Southern Favorites

I've been on a movie kick lately and have the easy ONE CLICK on an account.. one of those MAJOR websites.. was looking for another one of my FAVE southern movies, Driving Miss Daisy and found it for 7 bucks. REALLY?! Who could pass up THAT deal? And so, like a kid on Christmas, i've checked my mailbox EVERY day for it and it FINALLY came today- guess whats on for background noise while i did math and now blogging? Yup- the girls are watching it ;) Cutest movie ever- and i believe its filmed in Georgia!
About a year ago, my sister in law made me a tomato pie- out of the blue yesterday i remembered it, and i'm a food addict. Once i start thinking about something, i HAVE to get it! I went to the grocery store and bought some fresh tomatoes and made myself one.. dont tell anyone, but i ate HALF of the pie! this pic is taken from the web, but i really wish my picture turned out, because mine looked TEN times better! I used FRESH basil ( about 9 plus leaves) and tore them up and i think it gave it a real kick!

Tomato Pie

*Pie Crust
*Sharp cheddar cheese
*Basil
*3-4 large tomatoes
*salt & pepper to flavor

I thinly sliced my tomatoes, and literally layered them like lasagne in the pie pan. I'd sprinkle salt, pepper, freshly grated cheese and basil on EACH layer. i did NOT use another pie crust, but just added alot of cheese on top-

Put in the oven @ 400 for about 35-40 minutes. I made the mistake of NOT cooking the pie crust before hand and it was Mooshy.. so make sure you cook it first. Seriously.. this is THE BEST ever.. and with all the fresh tomatoes coming up, oh.my.word.. my mouth is salivating just thinking of it!

GO GET YOURSELF SOME INGREDIENTS AND GET COOKING~!

HE IS RISEN!!!

....Happy Easter, Everyone!! We spent it with our cousins and family and had a blast! My sister in law and i stayed up until 1 am to fill ( no lie) about 200 eggs!! She hides them IN her house all over and then did another one for the OTHER cousins that came over this afternoon, but that one was outside. All the kids had to stay upstairs until everyone was up and ready to egg hunt

oh, lil muffin.. how your hair is so.. so.... CRAZY!

Waiting for church to start- lil muffin wanted to be with the BIG girls-

Uncle and his nephew

AS lil muffin would say : "i Wub him"

"mom, she's getting heavy, HURRY UP!"

Family pic.. even lil cocoa has her easter dress on, you cant see it, but its white and pink, a handme down from little Jewel ( bless her heart!)

Now.. as many of you know, she HATES wearing clothes- its either a costume, or a princess dress, but most often in her skivvies.. and that's how she ate. No lie..

My sister and law and i- she's the BEST mom ever! all American mom- best cook EVER, i take tips from her!

Outdoor egg hunt and like i said... Skivvies was the outfit of the afternoon!

Uh... TWINS!!!

She made out like a bandit on BOTH egg hunts today and if you know us, you'll know that the picture is ironic and funny!

Cousins and oldest cousins bff

uhm... no that's not a bee sting, she didnt get hurt, the chick got into her cousins LIPSTICK stash and wiped it on her eyes like eye shadow, bahahah

No matter where you celebrated, we hope that ya'll had a great time and took time to think about what Easter is REALLY about-

Driving in town the other day, i saw a billboard of a picture of Jesus hanging on the cross and underneath said :" THIS IS LOVE" . Wow.. i got so choked up. It is. Because of HIM loving us so much, he died on the cross for all of our sins. THATS a Fathers love!!

Cousin Came for a visit from Minne!

Our cousin came for a visit and we had a blast! pretty sure we constantly ate ( which is normal for our family, the foodies), went to the circus and she got a tour of the town and of course the gypsie houses- meet new friends and have a great time which consisted of teaching my kids bad habits ( paybacks will be great!!) Circus pre-show.. wanna guess what she's laughing at? the Elephants huge butt!

Asking questions about the elephant-
Cousins- seriously first time EVER i've been darker than her! she's usually the golden goddess at summertime from being out at the lake all the time

Mini me's signature pose!

Lil Muffin was throwing a fit that night- lack of a nap

Think its funny my cousin took a picture of a sign i bought and hung in my house. i've wanted this sign for a year and finally broke down and bought it. i LOVE this sign!

Shopping for a southern hat for a bridal shower i went to ( dont worry, pictures will be posted of that as well!)

Look who likes to hide in the clothes!!! haha

Rare mom and kid shot.. i'm usually taking the pictures-

Cousins again!

We had the BEST time.. it was her first time coming out to visit and hopefully not the last because the girls, my friends and i had too much fun!

( and i am proud to say she loved southern food and cleaned her plate up with no problem!!)

More Precious Grandpa Moments-

As promised, more shots of Grandpa with the girls! ;) This was on a walk we went on- there was a hewi ( spelling). Dad is intrigued with any facts, movies, etc of war so this was a big thing for him. Inside shot of the helicopter-
Grandpa picking out flowers for our Urns out front and mini me helping him EVERY step of the way



One of my favorites!!!

Uhm, yes.. she pulled this

Time for Grandpa to come back!!! Lil Muffin asks about him EVERY day if he's coming to dinner with us, or if he'll be at our house and asks when Grandpa and Grandma are coming-

Thanks for the memories, Grandpa!!! XO