Monthly Archives: November 2013

Nov 9

October’s Favorite Photos

The month of October was a blur. The month flew by, but it was a fantastic month. I’ve got a few favorite photos to share with you…

Thade was happy to draw on a face for the jack-o-lantern. His class cleaned out and prepped the pumpkin for us.

Dylan was all smiles and ready to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

When the weather was still a bit warm, Agnes helped pick the small strawberries and okra.

She let me put her hair up, well for about long enough to take a picture of it.

She was a princess for Halloween.

This usually happens anytime I get the three kiddos together for a “nice” group photo.

Dylan and Agnes were giving Thade some instructions. I got to do the carving, Thade was in charge of the Sharpie work.

One more from Halloween night. We were getting ready to go visit the neighbors. I love our neighborhood.

The yarn made a pretty decent tiara holder.

I love the crazy natural light in the foyer.

Me, attempting to look like a proper grown-up…

Here’s the big guy sleeping in one of my very favorite antique quilts. He is super cozy…

And one more dose of kitty-cuteness! He is actually awake, and looking rather annoyed at me.

Nov 9

New Haircuts

This week the boys were looking a bit shaggy. They were both in need of a haircut, and Agnes wanted one too. While I can’t convince Dad to let me cut her hair too much, I did even up her ends a bit.

How I love her curly hair! My hair would never do that…

Dylan’s hair had really grown out, it was long enough for a faux-hawk.

Thade went with a faux-hawk too.

I love their new haircuts!

 

Nov 7

Holiday Overload

It took me two weeks to get everything put away from Agnes’ birthday… I’m already stressing about Christmas.

I love seeing my family, and spending time together, but the influx of items stresses me out… Agnes has also been on a dumping rampage. She tears through every room emptying every toy bin, and box in sight. I feel like I’m picking up messes constantly.

She has also been sneaking into the boys room, and redecorating her walls with crayon…

The more I scrub, the sneakier she gets with her coloring. I’m close to banishing crayons from the house.

I need to de-clutter before the holiday gets here… I just hope the stress doesn’t get the better of me.

Nov 6

October’s Tasty Treats

October was a busy month. I was in the kitchen non-stop. There were birthday parties to bake for, and lots of tasty treats going on in the kitchen. Here are a few photos to share…

I tried my hand at making Fresh Wheat Bread. It was delicious with just a bit of honey on top.

I also made Wheat Sub Rolls. The boys liked these for their lunches.

One of my late night sweet treats. Homemade brownies, topped with Peanut Butter, and Nutella. So good.

We picked a few fruits and veggies from the planters on the front porch.

The cool Autumn weather calls for Homemade Cinnamon Rolls.

I made a batch for us, and we took a batch to the neighbors too.

How I love thee, homemade Cinnamon Rolls.

Cold Autumn weather also calls for Chili and Cornbread. This is easy to whip up from scratch, and it is so tasty to dip in Chili.

I made many pans of Homemade Brownies. They don’t seem to last too long around here.

I also tried a new recipe for Chocolate Cookies.

The kids didn’t care for them, they just didn’t like the white chocolate chips. I loved them, they were great with a big glass of cold milk.

At the end of the month it was Agnes’ birthday. She wanted lots of treats for the party. I made cream cheese mints, homemade vanilla ice cream, homemade brownies, and chocolate Bundt cake from scratch. She wanted sprinkles on the cake.

We tried out the Vanilla Ice Cream first. It was at the tasty soft serve state. We ate so much of it, I had to make a second batch for the party.

The birthday party was so much fun! Agnes enjoyed her treats, and I had fun cooking too.

Now that November is here, that means many pies are in my future. I can’t wait for Thanksgiving!

Nov 5

Thanksgiving Table Runner

This year I am extra excited for Thanksgiving. I’m decorating the house just a bit for the holiday, but my front-door felt turkey is missing… I made a little decoration for the dining room, and the kids picked out some small pumpkins and gourds to decorate with too.

I picked out some Autumn colors of yarn, and made a few granny-squares.

Once I liked the look of the granny-squares, I crocheted them all together with a light brown yarn.

Agnes wanted to help too. I liked the look of the table-runner, but it needed just a bit more color. I picked out some more Autumn yarn, and added in more granny-edges around the runner.

The Thanksgiving table-runner fit the buffet nicely. I can move it to the dining table for Thanksgiving day, or just keep it on the buffet.

It was a fun project to make, and it got me started decorating for Thanksgiving.