~ post thanksgiving treat...

...freshly baked cupcake topped with homemade buttercream icing and a cup of cinnamon coffee :-)



I cannot share the cupcake/icing recipe with you -- Sofia asked me to keep her Christmas recipes secret while she is testing them.

I can tell you that the cupcake and icing are delicious!  Oh, and that cinnamon coffee is perfect!

~ sugar cookie saturday...

...inspired by dollar store cookie cutters ;-)



 Baked with love by Sofia .

 Original recipe can be found here: best sugar cookie recipe

~ homemade olive garden breadsticks...

...made by Sofia -- eaten by everyone ;-)



original recipe found here:  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/195273333818993465/

~ baked vanilla glazed donut cupcakes...

 ...recipe slightly modified and made by Sofia!



 She even cleaned up afterwards! ;-)

 original recipe found here:  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/140526450848313276/

~ vote today...

I usually don't post about things of a political nature -- but I'm a little excited because today is the first time Nicholas will be voting!  YaY!

~ happy sunday...

...hugs :-)

~ the final count...

...we had 160 trick or treaters!  This breaks last year's record of 150.  All of them wore costumes.  Maybe the rules set by the old one-eyed crow kept the non-costumed folks away...



 Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!