Superbowl Food

I cannot believe the Saints won! How exciting. I am not exactly a "huge" sports fan, but I couldnt wipe the smile off of my face yesterday. We had such a fun day. We went to church early so we could get home and start cooking. We went to our friends, the Morris' house to watch the game. On the way over, I was refreshing Jackson on who we were cheering for. I yelled, "Who dat!" and Jackson laughed, and then Cooper said, "Who dat!" right back. So funny. Of course, he didn't say it again again, but it was pretty darn cute.
The amount of food at Jessica's was bit crazy. Chips and dip, queso, gaucamole, pizza, wings, yummy appetizers, fruit, veggies, peanut butter popcorn (yum), and much more.
Colin made a guacamole that was yummy and our favorite black bean dip. I dont even like beans, but this dip is good. Lots of tomatoes, corn, and red onion. mmmmm....
We tried a new guacamole recipe (thanks Rick Bayless), and I think it turned out great. And, then I sloppily "piped" sourcream on it to look like the lines on a football field. Well, sort of. If you squinted and knew what you were looking for, you could tell it was a football field. I used lollipop sticks for the goal posts. Here was my inspiration I saw earlier in the week, and their version look really good.
I made some oreo truffles. SO good. I totally stole the idea from Bakerella.
Here is how they turned out:

You crush up a package of oreos (minus a few that you have to eat first) and then mix in 8 oz. of cream cheese. This is NOT a low calorie food. But they are small - so they can't be too bad!
Next, you roll them into little balls, and then shape them into little footballs. Pop them in the fridge or the freezer, and then dip them into melted chocolate bark. Dipping them proved to be a little challenging. I ended up putting a lollipop stick on them, dipping them into the chocolate and then tapping off the extra. Then it was easy to move them to the cookie sheet to dry. Then, back in the fridge for a few minutes. And I melted white chocolate bark to pipe the details on. I've made cake pops before - which are similar but you use cake crumbs and icing, but I think these were even better. I can't wait to make them for more occasions.
Here is some of the other yummy food at the party.
I also made some jumbo cupcakes that I decorated with green icing - I used a tip that makes "grass" to pipe it on. Then I put little candy footballs on them that I found at hobby lobby. And for the flags, I used this template from Make Merrry. I made the cakes from Duncan Hines Devil Food - and substituted buttermilk and added an extra egg to make them extra moist. I learned this trick from a book of mine, Hello Cupcake.
I'll post some pictures of the kids in my next entry. Meanwhile, I have to get busy and get everything packed. The boys and I are flying to Lake Charles to visit my family tomorrow. Colin won't be able to make it because he will be working : ( but I hope he at least gets to enjoy the quiet house a little while we are gone. I could have been a good wife and cooked some extra meals for him to have while I am gone, but, I didn't. (I'm sorry babe). At least the house isn't a total wreck and the laundry is all done. That's something.
Anyway, wish me luck as Jackson will have his own seat in the plane, and Cooper will be on my lap (along with baby #3, who by the way is taking up quite a bit of space, too). I'm gaining weight like there is no tomorrow, but I am sure am enjoying all the food!