The Pumpkin Patch

Last week we picked grapes and apples with the Curtis family. It was a lot of fun! It is always nice to get out of the house. The area we went to was beautiful! It almost put Oregon to shame! I love fall time with all the leaves changing colors. We also bought a pumpkin. It was fun to watch Macy try to climb all over them! We are going to carve it this week…

Macy's Birthday!

My baby is all grown up! We celebrated Macy's birthday yesterday. I am proud to say that I made my first cake (actually 2nd... I also make one for homecoming). It WAS my first fondant cake though. I told Riley I wanted to make it and he thought I was crazy. He really wanted me to buy one, but of course, why would I listen to him? I never do that. :) At least he says so! So it took a lot longer than I thought it would. (Due to the fondant drying and cracking, so I had to start all over and make several more batches!) I never thought it would be so much work to make fondant black! I think I used the entire bottle of food coloring, with 1/3 of it on me! But it turned out cute and I had a lot of fun doing it! The cake was strawberry cream cake. If I had to do it over again, I would make a different recipe. It tasted dry and wasn't anything special... my typical style of cooking! Lol.
We got Macy a kitchen and laundry set and a cute tea set. She loves her new kitchen and my hope is to one day retire my kitchen and have her take over. Every Mom's wish, I'm sure! Special thanks to everyone that was able to come, we had a good turn out!

Almost a year!

Our little munch-kin is 11 months old today! I can't believe how fast time goes. She's beginning to stand all by herself, but is still a bit scared. Today she learned how to walk down the stairs all by herself. (I was ready to catch her of course!) She side-steps it while holding onto the wall. Well... that's it for now. I really just wanted to post something so it looks like I use it. :)

My First Blog

I've heard so much about blogging, I figured it is time to start one myself! My hope is to have this blog serve many purposes. First, all of my family and friends can stay connected with Riley and I as we go through the years. Secondly, it will be a spot to look back at and laugh, or even cry, as we reflect on our memories. Lastly, it might provide some nice time of reflection between chasing Macy around the house, cleaning every mess that follows her. Plus, I need to get better with my journal writing.... maybe this will help!

So world of blogging, here I come!