And so it begins ...

Today is Day #1 of Kristie's Super Trip.  This week, she's in Arizona with two of her sisters and her mom - having 'girl time' for her birthday.  So, I'm staying with the boys and we'll drive down on Thursday.  She's given me the task of guest blogging in her abscence which I think is mostly so she can keep tabs on what her three boys are doing!

Today at church, Alex had a lesson on mothers during the last hour and he was sad as were were leaving - missing Kristie and all.  So, we decided to make Krabby Patties for dinner.

(For those who don't watch Spongebob, he's a fry cook that works in a burger joint making Krabby Patties according to the secret formula).

One thing of foremost importance was to find the right spatula.  Several episodes of the show have focused on Spongebob's spatula so the boys couldn't use just any utinsel.  Fortunately, though, they found the perfect one (they said it looks just like Spongebob's):

The next element was to come up with our own 'Secret Formula'.  So, I put some ground beef in a bowl and got out about 15 - 20 different spices from the spice cabinet.  The boys got to smell each of them and decide which ones to include.  Then, they got to decide how much to put in and they added the spices to the meat.  We wrote down the secret formula as we went along so it's not lost, don't worry.  I'd tell you what was included but then it wouldn't be a Secret Formula, now would it?

Of course, the perfect Krabby Patty has to have lettuce, a patty, cheese, and a tomato - all on a soft bun.  I think we came pretty darned close:

Alex had to have his just like the original (and I know for a fact that he wouldn't have allowed lettuce on it otherwise), although Nathan opted for just the patty and cheese.

And, now that we have a Secret Formula, we need a way to keep it safe.  So, we found the perfect bottle (including a cork).

On the show, a character named Plankton is perpetually trying to steal the secret formula for his own failing restaurant.  Alex said that someone had to try to steal the formula - so I said maybe Mommy would when she comes back.  I guess we'll just have to find a good hiding place ...