Happy Halloween 2009!

This Halloween was so much fun! We met our friends, The Crocketts & The McGinns at Cicis for pizza, then went to Trunk or Treat at Luke & Brady's school, then went trick or treating in our neighborhood, then went trick or treating at the grandparents, and finished back at our house. What a packed night! It was so much fun.


Luke, Madi, & Abi at Trunk or Treat.


The moms & kids at Trunk or Treat.


Abi, Brady, Luke, & Madi with the principals from their school.


Brady loved his popcorn.

Luke enjoyed getting a pumpkin painted on his face.

Brady, Mommy, & Luke

Madi, Abi, & Kristen

Chloe, Katie, & Katelyn

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Canton...or bust!

First Annual Girls Trip to Canton, TX was amazing! There is no other word for it other than Paradise!


Me, Jodi, & Katie before we went into the market. It was freezing!


Katie's first bargain...this precious little tutu.

Katie & Jodi in front of the Arbors- one of our favorite places.

Jodi bargained with this lady for this basket & got it!

This will probably be the story of the trip...

Jodi had been looking for a bed for her daughter Scarlett. She found this amazing bed for $50! It was a deal way to good to pass up. But how would we get it home? Would her husband care if she bought it since she was ONLY supposed to be buying Christmas presents? Could we cancel our hotel room so we wouldn't have to leave it strapped to the top of my car overnight?

In the above pic- you see her on the phone with her husband trying to get it all figured out.

One of my purchases was this really cool round box which was exactly what I had been looking for to put in my bathroom.

To top it all off...they even had fried pickles!

Yum, yum, yum!

So, we did get the bed strapped to the top of the car. We got our hotel room cancelled & we headed home!

What an amazing trip!

An Alternative to Carving...

A few friends had told me about these little Mr. Pumpkin Head things you could get for your pumpkin. Luke & I had fun making his pumpkin into a pirate this year!

A Day With Peyton

Caleb & I have both been friends with Amanda, Peyton's mom, for over 25 years. This week Amanda & her husband Jared were having a new baby so we got to watch Peyton while they were in the hospital. What a delight she was! I already knew that girls were totally different than boys, but this re-affirmed that!

Luke & Peyton

Peyton getting ready to meet her little sister Camryn Reese.

Brady wouldn't sit still long enough to be in any of the pictures with Luke & Peyton so I took one of him by himself.

Thanks for staying the day with us Peyton- we had lots of fun!

Pumpkin Cupcakes

Pumpkin Cupcakes

1 box yellow cake mix (plus ingredients it calls for)

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 15oz can pumpkin puree

2 8oz bars cream cheese, room temp

2 cups powdered sugar

24 pieces candy corn

Heat oven to 350. Line muffin tins with paper liners. Prepare cake mix as directed but with the following changes: Add the nutmeg and substitute the puree for the water it calls for.

Divide the batter among the muffin tins and bake 18-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.

Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Spread on the cupcakes and top with candy corn.

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Lindsey & Kennedy

Tomorrow is my sister Lindsey & my cousin's daughter Kennedy's birthday so we celebrated tonight with a birthday dinner!


Lindsey, mom & me.


Sisters!

Happy 15th birthday Lindsey!

Brady

Karly, Kennedy's sister. She is the same age as Brady.

and one more...

Our friends sent me this picture via email so I thought I would add it. Mommy & her sweet boys!