Lil' Punkins

We all went to the Pumpkin patch this past weekend, along with the rest of Georgia. Seriously it was very crowded. I guess because the weather was beautiful, and it was Sunday. Anyway, here are the pictures that was able to get. You'll love this one.


I did better getting individual shots.

Everybody on the tractor!

We got some nice pumpkins, and had a great day.

Pumpkins and Spice and Everything Nice!

I think I have said that I love fall, if I haven't, I LOVE FALL!

I love cooking with pureed pumpkin. When October hits I try to use a lot of it in my cooking. Yesterday the kids and I made pumpkin chocolate chunk cookies, and Oh My! They are delicious. I found the recipe on Bakerella's blog. If you have not found Bakerella you must go post haste! Just look at these beauties!



They are so light and fluffy, and y'all there is a frosting recipe that goes with these! I did not frost them for obvious reasons, my butt!

Go ahead, take a closer look!

Awwww, yeah! They were a huge hit, and even though the chocolate probably outweighed the nutrition of the pumpkin...oh, who cares!

I love the look on J's face. It looks like he got caught with his whole face in the cookie jar!

I promise that the cookies were not my kid's dinner. Even though I made them at 4:30 yesterday. Nope, this was dinner.


Isn't he cute! This is jack-o-lantern cheeseburger pie. I got the recipe from Southern Living a while back and it is a Halloween must at my house.

To top the week off, we are having pumpkin waffles on Saturday morning. I usually make the yummiest pumpkin pancakes, but Wylie had an assignment on his calendar asking him to look up pumpkin recipes. This particular recipe is one he wanted to try. We will see how it goes.

It's not Fall until....

Although it's October, and September has already passed us by, it hasn't really felt like Autumn. Mostly because it has still been so HOT! But, today is a different story! It is absolutely gorgeous and it is one of the many reasons I love living in the south. It is really nice outside, AND we have another cold front coming! Yippee!

Anyway, I decided to take the opportunity to blog about some of my favorite fall things. I will start with numero uno!
Mmmm hmmmm. It is not really officially fall until you have had one of these, and don't even get me started on the muffin!

Next, I definitely bleed red and black. Nothing gets your adrenaline pumping like walking up to Sanford stadium listening to the choruses of The Redcoat Band and the impending onslaught of a good ole' southern rivalry! We have not had the best season so far, but I will always be a dawg fan! Sic em' boys!


Now that the main fall things are out of the way, I can tell you about the little things that make this time of year so special for my family and I.


Halloween is big at our house. I dare say it is my oldest son's favorite holiday. He seriously talks about it all year! Like my banner? Check out emmie cakes. She has all kinds of fun banners.

Oh! I need to go straighten the lamp shade!

This is my entryway. I like to change it up depending on the season.


Here is my new favorite item. I have been drooling over these for well over a year, and if you see me this winter, this is what I will be wearing!

What is your favorite fall thing?