I've Heard Of Licking The Bowl But This Is Ridiculous!

Today, between sessions of conferences, the Little Guy and I made pumpkin oatmeal cookies. I turned my back on him to fill the dishwasher and turned around to see his whole head in the bowl. It was all over his face, and in his hair! I guess he liked the cookies, or at least the dough.

For all of you who are dying for the best pumpkin oatmeal cookie recipe in the world I'll let you in on a little secret. It came from a mix. If you are a costco member (and you should be if you aren't) there is a pumpkin bread mix (Krusteaz brand) there every fall with an adapted cookie recipe on the side. It is by far the best cookie-from-a-mix I have ever tasted. And I have tasted a lot of cookies! So look for it next time you're at Costco (hopefully it's not just regional)!

Pickin' Pun'kins

On Saturday we were able to take part in a charity pumpkin patch for a sweet little boy in our old ward. He is a three-year-old down syndrome boy who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. He has an amazing family, but the financial requirements are, no doubt, overwhelming. They have great neighbors who have been growing a field full of pumpkins all summer. We found some great pumpkins to carve for Halloween and it was nice to feel like we were helping out such a fantastic family.

Our little Guy is so sensitive to other peoples difficulties. He was very concerned for Jameson and wanted to say a prayer on the way to the pumpkin patch. He asked his Heavenly Father to help Jameson feel happy and to get better. He also asked that they could get the money they needed to take care of him, and that Jameson would have nice doctors. It was such a sweet, simple prayer. He is constantly reminding me that I need to kneel in prayer. His love for his Heavenly Father humbles me and strengthens my testimony on a daily basis.

Ta-Dah!

My latest project has been to resurface our dining set. It was looking really tired and faded so I gave it a face lift. What do you think?

'Pooky 'Piders

I love October. The temperature cools down, the leaves change colors, and Halloween ends the month with a bang...or a boo! I was searching for some fun stuff for the Little Guy to do and thought I'd pass the goodies along. Below are several links to fun Halloween printables. I like to print these out and take them in the car, or to church for fun, quiet activities.

• http://holidays.kaboose.com/halloween_Activity_Booklet.pdf
• http://a.familyfun.go.com/Resources/global/printables/halloween/31days/catpumpkin_connectdot_oct17.pdf
• http://a.familyfun.go.com/Resources/global/printables/halloween/31days/monsterbrain_maze_oct15.pdf
• http://a.familyfun.go.com/Resources/global/printables/halloween/31days/mummy_maze_oct1.pdf
• http://a.familyfun.go.com/Resources/global/printables/halloween/31days/witchbrew_hiddenpic_oct14.pdf

• This one is fun. The kids can create their own coloring page and print it out. http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/drawpaint/feature/clifprintable/clifprintable2.html

• Here's an age appropriate joke page to spell you from your kiddos usual punch lines. http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/halloween/humor.htm