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Recipe Thursday | Firecracker Floats

Firecracker Floats by DeDe Smith
This week’s Recipe | Firecracker Floats by DeDe Smith
This is the perfect treat for July 4th family activities or just a great summer treat! We made these and ate them while we did fireworks this year and it was a big hit! We used blue and red, but you could use any color of Pop Rocks.

A great summer holiday treat!
 

 

Firecracker Floats

A great summer holiday treat!

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Ingredients

  • 7-up
  • 1 pkg of Pop Rocks per float
  • 3 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream per float
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Instructions

Put ice cream in a tall glass. Pour a package of Pop Rocks on top. Pour soda over the top.

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On Recipe Thursdays, I am going to be sharing a recipe with you! I will pick a recipe from my collection and I will be sharing where I got the recipe and everything. But I am going to include my own photo of the finished food, the original recipe, and try and share the things I changed when I made it!

Project 365 | Week 30

Monday, July 20, 2009
jul20
I found a new website this weekend that I LOVE. It’s called Our Best Bites and has some great recipes! I love bread, but I haven’t really ever made it. Tonight I made cheesy breadsticks and homemade hot pockets – recipes from the site and it was SO GOOD! I can’t wait to try out more of the yummy food and fun ideas that they have on the site!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
jul21
Beth is so funny. I just can’t figure her out. She is the most emotional and frilly little girl. Loves to dress up, and play with dolls and her horses. But she still isn’t afraid to go play in the dirt. This is the little treasure she came in with today. A long worm with ants crawling all over it. She just had to show me – “it’s so cute mom – I wish I could keep it.” The kids played with the worm in the dirt all afternoon. JJ was really jealous because Beth had found it and not him. Crazy kids!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
jul22
The kids love playing with the letter magnets on the fridge. They have a process. JJ likes to stack them in order of the alphabet and Beth likes to cluster them in colors!

Thursday, July 23, 2009
jul23
JJ got his hand stuck in the cookie jar – oh wait, it’s the Clorox Wipes! JJ was actually trying to be responsible and clean up the mess he made and he got his hand stuck. It was so funny to watch him flail around with the container stuck on his hand and him giggling non-stop. He finally got his hand out – too funny – I think they need to make cookie jars this good.

Friday, July 24, 2009
jul24
Today is Pioneer Day here in Utah and I’ve been thinking about my ancestors today and how much they sacrificed to be a member of the church and how grateful I am that I was raised here in Utah. We didn’t do anything special today, but I did get a special surprise. I found a box on my doorstop with some wonderful pink sunglasses in it! I’m so excited to be able to participate in the SHADES OF SUMMER this year! It’s a fun tradition started last year by Liz Kartchner. She sends out lots of boxes of traveling shades. You take a picture wearing them and then pass the shades and the photos along to the other people on the list. Fun fun!

Saturday, July 25, 2009
jul25
In celebration of Independence Day and Utah’s Pioneer Day, I bought fireworks to do on both days. Yesterday, Joey was in SLC doing his podcast and playing racquetball, so we waited until tonight to do the rest of our fireworks. I love how much sparkle the fireworks put into my kids’ faces!

Sunday, July 26, 2009
jul26
I love seeing the special daddy-daughter relationship that these two have. For church today, Joey picked out a beautiful dress for Beth to wear and Beth had to pick a tie for her Daddy to match her!

Project 365 | Week 27

Monday, June 29, 2009
jun29
The dreaded birthday has arrived. I turned 30 today. Not sure why it is giving me such a hard time, but at least now it’s over. I made myself brownies and had fun shaping it into the big 3-0.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
jun30
Beth, JJ, and I headed over to Costco and Walmart after JJ’s school to get some much needed shopping done.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
jul1
JJ is really enjoying Summer school and I’m so glad he had the chance to continue his education. It gives him some much needed attention and something to do during the weekdays so his summer is not too boring! Here he is with his teacher.

Thursday, July 2, 2009
jul2
JJ’s class had a small Independence Day parade around the plaground today. They all looked so cute with their hats and flags that the had made this week!

Friday, July 3, 2009
jul3
Since Joey didn’t have to work today, he got the automatic sprinklers going for the lawn. We had some broken heads that had to be replaced. The kids got drenched running on the lawn as Dad fixed the Sprinklers and they had such a great time! Pete came down and hung out with us today too!

Saturday, July 4, 2009
jul4
We got some Sparklers, Flowers, and Pop its for the kids and we set them off tonight as a family. It was a lot of fun seeing the sparkle in their eyes as they watched and participated. We had 2 mishaps with Beth burning her finger and JJ getting a small spark on his eye lid, but all in all it was a lot of fun!

Sunday, July 5, 2009
jul5
We decided we needed cookies, so the kids helped me make our favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies today. Thank goodness for our Stand mixer – it makes it all more enjoyable!

Project 365 | Week 26

Monday, June 22, 2009
jun22

What a crazy week! I have a kit that I am working on that just never seems to be done no matter how long I spend on it. I’m trying so hard to finish it by next Monday and it is taking me every minute I have. I think I’m in for a lot of late nights this week!

I went outside to check on the kids this afternoon and I found them in the midst of a new game. Beth gets in the wagon (tipped sideways) and JJ runs around in a circle spinning her – They were both laughing so hard and having such a great time that I just didn’t have the heart to stop them – even though it is not the safest of activities!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
jun23

Our summer schedule is CRAZY! We are up earlier than when the kids were in school and with me staying up longer to finish some design work – I am really hating the early mornings. But JJ’s summer school is just earlier so we have been doing it. I went in the kids room today because they were playing and I hadn’t heard a peep from them and here they were just completely zonked out. I think the early mornings are getting to them too – they hardly ever take naps!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
jun24

The kids have a new way to eat their Spaghetti. Last night they thought it was so funny that I took my garlic bread and put spaghetti in it. Tonight when we had Spaghetti for leftovers, they just had to try it too. The “Spaghetti Sandwiches” are a hit!

Thursday, June 25, 2009
jun25

This dinner is one of the best rated in my kids’ opinion. While some nights it is a struggle to get the kids to eat – whenever I make this the kids go back for 3-4 servings! Deli Ham Slices on the bottom, Creamy Mashed potatoes topped with Cheese – baked in the oven for 20 minutes! EASY AND YUMMY!

Friday, June 26, 2009
jun26

The kids goofed around all day. JJ got out his LeapYear Alphabet and played that all day with Beth spinning in one of her dress-up gowns!

Saturday, June 27, 2009
jun27

We were able to attend a BBQ at a friend’s house tonight. Their backyard was right by the West Valley Fair going on and we visited and had great food. We had also had AMAZING views of a gorgeous sunset and the fireworks!

Sunday, June 28, 2009
jun28

We carried on our Sunday tradition of watching a movie together. The kids snuggled with their Unicorn/Horses and we watched THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER!