Praline Chocolate Dessert!! Yummy!

Celebrating is always so much fun! It is even more fun when there is good food and more importantly good dessert! This is one of Ryan's favorite desserts...not the best picture but you get the idea! AMAZING is all I have to say about the taste of this delicious treat!

Ingredients

• 2 cups cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 
  PRALINE:
• 1-1/2 cups butter, cubed
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 
  FILLING:
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 
  GANACHE:
• 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• Pecan halves

Directions

• In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with pecans.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring butter and brown sugar to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Pour over pecans. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until set.
• In a large bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth. Spread over praline layer. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until set.
• For ganache, place chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Spread over filling. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until set.
• Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides of pan. Garnish with pecan halves. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 14-16 servings.

One of My Favorite Summer Desserts!!

Easy, Refreshing, and Delicious Strawberry Pie!

This one has an almost-like-sugar-cookie crust and it is so much better than graham cracker crust.



Crust

1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
3 TBSP Confectioners Sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix above ingredients and pat into a greased 9 inch pie plate
Prick all over and bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes

Filling

2 Quarts strawberries, cleaned and sliced
1 cup sugar
3 TBSP corn starch
1 cup water
1/2 package of 3 oz. strawberry Jello

Add strawberries to cooked crust
Combine sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Add water and cook on Medium- High heat stirring occasionally. When mixture starts to thicken, remove from heat, and stir in jello. Pour over strawberries. Chill and Serve. Yummy!

Halloween in July?

Yup, this is what our morning was like...



...all ready for Halloween in July because that is how we roll in the Kimball house!

4th of July FUN!!

The celebration of our freedom was a day filled with a parade, lots of yummy food, time with friends and family, and a fireworks show put on by Daddy! We wouldn't want it any other way!

Father's Day Crafts!!

We love our DAD, and in order to honor his love and dedication to his family, we made him this super hero box:



I found this great idea HERE.




We filled each bag with goodies that Ryan likes, and the boys were so excited to help! Now they have to wait to give it to him until Sunday!

We also made these super cute tie boxes for Ryan and the papas! So easy and so cute!



We found this idea HERE.



The boys and I made tags to glue on the top of the boxes!

Another fun craft we made:



We bought flavored soda from World Market, and then added these tags thanks to WhipperBerry!

We've had a blast today making crafts for Father's Day!

My T-Ball Boys!

The boys are finishing up t-ball this week Friday, and I am so proud of them!! They did awesome, and they enjoyed it tremendously! They will definitely be playing again next year!

Michael playing catcher! It was hilarious to see such a little boy wear all that equipment!

Michael all ready!

Andrew all ready to catch a fly ball. ;)

Michael batting...and yes they have to take the top of the tee off so that it is short enough for him!

Andrew is a pro! Left handed like his mommy!

My Smart Boys!!

The end of the school year is quickly approaching for Andrew and me, and Michael finished up preschool in May!

Michael spent his last day of school at the park, and Daddy went with him. He did awesome in preschool and impressed his teachers. He is one smart boy!

Here is his class photo from his party in the park:



Andrew is finishing school Tuesday and has really enjoyed learning! He is also one very bright boy! I am so proud of him! My mom and I attended a Work Night for him where he showed off some of what he has learned this year.




Andrew showed us how he could lay out the numbers 1-20 in order. He wrote a given number on the whiteboard, showed us how he fills in his calendar, and he recited all of his memory verses from the whole year with his classmates.

These two boys are growing up way too fast! I am so proud of how they are doing in school!