Weekend Plans

November... dear, sweet November...PLEASE slow down! OK, now that I have that off my chest...Friday afternoon we are taking a trip to spend some time with my father. I am cherishing each and every moment with him. : )

Saturday we have no plans during the day...I am thinking of getting out my Thanksgiving prep notebook, sitting down with a hot cup of coffee, and start my list making. We have Mass in the late afternoon, and then are going out to dinner to celebrate my friend's birthday. Her daughter is Madison's best friend, and her son is Rhett's. Pretty perfect. Peyton is going to make a cake for her too. : )

Sunday is party day! We are celebrating my sweet Flynn's 4th birthday with a small party including some family and friends. She decided to go with a Sesame Street theme again and is soo excited. We are having the party early...noon...as this time of year is quite busy and Madison has Confirmation class Sunday evening. And also because Peyton didn't want any interference with her Walking Dead episode. And yes, I'm serious. Flynn's actual birthday is Tuesday and we will celebrate her again...just the six of us. My fave. : )

So that is our weekend, my friends. I hope yours is happy and cozy and yummy, whatever your plans may be. Thanks for stopping by!

Fall baking is in full swing here...a few weeks ago we made this

 Fall Harvest Cake. It is the perfect autumn dessert. Or as you may have seen in a previous post...the perfect autumn breakfast. : )

So what to do with all that leftover Halloween candy? ( You know it is just driving me crazy all piled up in the pantry!) Well, Peyton chopped up some random candy bars and baked some brownies. And they were good. Really good.

Bought myself a new Christmas mug. And started to use it. Because...Life IS good. : )

This beautiful sight is what we woke up to last Friday morning...

and this is what my little ones were doing before school...playing outside in the snow...a homeschool perk we are enjoying this year. : )

My almost 4 year old...all ready for Mass last weekend...

and here she is being really happy because she was allowed to take her new best friend Jingle to Mass. If you do Elf on the Shelf...this is an awesome pre Christmas gift. I got it at the Hallmark store and it comes with this cute note saying that he is not the real Elf. He doesn't fly or visit Santa...he is just a friend to hug. : )

One more autumn treat...Peyton made some yummy pumpkin bars for weekend snacking. And snacking we did!

Here's my son...my little Daryl Dixon...another Walking Dead reference...He and Steve had sooo much fun at camp. No deer...but that didn't even matter. They had such fun together!

And to finish it off...a new hair...Monday morning...schoolroom selfie...

Happy Weekend, my friends!