Babies and Monkey Munch!

Well, today is a momentous day for the FuFu sisters (my group of girlfriends from high school).  We welcomed the first of the 2nd generation sisters!  Jaynann and her husband Adam welcomed their little Emma Renae Daly into the world at 3:02 PM!  She weighed in at 8 lbs 6 ounces and was 20 inches long!  We spent several nights by our phones awaiting the birth text (we will all sleep well tonight though)!  Jaynann originally went into the hospital to be induced on last Thursday (the 26th) at 1 AM.  Well, after MANY hours of contractions and not progress after they gave her the medication to get the process going, the doctors sent her home to "wait it out" some more.  So, tired of going through hours of labor producing no baby, Jaynannie went home to wait and see if Emma would come naturally.  Well, she didn't so they went back to the hospital last night at 1 AM to try the induction again.  Well, it didn't work again either so she was delivered by c-section this afternoon.  I told Jaynann that this was definitely her and Adam's child.  She had to make a dramatic entrance into the world (the met while at SUU in the theater department)!  She couldn't just be born like all other babies!  Congrats Jaynann and Adam!  We can't wait to see your little lady!  

The other blog worthy even of my day is less exciting.  Since I have been home during the day, I have a new guilty pleasure.  Daytime TV stinks, so I was pleased to find an entertaining show to watch while I am folding laundry or doing school type organizational things.  I am a HUGE fan now of the show Jon and Kate + 8 on TLC!  I know that sounds really crazy, but I love it.  For those who don't know about the show, it is a documentary type show that follows the lives of a family with a set of twins and sextuplets....yes 6 babies at 1 time!!!  I have even got Cameron watching it when it is on at night!  Well, on an episode I watch the other day, Kate and the little girls made a treat called Monkey Munch.  Cam told me I had to make it, but I was a little apprehensive to try it because it has peanut butter in it, and we all know how I feel about peanut butter.  But I bought the ingredients that I didn't already have at home, and made it this afternoon.  Oh my!!  It is delicious!  I tweaked it a bit, as I usually do when I cook things, and added more chocolate chips and less peanut butter.  (I was making it and was covered with melted chocolate when I got the birth text, so now my phone is a little sticky.)  It may be a new favorite treat for the Romero's!  I know so many of you will love it as much as we do, so here is the recipe!

Monkey Munch

9 Cups of Chex Cereal

1 Cup of Chocolate Chips

1/2 Cup of Peanut Butter

1/4 Cup of Butter

1 Tsp of Vanilla

1 1/2 Cups of Powdered Sugar

Pour Chex cereal into a large mixing bowl and set aside.  Combine chocolate chips, butter, and peanut butter into a microwave safe bowl and heat on high in the microwave until melted.  Mix it well until everything is combined.  Add the vanilla.  Pour the chocolate mixture over the Chex cereal and mix until all pieces are coated in chocolate.  Pour chocolate covered cereal into a 2 gallon ziplock bag (I did mine in a 1 gallon bag.....I just did it in 2 batches).  Add in powdered sugar and shake until all pieces are covered in sugar.  Let cool and ENJOY!!!