What I'm thankful for

My 9 month old baby boy

 

Our goofy dog

 

Deep fried turkey (without a house fire) and all the other thanksgiving fixings

The good part about spending the good portion of the day cooking is not having to cook for 3days afterwords.

Thanksgiving firsts

Other things I'm thankful for:

a warm home

family

friends

internet

sewing machine

Adam's pending graduation

Jacob's first two teeth cut all the way through, so he's not in pain anymore!

My hot husband

My Savior Jesus Christ and his Gospel

My Loving Heavenly Father

xoxo

I forgot Halloween!

I totally spaced posting any Halloween pictures.
My sis-in-law let me borrow a chicken costume which was adorable.  Adam wasn't sold on it though.  He said he could go as Foghorn Leghorn in a pinch.

But when we found a skeleton costume that doubled as a sweatsuit it was decided.   Either way I think he looks cute!

More blog design

I have been very inspired by this and as such have been seriously considering doing some major sewing/designing and just giving it away.  I love the blog format that she uses to share her talent.  So, in that vein I've decided to fancy my blog up a bit in preparation for maybe trying something similar.  Not quite sure where it will take me or how long I can afford to do it but the idea of making something for fun to give away to someone that will wear it really inspires me!  No promises on when I will do my first give-away, I have to get some major to-do things done first, but I will keep you updated.

I found some easy to follow instructions on blog design here and some fun paper designs here. 

New post editor

In an effort to actually put some effort into my blog I am trying to update the look of it, personalize it a bit.  In the process I discovered there is a new post editor that is supposed to make posting pictures easier.... Does anyone besides me get tired of making a post look so perfect only to discover how wonkie it looks after publishing it?!?  I haven't given it a try yet but I'm excited at the possibilities.

If anyone else wants to give it a shot too, just make sure to enable it by going to your Settings, scroll down to the bottom and select Updated editor- see below for screenshot.

hopefully more changes to come soon.... but for now the purple makes me happy. :)

The Handmade Dress Patterns

The Handmade Dress Patterns GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

These dresses are so cute! I have to have the patterns! If I don't win the giveaway I'll have to use some Christmas money to buy them, especially since the money will go to such a great cause!

If you don't sew, no worries, enter the giveaway anyway. If you win, send me the pattern of your choice and I will sew one for you! :)

Peanut-buttery goodness

Utterly Peanut-buttery bars
from C&H

Only for true peanut butter lovers... I think next time I will add chocolate! Yum.

Crust:
1/2 cup soft butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour

Filling:
2 eggs
2 tbsp peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1/2 cup sugar
12 cup golden brown sugar

Preheat oven to 375.

Crust: In a medium bowl mix butter, peanut butter, and sugar until well blended. Stir in vanilla. Add flour and mix well (mixture will be crumbly). Reserve about 1 cup of this mixture for top. Firmly press remaining mixture into bottom of lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan.

Filling: Beat eggs, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar together. Spread over unbaked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crust mixture. Bake approximately 20 minutes or until set and top is golden. Cool in pan and cut into bars.

October in a post.

October was full of firsts:

Jacob started crawling just before his 8 month mark. His new found freedom led him to discovering the dog's bell. Much to the dog's chagrin.
We went out to The Berry Farm for a hayride and to search for just the right pumpkin
I love this (above) picture because it is the emergence of Jacob's new face. This is his thinking face... I call it his Kermit face because of the way he purses his lips. I don't think he could get any cuter.

My two favorite men in the world. :)

Jacob and his cousin Nikiya.

Jacob loves his pumpkin.

Me and my boy.

Jacob and his cousins for a wheelbarrow ride.

Adam and Jacob keeping warm.

Along with learning how to crawl, not just frog hop, Jacob has learned to pull himself up just about anywhere. Of course his favorite is to stand up in bed and put off nap time.
And last but definitely not least Jacob has started drumming lessons. Self taught really. He takes after his Pa John.
A little video for extra enjoyment... (please ignore the bath-robed woman in the background)