Somewhere Along The Way

Julian and fish

Julian, my little sophisticated seafood eater. Tonight fish nuggets. I say, would u like ketchup with that and he says oh no mom, a slice of lemon please.

Chocolate, Yes please!

Sometimes you just need chocolate! Here is a WW cupcake recipe!

Three point plus!

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 can of pumpkin
1/4 or 1/2 c. Of water

Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes

( I frosted these for the kids, so at least the frosting is all natural - add two points for a frosted one! 5 points not bad)

weekend

Sometimes I can barely remember what we did on the weekend.  It's all a blur.  Thank goodness for the camera.  For the most part we puttered around the house.  Swimming lessons at the Y in the a.m., followed by naps and family playtime in the backyard.  Bill and I attended our neighbor's annual Harvest party in the evening.  Sometime Saturday afternoon I was reading Jasmine Star's discussion on Facebook about shooting wide open and remembering to stand back far enough so that one or more subjects remain in focus.  I guess that's the key to her signature style. 

Sunday,  Bill took his dirt bike on an a 40 mile Enduro ride and that took up most of his day.  He came home wiped out.  The dirt bike is the replacement for the airplane, and that's okay w/ me.  The boys and I headed to church.  Julian has started his Faith Formation classes which he calls "Fake Formation Class".  He's not trying to be funny, but it's hard to correct him because he makes us laugh.

  Yes, it's November in New England and he's barefoot!  He's constantly taking his shoes off outside!!! It's driving me crazy. ( photo is a bit blurry)

Little Tyler came up to my bedroom for a little break.  The room was dark, but the sunlight on his face was perfect.

Oops! I forgot to mention that we did stop by a local fall festival that featured an army black hawk helicopter.  The boys LOVED it.  Julian had a few minutes at the controls, Tyler decided to have a chat w/ the pilot while being buckled into a jumpseat!

Tyler with Black Hawk pilot !

Welcome to Fall ! These are my neighbor's glistening gourds!

and these are my mum's!  Love that pinky purple color!  Shot wide open here at about 12 ft. away!  

Dark Chocolate cake w/ chocolate ganache and raspberries!  Made w/ my new DeMarle bakeware!

a quick self portrait w/ my new Galapagos hat !