Happy Halloween!

Hannah and Maggie decided to come home for the day.  They were excited to eat some home cooked food, carve some pumpkins and give out candy to the trick-or-treaters!  Julie got them up and carving in the back yard.

Hannah enjoyed the slimy innards!

Here they all are working diligently.  Gina looks relatively uninterested behind them ;)  Julie looks serious!

 Here's the finished products!

Tim even got into the spirit!  Scarrrryyyyy!

Thanksgiving Day Desserts Gone Wild!

I'm sort of jumping around to catch up on topics from the extended weekend.

Thanksgiving day we participated in our annual "orphan's dinner" at the Scott's House. Julie was out of control this year. She is normally a key contributor to the dessert menu and this year she outdid herself. As you can see from the packed back of our Jeep - she made 6 different dessert type and 9 total (including duplicates) desserts! I have no idea how many calories the 'jeepload' of desserts represents - but it's a lot.















After receiving her baking training earlier this year - she decided to do all her own pie crusts. They were crisp and yummy! In addition to all the pumpkin pies (her specialty!) there was also a delicious cake, a wonderful cheese cake, a multi-berry pie and a rice pudding.



















What a stud!















She even made a little baby pumpkin pie - gluten free (meaning no crust) for Emily and Allison this year. She is so thoughtful.



















We are so thankful that we were able to celebrate with our friends another year of God's unceasing love for us all. He is truly Jehovah-Jireh!