How did I do this before?!?

Mason and I have been SO BUSY the last few weeks I wonder how I got ANYTHING done when I was working full time! I try to stay on top of all of my "homemaker" duties like cleaning, cooking and laundry BUT usually Mason and I are too busy doing fun stuff to worry about any of that :) I have been trying to plan some sort of activity 3-4 times a week just to keep things from getting too boring. Im lucky to have a high school friend with two boys who also stays home. She lives close so we are able to get together and walk once a week with the kids. Monday is library day...Mason gets to pick out a few books and movies and then we go to McDonald's for a strawberry smoothie! His all time fav! Last week we had a play date! Ethen and his sister little Miss Averie came to visit and jump on the trampoline. They had a blast! I dread winter! Im going to have to get super creative so we both dont go crazy! Ive also been super busy with my photography business! If you follow me on facebook you know I've started offering some new stuff! So far its been awesome! I enjoy it so much!
Here are some pics from our play date with Ethen, Averie and their mommy! Thanks for coming to visit BK.. we will have to do it again soon!!!

I never pass up an opportunity to take a picture! So I stole Miss Averie for a super "mini session" in the front yard!

She was thrilled until I picked her up and she spewed down the back of my shirt! I forgot that babies do that! lol

Here she is at 7 days old when I shot her newborn pictures! So big already! Adorable!

Going for a walk...

Library time...

smoothie!!!

Ooops! and Fall Decorating-

So this crappy weather has me in a Halloween/Fall mood! Mason and I were going to make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies yesterday BUT I botched it! So we made a pumpkin spice chocolate chip bundt cake instead. It was equally delicious so...no harm no foul I guess. Ill put the recipe below! SO EASY! Mason and I also decorated the house for Halloween today! A little early? Nah! This way we can enjoy it longer before I gotta take it all down (which I hate..un-decorating is the worst!)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 box of spice cake mix

1 bag choc chips 

15 oz can of pumpkin

Mix ingredients together and drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 min or until golden

I was trying to make dinner and make these at the same time! Before I knew it I had added the cake mix ingredients to the cake mix! Thus, our cookies became a cake! Either way...its super easy and yummy!

Mason was confused...he decorated himself 

We got this hutch at an antique store for $150 when we bought our house 6 years ago. I love it for this type of thing and for storage!

LOVE.Hate. and FOOD!

So I have a love hate relationship with the fall season....mainly because I despise winter! I hate the cold, hate the snow, hate short days of sunlight, hate being cooped up inside all of the time, hate dressing in 700 layers, hate trying to decide whether or not to wear my coat into the mall only to overheat immediately and have to lug it around OR leave it in the car and freeeeeeeze my @$$ off running to and from the building. What to do what to do....
BUT I do love fall! I love camping, bonfires, pumpkins and HALLOWEEN! I always buy the Gooseberry Patch Cookbooks for autumn at this time of year and I got my 2011 one this week! So I thought I would share a couple of the autumn recipes we tried this week and LOVED!

Campfire Packets

4-6 red potatoes, sliced thin
1 red, green or yellow pepper, cut into thin strips
1 onion, sliced
2 T olive oil
2 T steak seasoning salt
1 T minced garlic
4 precooked turkey sausages, sliced thin
salt and pepper

Divide potatoes evenly among 4 sheets of foil that have been sprayed with nonstick spray. Top potatoes with pepper and onion and drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with seasoning, garlic, salt and pepper. Top with sausage slices. Wrap foil tightly to form a packet. Place over a campfire (on grate) or grill over medium heat on an outdoor grill. Cook for 14-18 minutes turning once. Serves 4.

These are SO EASY! I made the packets up beforehand and just put them in the fridge until we were ready to grill them. It was also a great way to use up the veggies from our CSA this week.

S'Mores Brownies

18.5 oz pkg of brownie mix
3 c. mini marshmallows
4 whole graham crackers, coarsely broken
2 chocolate candy bars

Prepare brownies as directed on package; baked in greased 13x9in pan. As soon as brownies are out of oven sprinkle with marshmallows and graham crackers. Set oven to broil. Broil for 30-60 seconds, until marshmallows are golden. Watch carefully...they brown quickly! Sprinkle with candy bar pieces. Let cool and cut into squares.

THESE ARE THE BEST BROWNIES EVER! Taste just like s'mores!!!!

My happy little graham cracker crusher! He takes his job VERY seriously!