Helping Out

I actually got to volunteer in Katiera's class! I've always wanted to but with the 2 little boys...
it doesn't always work out so good:) I didn't actually have to go in and do it at school which is key to being a stay at home mom and still somehow contributing to the kids school. So the teacher called to see if I wanted to help with the Halloween party and I told her I would like to especially if she had something I could do at home. She was so excited cuz she had these bats that she was trying to get around to but didn't seem to be happening! Perfect for me, I love crafting! These were soo cute I thought I'd share them with all of you. All you need is some felt for the wing and moon, some pom poms for the body, some googly eyes for well you know;), and some pins to make them into bat pins. Oh and some hot glue!

Here they all are!

Today when we went in for the party all the kids were wearing them:)
Sooo cute and very easy!

More Harvest Party

Judy brought a craft for all the lady driver's- Keychain wristlets. She sewed them all and had them ready for decorating! Very cute and fun little project which has already come in quite handy!

Here is mine waiting to heat the little gems to make them stick.

Judy explaing what we need to do.

This little machine heated the gems.

The guys during our craft "watching" the kids;)

Judy also brought scarf making stuff for the little girls.

She's so thoughtful:)
Lily and Ella above

and Katiera below.

She actually did all the work for it, I was very impressed!

She absolutely loves it!

Harvest Party

The Whispering Creek House

Harvest Party

Much anticipated and gone already!

Here are a few pictures of this years events....

Kamdyn snagged somebody's coffee:)
"what???"
LOL

Pumpkin carving...

Evan and Shane

Anita and her son Joshua.

Max with his "widdle punkin" ;)

Katiera the Feathered Fairy Princess

carving her pumpkin.

Shane carving his pumpkin face:)

Somebody's got school spirit!
Merissa's boyfriend Steven's cutout, I thought it looked cool

sitting among all the pumpkin insides! lol

I even got into it!

Not voluntarily though-stinkin kids...

Always insisting on having a pumpkin to carve

but when it comes down to the actual work..

well as you can see...

Ah well whatever it makes up for all the pumpkin carving

I missed out on as a kid:)

As it went into evening it got really cold,

so Joshua got all bundled up!

Caramel apples mmmm yum-o!

All kinds of different things to dip into:)

Whew!

I just realized how long this post is!!

Stay with me I'm almost done....

well half-way anyway;)

Hudson got a major kick out of Max sharing his apple with him!

So cute!

Max would put it up to Hudson's mouth and Hudson would laugh hysterically!

I think some of the caramel was tickling his lips:)

The little girls with their caramel apples.

From left:

Heidi, Ella, Katiera, and Mackaila.

Here is a not so great shot of my Pumpkin Pie Bite's that I said I was gonna make:)

Yummmy...definitely make these people!!

Especially for Thanksgiving.

They were a little time consuming but sooo worth it!

Oh yeah I also made these adorable Ghost cake pops
from once again Bakerella
I'll post a better shot of both if I remember;)

Pin the nose on the pumpkin!

Now how fun is that right;)

Well Shane is standing right next to me and he says

"It was alot of fun!"

While the kiddo's were pinning noses us "adults";) were playing

a very rousing game of

How well do you know your spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend?
Some very interesting and somewhat disturbing{;)} answers were given,

some not to be read aloud...you know who you are*wink,wink*!

Teehee!
ANYWHOOO....I've got more for ya'all tomorrow:)

Enjoy!

Face Painting

The kids got tickets to the Fall Carnival that the school puts on and 1 of the things to do was face painting. I didn't go {my group was serving at church the next day so I was cooking;)} Bruce took them. If I had gone maybe I would have remembered the camera;) Sounded like alot of fun though they had a haunted house, bunches of games, bounce house inflatables, and uh face painting!

Katiera chose to stand in line for about 20 mins. to get this gorgeous butterfly:)

She left it on for church the next day,

gotta make the most of all that standing in line and patiently waiting;)

Shane also chose to wait in line and got this...a peace sign.
I was like you waited 20 mins. for a peace sign??
He thought it was AWESOME, so that's all that matters!


He didn't want to keep it for church though, not that awesome;)


Well tomorrow is the Harvest Party and I'm still up working on stuff!
I'll be posting bunches of pictures on Monday:)
So excited!

Orange Inspired

Spent an afternoon over at my friend Emmy's house one day last week. They were going to be making chocolate filled orange jack-o-lanterns, what a neat idea right?! There was just enough for my kids to join in the fun:) She home schools her kids so they are always up to something fun, that is after doing their school in the morning of course! Talk about super-mom she has 5 kids and another on the way! I think I'd be about to go out of my mind {uh actually I know I would;)} but she seems pretty calm and relaxed. Their place is also the neighborhood hang-out we went in the afternoon and soon there were just a bunch of kids running around:)

First you scoop out the insides of the orange.
Like so;)

Here is Tiera with hers, she insisted on scooping out her own for awhile til she realized its kinda hard to do!

This is Annika and Taylor {neighbor} drawing a face on her "pumpkin".

Once they are cleaned out you fill them with chocolate pudding.

There you have it fun little activity and a yummy snack!

B-O-O-KINS

Sooo I was checking blog updates and found the cutest idea for Halloween decor here.

I don't normally really get into decorating for Halloween,

{other than what the kids make at school}

but like Karen, I was soo excited to get started!

Katiera painting pumpkin...
I didn't feel like making a stencil or finding one, so I had my hubby
do the writing and painting:)

I also added orange gems to the points.

So very cute!

I put them on my front porch.

Only sad part about this is I have to go outside to see them! lol

They are irresistible!!

The whole picture:)
When I saw this idea I just had to do it...cute, easy, and fun!

I ran out that same day and got the stuff and got started.

Of course right away Max man grabbed one and promptly dropped it

and broke off the stem! Nothing a little glue couldn't fix tho;)

Definitely head over and check out Karen's finished product as well!

Gingerbread Cupcake Recipe

These are the easiest cupcakes ever! Here's a little refresher for you;)

1 white cake mix

2 t.cinnamon

1 1/4 t. nutmeg

1 1/4 t. cloves

1 t. ginger

1 t. pure vanilla extract

Add oil, water,and egg whites and mix in the

usual way.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 18 to 20 mins

Cool completely, then frost.

Spiced White Frosting

Frosting: beat together

1 c. shortening 1 t. vanilla

Add:

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. nutmeg

1/2 t. cloves

1/4 t. ginger

Alternate between powdered sugar and milk

4 c. powdered sugar

4 to 5 T. milk

Enjoy!