Birthday Boy!

Ryan turned 28 on Friday, and we had lots of fun on his Birthday. I made him eggs benedict for breakfast and then we headed over to his work for lunch so that I could surprise him with his Birthday present. I had spent the night before secretly decorating his new office for him. It turned out pretty nice. I forgot to take pictures though, so I will have to post those latter. I was going to try and attempt to paint the office as-well, but last minute decided not to. It just would have been to much to deal with in the short time I had. Then latter that night we went to the nickel-cade with Jared and Marshall. It was my first time going and I was not super excited about it because I thought Jayna and I would be bored, but boy was I wrong. We blew through nickels like no tomorrow! Jayna loved all the sounds and lights on all the games, and loved watching the crazy kids running around. I loved playing the games with her strapped in the front pack squealing with delight. We played for about two hours while the boys played their gun games. We racked up so many tickets that we had enough to buy the sparkle baton we had our eyes on. Remember those as a kid? By the time we left she was about to pass-out. She was struggling to keep her eyes open, there was just way to much stimulation. Ryan and I decided that we will take her to the nickel-cade and wear her out for two hours before we go on our drive to Arizona. My favorite though was that there were all these kids at the nickel-cade having their birthdays and I was there with my 28 eight year old husband for his. After we ran out of nickels we went to the Wing Coop, an all wing restaurant. The boys eat about 50 wings there and then we went back to our place for an angel food pudding cake I made.



Ryan with his friends at the nickel-cade. I was laughing so hard when I saw him playing with this random kid.



Friends Marshall and Jared.

I Tried My Luck...

I tried my LUCK at making homemade fortune cookies this week. They turned out pretty good, but I think the consistency of my batter may need some work so that it is not so caky in the center. I also think one of those silicone pads you put in the cookie sheets would help as-well. They were surprisingly easy to assemble, you just have to work fast before they cool. I think they would make a great favor at a wedding or party.





I also stole this cute Thanksgiving card idea from a local scrapbook store. I thought it was adorable so I made them for the sisters I visiting teach. I thought I would share the idea incase any of you need to make your own Thanksgiving cards.

Let It Snow...Let It Snow...Let It Snow

It snowed pretty much all day today which was fun to watch from inside my cozy home. I really wanted Jayna to see the snow and experience it for herself so I brought some in for her. She had fun feeling it and grabbing handfuls of the cold white stuff. Her poor little hands were bright red by the time she was done with it. I am not positive that she is teething yet, but she sure has been grumpy this week. It got me thinking though that snow balls would make a great all natural soother for a teething baby. I wonder if that is what the "cave mommies" used?

Remember To Vote!

Jayna was grumpy today so I needed to find something to keep us occupied until Dad came home from work. With the election on my mind and the desire to fine tune my baking skills this is what we ended up with. We made the cupcakes and frosting from scratch because I did not have any cake mix on hand. It was fun. Ryan got a kick out of them when he got home, and we took them to our neighbors as a little reminder to head out to the polls tomorrow.





So Happy Voting Everyone!

Witches Night Out

Meet our daughter "Spooky Jayna". Every October we attend Witches Night Out at Gardner Village to see the fun costumes, festivities, and cute little shops. Since Grandma found Jayna a cute witch costume for Halloween we decided to dress her up when we went. It was kinda chilly outside and she was really busy looking at all the people walking by so she never gave a big smile. We thought it added to the spooky nature of the pictures though. Ryan thinks they look like those creepy 1800's pictures you see of children were they are all sad looking and serious. Everyone thought the wig was hysterical and she doesn't mind it, she just leaves it on. I was a witch for my first Halloween and since we have the same birthday my mom thought it appropriate that that is what Jayna would be. So here are some pictures of Witches Night Out, carving pumpkins, Ryan's work party, and other Halloween day pictures. Hope everyone had a "spooktacular" Halloween evening. (our internet has not been working great so I will have to post the rest of the pictures later)