Summer Saturday ;)

 

Hello !

 It's Saturday, and a week before it's officially summer!

I got up today really late for the first time in months to find that my four children plus a sleepover friend had already served themselves cereal, and began their day. They began their day all over my house.. Cereal bowls spoons blankets and cups everywhere!

 Now this should make me feel like a terrible parent, all rested and kids fending for themselves but I was impressed that they all ate healthy and the house didn't catch fire or flood or tornados and lightning strike while I dreamed of Robin Thicke and woke up singing Blurred Lines much to my husbands confusion. Oops.

I decided that since I have energy and DayQuil for my rotten allergies, that I should do something fun with the kids today.

 It was early yet, so I busied myself with making coffee and breakfast for the King of the messy castle. After sending him off to work with a smile and kiss I realized that I was blanketed in the lovely San Antonio humidity and an outing was going to make my sinuses turn into the hulk on my face....

 So what to do ... what to do...

As my troop cleaned up their messes I decided that we could still have fun even if we stayed indoors.. The search through Pinterest was on!!!
I started thinking about all the times my children and I have had fun together in the house not just plugged into our devices and it almost always starts in the kitchen trying new recipes cooking and baking together.

Getting the kids involved in an activity is sometimes a real feat,

 

Those of you with teens and pre-adolescents know exactly what I mean.

Patience is a virtue ... Can't say its my strongest virtue. My husband likes to coin the phrase "Duck tape is a virtue" and some days I wish he was right. Those days not even Pinterest can help.

My nearly 5 year old twins are always down for helping when sweets are involved and that sometimes will set the tone for everyone pitching in. Baking it is! Sometimes, baking can be hard work, but with kids, baking really can be fun! -as long as you do it with a smile and break it down so you get time with each kid through the steps.

                Anyway you do it, is great as long as you have fun.
With summer right around the corner.... the all time favorite sweets and classic family outings are on my mind and enticing my taste buds. I almost forgot there is a whole week of school left to trudge through. Dilemma... Dilemma.... Whatever can you do when you don't want to wait a whole week or even a day for a taste of summer??
I feel like having the fun of camping but don't feel like losing a few inches in the Texas heat and humidity... Everyone agreed. So,...I'll tell you what we did.

Check out Evan B 's blog at http://sweetebakes.blogspot.com/

The recipe we used is here:
http://sweetebakes.blogspot.com/2010/07/bite-size-smores.html

 

This really is an easy and fun recipe. Thank you for your post and recipe Evan B.!!

She took the classic S'mores and created an easy & delicious way to make them sans the danger of a campfire.... If you have small children, you know s'mores can be a real challenge to enjoy outdoors, especially when their excitement is as high as the fire and smiles are at their biggest.

This recipe would be great for anyone to enjoy s'mores anywhere!

 

 

 

 

We added a tiny dollop of natural peanut butter and used a Hershey bar broken into tiny squares in lieu of the chocolate ganache just to make it easier for the kids to do. So if you are like me and want them now, need something fun to do with the kids, and like to enjoy S'mores even if its not technically summer yet take this recipe for a spin... Add blanket tents in your living room,

 

 Open Season or your favorite outdoorsy movie indoors

 

 and Enjoy!

Do you have a favorite indoor activity to do as a family when the weather is unfriendly? Tell us in the comments below.

 We'd love to read some of your  ideas! Thank You for reading ours.

Have a great Saturday!

Love,

Mrs.F.C.&Family