Monthly Archives: October 2008

Oct 3

Play-dates and Scarecrows

This week has been a lot of fun… Earlier in the week we were invited to our friend Shaunna’s house to help her decorate for Halloween. So he has an adorable little boy, and our kids get along so well. Thade was thrilled to go along and visit too. Shaunna has 2 horses and she said that Thade would get to feed them.

She hung cute Halloween lights and we made a super cute (non-scary) Scarecrow for her front porch. The kiddos had so much fun stuffing the Scarecrow with Hay. We ran to the store for Pumpkins, and I finally got my Mums for the front porch.

When it was time to go home, we all walked down to visit the horses, and Thade was brave enough to feed them.

We all had so much fun, and we have a few more play-dates planned too.

Today was the Sister Swap at MOPS, and it was a blast. It is a free Garage Sale where you bring items, and shop for free items. I came home with so many great finds, and plenty of Fall/Winter clothes for Dylan. I even picked up an awesome Art Desk for Thade, he was thrilled.The meeting was so much fun too.

I don’t think we have too much going on this weekend. I’m still playing catch-up around the house, but I did get the boy’s closet cleaned out, just in time for the swap.

I hope that everyone has a great weekend, and that you are enjoying the amazing Fall weather!

Oct 2

Let’s Make an Afternoon Snack

I bet you’ve seen the recipe for Five Minute Coffee Cup Chocolate Cake, it looks like a fun recipe to make for the kiddos afternoon snack. I thought that and Ice Cold Banana Smoothie would go great with the Chocolate Cake. Let’s see if I can time everything right for a tasty afternoon snack.

I took one look at my coffee cup, and thought I had better grab a bigger coffee cup. I don’t want to clean up a gigantic mess in the microwave, when I could be enjoying some Chocolate Cake…

I added in some Chocolate Chips. I think I would add the Chocolate Chips in with the dry ingredients to help coat them, instead of at the end. All of my chocolate chips sank to the bottom, but it was still pretty good.

The Banana Smoothies were fun and super fast. I added in a few Chocolate Chips too.

All finished, but will the kids eat it?

Well they both loved the Banana Smoothies, but Thade wasn’t a fan of the Chocolate Cake. I think he was missing the Chocolate Frosting that is usually on top of the Chocolate Cake. Dylan and I agree that the Chocolate Cake was pretty darn good.

Thade gives the Smoothies a “thumbs up”, and the cake a “thumbs down”… Oh well, maybe I’ll keep this recipe just for me as a late night snack.

Oct 1

Just a Little Decorating… so far

You’ll find a few Halloween touches around our house, so far. I’ve painted our Front Porch chair a bright Autumn Orange, and I love displaying my favorite Black Cat Pot Holder in the kitchen.

There is a “scary” pumkin hanging in the Foyer window. Thade and Dylan picked out Super-cute Pumpkin Pie Pumpkins to display in the Dining Room. I have a feeling we won’t be carving these for Jack-O-Lanterns…

Thade loves the “scary” spider on the front door, I just hope it doesn’t scare Dylan too much… I hope to decorate the outdoors too. My Mom picked us up a Halloween Outdoor Display, and we still need to get two large pumpkins for the front porch. I am also leaning towards purchasing a few Fall Mums too, maybe.

Have you been decorating your home for Halloween?