A Whole Lotta Ice Cream!

Every since I saw a show about Disney and the infamous "Kitchen Sink" years ago, I have been dying to go and get one. Well, my dream finally came true!

The Kitchen Sink is exactly what it sounds like: 10 scoops of ice cream, an entire can of whipped cream, a whole jar of cherries and every topping you can imagine: candy bars, peanut butter, hot fudge, brownies, sprinkles, etc. All of this is piled into a kitchen sink bowl.

You can get this yummy treat at Beaches & Cream located at The Beach Club (which has an awesome pool BTW). We went there for one night after dinner a little bit later so we weren't as full. We didn't have to wait very long for a table, about 30 or 40 minutes, which wasn't too bad considering it's a small place and we needed a booth to fit us all in.

Before - can't wait to dive in!

When they get ready to bring out your Kitchen Sink - they go all out. They turn down the lights and having these flashing lights (similar to police car lights) in the ceiling. They announce to everyone that your table ordered the Kitchen Sink and yell what all is in it. They take the sink around so others can look at it and then you get your treat!

On the menu it says it serves 4 people - but those must be some very hungry people. Like I said, we had 4 adults (2 men, 2 women) and 2 toddlers (one of whom loves anything sweet!) and we couldn't even finish it all!

After - we just couldn't eat it all :)

I am so excited that we were able to order this and try it out. It was delicious and definitely worth doing at least once! The price seems a little high at first, but we split the cost and it ended up being a little less than $5 per person - which isn't bad when you think about what all we got to eat! My favorite part of it was the strawberry & coffee ice cream. hot fudge, brownie and those yummy cherries!

Little N decided he wasn't quite finished eating!

The next time you are at Disney World - head over to Beaches & Cream and try out the famous Kitchen Sink and let me know what your favorite part of it was :)

Amanda

Blog Post Fail

Today is my first day back to work after our wonderful Disney vacation and it's not very fun. We went from 80 degree sunny weather without one drop of rain in Orlando to 65 degree weather and storms all weekend here in Alabama.

So sorry about my lack of blogs last week while I was out of town. I had all of my Disney Bucket List ready to go and thought I had to to post on different days, but apparently I didn't set it up right so they are still sitting as drafts. But don't worry - I will post them this week and be able to let you know which ones I was able to cross off the list on this vacation!!

I plan to have a recap of our trip (with pictures) up sometime this week or early next week. We had such a great time!!! The weather was perfect and the crowds weren't too bad. I can't wait to tell you about everything we did!

Amanda

Disney World . . . here we come!!!

We are headed to Disney World in just 4 short hours!!

We will be driving overnight so the little ones can sleep most of the way (and the adults can keep their sanity!). The trip is about 10 hours for us, so with 4 adults driving, that is only about 2 1/2 hours a piece. We plan on getting into Orlando early morning and stopping at Perkins for breakfast. This is a tradition in Michelle's family, so we thought it would be fun to join in and be a part of it!

After a nice breakfast and stretch of the legs, we hope to check in to our room. If it's not available, we are going to begin to explore Downtown Disney! If it is, we will be unloading the car and heading to the grocery store for the essentials.

Our families have taken many trips together over the 6 years we have known each other. From trips to where it was just the adults (newly married!) to trips with our kids. Atlanta, Gatlinburg, Gulf Shores - we've been to some fun places. But I have to say I am most looking forward to spending time with our great friends in the most magical place on earth!

I am looking forward to enjoying all our time together and seeing the smiles and joy our children will get out of a ride or meeting their favorite character. I know we will make many memories on this trip together and will remember it forever!

I hope you all enjoy your weekend and week. I have some posts scheduled and when I get back home I will recap our trip!

Nicholas dressed as Mickey for Halloween 2010

Amanda

Wordless Wednesday



(From left to right) Derek (BIL), Abraham (FIL), Big N in Disney 2010



Menu Plan Monday ~ March 14th

Last week I did fairly good with sticking to our menu, until Friday. The weekend I didn't end up cooking one meal at home, so we will have those meals when we get back from our trip.

This week is going to be busy with packing/working and getting ready to leave on Thursday, so I am doing simple meals that can be made quickly.

Check out OrgJunkie for more menu plans and recipes!

Here is our menu for this week:

Monday: Chicken Nuggets & fries

Tuesday: Taco Salad

Wednesday: Spaghetti

Thursday: Chick-Fil-A (we are leaving for Disney so we are eating on the road)

Friday - Sunday: We will be in Disney World!!!

Amanda

Opposites Attract

I am a planner. I LOVE to plan everything, from birthday parties, baby showers, vacations, etc.!

Big N is not a planner. He is a go-with-the-flow kind of guy.

I am totally jealous of his attitude and I drive him crazy with mine.

I wish I could be more like him and I really do try sometimes, but it's just not in my nature to NOT plan things. Since we are leaving for Disney in just 1 week, plus Little N's birthday party is in 2 weeks - I have been going plan crazy lately.

I think I might have gotten a little carried away with it too. Yesterday I spent several hours planning our meals for our Disney Trip for 2012. Yes, you read that right: 2012. We haven't even gone on this year's trip and I am already planning next years. I *might* need a little bit of help.

Anywho . . . I drove Big N crazy last night talking about which restaurants I wanted to try out next year (we already have a plan for this year) and which character meals we should do and why. Although, he was a good sport and actually listened to what I was saying, while nodding his head and agreeing every now and then as appropriate.

Thankfully, Big N is forgiving and overlooks my obsessive planning. When I go a little too far, he brings me back to reality but he mostly just lets me indulge in it!

Now back to my regularly scheduled planning :)

Amanda