What Your Jack-o-Lantern Says

You are a naturally cheerful, happy go lucky person. You're the type of person to see Halloween through the eyes of a child. This Halloween, dress up as something cute - like a bunny. The candy you should give out: candy corn

The Jack-o-Lantern Quiz

Old Problem / New Problem

Even though you cannot tell from the picture, this costume (non returnable) is way too tight. And the back is wide open. Being so tight there was no way that we could put clothing under the costume to keep the little guy warm. Owen doesn't care as long as he is Superman.

I fixed the tight in the torso problem and here is our new dilemma. We have a belly shirt. :) We are on the way out to find a shirt that will mask the problem.

Banana Split Cake

A yummy experiment :) This Banana Split Cake recipe looked so easy to make I had to try. It was super easy and delicious! I liked it best served hot. It is suggested to serve it with vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream topping, a slice of banana, strawberries and a cherry on top.

There was a little more chocolate than suggested, but that was no accident.



HERE IT IS....

1 cup butter 1/2 cup milk
4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
2 teaspoons baking powder about 10 drops of red food coloring
1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup presweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda (not low calorie)
1/1/2 cup sugar 1 12oz jar chocolate fudge topping
1 1/2 cup mashed banana (1 lg) cream topping
1/2 cup dairy sour cream vanilla ice cream

1. Allow butter to reach room temperature. Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan. In med bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.

2. Ina large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add one egg at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl combine banana, sour cream, milk and vanilla. Alternately add flour mix and banana mix, beating on low-speed. Mix each addition well.

3. Stir in 1/2 cup strawberry preserves and red food coloring into 1 cup of the batter. Stir cocoa powder into another 1 cup of the batter ( I used a little more batter to keep the batter loose) . Spoon half of the remaining plain batter into prepared pan. Spoon all strawberry batter over the plain layer. Top with remaining plain, then the chocolate batter.

4. Bake in a 350 oven for 55 to 65 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. In a small saucepan heat chocolate ice cream topping until warm. Drizzle over cake (only for show - if you are keeping the cake for a few days just drizzle over individual slices) Serve cake with ice cream and any other topping you want.

Our Weekend

This weekend we stuck mostly to home and relaxed. Saturday I spend half the day trying to set up Garett's office in the newly painted blue room. And I bought that paint from Sherwin Williams (2 gallons) for $4. Awesome, I know. So when I had finished that and Owen was restless enough to leave the house without telling anyone we headed down to the neighborhood Fall Festival. We made it just in time to see a few things while they packed up. :) Oops! Owen didn't know the difference and was thrilled with it all.

The bird. I think it had enough of people visitors because
it kept hissing at Owen. He thought it was saying hi.

There were two camels. He didn't really care much about them.

But he loved the pony.

And Willy the goat who squeezed through the gate to visit with us.

He played on the slides at the play ground.

He also got a wonderful Giraffe balloon! This totally made his day. The best part is he kept saying "It's a giraffe! Ruff Ruff!" That's right my kid knows all the animal sounds. :)

He was so excited to show Daddy his balloon he ran up what we call Killer Hill. It's a steep beast, myabe not in the picture, but it's a good work out, and a bit dangerous.

"Look Daddy it's a Giraffe balloon Ruff Ruff"
(He's holding it upside down.)


Sunday was usual is most ways. Owen helped himself to breakfast. We went to church. Came home ate lunch, made the house a little messier that it was. And we had company! I wanted to see them so much that I let them into my messy house. You know, I think it's time to stop pretending that it is usually straightened up and put together. That is more of a rarity these days. Sad but true.

Do you think I could sell this on EBay as art work?

He was so cute all dressed up that I wanted a picture.
Then he got mad that I was taking the picture. Still cute to me.
On the way home from church I gave him some gum. Bad idea.
By the time we had arrived home he had made cuff links out
of his gum and stuck them to his shirt.

Here is the gum in the hair to match the cuff links.
He had a unibrow of gum too. I'm just going to buzz it out tomorrow.
Not the unibrow, the back of his head.

Choo Choo Charly (as Owen calls her) is teething, hence the rosy cheeks. Poor thing looks miserable, but she really is quite the trooper. I think the two bottom ones will be in any day now.

Last but not least I call this picture, "You stupid pieice of crap",
it's a Trent household original.

A Busy Week So Far

As of Tuesday Garett is working from home on Tuesday's and Thursday's! That means I will have the car and a chance to escape and have some fun during the week! Or do the grocery shopping. Usually our kind neighbor Rhonda is the only way we get out and change things up, I appreciate her letting us tag along. This week we went to play group in Kennesaw and one in Bridge Mill. I like the Kennesaw play group because we are always going to a new park and exploring new play areas. The other is just getting started and since I'm in charge I hope it continues to go well.

Saturday I didn't post it but we went to Michael's craft store and made this
Clark Kent pumpkin for Owen. It was a lot of fun and he is very proud of it.

Charly having fun swinging at play group.

Slow-mo down the slide.

I like to put myself on the blog every once in a while just to prove I was there.
I'm always behind the camera.

I have been cutting tv time and looking for other fun things to do,
painting is one of his favorites.

Before today he wouldn't let me touch these papers since they were Taylor and Mya's.

Our Little Chef

Hi Christi

He was wearing the jacket Christi gave him so we
just couldn't stop taking about Christi.