bowling for wednesdays

Nice squishy hug of a picture:

Every Wednesday, during the winter at least, a bunch of friends of mine on base with young children get together for lunch at the bowling alley + a couple games for each "meal" purchased. It's a pretty fun deal! However, this last wednesday we showed up to all the bowling lanes being maintained, so we were only able to eat lunch, but to make it even better I let the kids each get their own root beer (not the norm at our house, as it affects their behavior and hyper-ability instantly!). They filled up pretty quick with all that fizz and ate maybe half of their lunch. I couldn't expect to take them home right after that, so we headed to the gym's field house for a good run around. 

vanilla no bakes

Today I was lucky and got Mont to try a new cookie recipe with me. I woke up wanting to bake something, even if I didn't want to eat it, I just wanted to whip something up like a momma should on a cold snowy day.

Here's the recipe, as found on a pinterest link:

2 c. sugar

3/4 c. butter 

2/3 c. milk

1 (3.4 oz.) box instant vanilla flavor pudding mix

3 1/2 c. quick cooking oats

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

In a large pan, mix together the sugar, butter and the milk. Bring to a boil. Boil 2 minutes. Turn off the heat, add in the pudding mix, oats and vanilla. Let stand 5 minutes. Drop by tablespoon onto wax paper and let cool. Store in an airtight container.

Enjoy like you are a 4 year old boy! : ) "Can I have another cookie??" "Can I just have ONE more?" "Please?"