The Big, Fat Anniversary-Father's Day-Birthday Weekend!

Thirty-nine years ago, my parents were set up on a blind date on the first day of college. They had just moved in to dorms at Appalachian State University. Mom waited in the lobby of the dorm. Dad checked her out from the bathroom to make sure it was a good match. Four years later, they were married. Today, they celebrate their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. Congratulations, you two! May you have thirty-five more.I hope that I can have even half as good of a marriage as these two have had.

One of my friends, Abby, made my parents an anniversary cake that was spectacular. The two of them are headed to Alaska to go on a cruise for a couple of weeks. Abby certainly captured the Alaskan culture.

 I told Abby she needs to quit her day job. Well, after she finishes being the fundraising chair for UNC Dance Marathon...

Normal.

Typical

Where there's Collin, there are dinosaurs. He's been watching this show "Dino Dan" on PBS and he's convinced that dinosaurs (a) still exist and (b) roam around the town. At the pool today, he exclaimed "Oh, T-REX is right behind you sleeping! Stegosaurus is tanning!" We make up dinosaurs. We talk about dinosaurs 24/7. We do dinosaur impersonations. We run from dinosaurs. We basically live in Jurassic Park.

If you want him to do something or to go somewhere all you have to say is, "T-Rex is going......" And he just skips away to say, the bath. 

The impersonation.

The running/high-pitched squeal of a scared non-dinosaur.

Kaylee just says, "Drop me some cake T-Rex!" 

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Father's Day was also this weekend, so we celebrated with some presents. Collin loves surprises so he believes that all presents are for him. Happy Belated Father's Day to all the dad's out there!

Lastly, it was mama's "birthday". We celebrated this weekend because she'll be cruisin' on her birthday in a couple weeks. Happy Birthday, Mama T.

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Collin and I got some quality Nephew-Aunt time. We eat ice cream when we're together. We swim. We, of course, discuss dinosaurs. And I sang this song to him because "Bubble Guppies"came on one time while he was here and I can't get the theme song out of my head!

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I made these cookies this weekend for Father's Day. A couple summers back we traveled to Catalina Island off the coast of California and took a tour. It was beautiful scenery, but the tour was sub-par. The tour guide dropped us off at the "airport" at the end of the tour and they sold these cookies inside. My dad hasn't stopped talking about them since we went. Talk about delicious. Check out this recipe. 

Catalina Island Airport "Killer Cookie" Recipe

1 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs , beaten
1 cup rolled oats (oatmeal)
1 cup crushed corn flakes
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoonbaking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cupshredded coconut
1 cup rasins
1 cup choclate chips
3/4 cup toffee pieces
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, corn flakes, sugars, raisins and coconut.
Add eggs, vanilla and melted butter.
Mix till well blended.
Mix in chocolate chips.

In a separate bowl, mix flour salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Add flour mixture and stir until it is all incorporated into the dough.



































Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a greased cookie sheet (At the airport they make these cookies 4-5 inches in diameter, and thats how I like them too) and bake for 12-15 minutes They should be a little undercooked, but not too much, just enough to "set" while they cool off. Cool on a wire rack.

Hope you've had a great start to your week! 

Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad! 

Always, 

Carrie