Recipe for the perfect picnic

The recipe:

Sunshine
Happy kids
Happy parents
Thermos of hot tea with sugar and milk
Sugar cookies
Curried chicken salad sandwiches(recipe to follow)
Bunwiches(the kids get a kick out of calling them BUM-wiches)

We decided that today would be a great day for a picnic especially since there isn't any snow on the ground. Its my birthday next weekend but my husband will be back at work by then so we decided to celebrate today(although I plan to celebrate again on the real day!!) We drove up to the Pembina Provincial Park in Entwistle and had a picnic. Afterwards, the kids played on the playground and then we wandered down to the river to throw

rocks. It was a wee bit chilly(7 degrees and I thought it would be smart to wear capris) so needless to say we didn't stay long but we had fun nonetheless. When we got home we had a slice of the Pink Velvet cake I had made(it was supposed to be a Red Velvet cake but apparently even 6 TBSP of red food coloring couldn't make it red!) It was still delicious! For my real birthday I plan to pack up the kids and head down to Olds for a bird Auction. I'm looking to expand my flock to include a pair of Indian Runner Ducks!

Curried Chicken Salad Sandwiches

2 cooked chicken breasts, cooled and diced

1 pear diced

1 apple diced

1/4 cup raisins

1/4 cup celery

1/4 cup plain yogurt

2 TBSP mango chutney

1 TBSP curry powder(or to taste)

8 pieces fresh grainy bread

Place diced chicken, pear, apple, raisins and celery in a bowl. Mix together yogurt, chutney and curry in a small bowl and pour over chicken mixture. Mix gently until combined and spoon onto 4 pieces of bread. Top with another slice of bread(obviously) and voila! Curried chicken salad sandwiches! Mmmm yum!