October at a Glance

Pumpkins!

My Pumpkins holding their Pumpkins!

This year was the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Carving Party at our home.

K-man dove right into the carving process in true boy form.

He really has become such a pro!

Just a little bit of help here and there.

Now, B-Boy is still not into the pumpkin slim, but wants very little help with the drawing and carving part...A bit scary, I know!

Yep, my 4 year old has a knife!

But it's a small knife...

Sorry, I didn't include the completed pumpkins, OOPS!

(take my word for it...they were spooky!)

My adorable husband turned a year older.

Poor guy, he gets a birthday smashed between B-boys birthday and Halloween.

He never complains. This birthday, He blew out candles and then we all ran off to cheer him on in his has last game of the softball season.

No, you did not jump into another universe...

These are my SUPER HEROS...

ready to knock, kick, karate chop, slash or shoot anything into oblivion they can get their hands on (including each other)!

See!

Halloween was fun this year.

We rode in the back of "Blue" and the boys just jumped and ran to each door (fighting the evil villains while saying "thanks you" for the candy)! Yes, it is all on video.

Sunday lunch Spooky menu:

Black Battie Spaghetti

Brainy Broccoli

Ghostly Garlic Bread

Baked Eyeball Apples with Raisins

Pumpkin and Chocolate Chip Bars

(for dessert)

Whew!

Would you like a bit of COFFEE with that FALL?

When TWO of my most favorite things collide

it is worth noting~

Can't you just smell the coffee brewing?...(I actually can!)

Fall is here!

Oh My! It is finally here...Fall!

Today was officially the first day of Fall and the weather cooperated perfectly! It was a cool 63 degrees most of the day with some drizzle and cool breeze. Just right to start the day with a Pumpkin Spice Latte !

Then it was off the the kitchen for the first Fall dish of the season- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins with a Cinnamon Streusel topping...YUMMY!



Ohhhh, they made the house smell dreamy!
Just ask our number one smeller!

Then the Fall decorating began!

I just love the colors of Fall.

The first day of Fall can be exhausting!

Pumpkin Carving Party 2008

We decided to have a pumpkin carving party this year. We carve pumpkins every year and decided we wanted to share the fun with friends! Oh- meet the new additions to our porch! I picked out the tall one-such personality, don't you think?

Here is a close up of the K-Man doing all he could NOT to touch the "yucky stuff"!

Throughout the whole carving process Little Bit kept saying,"EWWWewwwEWWW"!

Here is a quick glance at some of the fun that went on Friday night!


Here are some ideas from our pumpkin party:

I decided to read The Pumpkin Patch Parable at the beginning of the party. I love this book and recommend you read it to your children during this time of year!

I made these little jack-o-lantern guys out of marsh mellows, craft sticks and flavored chocolate!

I thought these party favors turned out too cute!

I stuck the "guys" in a black pot with some moss to make them easier to display.

I also typed out a summary of the parable with various scriptures for the families to take home.

I also made these jack-o-lantern picks. I used store bought stickers, black card stock and toothpicks.

The picks were stuck in these pumpkin shaped sandwiches for the kids. Easy and fun!

Here is my table with a simple menu of Pumpkin...Pumpkin and more Pumpkin!

(We had other hearty foods that remained in the kitchen-not to mess up the pretty table-Ha!)

The party was a blast and I look forward to making it an annual event!

Mums the Word!

Today we came across a huge sale at Lowe's on Mums!

All of these mums and the white pumpkin for $20!!

(I had 12 6" and 8" baby mums and 2 10" Mums)

Fall is in the air!