my endless search

In my endless search for cute and creative ideas... I found this! Is that the cutest idea ever? I'm totally making this... who's got a birthday coming up hmmmm..... found this one on martha

SWEET HALLOWEEN!!!

tHIS yeAR wAS SOme goOD FUn tRIck OR trEAtING, puMpkIn cArVINg, ANd ALl out halLOWEeN-iNg!!!

OOPS... i WASHED AND DRIED THE COSTUME... NOW THE LION HAS A "FRO!"

wHERE'S mAsoN?

BUT WAS THE COSTUME FITTING THE GIRL?

the LOOT!!!! tHEY LOOk poSSeSSed!!!

this was my first year trick or treating with my kids in this neighborhood. I've decided I need to let go of a few things and live life with my kids.... childhood only happens once. Halloween is one of those childhood things that the memories always stick.

This year fun was had by all!

A Pumpkin load of Fall Fun

My Snazzy treats!

One of the things my kids really wanted to do this fall was rake leaves and play in them...well, we knew just where to find some, GRANDMA'S!!!!

"Leaf Angels" (apparently they are quite strenuous)


But mighty fun work.

And what is better then a good ol' roll in the grass and some cloud watching. "WOW" ... is his new favorite word.

weekends filled with these kinds of things are what make life GREAT!

BUS STOP DELIVERY

sorry... can't talk now... I'm taking a bunch of these to the bus stop... to hand them out. they are way too good to sit here and tempt me.

recipe:
your favorite batch of Peanut Butter cookies
pretzle rods (I found $1 ones that were buttery SHULTZ brand. yummy)
chocolate and carmel to drizzle

make dough, roll into balls. place pretzle on baking sheet and put dough ball on end smashing with a fork, bake for 12 min. take out and let cool. drizzle with chocolate and carmel.

It kindof tastes like a twix.

halloween and modern convieniences

We had a fun Halloween party at Grandma Anderson's house this weekend. The mom's and kids stayed to play while the dad's and Mason went hunting. Grandma Anderson is amazing at putting together a wild and scary Halloween party. The spook alley was definitely very spooky.

And... can I just give a little advice to any of you out there who are as dumb of shoppers as I am... buy way more fabric than you need. I had to go to Joann's today to find some fabric that I am using for Sadie's quilt. I ran out before I got the sashing done. Well.... none to be found at the store. CRAP! Like usual I thought about it way too late. Oh YA! I remembered that I could probably find it online, (and do it before my coupon expires... yes, I said coupon... shoker... I do know how to use them.) Sure enough I found it!

Ordered 7 yards of it, and used a 50% off coupon. YIPEE! Sucks that I have to wait for it... but oh well.

Betty Crocker fall baking $1 cookbook

Today's new recipe to try:

Ginger-Carrot-Nut Bread:

2 eggs

3/4 c. packed brown sugar

1/3 c. veg.oil

1/2 c. milk

1 tsp vanilla

2 c. flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp salt

1 c. shredded carrots

1/2 c. chopped nuts

heat oven 350 grease and flour 8x4-inch loaf pan. mix eggs and brown sugar until creamy. add oil, milk and vanilla. combine flour, baking powder, ginger and salt and add until smooth. stir in carrots and nuts. spread evenly in pan. bake 50-60 min. cool in pan 10 min. remove from pan and cool on rack 2 hours until completely cool.

*serve slices of this fragrant loaf with whipped cream cheese. (got that straight from the book)

I'm in love....

Got a new blog for you... oh my goodness are these things adorable or what? Check it out BAKERELLA she was on Martha Stewart show (I'm jealous)

They look totally easy to make. The cake pops are just cake and frosting all mixed together and rolled into balls. Then the decorating gets a little tricky (this is where I'm a great copy cat and that's why you find blogs like Bakerella that inspire you) She's great too because she gives full on tutorials like this for the mini pie on a stick. Oh I'm in love.