Bye-Bye, Papi...

...a story in pictures:

We prepared "papi" for flight.

A little pre-flight nievity.

With her cheerleaders!

Kissing "papi" bye-bye.

Thinking about it...

...thinking it's not such a good idea!

Someone forgot to tell her she's wearing happy pants!

Okay, so, maybe if everyone helps, she'll let it go?!

Nope!

Oh, there it goes!

Going...going...

Blowing kisses.

One last good-bye!

And she's officially a big girl.

Thank You, God, For...

Wanna Sew?

Here ya go...all those who have said to me: "I wish I could sew..." Check this out!

Santa Fe Recipe

...per Sarah's request!

Here's how I do it--it's a pretty no fail recipe--add what your family likes and delete what they don't!

1 lb. of hamburger (browned)
2 cans of kidney beans
2 cans of pinto beans
1 can of corn
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 packed of ranch dressing mix

Toss it all in a crock pot, give it a stir; 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, and Scoops (I promise, you won't even use a spoon).

Also, if you're interested, here's the recipe I used for the cupcakes. Obviously, my frosting went wrong somewhere--it still tasted good even if it didn't look as pretty as the original!

Weekend Visitors

Aunt Eileen, Great Grandma, and Grandma stopped by this past weekend for a visit!

We made their first trip to SC memorable by visiting Chick-fil-A and celebrating Halloween. They loved watching the girls play, but I think they left exhausted!

Thanks for coming guys! We had a blast!

Love you!

Faries

The 8th Annual...

...Pumpkin Party took place this past weekend! It's hard to believe that we've been doing this for 8 years! When we started, there were no kids! This year we welcomed 13 ranging in age from 7 and a half to 1 and a half. It was the perfect mix and they all had a great time!

The menu was the same as it is every year: Santa Fe Soup served with cheese, sour cream, and Scoops.

The kids ate caramel apples (we cut them then they dipped them in caramel and chose a topping like chocolate chips or sprinkles--the least messy caramel apples ever!) for dessert.

And the adults enjoyed Pumpkin Spice Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Icing.

The kids dug out pumpkin guts.

Moms and dads planned...

...and carved.

And--whaaaalaaa!! Some pretty cute finished products, don'tcha think?

We crafted:

Hunted for bones and assembled a skeleton:

Filled treat bags:

And awed at an amazing sunset!

Thanks, sweet friends, for 8 great years of memories!

Until next year...