EPCOT

For 5 months all I have heard is how awful it was that we did not see Goofy, so who to my surprise is standing at the entrance of EPCOT but Goofy!

Oh how they loved on Minnie!

Our favorite ride is obviously Soarin’ but we also enjoy Nemo.

Oh my Manatee!  These guys are huge and eat lettuce.

We did not spend as much time at EPCOT this time, maybe when the boys are older.

We're going to Disney World!

A song for our travels. http://youtu.be/HIEET9S6Dv0

Stroller is ready!

The car is ready!

The camera bag is ready!

Greetings Friends and Family!

Greetings Friends and Family!

We turned 4 and 2 this year!

We took a few trips where we were in awe of the lighthouses in the Outer Banks

And loved hanging out with our friends at Disney World;

plus Mom got to go to Disneyland

(she said she was working, doesn’t look like it)

Daddy worked on a little remodeling project in the kitchen and we got to go to the Zoo;

then Mom and Dad wore funny hats at the Kentucky Derby

Mom spends a lot of time at the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte and sometimes we get to go meet Ronald and play at carnivals;

this year Mommy and Daddy got to see Michael Jordan and Will was the model for the Annual Report cover!

We spent the 4th of July watching fireworks with Bubby, Sissy, Grandma and Mj; plus we got to SWIM

This fall, we ran through the pumpkin patch to find the perfect one

And Mom helped us take on the neighborhood in our first ever Trick or Treating experience, oh CANDY!

Several times Mom left us for the wind farms of Kansas and Texas, but we got to stay up late and eat at “Old McDonald’s” and the pizzeria, then Dad left us for “training” in NYC

Mom makes us watch the Razorbacks and Dad the Rebels and Cardinals; however, we prefer Nick Jr and Disney Jr

If you are ever over our way, we love to entertain and will take you to the park, just ask Uncle Randy and Aunt Debra, Uncle Wesley, or Papaw McCulough

Hope to see you all over the Christmas break!

Hugs (with sticky hands) and Kisses, Will and Hunter

Christmas Lizzies

In the third grade I began "working" for my aunt's mother. I migrated from organizing closets to making cookies to being a chauffeur on fantastic adventures. I "worked" until I graduated from college and got married. I have much love for that family and now every year she gives my husband a cookie jar filed with Christmas Lizzies, he loves them. This year, almost 14 years later, I have received the recipe and attempted to make them in NC. Here we go . . .

We begin by chopping 1 lb of candied green and red cherries (I used 1 lb each red/green and think I made a mistake), 1 lb of candied pineapple, and 6 cups of pecans. Use 3/4 cup of flour sprinkled through the chopped fruit so it does not all become one sticky mess.

Add 1 lb white (golden) raisins to fruit and nut mixture. Note: you will need a large bowl. Next up we cream 2/3 cup of softened butter with 1 cup of sugar and 2 eggs. Mix in 1/2 pint "spirits", my house uses Southern Comfort. Add 1 3/4 cup of flour and 1 tsp of baking soda. Pour mixture over fruit and mix by hand.

Scoop out (I use the Pampered Chef scoop) onto a greased baking sheet (unless you are using a stone) and push down slightly to flatten. The cookies do not spread out so you can put them close together.

Bake for 30 minutes at 275 degrees. Let cool. Store in an airtight container.

Note: makes like 350 cookies and you will want to eat them all.

Grocery List:
1 lb candied red/green cherries
1 lb candied pineapple
1 lb white raisins
6 cups nuts
2/3 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 cups flour (3/4 is for fruit)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 pint bourbon