Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Fall Festivities

Today was a jam-packed, fun-filled day for the family. We kick-started the day by hosting some friends from our mommy and baby class for a little GTG...Halloween themed. Lots of people brought treats and 7 of us moms and infants sat around playing, talking and digressing over coffee cake and mimosas. Fun was had by all and it was really neat to see how much the babies had grown in the month since class ended.

Following the party, the 3 of us went to the area pumpkin patch to carefully select a few carve-worthy pumpkins. Little Miss L slept through the entire experience, so no real photos were snapped...however, we enjoyed the fall family time together. Below is a photo of Miss L in her candy corn outfit as we were finishing up our trip (she was ready to be home!)

Last activity of the day was the Wings vs. Wild hockey game...her first Wings game! She did awesome...chilling mostly in her Baby Bjorn and absolutely was captivated by the lights and activities on the ice. A friend even got us into the Club level seats, which were really nicely located and a bit separated from teh masses. One thing is for certain - if we got a $1 for everytime someone commented that "she's a doll," we really wouldn't have to worry about funding the college education.

Time for bed as tomorrow = breakfast of pumpkin pancakes and mimosas (leftover champagne), football, carving pumpkins and getting ready for the week to start all over again.


Our lil' Candy Corn
First Wings Game

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Pumpkin Passion

Call it a passion, or perhaps an obsession. I have yet to find a pumpkin food item that i don't absolutely love. Pumpkin muffins at Panera Bread, Starbuck's pumpkin loaf and a local favorite back home, a Cakes by Stephanie pumpkin roll. Imagine my delight while grocery shopping at Target yesterday and discovering some new (and not-so-new) seasonal pumpkin items...
  • Eggo Pumpkin Spice frozen waffles
  • Kellogg Pumpkin Pop Tarts
  • Archer Farms (Target house brand) Pumpkin Spice oatmeal
  • Archer Farms pumpkin pancake and waffle mix
  • Edy's pumpkin ice cream  
This morning we enjoyed the pumpkin pancakes with a bit of cool whip on top...yummo!!

World Kindness Day

Last week was World Kindness Day and I think this date has never been more relevant than after the U.S. election and going into the holidays...