Big Sis and the Gingerbread Man Writing Assignment

Weekend Creative Writing Journal Assignment

Prompt: 

You just finished decorating a tray of gingerbread cookies and one of them leaps off the counter.  

What happens next?

Don't Run Away Gingerbread Man

By: Big Sis

Once upon a time I was baking some cookies. 

 So then I got them out of the oven and put them on the counter. 

I had to wait for them to cool.

So I got a book to read and soon they were done. 

I put my book down and started to decorate the cookies.

 I just finished the first one when the phone rang. 

I answered it and talked to my Grandma, but only for a minute.

(notice the Gingerbread man in the picture below!)

When I was done I turned around and it was gone. I was so surprised!

 It can't be.

(notice the Gingerbread Man in the picture below!)

 I thought my Lil Bro took it, but he was clean.

 What was that?  I rubbed my eyes. 

This couldn't be!

Did I really see a gingerbread man  running across the floor and out the door?

 I chased after him but man can those little legs run!

 I wondered where he would go, but I never forgot that Christmas. 

1 Year Later...

Every year at Christmas I get a postcard from different places all over the world. "Dear Big Sis, Thank you for giving me life so that I can see how the World celebrates Christmas. Love,TGBM (The Gingerbread Man), Gingy." 

The End!

Big Sis said she may want to write some 

blog posts now!  

Please leave her a comment to encourage her!

Day out at the Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch Fun!

Thanks for another fun time at the Pumpkin Patch.

Until next year....

Glow Sticks ~ Swimming at Dark!

Glow Stick Use # 376 ~ Night Swim

It is very hard to see kids at night in a pool, even if 4 adults are watching, overhead lights are on and flashlights are being used!  Well, our cousins came to town late and were hoping to swim so Mommy grabbed glow sticks and everyone jumped in!  

It is amazing how bright the glow sticks are under the water! 

It is worth the $1 investment for some safe fun!

Here are our lifeguards!

 Gearing up for some crazy fun!

A fun, last late night summer swim of the season.

We will never do another night swim without Glow sticks!

Family Night ~ Backyard Campout

Hi Everyone!  It's me, Middle Sis!

Two weeks ago, Daddy called home with some pretty exciting news!  Are you ready for it?  Daddy got a job as a Middle School teacher!  We wanted to celebrate so Momma and all of us came up with a fun plan!  We decided to surprise Daddy with a Backyard campout! We set the tent up and everything!  We made our own little campsite! When he got home we told him we had to show him something in the backyard...he thought it was going to be Big Sis's bug collection!

 Here is the checklist for our Surprise Campout!

Tent, Camp Chairs, Fire Pit, Hammock, Sleeping Bags, Ice Cream Maker, Ingredients for Homemade Ice Cream, Borrowed Projector, Library Movie

 We celebrated with a Pizza party! 

(Frugal Mom tip: Pizza Hut has been running a $10 any size unlimited toppings deal for the past couple years.  You have to ask specifically for it and pick it up.  They also have had a coupon in the Sunday flyer for $6 off if you order online. Plus, they gave us a key tag for $1 off any purchase. This amount of food equals 2 meals at a little less than $2 per person.  Not to shabby for Pizza Party night!)

 We made Homemade Ice Cream by stretching an extension cord to the Backyard!

 Here is Lil' Bro showing off his moves! He is so funny!

 We also tried a Campfire treat that Mommy has had her eye on all summer.  She found it on Pinterest.  She loves Pinterest because it makes being creative easier!  This recipe though, was a complete FLOP.  No one wanted to eat it.  At least the Homemade Ice cream was good!

 Don't get me wrong, this was fun to make!

It was just so gross that no one wanted to eat it!

Here is the recipe if you want to try it...I just do NOT recommend it! hahaha! 

Ingredients

Banana, Chocolate Chips or other Chocolate, Mini-Marshmallows

You can add other additions including chopped pecans, coconut, peanut butter chips, etc.

Directions

Combine on tin foil, fold the tin foil over and place on fire for a few minutes until the marshmallows are "melty"!   The bananas were mushy and gross.  I never thought I'd say that!  The chocolate didn't melt right.  Let's just say that the ice cream couldn't cover up the grossness!  It was downright EEEEEWWWWWW!  ...and we are not picky eaters here!

 It was fun to make it!

 Deserts done!  I just wish it was good!

 Next, on to some fun!  Momma stretched the extension cord into the tent!  We used a borrowed movie projector and Disney's Have A Laugh 4 DVD that we checked out from the library.  The best part is that the Have A Laugh movies are the shorts and shows from when Mommy and Daddy were little.  

They are so funny!  I laughed and laughed!

 What's funnier than Donald Duck's tail feathers on fire!  We were laughing so hard.  

Daddy told us to laugh quiet so we wouldn't wake up the neighbors!

Daddy's Surprise Celebration Camp out....Success!  

He absolutely LOVED it!

We love you Daddy!  We are so proud of you!