Here is the lifegroup (plus a few others) at Doug and Becky's neighborhood gathering. They invited the whole gang to come out on Saturday evening and have fun. Everyone brought their dogs, coolers, camping chairs, and some food to share. It was a lot of fun meeting their friendly neighbors - there was a real old fashioned type feeling with the neighbors all gathering as friends and eating and enjoying one anothers company. Kyle and I were happy to be included!
The game of Cornhole was the main event of the party. 22 people were entered in and teams were selected using the ancient tradition of drawing names out of a hat :)Lights were brought out to light the area after sundown as well as a giant scoring pad and bracket to keep track of the tournament progress. Each team also had a creative name which made it pretty fun. I was teamed with our good friends James and our team name was, "The Cornhole Theory", other team names included. "The Untouchables" and "The Gladiator Gals".
My team was eliminated in the first round as I have zero cornhole skills. After the final team was declared victor, the two team members battled it out for the championship cup. Doug was the champion and was awarded the prize as well as two smaller prizes that were divided between the winning team members. Above is a picture of the winning team. As you can see they were also accosted with some water balloons to celebrate their winnings.
Here are the girls watching the Cornhole Game.
Here is a pic of all the gals in our group. We were so excited to have Kim there as she has been missing a lot of our activities due to work.
Cheesy Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Prep Time:10 min
Total Time:30 min
Makes:2-3/4 cups or 22 servings, 2 Tbsp. each
1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained, finely chopped
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained
3/4 cup 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese
3/4 cup Mayo Light Mayonnaise
1/2 cup 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients; spoon into 9-inch quiche dish or pie plate.
BAKE 20 min. or until heated through.
Turkey Peppercorn Ranch Bites
Prep Time:15 min
Total Time:15 min
Makes:12 servings, 1 slice each
2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, 1/3 Less Fat than Cream Cheese
1/4 cup Peppercorn Ranch Fat Free Dressing
3 ® Flour Tortillas
1 pkg. (6 oz.) Thin Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
12 Bread 'N Butter Pickle Chips
MIX Neufchatel cheese and dressing until well blended.
SPREAD evenly onto tortillas; top with turkey.
ROLL up tortillas tightly; cut each into 4 slices. Top each with pickle chip. Secure with wooden toothpick.
both recipes came from www.Kraftfoods.com
