HaPPy Stinkin' hALLoWeEN!!

Here she is! Meet the cutest Lemon Meringue ever!!

The kids were SO excited. They ran from house to house and cleaned out the neighborhood in 20 minutes flat!
My Mom sent us these great halloween pumpkin faces. They are perfect for younger kids. Avery and Andrew LOVED making them. They got to pick out their own faces and push them into the pumpkin. The fun lasted about as long as their attention spans (which usually doesn't happen with pumpkin carving) and there was no mess to clean up!!

Sunday Drives

I love going for Sunday drives. Today we went to this gorgeous spot that we found last year. I remember the colors of the trees were AMAZING. I think we were a week too late this year though. : ( It was still beautiful and I love the crisp fall air and going on little walks with my family. These are the moments I cherish.

KiTChEn CuPbOArDs

Does anybody else have to go to their child's kitchen cupboards to find the food they need when cooking???? This is seriously the best stocked little tikes kitchen ever.
Avery loves to write  grocery shopping lists and recipes and then go shopping in my cupboards so she can cook in her kitchen.  It is so cute, but such a pain to put the groceries away 20 times a week. Whatever keeps her busy!

On another note, I ordered some more crochet hats. I LOVE these hats, they are so stinkin' cute. I found a different vendor and the quality is SO much nicer than the ones I ordered before. I only got a few of each color, but if you would like one, just let me know. I sell them on etsy for around $12.00. But If you ask nice I'll give them to you for $7.00 for just the hat or $9.00 with a bow :) I have light pink, bright pink, brown, black, red, and natural.

And the winner is...

Alissa! Good Guess Alissa! Avery is going to be Lemon Meringue, one of the Strawberry Shortcake characters. And she makes the cutest lemon meringue you have EVER seen I might add :) Her little red headed friend Emma is going to be Strawberry shortcake and her sister is going to be Blueberry Muffin. I didn't take any pictures at the ward party, so you'll have to wait until next week to see how cute she really is!



I was feeling a little unfestive (is that a word?) with our lack of Halloween decorations, so I made this sign last week and I think it looks so cute! I can't take all the credit though, I ordered a kit from myemmiecakes. I thought the price was a little steep at first (She unfortunately just raised her prices this week. I'm glad I ordered mine before) but once I added it all up, I couldn't have made it for much cheaper myself, if at all, once you buy all the tulle, ribbon, paper, etc.. I really want to make a cute Happy Birthday one for Avery next.

Halloween costume

We had our ward Halloween party on Saturday and only 1 person figured out what Avery's costume was (thanks Amie)!! I thought that the tights would give it away, but I guess not. My sister and I LOVED these characters when we were little. I had every single one of the dolls, the toothbrush holder, the trolley, etc.. My mom still has our collection and the grandkids play with them at her house. So, I want to see how many of you can guess what Avery's costume is. If you already know, don't say! Think 80s! 

Tasty Tuesday

This has been one of my favorite cakes since I was a little girl. I can remember sneaking bites of it when my mom wasn't looking : ) It is the perfect way to celebrate all that is fall time.

Apple Cake

4 cups chopped apples

2 cups sugar-pour over apples and set aside

mix:

2 eggs

3/4 cup oil

2 t vanilla

then add this to the apple mixture

mix:

2 cups flour

1 1/4 t baking soda

2 t cinnamon

1 t salt

add to apples mixture and stir as little as possible until all ingredients are incorporated

Bake 350* for 45-50 minutes

while still warm, pour glaze over top

butter 

lemon juice

powdered sugar

(I don't know the exact amounts, I always just do it to taste. But, here is a starting point:

 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, juice of 1 lemon, and 2 T butter)

It is SO yummy, you have to try it!

and since every post is better with photos, here are a few for your viewing pleasure :)

how cute is he?

I just had to post this picture. Couldn't you just eat him?

Sneak Peak

This is for you Loralee, but this is all your getting :) These were seriously the cutest outfits I have ever seen!! Thanks for letting me take pictures of your cute girls!

Fall is in the air

We went to our favorite place this weekend, Patterson's fruit farm. It is beautiful, you can pick apples and pumpkins, go on hayrides, and they have apple fritters and doughnuts that are so good Andy dreams about them. :) It has become a fun family fall tradition. The kids love it.