Fernbank History Museums Marco Polo Exhibit

We met up with some friends at the Fernbank History Museum the end of September.

There new exhibit is Marco Polo. 

The Best Fudge Brownies

Whenever I need to take a dish to share I always bake desserts! The best meal of the day.
I was very excited to find a Ghiradelli's at our new outlet mall and stocked up on baking chocolates. If anyone is near the Woodstock Outlet there chocolate chips are cheaper then at the grocery store and the milk chocolate chips are BOGO right now!

Countless people have asked me for my fudge brownie recipe, so here it is! Enjoy and please let me know if you try something different and how it turns out.

My one pot brownies!


Ingredients
1/2 cup of butter = 1 stick
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 oz semi-sweet chocolate
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp of salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup unbleached flour
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips




Melt butter with unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate on the stove stirring constantly.
Remove from heat once melted
Add sugar, vanilla, and salt (I add a little less).
Mix in eggs followed by the flour.
Finally add in a 1/2 cup (I never measure this...) of milk chocolate chips or any kind to change it up (toffee, peanut butter, white etc...)
Line an 8x8 pan with foil and spray well.
Bake at 375 for about 30-40 minutes.
You don't want a tooth pick to come out clean! You want it to be fudgy!
Let cool for about 10 minutes then put in the freezer on an oven mitt for about 30 minutes.
Then enjoy!
For easy cutting you can lift the foil out of the pan.
It doubles easily too! This was a double batch I just made today.

I like to cut mine into bite size pieces because they are very rich tasting and perfect for a group snack.

Cherokee County Aquatic Center 7/22/13

I took the kids to the new Aquatic Center in Cherokee County. They had so much fun! 

$5 kids

$6 adults. 

$16 for a few hours of energy releasing fun! Yes Please!

We met up with some friends and we all had a blast. 

The kids favorite thing was the "toilet" where you get pushed around a big circle by the water. 

There was a FAST moving lazy river, 2 large water slides, a swimming/play area and also this big play structure with water flying everywhere. 

They do not allow any outside food or drinks but the food inside is reasonable.

.75 for chips

$1.50 for a hot dog 

Plus many other options. 

Have fun and see which bucket will tip over first! I saw a lot of adults making a game of it to see who would get dumped on first. :)

Juli loved squirting people.

Having fun in the river with friends. 

Thankful for friends that "get" my kid!

The girls were playing dogs!

1 more flight to get to the top of the water slides.

They are best buddies. Glad my kids love each other so much. I hope it stays that way!

Rock Climbing at Escalade 6/28/13

Our home school group took another trip to Escalade. Juli is getting braver every time! Jayden is still terrified of heights.

Library fun in July 2013

We did tons of fun things at the library this summer. 

Lego's, archaeology, clay, pictures...

They also learned about water shed, the GA Mineral Society, Adopting pets, and composting! 

Thanks Mountain View Library. 

Safety Village Family Fun Day 6/21/13

Safety Village is a kids size town modeled after the Marietta Square. 

They have a lot of exhibits and demonstrations including a fire drill! The room actually fills with smoke and they teach the kids what to do. 

Of course Juli had to say hello to the police dog.

Learning all about electricity safety.

Juli got to check out an ambulance without being a patient! 

Exploring inside the fire engine.

WellStar Health Systems has a really cool building that teaches kids about germs. Juli loves to squish the germs.

Juli was scared of this dog. :)

We ended our day with a trip to Marietta Pizza Kitchen.