Where Life Begins and Love Never Ends!

Saturday, September 13, 2008

McKinnley and Paula Dean!

For Mckinnley's Birthday Heath decided to take McKinnley to see one of her favorite TV stars. Paula Dean! We drove 2 hours both ways to experience Paula Cook-en First Hand. And Boy was it ever DELISH! We put our name on the waiting list and had to wait 4 hours. With our Mouths watering we decided to take a trolley around Savannah to get a tour. It was Awesome!
We all LOVED Paula's All you can Eat Buffet Southern Cooking with Fried Chicken, Fried Fish, Pot Roast, Ham, mash potatoes and gravy, salad bar, mac and cheese, collard greens, sweet potatoes, corn bread, and her deserts were to die for, peach cobber, banana pudding pie and Gooey butter cake, mmm... just thinking about it makes me hungry! We all ROLLED out of there with FULL Tummies and BIG Smiles!
We then walked down the street and looked at some of
the fun shops.
They had such cute old buildings and cobblestone roads.
McKinnley Our Birthday Queen!
Thanks for the FUN Celebration! I hope and pray all your Dreams come TRUE! May you find Happiness with every step you take! Don't Forget your Dad and I LOVE YOU!




Happy Birthday MCKINNLEY!
You sure bring Happiness into our Family! We are so Blessed
to have you as our Sister, Daughter and Friend!
A Few of the Reasons We Love McKinnley?
She is Always Happy and Laughing...
She is a Good Friend and Example to Everyone...
She has some Mean Dance Moves...
I Love that we can share shoes...
She a Straight A student, and Loved by all her teachers and classmates..
She Loves to cook and makes us Yummy food...
She is The Worlds Best Babysitter...
She Got Style...
She has a Loving Heart and a Sensitive Nature...
If she's not singing... she's dancing...
She is Quick to Smile...
She has a Desire to Be Great at Everything!
WE LOVE YOU MCKINNLEY!
We got some Recipes for Mckinnley this was one of her Favorites!
Gooey Butter Cake
* One Yellow Cake Mix
* 1 Egg
*8 Tbs. melted Butter
Filling
* 8 ounces of Softened Cream Cheese
* 1 Tsp Vanilla
* 2 Eggs
* 1 Stick of Melted Butter
* 16 ounces of Powdered Sugar
Preheat oven 350
Combine cake mix and egg and 8 Tbs of Butter
Put into a greased 13x9 inch pan
*Filling- Beat Cream Cheese until smooth. Add Eggs and Vanilla. Add Butter and Beat. Add Powder Sugar and mix well. Spread over Cake mixture.
Bake for 40 to 50 Minutes.
You will want the center of the cake to be a little GOOEY. Don't Over Cook!
YUMMY!

8 comments:

JaMie HeApS said...

oh how i love kinners. she is the sweetest girl i know how she stays so inoceint is a mystery to me. i want to have her imagination and desire to do all. im glad it was a good birthday and how could you go wrong with all that tasty food? love the pics you getting fancy with the camera shooting kel. love you
ps i think were on at the same time i just got your post and laughed my butt off i can only imagine what you would have done at the show. did you take opahs advice tonight?

Katheryn said...

Oh my goodness! I am sooooooo jealous. I have been begging Nathan to take me to Paula's restaurant for three years now. Your Mom and Dad must really love you McKinnley. Come to think of it, I love you too!

Heather said...

What a rockin' party. Driving four hours- now that is true love. I would love to taste some of Paula's Good Cookin'. Kinners- you are beautiful. Thanks for being such a great example for all of your little cousins to look up to. I love how sweet you are.
I love you!

Heather said...

Oh yea! I love the awesome old buildings etc for your backgrounds. I spotted an old barn yesterday that I am dying to get a picture of the kids in front of. Did you get a new camera? Lookin' Good!

Kelly said...

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Happy Birthday McKinnley
Love Maizie!

Shaharac said...

No way! I'm so jealous! Happy Birthday McKinnley! My brother and sister just adopted the cutest baby ever from Savannah Georgia - well last Dec. He's the cutie in my summer pictures with Miles. When they went to get him the LOVED Savannah and actually tried to get into see her. You have awesome taste Kinners! Love a girl who knows good grub!

Kim said...

The Thompsons manage to do it again. Another faboulous outing and party. Happy Birthday McKinnley! What a dream come true to go there for dinner! It will be a night to remember always! The cake sounds delish!!! We will have to give it a whirl. Thanks for sharing. McKinnley you are such a special girl! Emilee thinks the world of you! You really are a good example to us all! We love you and wish you the happiest 11th year ever. And stop growing up so fast!

jeannie said...

She is such a cute girl and what awesome parents to do that!!
Love the pics you took while you were there.