A long awaited Novembver post!

Hey ya'll!  What a busy first 2 weeks of November!!  I had minor surgery, Chad and V had the flu and the weeks just have a way of slipping away before you know it! 

Thought I would catch you up on what's been going on round here.  :)

We did our trick or treating on the right day

but I can't say the same for carving/painting

the pumpkins!  We were just a wee bit late!

Garage sales have been my new "obsession" this

fall- every friday morning H and I hit them after

dropping V off at school.  We have gotten

some good deals and her new fav toy is matchbox cars!

I love the way V comes home from school

and finds something fun for her and

H to do together.  She's the best big sister!

This day she came home and took out

the play doh and played with her!

I think the play doh is a big hit!

You go girl!!  She is daddy's helper

when it comes to fixing cars!

I bet everyone wishes they had

a "Toria" too!!  :)

I'm giving you a "peek" into what I am blessed to

walk around/clean up every day!!!

I think it's amazing what a little 2 year old

can 'create' in a matter of a few minutes!

And if you stop by unannounced, you might

find this covering my family room floor!!!

Not only does she make huge messes-

she also uses herself as a big piece of paper!

And yes, she also occasionally finds

a piece of paper to color too!  :)

Look at my little turkey!

I got this idea off of Pinterest and

this morning we made it together.

It was so fun!!!

And she is SO proud of her turkey too.  :)

My mom gently reminded me I haven't posted a recipe

for a long while (thanks mom!!) so I thought I would

post this recipe I just made last night.  At first I didn't

like it but I thought it was waaay better the second day!

It was to satisfy my obsession with the salted caramel

mocha from Starbucks.  It was getting too expensive to

satisfy it there!  :)

Salted Caramel Brownies

(I got this recipe from my cousin's wife's blog and she posted that it was from Paula's Best Dishes Episode: Sweet Tooth)

Brownies:

One box devil's food cake mix

3/4 butter, melted

1/3 c. evaporated milk

1 large egg

Preheat the oven to 350.  Grease a 13x9 baking pan.  In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, melted butter, evaporated milk and egg.  Stir until smooth (the batter will be very thick).  Spread the chocolate mixture evenly into the prepared pan.  Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Frosting:

1/3 c. firmly packed dark brown sugar

6 T. whole milk

1/4 c. butter

2 c. powdered sugar, sifted

1 t. vanilla

1/2 t. sea salt

In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, milk and butter.  Bring to a simmer over medium heat.  Simmer 3 minutes.  Transfer to a large bowl.  Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating at medium speed with a mixer until combined.  Beat in the vanilla.  Gently spread over the brownies; the frosting will thicken as it cools.  Sprinkle with the sea salt, gently pressing to adhere.  Cool complely.

Mmmm.

Enjoy!!!