Camping...Adventure?

This past weekend we decided that we would have a family camp-out (in our backyard). We got all excited and even went and bought SPECIAL camp-out food-which consisted of strawberry milk and Little Debbie marshmallow filled oatmeal cookies. We thought it would be really fun to bring our TV in our tent and watch movies until we all fell asleep....well WRONG. Lesson learned: It is all fun and games until mommy gets mad, daddy falls asleep and Emily throws up all over. So we watched Mary Poppins and at 1:00 AM Emily was wide eyed and bushy tailed-NOT wanting to sleep. I told her that we had to go inside because we had given her plenty of chances....she gets mad and mommy gets thrown up on, not to mention all the blankets and Ben's nice mummy bag were then covered in pink chunks of who knows what. Let's just say that we came inside and didn't wake up until 10 the next morning. The tent still stands in my backyard. I am somewhat sad that all the time and effort was put into it and we never used it-I guess this is just another lesson learned.

P.S. Caleb was a trooper! He fell asleep and through it all he never woke up and went right in his bed when we decided to head in the house! Way to go Cabbie!

The flash was a little bright and made Caleb have the "Deer in headlights" look.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

White Chocolate Berry Dessert

8 Squares (1 oz. each) white baking chocolate

6 T. Butter cubed

2 eggs

1/2 C. sugar

3 tsp. vanilla

1 C. flour

1/4 tsp. salt

Filling

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

3 squares (1 oz. each) white baking chocolate, melted and cooled

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/3 C. sugar

1/3 C. sour cream

1 tsp. vanilla

Topping

1 carton (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed

4 squares (1 oz. each) white baking chocolate, melted and cooled

1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced

Melt white chocolate in doulbel broiler, stir until smooth. Cool.

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until lemon-colored. Beat in melted chocolate mixture and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; beat into egg mixture. Spread in 9 x 13 baking dish; set aside.

For filling, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and chocolate. Beat in the egg, sugar =, sour cream and vanilla just until combined. Carefully spread over bottom layer. Cut through filling with a knife to swirl.

Bake @ 3500 degrees for 40-45 mon. Cool on wire rack.

Just before serving, fold whipped topping into white chocolate. Fold in strawberries; spread over dessert.

This is so yummy! I made it on the 4th. It takes sometime, but it is well worth the effort!!