And Baby Makes Four.......

My name is Lauren and my wife's name is Melissa. We have an 8 year-old daughter Brianna and one on the way. Yes I'm pregnant!! This page is mostly to keep family and friends updated on the pregnancy and then birth and life of the new baby but if there are any others that happen to stumble across this, WELCOME!

Sunday, November 7, 2010

My fun factory video and Lenovo Laptop giveaway X's 2....






you have to head over to
Mommy PR and Dear Crissy to enter for a chance to win this awesome laptop!!! Good luck but I hope I win!!

Here's the video I made for the contest!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Holiday Treat (watch out it's addictive)!!


I have not posted on this blog in quite awhile but I have an opportunity to participate in the
Holiday Open House Giveaway Event and it requires you publish your own Holiday Post to enter!
I am going to go with a post about my most favorite holiday treat that is great to bring with you just about anywhere over the holiday season!

Some call it Christmas Crack, some prefer Reindeer Crunch but you can call it what ever you wish! Send this in a cute box/bag with your kids to school for teacher gifts. You could add this to a cute ornament for a pollyanna gift or simply make for the dessert table at any holiday celebration!

The directions:

Things You'll Need:

  • 1C butter
  • 1C light brown sugar
  • 40 saltines
  • 12oz chocolate chips
  • chopped nuts
  • foil
  • pam spray
  • deep pan

Step 1:

Bring sugar and butter to a boil in a pot on the stove, reduce the heat to med heat for 3-5 minutes until sugar and butter are completely mixed.
Foil a 15x10 jelly roll pan and spray foil well with Pam Spray
Line the pan all over with the saltine crackers



Step 2:

Pour butter and sugar mixture all over the crackers & gently spread all over.
Put pan in the oven and bake it for about 7 minutes at 375
degrees.
Remove pan from oven & pour
chocolate chips over the top of cracker mixture.

Step 3:

Let the chips melt slightly and then spread the chocolate all over with a knife.
Take chopped nuts and sprinkle them all over the chocolate.
Stick pan in fridge for 2 hours to let set.

Step 4:

Crack it into uneven pieces and you are DONE!!