I love being a Grandma soooo very very much!!
Kaia and Noah are just indescribable !
I love to have them over, play with them, cook with them,
take them to the park,
the beach, the mall, the movies…
Love our sleepovers!
I’m pretty good at everything that has to do with those
precious munchkins except for
the products that come with them…
you know..
the car seats, the strollers, the pack-n-plays…
They really need to have a class for grandparents–
Baby Products 101: You CAN Do This!
Amy just touches these items and they do
what they’re supposed to do…
Grandma touches them and they do NOT!
I’ve just about gotten the carseat down…
yea, Grandma!…it’s only been 4 years!!
I couldn’t open or fold the first stroller and
I definitely can’t open or fold the double stroller….
that’s just twice as hard…just saying…
The thing that really baffles me though is the pack-n-play…
It fits nicely in this small neat little container…
Oh yes, I can get it out of the container…
But I cannot set it up at all…
Come to think of it, I can prepare for a catering job for 50
and have it change to 130 overnight and have it
turn out perfectly–(true story!)–
but I cannot master the baby products!
Anyway, the kids dropped it off with Noah the other night as
he and I were going to have our first sleepover 🙂
At bedtime, I text Amy letting her know I could not
figure out how to put up the sides…
My wonderful daughter-in-law sent me a
YouTube tutorial to watch….she believes in me this much!!
I did watch the YouTube video…
I still failed at setting it up…
sigh…
The handsome mechanic masters it after work
and sets it up for Noah and I…
Noah was fascinated and truly thankful but then
proceeded to sleep in my arms
as we recline on my bed all night…
No one is putting him in THAT scary thing
that the adults can’t even figure out!
Noah’s pretty intuitive…
We trip over that handsome guy on the floor, by the pack-n-play,
as we get up at 5 AM the next morning …
He didn’t want to leave us alone with that thing either! Sweet man!
Anyway, as I was preparing to take Noah home ,
the pack-n-play needed to be taken down
and put back in the cute little carrying case…
Well, this is how it went home in the backseat of my truck…sigh…
I may never get to be a pro at the baby gear but I seem to make up for it in the kitchen 🙂 I’m sharing a great little goody recipe today for you to make for the holidays. They’re really quick and easy and oh, so impressive!
Santa Baby’s
2 sleeves of Ritz Crackers
Rolos
White and Milk Chocolate
Peanut Butter
Lay crackers on jelly roll pan.
Place 1 Rolo candy on each cracker.
Place in oven for about 3 minutes on 350 degrees
and remove from oven.
Spread a small amount of peanut butter on each
cracker in the next sleeve.
Place on the Rolo topped cracker, pushing down gently,
so that the good stuff does not squeeze out of the sides.
You can let them cool so the center will be set or you can place them in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
Melt the white chocolate in the microwave.
I melt in 20 seconds increments and stir well.
If you do not melt slowly, the chocolate will get thick and grainy.
If this happens, you can add a small amount of vegetable oil
and stir well until thin and glossy.
Dip each cracker half in the chocolate and let harden on wax paper or you can put back in refrigerator to harden quickly.
Melt the milk chocolate as per the directions above,
and dip the other half.
Repeat the hardening process.
You can certainly just dip them in one
chocolate or the other of your choice.
You can make them extra fancy and add some sprinkles or
just drizzle the chocolate on–the possibilities are endless! 🙂
The yummy ingredients:
Lay the crackers on your baking sheet…
Open those beautiful Rolo’s…
Top each cracker with one candy and place in a 350 degree
oven for 3 minutes…
Mmmmm….
Spread a little of the yumminess on each cracker…
Top each melty Rolo with the peanut butter cracker
and push down gently…
Let them cool until fully set or you can refrigerate
them about 30 minutes to speed up the process…
Look at that ooey, gooey, goodness!!
Melt your chocolate slowly in the microwave…20 seconds at a time and stir well…if it gets grainy, add some vegetable oil…
It should look smooth and velvety like so…
Dip 1/2 of the cracker in the chocolate…
It doesn’t have to be perfect 🙂
Let harden on the wax paper or place them in the refrigerator to speed up the process..
Next, melt the milk chocolate…
And dip the other half of the cracker.
You’ll place them on the wax paper to harden completely.
You’ll end up with these unbelievably outrageous treats to serve at your parties this season or give away as homemade gifts.
