Pumpkin Carving!

Henry and I carved our pumpkins today. He loved helping me get the guts and the seeds out. Here are some pictures of the jack-o-lanterns and the kiddos. Happy Halloween everyone!

I asked Henry to put Zoe's hood back on her head... :)

Zoe LOVES Henry

I just wanted to share the joy that I feel when Zoe smiles at Henry. They have such a connection and Zoe is only 5 months old. Everytime Henry talks or sings to Zoe she lights up. Her eyes sparkle and she has the biggest smile on her face. I don't even have that affect on her and I'm her Mama! I hope that they are always close and always good friends. Henry loves to tell Zoe things, "did you see the dog Zoe?" "look at the cow Zoe! It says Mooo" I can't wait til she can actually talk back to him and have a conversation.

Write a novel!

November is National Novel Writers month . Go to this website to write your own novel of 50,000 words in one month! http://www.nanowrimo.org/

I just might try it.

Noodle Necklace!

Henry and I did our latest arts and crafts activity this weekend. For this project yopu need:

newspaper
yarn
Rigatoni or Ziti noodles
Acrylic paint
scissors
craft paint brushes
paper plate (to put the paint on)
old clothes (in case you ou your child gets pint on them)
cup of water ( to wash brushes)

I set up newspaper on the table and taped it over the edge to prevent sliding. I let Henry paint his noodles lots of different colors. I showed him that if you mix certain colors together it makes new colors (red and white make pink, blue and red make purple etc.) After we painted We set the noodles aside to dry. We finally got a chance last night to make his necklace. I tied one noodle to the end of the yarn, threaded the noodles on and tied a noodle to the other end with a little bit of space to put the noodle on the other end through for the "clasp". He was so proud of his necklace when I put it on him last night. Here are some pictures and videos (click the links) of him:

Painting his noodles:

He kept saying that the noodles were "beautiful" so I wanted to get him on camera saying it.

Lacing his necklace: (I had to help him a little bit)

Henry modeling his neclace

Meatloaf

I made meatloaf Sunday night and it was delicious. I am usually not a fan of meatloaf but for some reason I had a hankerin' for meatloaf Sunday and this recipe was fast and it was very moist and flavorful. I thought I would share it with my readers because I definitely recommend it!

All American Mini Meatloaves

17 Saltines crushed fine
¼ cup whole milk
1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
3 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1 large egg
1 ½ tablespoons Dijon Mustard
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 ½ lbs meatloaf mix*
2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Glaze
½ cup Ketchup
¼ cup light brown sugar
4 teaspoons cider vinegar

*Walmart did not have meatloaf mix so I bought a pound of 90% lean ground beef and 1 ½ lbs ground pork and mixed them together and took out what looked like ¾ lb. And put it in the freezer for next time.

1. Heat oven to 500 degrees and put oven rack in the middle position.

2. Mix saltines, milk, parsley, wors. Sauce, egg, mustard, onion powder, garlic powder and meat together. I used my hands to make sure it got incorporated well. Shape the meat into 4 oval loaves.

3. Heat the oil in a nonstick 12 inch skillet and brown the meatloaves on one side for about 5 minutes then carefully flip them over to brown the other side. Neaten up the edges with a spatula. In the meantime, while the meat is browning mix the glaze.

4. If your skillet is oven safe, top the meatloaves with glaze and place in the oven until the center of the loaves reach 160 degrees, this takes about 15 minutes. My skillet was not oven safe so I rubbed the bottom of a casserole dish with vegetable oil and placed the meatloaves in there before glazing them. Bake for 15 minutes. Enjoy!

If you try it let me know what you think!

Henry singing

Believers for Barack? Oxymoron if you ask me!

Barack Obama has rolled out new Believers for Barack merchandise. This sickens me! how a christian can defend someone who thinks it's ok to kill babies puzzles me. I guess people put their pocket books and their "Hope" for "change" above human lives and what God wants. God does not create life just so that it can be destroyed. This man disgusts me! I really hope that he does not become president.

You know I really struggled with wether I should post this or not because I don't want to offend people but, I felt like sometimes you need to stand up for what you believe in. So sorry if I offended you but I can't let this go unspoken for.