amendments and candidates. Then we have two ballots each one on which we guess what the outcome will be and the second what we are going to vote for. What I wish is that the US politics would be multi party system instead of two parties. I hate the social cultural tattoo that has been in recent to not discuss politics that is why we do this to be informed on issues that effect our lives both federally and statewide. Now on to my review of the Candy Shoppe War by Brandon Mull.

The Book Club for the Candy Shoppe War was fun, with sugar drops and brain washing white fudge. It's a good book for people who are Harry Potter fans. Though it is more of a tween age reader level its still great. I would read it if you have not. That is all!

Cavalia

After a week of adventure and misadventures with teething Peanut and great Filipino food. At last the weekend, joyous time for it was time to go to Cavalia. A fabulous show with horses and acrobats. It was better then what I thought it would be. Seriously, seeing acrobats doing tricks on full speed gallopping horses there can be nothing as amazing. I'm so glad we decided to go to Cavalia instead of the circus which is in town.

At one point in the show you see a ball that looks like the boulder straight out of Indiana Jones and the acrobat balances on top and does back flips on the boulder with easy and holding a torch at the beginning lite with fire. Well Adieu, Peanut is in need of a nap.

Dol it up with tigers

Peanut's birthday is coming up soon. I have been it for about 6 months now. Dol is a huge Korean tradition of celebrating the child's birthday because the child has survived. I know we are not Korean but Mr. Incredible is a linguist and he was not here for the birth of Peanut so it's a huge deal to us. I'm super excited and stressed. We are using the theme little tigers and trying to use traditional screens for the background with balloons. I forgot to the party is in Texas to maximize the amount of family and friends that will come. I'm about to print the invites. I have to create a save the date web page and order all of the many party favors that I have picked out.

I love all things lanterns hence the photo of what I'm going to do just add a cute little tiger to it. I am making cupcake tops with him in a tiger costume, it's way cute. Cupcake toppers are not hard to make at all

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How to make easy cupcake circular toppers

Supplies: Print photos of what you want to use about a quarter size, tooth picks, scissors that cut patterns (are the cutest), stock paper that fits the theme, and clear tape.

Step 1: Gather supplies

Step 2: Cut photos in circles and tape or glue them to the paper, then cut.

Step 3: Tape finished circles to toothpicks

Step 4: Put them on cupcakes and enjoy.