GRADUATION!!!

He made it! YEAH!!

Getting Ready

The Hood

Classmates

Procession

Stage Walk

The Family

Rootin'. Tootin', Shootin' Fun

We took the new guns out for a little fun.

Christmas Day...

We had a fantastic Christmas. We spent time with family, played and ate. It was a great vacation.

Here is my cute little tree.

I got new pots and pans.

He is so excited about his new guns.

The car mat that I made. This boy loves cars, so it was a fun place to drive his cars.

Christmas Day, after church.

The boys both got new work coats.

Putting together a new tricycle before Christmas Day.

The game was intense, but we won. Go Cougars!

Thanksgiving Fun

We had my family over for Thanksgiving fun. It was good weather for the most part. We went shopping, cooked, ate and crafted. It was a great break from the stresses of work.

P and I also went and saw the new Muppet movie. He has every Muppet movie ever made, as well as many of the Pez dispensers, figurines, plush characters and posters. He has been a lover of the Muppets for years. It was a cute movie. Kind of corny, but that is what it is supposed to be. We watched to come home and watch some of the original Muppet Shows. No worries - we have them all too. We don't go see movies often, so it was fun.

October Update

Stretching after the race. No J didn't run, he rode, but still needed to stretch.

This is our 3rd Race. I ran a 5K and P ran a 10K. He did a great job too.Everyone went to the football game but J and I. We played in leaves and just had fun.

We went to a local place that had a ropes course. I was nervous to begin with but it ended up being really fun.

My Halloween Costume.

We went to a Pumpkin Carving Show. It was a contest that you could enter your carved pumpkin. There were prizes, and games and fun. We didn't enter a pumpkin but we had

fun looking at the many people who did!

My in-laws left for their mission. It sounds like they are really liking where they are at.

Treats. Treats, Treats

Just a few of the things I have been cooking up.

Mater cake for my nephews birthday. This is my first attempt at homemade fondant, and first attempt at a 3D cake. I am no artist, but it was recognizable by the birthday boy, so that is all that matters.

Homemade butterfinger candies. The recipe is floating all over the internet. Super easy - only 3 ingredients. It is ok, but the real deal is better.

Chicken Verde Loaf. It wasn't too bad.

Mini pizza bites. Made like a cinnamon roll but with pizza ingredients. These were really good.

Since it is rainy outside, I want something with cinnamon and apples or pumpkin. Hum... I am off to see what I can find!

Crayon Cozy

I have seen these around church. Decided to try one out. A crayon cozy to keep crayons from getting all over. I really like how it turned out.