Sunday, October 31, 2021

Happy Halloween!

 Y'all, it is Halloween and we are ready to party. 

Eh we all know that's not true. I was too lazy to even do a costume this year. But everyone else looked great. 




Looking great, team. 

We did some neighborhood trick or treating, and this year, we went to all the houses that scared us last year (these houses have like, moving parts and scary things that were loud) and I consider that a victory. 


Thursday, October 28, 2021

We Mad

 Today, we were at the store, checking out, and when the receipt popped out of the machine, I grabbed it. Epifanio was UPSET about this, because he wanted it first. So he turned away from me in his sad feelings. I walked towards him, and he walked away from me, crossed his arms, and refused to make eye contact. It made me laugh so hard. 



He's too too cute. 


Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Misc Epifanio Pics

 No real explanations with these, just random ones that I enjoy. 




In this pic, we had left his bike (stroller) in the car, and he was MAD about that. 

Monday, October 25, 2021

Future Career Day

 Today, the kiddos had to dress as whatever they wanted to be when they grew up. Darth dressed as this: 


When asked about it he said "I'm going to be a business man when I grow up" but he didn't have a specific business. I love it. 

Friday, October 22, 2021

The Knight Bus

 Y'all, I found this beauty online, and it's being retired soon. So I was so hype to have found it! 




Gosh dang it, I absolutely love all of these small things. 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Toby

 Toby is my SIL's dog. This incredibly needy weirdo is staying with us this weekend whilst his family goes on a trip. Look at this goober. 


This absolute weirdo is so soft. His fur is just divine. He cannot leave anyone alone. He's gotta be all up in your grill. If you get up to leave the room, he gets up to leave the room. Grabbing something from the kitchen? Obvs he has to go as well. Watching TV? Well, you can't do that without him on your lap! Working out? He will lay on you and lick your neck as you're trying to do sit-ups. 

He is so cute but after the neurotic cat wonder dog Cookie, it's weird to have a pet that actually cares about where you go and what you do. 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Halloween Craft Time

 Picked up some Halloween wood craft items this last week and finally got them all finished and dried and put together today! I love them so.




So cute! Little monsters! Little ghosties! 

Saturday, October 16, 2021

Sugar High

 Today, there was a monumental thing that happened. 

In a nearby city, an event called Sugar High. The short of it is, it's a festival in which many many dessert companies come together and give us samples of their products. We (myself, PJ, Rory) all got VIP tickets, which means we got 45 "free" samples, and got to be in there about an hour and a half before the regular tickets got to come in. 

It was amazing. We were totally sugared out of course, but it was so much fun. They had photo booths set up everywhere and it was a great time. 








Here is a tray of (some) of the treats when we were heading out. 

I hope this comes back next year - it was absolutely delicious and so great! 


Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Shred that Guitar!

 I don't know what shred means ... I guess it means to play a guitar well? Y'all, I am not cool. But you know what is cool? This freaking lego.




For sure, the part that took the longest was stringing the guitar. But look how freaking cool it looks. 


Saturday, October 9, 2021

Dino Legos

 Another day, another finished set! This one was really fun, and Gecko helped me with it, of course. 








Friday, October 8, 2021

Epifanio Friday

 On the Fridays that I don't work, I usually watch Epifanio in the AM whilst his mom is busy. Today was just such a day. He arrived nice and early and we had a fun morning. 


We went on a walk in the rain, and he always gets sick of being in the stroller by the end - he always wants to be the one pushing it around. 

He just gets so happy, look at this freaking face, what a cutie.


Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Fancy Pic Time

 We finally got the wedding pics back from my SIL's wedding ... in July. But hey, just glad to have them back! 












Look at all of these cuties. Gorgeous. 

Monday, October 4, 2021

Card Time Rollin' Around

 Time for cards again! This month, the themes were a Halloween card, and a Hello card. I think they turned out pretty good! 




Sunday, October 3, 2021

A Cake!

Okay, so today is the day! The fam came over and we cut into my labor intensive cake.

So, my notes. 

If you're doing a cake with marshmallows, you gotta cut into that the same day. These little mallows were so soft, it was so weird to eat with that texture. 

Otherwise, this was absolutely delicious. Loved it, loved the process, excited to try this again. 
 

Saturday, October 2, 2021

Step 2 !

 Y'all, the cake is now done! Let's break it down. 

I took the cakes out of the freezer today, and did a crumb coat (where you put just regular frosting on the outside, to help the other frosting stick to it). I put the layers today, put the marshmallows in the middle, and then did the top layer before frosting. Looked pretty good, I think. 

Then I let the cake chill out and had the frosting dry/harden a little. 

Later, I made another batch of frosting, and dyed it for a fun cake. I frosted the cake this time, and oof. 
I found out that my frosting was just a bit too soft - I didn't add enough powdered sugar (I did copy the recipe I was given religiously but didn't know what I was looking for in terms of softness of this particular type of frosting). So I did my best, and I know how to fix it. But it did look ... fine. 

So .. here it is! And tomorrow, I'll be cutting into it and seeing how it tastes.