Every year the Moms Club throws a Halloween Party, and we have gone almost every year, last year being the exception. Nathan and Autumn had a blast, and it was another excuse to dress them up in their Halloween costumes. Here is Nathan as a pumpkin. Auttie as a pumpkin. And, might I mention… we… >> View Post
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Go! St. Louis Halloween 10k run, I did it! Yeah!!
Today I ran my first 10k ever, and WOW what a thrill it was… I must say, this has been the most exciting race I have ever participated in! It was a costume run, so while running I got to see a lot of neat and original costumes… also we ran in Soulard, past Soulard… >> View Post
Halloween party at Jeff and Tracy’s
On Saturday, Uncle Jeff and Aunt Tracy invited us over for a Halloween party at their house. We had a fabulous time, they always throw terrific parties! Aunt Tracy had Whipt Cream design Halloween cupcakes for the party in the Toy Store theme. They had pumpkin and spice cake cupcakes, yum, yum! SO yummy! A… >> View Post
Halloween Costume Family Pics
Autumn is a little shy of the photography studios right now, so I decided to take the kids photos of them in their costumes at a park this year. My brother and SIL were having a Halloween party at their house today, so I decided to take the kids up to the park in his… >> View Post
Nathan’s first trip to the circus!
Tonight I took Nathan to the Ringling Brothers circus, and it was a first trip to the circus for the both of us! I almost got to see the circus in high school at the old Busch Stadium but it was rained out. It was funny, when I parked the car in the lot, Nathan… >> View Post
Autumn Nicole’s first haircut
I’m a busy working Momma, so of course I’ve been meaning to schedule Autumn’s first haircut, but… haven’t gotten a chance. So, I was sitting outside at my Mom’s house today after work and she offered to trim little Auttie’s hair. My Mom used to cut my hair and my brother’s (no comments on how… >> View Post
Caramel Turtle Brownies
I’ve really been in the baking mood lately, and I have always wanted to try out turtle brownies, so I did! And, yum! Not sure what I’ll be baking next! Ingredients First, unwrap the caramels and melt in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of evaporated milk. You’ll want to stir constantly so that the caramel… >> View Post
Nathan’s Preschool 4 Class Photo
This year, we had to PREPAY for the class photos, before even seeing them! Yikes! Since last years crusty booger incident, I decided not to shell out more then $30 for the photos I wouldn’t even see prior to purchasing. Of course, Nathan came home with bright red marker on his collar. He never gets… >> View Post
Stuckmeyers Pumpkin Patch
We usually take the kids to the pumpkin patch the first weekend of October, to select our special pumpkin. There were a lot to pick from today at Stuckmeyers. We brought our wagon along, and here are the kids with their cute tie dyed pumpkin shirts on. Jeremi said I should have made matching tied… >> View Post
Tie Dye Pumpkin Shirts
I saw this cute craft idea online last year for Halloween, but it was too late for me to get the supplies together. So, this year we finally got to make our pumpkin tie dyed shirts for the pumpkin patch. Here are the supplies you need… 2 dye packages, 2 shirts (I got long sleeved… >> View Post
First Wine Class
My brother Jeff and SIL Tracy invited us to go to a wine class at Balabans, a restaurant close to their house. In the class we learned about the difference between French and Californian wines. They had the restaurant divided in half, so that the wine class was on one side of the restaurant. There… >> View Post
The Perfect Apple Pie
I have only made apple pie two times, the last time was in the Fall of 2004! The only reason I know that, is because I wanted to use the original recipe I tried, and it was taken from Kraft’s Food and Family magazine. I was surprised when I looked at the date on the… >> View Post