Pumpkin Season!

One of my favorite things about fall, is.... it is Pumpkin Time! I found this recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins.  And they are SO EASY! Only 3 ingredients, and I thought they were super fabulous.  And apparently, if you leave out the chocolate they are just 1 WW point.  (But, the chocolate makes it super yummy... of course)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Makes 24 muffins

Ingredients:
2 boxes Spice Cake Mix
1 29 oz. can Pumpkin
1 12 oz bag chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix all ingredients together.
Spoon batter into lined muffin tins. (You can fill them all the way to the top, they don't rise very much.)
Bake for 22-25 min. or until an inserted toothpick comes clean.


Happy Fall every body!!!!

Swing Set!

We had a special swing set given to us from some friends in our Ward.  And it just so happens to fit perfectly in our yard and has 3 seats for all 3 of the kids!!! What a great addition.  The kids are loving it. 

Pre-school!

This was Quincey's Spiderman pose. 

Maiya had to get out her back pack too!

Yesterday was Q's first day of Pre-school! He really enjoyed it and talked a lot about it after. I did feel a little bit of a pull on my heart strings as we pulled away.  I guess this is how letting go feels like, huh?  I am glad it is gradual.  It's hard not to worry a little how they will do.  How many positive reports you will receive, (and how many negative).  But he was super excited for school and I am glad that he gets this opportunity to learn.

Q's Nightmare

Last night Quincey woke up crying around 3 am and came into our room.  He was saying, "No Mom, Don't do that! It's my Transformers present, and you opened it.... don't do that Mom!"
Well, that is quite the scary dream! Someone gave him a cool present and I opened it for him.  I will try to contain myself in real life.

Special Stake Meeting

Yesterday our Stake had a special visit from an Apostle, Neil L. Andersen.  It was a great experience for Geren and I, because we got to sing in the choir.  It was so neat for me to be able sit up front so close to Elder Andersen.  He kept turning around while we were singing showing his huge smile and giving us thumbs up. 
 It was also nice because I got to sit through an entire meeting without ANY interruptions! I am so thankful for some good friends of ours for watching our kids at the church for all 4 hours!! (The choir had to be there 2 hours ahead of time to practice before the meeting. )   
Well, my son was not having it with his mom being up on the stand the whole time.  So, my friend, Melanie, had to keep him outside because otherwise he would run through the crowd and come to get me.  While they were waiting outside they saw Elder Andersen pull up, but Quincey was still fighting to get inside, so she told him that she really wanted to stay here so that they can meet him, and that he was here to teach us about Jesus.  When Q heard this, he stopped fighting for a second and said in a defeated tone, "Okay, you can go see Jesus." How considerate of him!
She of course clarified who they were actually meeting.  And he got to shake his hand. 
After the meeting Quincey ran to Geren and said, 'Daddy, you make me so happy.'  We love our little boy. 

Maiya's Princess Party!

Well, I do realize that I have taken a bit of a break from my blog.  My last real post was 2 months ago! I've never taken that long of a break before. And I don't really have a good excuse for it.  Except for the fact that after almost 5 months of 2 or 3 dr's appointments per week, I am not really tied down to anything right now and I have been enjoying the freedom.  (on second thought... that is a pretty good excuse). 

Well, while I was on my 'blog break'.... Maiya turned 2!  I know, crazy right!?!  She really enjoyed her princess party. She felt so special, and still likes to tell everyone how great it was 2 weeks later!   

  She is such a big girl and I am loving her big girl stage.  I love piggy tales.  She loves Barbie movies, Tinkerbell, and Princess anything.  She amazes us daily with all of her new words and phrases, and her sweet little personality (and not to mention the sour side too)... she can be quite sassy when she wants to be.  She's had to learn to be feisty to defend herself from her big brother. But, I like that side of her too.  She loves to color and to draw, and is quite good at it.  She already holds a pen like I do when she draws.  She even cuts with scissors. 
Here is a video of her blowing out her candles.  She just figured it out all on her own!  I also love her little squeal at the end.

My little Ladies Man

On Friday we all went to Lowe's to pick up a few things.  We walked by some girls, a Mom and her 2 teenage daughters, and Quincey said, "Hi Girls! You sure look pretty!!" 

What a funny boy! Only 3 years old and already hitting on girls! And apparently it worked... the girls were pretty enamored by him...  I mean, how can you resist such sweetness?