Father’s Day Dessert and Cards

The boys and I made a yummy dessert and fun Father’s Day cards for their Daddy!

“I Love You This Much” Card

First the boys traced and cut out 2 hand prints. Next we wrote, “I love you…” on the hands.

Next we cut a strip of paper and wrote “This Much” on it. Then we folded it back and forth over and over.

Finally we glue the strip in between the two hand prints.

Superman Father’s Day Card

First fold two sides of a piece of paper in to meet in the middle.

Fold down the corners of the top to look like triangles.

Next we cut out a tie shape and glued it to one side of the folded front. Then we glued 3 buttons to the other side of the folded front.

On the inside at the top we wrote, “DAD” and put a Superman emblem in the middle.

Oreo Brownie Cookie Bars

First press down some cookie dough into a baking pan.

Then add Oreo’s to cover the cookie dough.

Last we add the brownie batter to the top of the Oreo’s.

Bake and enjoy with ice cream!

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie Oreo Brownie Bars

Ingredients:

  • Package of Brownie Mix (+the eggs, oil and water needed for that!)
  • Package of Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix (I opted to make the Original Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough from scratch! If you go this route – use a little less flour than you normally would to keep the cookies moist.)
  • Package of Oreos (regular or Double Stuffed – you choose!)

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×9 baking pan with wax paper or foil and spray with cooking spray. (You can opt for a 13×9 pan if you want thinner bars.)

2.  Make your cookie dough whichever way you like and spread in the bottom of the pan. If you are making a full batch of homemade Toll House cookie dough, you will only need half the batch!

3. Cover your cookie dough with Oreo cookies.

4. Whip up your brownie mix and pour evenly over the Oreo cookies.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

6. Cool for 5 minutes and then enjoy!  Add some ice cream to completely put this indulgence over the top!

First Vegetable Garden

I love gardening! We got to plant a cute little vegetable garden this year. It was such a great learning experience for J as well, he loved it too!

Planting

We planted in early May!

Lettuce Harvest

Our garden is doing great this Summer. Our lettuce is ready in June.

Tomato Harvest

It’s July and our tomatoes are gigantic!

Cantaloupe Harvest

August harvest is cantaloupe… J’s favorite!

Watermelon Harvest

Our watermelons took the longest… but here in September they are finally ready!

We loved having a garden this summer!