Me & my Mac

I have a new best friend. His name is Mac. We do EVERYTHING TOGETHER. He is so sharp around the edges and knows everything. I think our relationship is getting a little out of hand though.
Its wedding season and I am editing like a million hours a day.
I figure I should update my resume:

I AM:

my family's personal chef
maid
YW mutual planner
story book reader
neighborhood park chaparone
blog stalker
going crazy!

here's a few things I've been working on lately!

Mmmmhhhhhh do-nut

Really, really, really wish I was here right now.






I kinda love The Land.


Or maybe the churros are just calling my name right now....

Twas the Day after Halloween

Twas the Day after Halloween
and all through the house.
No children were stirring
(except for Dad who had to go to work)

Amanda got up early
ready for the sales!
Emily came over quickly
school?! who cares!

then off to Albertsons'
for all things 99 cents
a spooky gingerbread house
I bought 2! I'm not a chintz.
(kind of a lame rhyme sorry)

Micheals held out on us
NOTHING was cheap!
Martha, you jerk!
then on down the street

to Target we went
our last chance for candy
OH MY! what they had
self control?! NOT Amandy :)

amazing pumpkin salad plates
for under a buck

and a table runner (how creepy)
what a bargain we struck!


the moral of the story:
don't count on Wal-Mart
for their 25 cent treasures?
only for Sandra (bless her little heart)

Grim Grin and Ghosts come out to Socialize!!!!!

Last night the spooky souls came out for a party at the Jones' Home. First we made a dinner in a pumpkin.
Thanks to our old neighbor friend Stacy Hoyt for the amazing recipe:) It was delicious & so easy! You can find it on her blog.

Then we ventured out back for some gut wrenching pumpkin carving.

It was really spooky

We worked up quite a sweat scooping out guts (which Annie HATED!!!) so we went inside and made goulish sugar cookies (the softest you've ever had) Here's the recipe from our scrappy friend Leslie!

Sugar Cookies
4 c. flour
1 c. sour cream
1 tsp. salt
1 c. crisco
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. sugar
Mix, Chill, Roll, Cut!
Bake at 350 for 9 minutes.

Then we enjoyed our labors as we watched Hocus Pocus. Eden thought it was a little scary! Now we are officially ready for Halloween!

My Lovely Hubby

**WARNING**
(some serious Husband bragging is about to ensue, if you feel you may gag don't read ahead!)

Wednesday we had our 5th anniversary, and unfortunately our YW didn't want to cancel mutual due to the blessed event! I couldn't believe it.
We therefore had to move our plans to Thursday. Our plans which included WHO KNOWS WHAT?! Lee is the suprise maker in our house and he NEVER gives me even ONE clue! It kind of drives me crazy.
So not to drag this out to forever I will list the amazing elements of our evening. I left the camera in the car so there is just the one picture we took as we dropped the girls at my parent's house:)

driving for 30 minutes to a mysterious destination
candlelight dinner under a full moon with the lake sparkling below us
the dock at Saguaro Lake where he proposed 5 1/2 years before
tasty steak dinner with REAL silverware (quite an accomplishment when boys are planning)
a big band love mix in the CD player
a cool breeze making the night all the more snugglier
and to top it off a little box topped with a bow holding something dazzling inside, just for me!

You may be asking yourself if my husband is actually a real male since everything was so perfect... and yes he is.

Old Jewish Men

I kind of love Eden being almost 4 years old. My sisters keep saying the same thing I keep thinking...."Eden is like a kid now?!"
Pretty much in point two seconds your kids go from an infant, looking like an old Jewish man(apparently how my kids look according to Devin Fletcher) to a full fledged adult.

This afternoon Eden was pouring out her extremely random words of wisdom and told me "We better be careful mom or we will grow a "ort" on our nose like a witch. I loved it. :)
Then like ten minutes later she announced that Donny "Azman" sang the song from Little Foot. What?! I couldn't be prouder.... My little three year old knows who Donny Ozman is!!! Whatever.

Caped Crusaders

I introduce to you Captain Butterfly & Madame Pickles.

These superheroes are often found flying down the hall, bonking each other on the head & making messes with their super-human strength!






Delia... I mean Madame Pickles wasn't too sure about keeping her cape on. I guess she doesn't need a cape to have superpowers :)

A special thanks to Aunt Alyssa who taught my girls of their special super powers!