Costume Party Girls

Rebekah was a co-hostess for a costume party last night with a friend. Both the girls were dressed up, we prepared food all day long, and Rebekah helped plan and organize the entire event. It was a great sucess and they had a blast! Here is a shot of the girls together just before the party...

A couple of our culinary contruibutions.....Swamp punch complete with wormy hand ice cube..
And deviled eyes with a brain centerpiece. The "brain" is a small watermelon that I carved to resemble a brain.

Here's Rebekah with a few of her friends....what a crew!

Our Little Darlings...

Oh my, how do such beautiful little girly-girls turn into T-E-E-N-A-G-E-R-S!?!?! Each year the girls go to a Fall Festival, dressing up in a costume and having loads of fun.

This began in 2005, Stepanie dressed as an angel and Rebekah was a Genie. Aren't they adorable?

Then in 2006, Rebekah chose to be a cheerleader, and Steph was a gypsy...Cute as bugs!

Then last year, Stephanie had a thing for cats...it's hard to see them, but there are little black ears on her head. Rebekah was learning about Japan and decided that she was a Japanese school girl. (I don't see it, but hey, the kid was happy with her choice)

So much for the cutesy costumes. No more girly-girls. This year, they are a pirate and a murdering maid. Aren't they adorable?

What a Beautiful Fall Morning!

What a beautiful morning it was this morning. A crisp 48º and dew on the ground. The leaves on one of the trees in the front yard are beginning to change color, and with the contrast of a beautiful blue clear sky I couldn't resist taking a picture.

Changing things

To help organize my thoughts, I have decided to change this blog to things going on in our day to day family life. This means that our homesteading blog has a new address, and I am also making a recipe blog.

Clear as mud?