Dinner Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Dinner Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!
What a fun dress! You should check out all of Grosgrain's outfits. They are so creative.

Holiday Baking!

Most everyone has tried recipes for leftover turkey. This year I was inspired by Chrissie from Flipflops & Applesauce to use my leftover pumpkins from Thanksgiving! Her blog: http://flipflopsandapplesauce.blogspot.com/ is packed full of fun ideas, crafts & recipes to try with your little ones. This recipe below is from her blog and is so easy. I of course used my own pumpkin, but the canned pumpkin is just as yummy!

Ingredients:

1 box spice cake mix

1 15oz can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

4 egg whites or 1/2 cup egg substitute

2 Tablespoons water

Allspice-add to taste.

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until creamy. Fill muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-23 minutes.

1. Cut the pumpkin in half and remove seeds

2. Cut in chunks and steam. Cool and remove skin.

3. Puree the pumpkin.

4. Make these delicious, moist cupcakes. I made miniture ones for Jocelynne.

5. Serve while still warm. Jocelynne especially liked the bite size muffins. :)

Giving Thanks with Family

Plenty of cousins and Aunties to play with.

Plenty of yummy, delicious food to eat.

mmmmmmmmmm....good!

Reading our blessings & thankful messages from each other on our place cards.

Auntie Julie & Jocelynne.

Sitting around chatting and eating some more!

Is that three men in a tub???

Well, 2 little men and 1 little lady.

Having fun with the help of their daddys.

A noise maker.

A mess maker.

A hungry little eater.

Lets just say they all could fit any of these titles.

Downtown Holiday Jacket and Pant GIVEAWAY!!!!

Downtown Holiday Jacket and Pant GIVEAWAY!!!!
Such a cute little jacket and pants. I want to make one for Jocelynne now.

Thanksgiving Decorating!

This wreath I made in honor of Jay's 1st Pheasant Hunt.
The lantern was 1.25 bargain find as well as the old box, thanks to a dear friend. :)

I was listening to a talk show on "ways to cut costs during the holidays" I always love to get ideas and tips. So here are just a few I took note of:

1. Use Candlelight

2. Decorate only three focal points of your home: Front door, Mantle (or stairway) & Dinner Table.

Harvest Party!

Well, I couldn't get Jocelynne in her costume. It was a little big, so maybe we will use it for next year. We had fun at the harvest party hosted by Tim & Marla E.

A fun hayride for everyone! Jocelynne especially like it and kept asking for "trator"

A cozy place by the fire and lots of goodies to eat!