Sunday, November 01, 2009

Trick or Treat


Here are my two costumed kiddos all ready to beg for their treats. Stephen was Albert Pujols and Skylar was Jasmine from Disney's Aladdin. She of course wanted her costume to be pink instead of blue like Jasmine's. I made her costume and spent way too many hours on it. I will probably forget by next year, but I think we will buy off the shelf next time.
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Friday, October 02, 2009

Froggy Friend

This is our new froggy friend. He has been camped out on our kitchen sliding glass door for about 5 days now. We wondered why he was sticking around, but I finally figured it out when I went out to take pictures of him. I got five mosquito bites in the 3 minutes I was taking pictures. I guess he has a good easy food supply sitting right there, so why move.
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Saturday, August 01, 2009

Nut Pie


Not long after we moved in February, Skylar brought home a pecan that she had found on the playground at school. A few days later she brought home another one. Not long after that she started wanting to make a "nut pie." Of course you and I both know that it takes a lot more than two pecans to make a pecan pie, so I told her we would have to find some more nuts first. Before long she had quite a collection of pecans and walnuts that she had gleaned from the playground and the lot across the street, though she was still way short of having enough pecans for a pie.

Eventually she talked about making a "nut pie" long enough that my grandmother sent her a couple of cups of pecans. So today I picked up the ingredients to make mini-pies. This was not only Skylar's first attempt at making a pecan pie, but it was my first attempt as well. I found this recipe for the mini-pies, and we went to work. As you can see, they turned out looking pretty good, and they don't taste 1/2 bad either. And no your eyes aren't fooling you. That one pie has no pecans in it. We made a couple just for Brian...since he doesn't like pecans.
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Friday, July 17, 2009

Skylar's Latest Outfit

I told you I have been feeling domestic. I have now made Skylar 3 new outfits. I have even made her doll 2 outfits that match. Here is my favorite so far.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

15 Years and Counting


Fifteen years ago today, Brian and I said "I do." Time has flown by, and while it has not always been a bed of roses, I wouldn't change a thing...I can't wait to see what the next 15 years brings.