Fall Treats

Making Caramel Apples

Neighborhood pumpkin patch. Lots of free food and free pumpkins.

Witch Hats. My neighbor made us these last week, so we decided to make some more for Family Home Evening tonight. Lil' G made them, so easy.

We also made a few of these this weekend when Lil' G's friend came over, but they are already gone.

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat...lil' G's favorite phrase of the evening. He loved carrying around his candy and getting it in his bag.








We went to a pumpkin patch a few days ago. Miss L painted the pumpkin and then we carved it yesterday me and her.

Halloween Rewind...Pumpkins, Pumpkins

My sis. Diana (who is working a night shift tonight and needs a blog to read) this is for you...

Lil' G costume turned out great. Note the cute socks my mom sent.

Miss L got to be Snow White (and a friend let us borrow the movie that day, so we had lots of fun watching it too). She also loved the socks from grandma, she got really into pumpkins. We carved a "scary pumpkin", which she repetitively sneaked out of the house to admire. It scared me to death a couple time to find her alone on the front porch, hanging out with "the scary pumpkin".

It was fun to see her enjoy this holiday so much. We have been practicing for week knocking on the back door and saying trick or treat. We had Gary for the weekend too, which was a bonus. I love that boy.

I made the traditional sugar cookies. This year tried "spider bread". My spider is clearly pregnant (the white balls are spider eggs).

Last year...

This morning we went for a stroll. There was frost on the ground (first time this year) and we got really cold. We had to have a toasty breakfast to warm us up. Scrambled eggs and Homemade Whole Wheat Toast with homemade strawberry jam.


That reminded me the last time I ate Scrambled eggs and Homemade Whole Wheat Toast with homemade strawberry jam, which was approximately one year ago. I was in California, chilling with my sister, watching WICKED, trick or treating with my nephew, eating at Shabu-Shabu....

miss you sis.

Getting ready for Halloween

We are getting ready for Halloween. Miss L is easy enough because she wants to be Snow White, which Leslie so graciously gave us before she moved. Lil' G is going to be a pumpkin... this pumpkin. We'll see how close I come. I was fitting him for his costume and it looked really funny.

Here are some highlights. Feel free to laugh.

I think he looks like one of those Monks from Tibet in this one.



Stuffing the baby.



Oh sewing projects, why do I attempt to do you without patterns?

So I'm Back

After a month long Hiatus, I a back.

You may ask, why did I take a Hiatus? Well 3 reasons:

1) I was very involved a certain piano recital that took place last Saturday, which included lots of extra lessons (and my kids did great!!!!)
2) I went to see my sister in LA!!!
3) My family has been sick for A WHOLE MONTH!!!!

And this final reason is what really kept me away. Gary thinks we had this, but that sounds a little lethal. It started with Gary, and knocked him out for about a week, that is a week of no school! etc. I was so worried about L, so an over anxious trip to the doctor, showed nothing but a cough, but preventive antibiotics, just in case something hit while we were in LA. Then it hit me, the night before I left for LA, so unfortunately I was pretty sick the whole time I was there, luckily, my sister is the best sister in the world, and did a lot of pamper L and catering to my every food desire. Not to mention we still had a blast. Here are the highlights:

1) Trunk or Treat with L and A
2) Walking through beautiful Rose Bowl neighborhoods
3) Taking the train downtown
4) The zoo...
5) Elvira Street
6) Shabu-Shabu, a definate must in LA
7) WICKED!!!! And now I sing the entire CD by request. Only had one coughing attack during the performance, thank goodness.
8) The wonderful breakfast, lunch, and dinner fed to me everyday, and someone to watch L and paint her toenails while I took up to four naps.

And now back to real life, which isn't bad either, but LA was HEAVEN, even though I was sick.

So the last few weeks we have been recovering. L ended up getting a pretty substantial ear infection the day we got back(despite the fact she was on antibiotics), so she was pretty much out the next week with that (and we were out too because L can't sleep at night when she has ear infections...neither can I). And my energy still isn't back to par, but I can't complain, because I don't feel bad at least, and it gives me an excuse to go to bed early, which I'll take any day. So between L, my piano students, and keeping food on the table, and my house in some kind of order, I have been pooped.

But I'm back now...