HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Gabe's Birthday Cake

Today is Gabe's 2nd Birthday. I can't believe my baby is two years old, they sure grow up fast. We had Gabe's party last night because of the big football game tonight (Shelley v. Marsh Valley). Gabe had lots of fun opening presents, eating cake, and playing with balloons. I'm so glad we have family close by to be able to celebrate birthdays and holidays with. What would I do without a mother-in-law that makes really cool birthday cakes and grandparents that spoil my kids rotten.

Fall Pictures

I love fall, it's my favorite time of year. I love the changing colors and the cool temperatures, what I call sweater weather. Here are some pictures I took tonight of the kids playing in the leaves.

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Since we've had such nice weather this weekend, we've spent a lot of time outside. The kids have played on the swingset and playhouse in the back yard. I wish the fall weather would last just a little bit longer in Idaho.

Is anyone interested in having a puppy? We have three we need to find homes for - free.

Spaghetti Sauce

We had ample tomatoes from our garden this year and so I decided to make spaghetti sauce. All the vegetables came from garden and it was so rewarding to make. Mike even like it - he did ask if I could puree the vegetables next time. He doesn't like onions or green peppers and wasn't at all impressed that I put zucchini in the second batch.

Cherry Pie

If you haven't had Grandma Valerie's cherry pie, then you haven't lived. It is my all time favorite. I don't know if it's the crust, the filling, or both. I do know that her pie crust is simply amazing and when you put it with her scratch pie filling, this cherry pie is to die for. In fact, I don't like any other cherry pie. And when it comes to pie crust - I call Grandma Valerie to whip me up one or two. It would do me no good to follow her recipe, it just isn't the same.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Grandpa Noal. How does it feel to be 60?

Carving Pumpkins

It's that time of year again. We spent yesterday evening carving pumpkins. Madi refused to reach in and clean out the pumpkins - it apparently was too repulsive. Gabe didn't like the pumpkin guts either, but he really enjoyed holding a knife.

The pumpkins all turned out pretty cool. Olivia's Cinderella was probably the best (thanks to Jeremy's artistic abilities), and Madi's Minnie Mouse was a close second (Mike did a great job).