texas visitors

we don't get many visitors in texas
i guess it's not as picturesque or something
but this year my brother and his family came for a visit on their spring break
we did all sorts of things - like taking guzzy for an overnight trip

a stop at the fort worth stockyards

to see the rodeo

then it was off to dinosaur world

which happens to be pet friendly - which we love

then it was back home to help uncle sean feed the birds

and the dallas aquarium

and finally, we rounded out the fun with some easter egg coloring

it was a blast and we can't wait for them to come back!

chopped party

not sure if i've blogged about this before or not
but in case i haven't
each year, we have a chopped party with our friends
what's a chopped party, you ask?
have you seen the show chopped on food network
it's like that
you have 3 rounds - appetizer, entree and dessert
you have a basket of mystery ingredients
that you have to make something edible with

appetizer:

entree:

dessert:

and in case you were wondering
some of these concoctions require a little help