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Nacho Night

Tonight

Watched Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins

Only ONE cup of water got spilled

the Boys ate more Nachos,

than Ever Before,

and some members wore costumes.

{The other ones were already SCARY enough.}

Today

I Mingled With

TROUBLE

A Dinner Guest

Look who joined us

for dinner tonight

{Skinny Britches}

Looks like he could

use some meat

on his bones

C {LOVES} his costume

He's very diligent in practicing

wearing it

for the Big Spook Night

Milling Around

Gardner Village
October 26, 09

We went to see the

Darling Witches

at Gardner Village

as you can tell,

Everyone

LOVED it!

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Then we headed

for some refreshment:

and once again,

Everyone

LOVED it!

Pumpkin Patching

October 24, 2009

Scenes From the Pumpkin Patch

I {Heart} the Festivities of FALL

Warm Fuzzies

We started keeping a

Warm Fuzzy Jar

When you do something nice,

for someone else,

you get to put a

fuzzy ball,

of your selected color,

in the jar.

My Color is Purple.

Boys Night Out

October 22, 09

Spend HOURS

in a

Corn Maze

and

follow it up

with a good dose of

Hot Chocolate

TOGETHERNESS.

Party Pictures

I wasn't going to post any pictures of

J's or My Birthday,

because we're having a

Family Birthday Party

on Halloween,

so I was going to wait until then,

but I've decided to kill the suspense,

and wait no longer.

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J's Birthday Breakfast in Bed

And Wild Thrashing open of Gifts.

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For My Birthday,

I, too, got Breakfast in bed

[insert groggy-eyed picture of me, stuffing my face]

spent the day rummaging up

Spooky Halloween Costumes,

and got taken out to dinner with my

Rambunctious Bunch,

where I Delighted in my

Heart-Healthy Salmon,

and followed it promptly with a

Heaping,

Delicious Mound

of Chocolate Cake

{Highly Pleasing}

I Heard its Your Birthday!

It's MY Birthday, too!

{can you believe this one of the only pics I have of US?}

My Sister is turning

really

old

today

{Poor Granny}

Lagoon

We spent a Beautiful

FALL DAY

here

We Got Soakin' Wet

and

Nobody Tossed Their Cookies

{A Glorious Day}

Today

{Christmas Music}

During Breakfast

Two Years Ago

Today

{Happy Birthday}

Book Club

10.14.09

Delightful.

Had a SMILE on my face the entire time.

Loved this one.

Moving Up in the Ranks

Last Week

the boys

{B and C}

Bounced

{B}

Blocked

and

{C}

Kicked

their way into their

NEW

Blue Dragon Belts

{C}

(Note: Both Received their new belt.

But only one was willing to pose

for Mom's Camera)

So Long Purple Belts!

Sweet Apple Pie

{Apples}

{Pied}

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If you like a

sweet

apple pie

[who doesn't?]

Here's my Recipe

Apple Pie

Peel, Core and thinly slice

approx. 6 apples

[I've used Golden Delicious and Fuji, both turn out great]

Mix with

1 cup Flour

1 1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1/2 tsp. Nutmeg

Pour into a frozen pie crust

[I used Marie Calendar's Deep Dish,]

Nope, I don't make crusts

Crumb Topping,

Mix together

1/2 cup Flour

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1/4 Butter (stick)

1 tsp. Cinnamon

and sprinkle on top of pie

Bake at 425

35-40 min.

Watch so the top and crust

don't brown too much,

if they do,

cover with foil.

Tonight

We spent the evening in this

Fancy Bug

Dining,

Dancing,

and Watching a Movie.

{All Scrunched Up Together}