Lava Pops
(to go along with our Geology Unit)
•1 cup sugar
•½ cup light corn syrup
•¼ cup water
•¾ tsp extract of your choice
Combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
Insert the candy thermometer and stir until sugar dissolves. Allow to boil, without stirring, until candy reaches 295 degrees (hard-crack stage).
Once the candy reaches 295, remove it from heat.
Stir in the extract and food coloring.
Spoon the mixture onto greased wax paper
and add a stick.
Allow to cool completely and then remove.
My dear friend Holly had a birthday.... so we headed to the park with the kiddos and friends. My how times have changed. 4 years ago, (wow, has it been that long? ) we had so much more playtime... we would go out to lunch or shopping or just drive around town... now we each have four kids and things have gotten crazy, to put it mildly. I have been so blessed to have friends in my life . Good friends that love me unconditionally... friends that care about me and my family... friends that don't judge me or point out my many weaknesses. Holly is that kind of friend. I admire her kindness, her strength, her cute style, and her love for everyone she comes in contact with. There are about a million more pictures I want to post, but the blogsphere must be crowded tonight, because the uploading is taking forever... I'll post more later. 
