A Fun October

We had a beautiful, fun, and slower paced October.  It was wonderful!

We definitely ate well this month.  Lily found a recipe for a Creamy Shrimp Pasta with Spinach, Garlic, and Bacon.  It was amazing!

Lily learned how to fry chicken, and man it's tasty!

Our friend, Sherilyn Johnson, sold cakes as a fundraiser for the school recently.  She makes beautiful cakes that I've always wanted to try, and this seemed like a perfect reason to purchase one.  We ordered her Reece's cake and it did not disappoint!  It was so rich and delicious, and now I want another one.

I received two Lego sets for Christmas last year, and for various reasons had not yet completed them.  I decided to give them a go recently, and they were so much fun!  I didn't realize just how much I would enjoy putting these together.  The first set was a small Great Wall of China, and the second set was Central Perk from Friends.  These were great!

Ryan had the chance to go back to the ballpark to watch one of the NLCS games between the Braves and Dodgers.  Our friend, Doug Rohan, had a table in one of the specialty areas, so they had comfortable seats from which to watch the game.  The Braves won this game, but unfortunately lost the series in Game 7.

Mia came and cuddled up with me one afternoon.  She is still so cuddly, and I love it.

Mia sure does love Decker.

Stonehaven celebrated Reformation Day, and Mia had a fun time manning a booth that had water guns in it.  She didn't mind that her princess dress got a little wet because it helped keep her nice and cool!

Mia rocked her Spiderman costume for Halloween!

Mia had fun going to Arabella's house to go trick or treating.  They were joined by their friend Abby Kate and Abby Kate's older sister.

It was hard to tell that Lily dressed up as Woodstock for Halloween until she got next to Emma who came as Snoopy.  How fun to have coordinating friends' costumes!

Lily had fun trick or treating from Emma's house.  They were joined by their friends Trey and Westray plus Emma's brother, Will, and their friend Carson.

Both girls brought home tons of candy and very strategically traded amongst themselves.  Ryan and I were the recipients of several gift pieces too...woo hoo!

Overall, this was a pretty quiet month, but it was wonderful.  I love time with my family!