Weekend Plans

The weekend already? These weeks are flying right by! Our weekend is busy but starts out quietly. Friday night we are free! No games, no practices, nothing! I have a nice dinner planned of enchiladas and corn. After that, we are planning a Halloweentown marathon. The kids love those movies!

Saturday I will visit with my father at the nursing home. He and his roommate always look forward to my visit. Either that or the good McDonalds coffee! On Saturday afternoon, we have another niece's wedding to attend. She is Flynn's Godmother and I am so excited and happy for her. After the wedding, we need to make a quick trip home because Madison has a game at 7:00. Depending on the weather, Flynn and I will either go or opt to stay home. I am leaning on staying home, but we will wait and see.

Sunday morning we will attend mass. We usually go on Saturday afternoon, but this week we will be at the wedding, so Sunday morning it is! After mass, we will have just enough time to get home and grab a quick bite to eat before heading out to Rhett's soccer game. I am thinking about having a pumpkin coffee cake (that I can make Saturday night)  and cutting up some fresh fruit.  After the game, we will hopefully head home for some rest! I am putting some beef tips in the crockpot on Sunday morning for some Beef tips and gravy with steamed carrots for Sunday dinner and then it will be baths and showers and television time to end the weekend! Well, that is our little plan for the weekend. I hope yours is happy too, whatever your plans may be!

Flynn enjoying the beautiful autumn weather.

Good thing, because a few days later, I was getting the flannel sheets out! Brrr!

Rhett and Flynn in a sweet moment after dinner. (And Rhett does NOT wear those with shorts...those are his soccer socks!) : )

Our weekend sweet treat...our monthly cupcake delivery!

Flynn all ready for mass at Peyton's school. Me..."Flynn, thank you for getting ready so quickly!" Flynn..."My pleasure!" : )

Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

This is one of my very favorite go-to meals. I make it a lot on Sunday evenings for dinner because it comes together very quickly, yet is still a real meal. It works best with fresh garden tomatoes, but is great with whatever you can find! I like to serve it with a salad and garlic bread. Enjoy!

                    Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes

Ingredients:    1 pound thin spaghetti
                     3 or 4 large tomatoes, quartered
                     olive oil
                     fresh garlic, minced
                     parsley, chopped
                     shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions:      Boil pasta until tender.
                     Meanwhile, cook garlic in olive oil
                     on low heat.
                     Add tomatoes and cook down.
                     Drain pasta and add to garlic
                     and tomatoes.
                     Sprinkle with parsley and
                     shredded cheese.

Pumpkin Patch 2012

We made our annual trip to our little pumpkin patch last weekend. The weather held off and although it was cool, it was the perfect afternoon for choosing perfect pumpkins. We have been doing this since Madison was little, and back in the day, I had all my littles decked out in matching Halloween shirts and everything. Now...not so much. Now they are not quite so little, but I am thankful that they still want to come and still really enjoy it! I am also thankful that the older ones make sure that Flynn enjoys it as well. Here are some pictures of our pumpkin patch visit!

All ready to go...

                     
                   

And she found the perfect one, but it was a bit too heavy!

My Rhett loves this day! And I love that haircuts are scheduled! : )

Flynn was thrilled when the nice "pumpkin man" gave her a little one for her very own!

Flynn and my Peyton, her second Mommy! 

This is what happens when I ask Madison to hold the camera...: )

Steve does a great job with outside decorating!

This is where I sit and watch my littles play.

Happy October!

(Long) Weekend Plans

It is a three day weekend for us! Hooray! The kids have Monday off and they are excited. Our weekend starts with Madison traveling to an away game Friday night. Steve and Rhett usually attend the games, and Peyton, Flynn and I remain here at home. Madison needs to be back at school by 4:30 to leave for the game, so I think a super easy supper is in order on Friday. Like McDonald's drive-thru easy. Busy nights call for desperate measures, I guess! I am also planning on making a special Halloween treat that the kids all love. It is called Spiderweb Munch and you can find the recipe here.

Saturday morning I will be having my weekly coffee visit with my father, and at the same time, Rhett will be altar serving at a funeral mass. Father asked him if he would be interested in serving the funeral masses this year. Rhett does a wonderful job. He is very serious about it and I am thankful Father asked him to assist him in these special masses. Saturday afternoon is blissfully empty. I am seriously considering scheduling a nap! Or making my monthly trip to Walmart. Hmmmmm, tough call. : ) After mass on Saturday evening, I am planning Crockpot BBQ sandwiches. They are very easy and very good! Then it will probably be jammies, the television, and my ironing board!

Sunday Rhett has an away soccer match in the early afternoon. We all plan on attending and then getting pizza at this cute little place on the way home. They have the best pizza there! I am excited just thinking about it! Sunday night will be a quiet evening at home. Madison may have some friends over. They are a nice, fun group of girls, and I am happy they like to "hang out" here.

Monday is our annual Family Fun Day! Weather permitting, we plan on spending the day at a local State Park. We have been doing this since Madison was little and it has become a favorite family tradition. We keep it simple, just order a pizza and make cupcakes or brownies to take along. The kids play on the big playground and we always take a long walk. Then we take a ride through the mountain and look at the beautiful leaves. It is a fun, quiet family day that we have come to love. So that is what we have planned for this October weekend. Hope you have a wonderful weekend as well, whatever your plans may be!

Flynn and I at the wedding last weekend. Clearly she is more interested in her cookie than getting a picture with me.

How happy am I to have Little People back in my life again?

The beautiful autumn view from my side porch.

Some beautiful trees near Peyton's school.

And some more...Did I mention how much I love fall? : )