Trick -or- Treat

We have had a fun October! Friday we had a few parties so my kids finally got to dress up.

Jensen is Meriwether Lewis (the Lewis and Clark that explored the Louisiana purchase but according to him he will just go by Lewis because Meriwether is a funny name) He originally wanted to be a crazy star wars character but I wouldn’t let him. After a few weeks of debating, getting a few documentary movies and book all about mountain men and him finding out that mountain men carried a gun he was hooked. He is according to him “posing how they do in books”.

A few weeks ago Siesa wanted to be a ginger bread man but when we pulled out all my costumes and she saw the candy corn witch costume I had(last years closeout that I got for 4 dollars) she wanted to be the witch. A few hours before our first party she was asking me if I could take her shopping to get her witch shoes. What? I quickly made her some spats that topped off her costume.

Elsie is a puppy and will bark upon request. She loves her costume and wants to wear it all the time.

Happy Halloween!

Dark Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Ganache Frosting

This is my new favorite recipe. It is so yummy.

Did I mention that it is dairy fee, soy free, egg free, gluten free, nut free and sugar free.

Happy to be 2

Elsie had her birthday last week. She kept saying all day “happy birthday Elsie, eat cake grandma and grandpa come.” She opened her gifts first thing in the morning and then we had her favorite breakfast, French toast.

She got a little play puppy that walks and barks, miss potato head doll, a shirt and socks and her favorite, a box of band-aids. She had used the whole box of band-aids by 7 in the morning.

The grandparents came by after dinner to sing and have some cake which Elsie didn’t eat because she said she was “too sick” she had just eaten a huge dinner including lots of jello.

I can’t believe she is already 2. She is a ball of energy and such a doll. We love you!