What a Weekend

Wow! What a weekend. On Friday we had Rock Group. Some were missing and we missed them, but had a great time, just talking. Our food theme was breakfast and I made a really good baked french toast. Even Brian seemed to like it and he normally doesn't like breakfast food.

Saturday we went to a surprise party for Aunt Danita. She will be 50 on Tuesday.

All Alex talked about for two days was playing in PawPaw's fire truck. Then he wanted to see two fire trucks. So, after the party we went to the car show where the fire department was selling tickets for the Puddin Boys Festival. They had a fire truck up there and Alex got to "drive." Brianna even wanted to play. If you are asking yourself what the Pudding Boys Festival is, let me tell you. The Puddin Boys Festival is a fundraiser for a scholarship fund in memory of Brian and Pete Walls. Both were members of the Sandy Mush Fire Department and the sons of Jimmy and Doris Walls. If you will be anywhere near Rutherford County on September 20, go to the Sandy Mush FD and support this scholarship fund!

I saw the funniest thing at the car show. Look at the woman with the yellow shirt. She is talking on a cell phone, eating an ice cream and doing the Cha Cha Slide. That is one talented multi-tasking woman. She never missed a beat in the dance. I am so uncordinated I would have fallen on my face. When Brian and Daddy saw it, they knew it would end up being written about. It's just too funny not to share.

Alex thought the "kids' looking in the cars were hilarious. So we got him to stand beside a couple of them to have his picture made.

We took the kids to Frank Liske Park on Sunday afternoon to feed the ducks and play. All three had a great time. It was Alex's first time feeding ducks and Bri hasn't done it in quite a while. I think you are never to old to feed ducks. While we were there a little girl caught two fish. I think it made her brother mad.

This is Brianna's last week of summer vacation. I kind of don't want school to start back. It's been so nice having her at home. She is such a huge help with Alex and Olivia. Today she is loving having Whitley here. Alex is going to my mom and dad's this weekend, so on Friday Bri and I are having a girl day. We are getting our nails done, going out to lunch and then I have to go have my eyes checked, it's time for new glasses. I am so excited about our girl day. Now that Brian is out of school maybe she and I can do stuff like this more often, or her and Brian could go out to lunch and do stuff together on the weekends. She is also loving that her and Daddy have Bible study together every night. Bri had a great time watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics, so she decided to do her own opening ceremony! It was really cute.

Baked French Toast Casserole

Ingredients
1/2 french baguette

1 tbsp dark brown sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

dash of salt

2 eggs

2/3 cup sugar

dash of nutmeg

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray oval casserole dish with cooking spray. Cut baguette into half inch squares and put in dish. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon, layer on top of bread. Mix milk, vanilla, salt, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg. Layer the egg mixture on top of bread. Bake for 25 minutes.

I doubled this and it all got gone. I also sliced the bread and did not cut into squares. I just seemed easier.