Pumpkin Patch & Other Misc. News

• Ken had Monday off, so we headed to the Pumpkin Patch to pick out some pumpkins for Halloween.  Both girls had so much fun picking out "their" pumpkins, but ironically, we took pictures of everything, except of the girls with their pumpkins.  Here's a few of the good ones.

 Sophia is wondering why the reindeer aren't with Santa.

Just being silly . . .

• The other day I saw a recipe for pumpkin rice krispie treats.  They sounded so good, I couldn't wait to try them.  I hate it when something highly anticipated doesn't live up to my expectations.  The flavor was good, despite the dash of nutmeg I put in instead of a pinch, but the pumpkin puree made them kind of soggy and stale-like.  I think I'll just stick with traditional pumpkin treats, like muffins, cookies, and pie.
• The girls liked the pumpkin rice krispie treats, but since Sophia hates getting her hands sticky, she ate hers with a fork ;)
• About a week ago, I accidentally dropped one of my favorite sauce pans onto the floor.  I quickly inspected the wood floor to make sure it wasn't dented or anything, but didn't even bother to check the pan . . . until a few days later when I went to put the lid on the pan and noticed that the pan was dented.  Ken saved the day by fixing the dent so that I can still use my pan - yeah!
• In another week, Sophia will be 2.  Unbelievable!
• I started a counted-cross stitch Christmas stocking for Sophia back in February or so, thinking I'd have plenty of time to finish it.   But as we are only about 2 months away from Christmas, I'm hoping to have it done in time.
• Amelia is so excited for Halloween.  And I'm excited that my Thing 1 and Thing 2 costumes turned out so well . . . but more importantly, that the girls are excited to wear the costumes.
• The other morning when we were running errands in the fog, Amelia asked me if it was raining and I said no, "it's just foggy".  Amelia then turns to Sophia and says "that's when you have cereal and put too much milk on it.".  And then we had a mini-lesson on rhyming words ;)