Sleeping Angels

A couple of weeks ago Aaron walked in and saw Aspyn sleeping like this.  He told me to come in and see so I took a picture of it.  Then a couple of days latter I walked in and saw Sophy sleeping like this.  They are so dang cute!

These are the BEST moments of having kids.  They look so peaceful and it shows how fun kids are.

Halloween Trunk or Treat

In years past we have had the Trunk or Treat inside the church.  This year was the first year that we actually had it outside.  Why you ask?  My guess is that it is much warmer in Texas during Halloween then in Utah.

Aspyn is a Witch and Sophy is a Fall Fairy.  I had so much fun doing their hair and getting them dressed up in their costumes.  Having girls is so much fun!!!

I could not get Aspyn to look at the camera.  She was constantly looking at
Sophy.  The picture above is of Aspyn and Porter.  He is from Utah as well.  He and Aspyn are fast friends.

Banana Bread

I had two bananas that were brown.  You know what that means?!  Yes, time to make banana bread.

Before

My cute Aspyn wanted to help me and since I wish that I spent more time learning how to cook when I was younger I thought that it would be okay to let her help me.  She is great at dumping in the flour and other ingredients.  She loves cooking and helping.  My favorite thing is after we put whatever we are baking into the oven, she flips the light on and says she wants to watch it grow. 

During

Here is the recipe if anyone wants it.  I got it out of a recipe book that my mom got us girls. 

After

1 3/4 cp. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cp. shortening
1 cp. sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 cp. nuts
Bananas

Set oven to 350 degrees

Mix flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.  In separate bowl, cream sugar and shortening; add eggs.  Add bananas and dry ingredients alternately to creamed mixture.  Mix well; add nuts. Pour into floured and greased pan.  Bake for 60 minutes.

I do not like nuts so I don't ever add them but I do love chocolate so I add semi sweet chocolate chips.  I don't do it all the time but sometimes when I feel like I want to eat a little bit of chocolate.  It tastes so good when it is cold outside.  It makes me feel all warm inside.  















 

Ring around the Rosies

This is a movie clip of Aspyn trying to get Sophy to do Ring around the Rosies.  They don't start dancing until the end. 

This other movie is one of Aaron playing with Sophy and tossing her up in the air.  I don't know if you can hear her but she is saying "Again".

Carving More Pumpkins at the Lindsey's

I think that because we haven't carved pumpkins for five years now our due diligence was up.  We were invited by our dear friends the Lindsey's to go and carve pumpkins and make caramel apples.  It was so much fun!  It was the first time that all of us decorated apples like that.  We sat around carving the pumpkins while talking about how each couple met.  It is great listening to other peoples love stories and hearing our's again.

Mike and Camille Lindsey

Jonathan and Tasha Biesinger

Steve and Tacee Barney

So Yummy!

 The kids played games and watched a movie.  They were also dressed up in their costumes.  Kids make Halloween so much fun!

Ellie Biesinger as a pirate.  So cute.

This pumpkin is a haunted house.

Carving Pumpkins

I have a confession to make.  Since Aaron and I have been married we have not done pumpkins.  Not even in years past when we had kids.  The excuse always was, Oh, our kids are not old enough.  That chapter has ended and we can now say we have carved pumpkins! 

Aspyn thought that they were yucky to feel.  She did taste it and did not like it.  Sophy couldn't keep her hands out of the pumpkins.  She loved the stringy ewy gooieness of it all.  She even ate it and liked it!  There is a picture of the pumpkin on her face.

My pumpkin died after two days of being outside even before we started.  That is okay because I got to do the other pumpkins and Aaron said that he would share his with me.  Aspyn wanted a regular pumpkin face and we did a silly face for Sophy's.  Aaron did a scary face.  We put the pumpkins outside and after three days they were grouse.  We have learned that pumpkins do not last long in El Paso.  At least we have the memories!