Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

I sure am looking forward to Thanksgiving Day. I have a lot to be thankful for!!

A Little Bit of Country

Would you believe that a few short miles outside of the Houston metropolis, there is a huge working farm that plays host to thousands and thousands of visitors every weekend in the fall. GENIUS! Tickets are in the double digits per person and include a variety of fun activities like...

Rolling slides


A tree Fort

A hayride

A Pumpkin patch

A Corn Maze

A hay mountain with rope swings


Swings and things


And oh so much more.
We had a great time and felt it was worth every dime we paid for our half priced "Groupon" tickets. On the way out Mark turns to me and says, "I can't believe people pay for stuff like this. This is free fun where I'm from." Well, guess what Toto you're not in Canada anymore. These city folks are willing to pay for a country experience. Thanks Dewberry Farms for as much farming as I ever want to do.

What I love about Houston

It's November and the temperature is a beautiful 75 degrees. My children are wearing shorts and playing outside. We can leave the doors and windows open. We don't need the air conditioner or the heater. We may have to hibernate in the summer but fall and winter are FANTASTIC!!!

Pushing Daisies and PIE

Mark and I just finished watching the entire series of Pushing Daisies on Netflix. We loved it! It was whimsical--full of mystery and fun.

Anyway, as this group of people is solving mysteries, they are eating pie. All different kinds of mouthwatering pies. See....

So, needless to say, I've been feeling like pie. (I don't even like pie.) I finally got together all of the ingredients and whipped up this little baby.
Apple Pie..mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........

Yes it tastes as good as it looks-maybe even better-and I'm pretty proud to be able to call myself a "piemaker." Now, what pie should I make next?

Catching up!

I have been doing a terrible job lately of keeping up with all the exciting and not so exciting times in our home. Avery lost her second tooth. She took this picture herself. The really freaky thing is that her new permanent teeth are coming into that tiny spot sideways! Oh no! Someone please tell me they will straighten up.