The Impractical, Practical Boot

This is what I wanted last year when I bought my first pair of Ugg boots. They are so tempting! It took me a long time to finally buy my first Classic Tall boots. Dylan thinks they are the most impractical boot ever, but they are definitely the warmest shoe I've ever worn. I don't know how I got through so many winters without them. :)

Will this be the first item on my Christmas wish list?!?!?!

XOXO,
T

Halloween Weekend

We had a fun-filled Halloween weekend here in Cinci. We stayed home Friday night to clean Walter's living quarters (ie. our house) to prepare for Dylan's parent's visit on Saturday. This was their first trip to Cincinnati, so we started the day with a walk through Sawyer Point. After that we went to Terry's Turf Club for one of the best burgers in the city.
We ended the day at Party Source. This place is awesome! We probably spent a good hour roaming through all the aisles of beer, wine, liquor and party supplies. As the website says, they have "everything, but the guests." We love going there, but know we are going to spend a lot when we do. :)

Unfortunately, we did not go to any Halloween parties this year. Even my parents had a party to go to! ha After a full day we decided to make dinner and check out a not-so-scary movie on Netflix.

Sunday was another full day. We went to our first Bengals game at Paul Brown Stadium. Don't worry Indiana family, we are not turning on our team. NOTHING compares to a Colts game at Lucas Oil. It was our first time at an outdoor stadium, but it was pretty disappointing. Thank you again, Cincinnati Financial.
After the game we headed over to our friends house in Norwood for trick-or-treating. Halloween is a big deal in their neighborhood so we had to be there. Even with 7 bags of candy we ran out before 8:00 pm. Seeing as it was Walter's first Halloween I decided to get him a costume.

I promise this face is normal. haha

Jessica and Kai
Kai was suppose to be Elvis, but his costume had a little to many distractions to chew on.

My little bumble bee.

Hope you had a fun and safe Halloween!!

XOXO,
T

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Last week we celebrated Juliette Gordon Low's 150th birthday at the Girl Scout office. Her birthday is on October 31 so we always have a costume party, chili cook-off and bake-off. This year I decided to participate in the chili cook-off. No, I did not make my mom's chili or my dad's white chili. I made my own chili. It's really nothing special, but we sure do like it. Plus I get to use the crock pot which I love.

I'm not putting the recipe up because it's really not that special. The whole reason for this post is actually to tell you about the new cookie recipe that I got from the bake-off!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These little guys are my new favorite dessert! I'm not a big pumpkin fan, so it was one of the 3 items I actually tried that day. I think I had 5. (Good thing they are small!) I don't know if it is the pumpkin but they are so moist. One recipe makes a little over 3 dozen because they are small. I have a feeling I will be making these all year long. :)

1/2 c. margarine
1 c. pumpkin (I used a little more to build up the pumpkin taste.)
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. unbleached flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1-2 c. milk chocolate chips (Just use the whole bag people!)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place margarine in a glass dish. Cover and microwave for 30 seconds.
In a large bowl, mix pumpkin, sugar, melted butter, egg, milk and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add to large bowl.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop from a teaspoon into lightly greased sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Enjoy!
T