Mildly disappointed

Well, last night it was time to make my first pumpkin treat of the season... and I went with something I thought couldn't fail. Pumpkin no bake cookies.

Now around my house no bake cookies are prized, being Tyson's favorite I've become quite good at making them over the five years since we first started dating... and I only imagined that with a pumpkin kick they would be delightful.

The recipe called for me to replace the peanut butter with pumpkin, otherwise it was a pretty normal recipe.

As it turns out without peanut butter the cookies are not the same... the salty really makes the sweet and the pumpkin just didn't give it that same kick. They were good enough to be eaten but simply not as good as I had hoped or anywhere near as tasty as the original.

With such am amazing array of things to do with pumpkin these will not be made next year!

The Elephant

So the elephant in the news right now is that it is the start of fall... and I love it!

I love pumpkin time! Every week from now to Thanksgiving I will have a different pumpkin based food.... mostly dessert but I may throw in some soup or pasta with pumpkin. Pumpkin is delicious and actually has a fair amount of nutritional value.

It also means the start of Fall film fest in the Young household... which used to be October film fest but we have to many "horror" and thriller and such movies to watch so it will start this week and go until we are done which hopefully is before Christmas time Lol.

The one bad thing about fall is the bugs... box elder beetles.... I hate them! They discourage me from leaving my house because every time I do I somehow end up with one on me. I hate bugs!

And... just for a random note... Jude is six weeks old today. Yay baby Jude

Happy fall everyone!!

Jude's Newborn Pics

Well, Jude is about five and a half weeks old now, and looks COMPLETELY different than he did when he was born I should finally get around to posting up some of his newborn pictures.

Oh my goodness, his feet were SO wrinkly!!! Since then he has already gained more than four pounds, and is more than an inch longer. He is getting so big! Crazy little guy! Hope you all enjoy seeing what he once looked like!! 

Church

So, yesterday we finally were able to take Jude to church for the first time. I was so excited to dress him up in his little white button up shirt and a tiny black and red tie. He looked so cute! Tyson even wore a tie in the same colors to match him. I lo e my boys!!!

Aside from the fact that he looked cute it was just great to be at church again after now being able to go for a few weeks. I think it is important to take babies to church and to let then experience the feelings there. Regardless as to what they can and cannot remember I know that Jude is effected by the mood and feelings of those around him and I want to have him in locations where the spirit can be felt as much as possible!

I do my best to make my home a place where the spirit resides as well so tjat even at this age Jude can have these wonderful feelings and begin developing a knowledge that will help guide him through life.

My dew

I love soda!   I just feel the need to say this!   While I was pregnant I couldn't have my joyous diet mt dew and this was a very hard very sad thing for me. While being a very simple pleasure my my. Dew just helps a little for me to get through every day. I am so thankful for soda!  Love the little things! $!