who dun it?

{we are doing our 'menacing' faces here. my fave is dan.}

We had a progressive dinner with each house being a room from the game.

I highly recommend getting a group together and having your own Clue party.

My brother reminded me about Clue: Master Detective Edition

which has more suspects, weapon, and rooms.

We got a new love seat

I think dan loves it.

the rest

remember that really bad family pic of us?

well here are the good ones.

what a good lookin bunch

Double Trouble

Grant, Jordan and Erin

By the way, she is pregnant. Doesn't she look fantastic?

(hee hee. she doesn't like getting compliments when she's 'with child' but I really do mean it)

Hil and Sam

Zac

AVAILABLE:

Likes romantic evenings playing video games, quoting movies, and has an impressive sword collection. Very sweet and thoughtful. An excellent swimmer. Fluent in Tagalog.

Not crazy about persons possessing large quantities of dogs.

Email me for digits.

Maddie

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Loves sharing romantic 'ketchup only' dinners for two. Can make weird hats look good. Will probably beat you at any sport, including table tennis. Gives AMAZING back rubs and bakes a wicked awesome brownie or raspberry mini muffin.

Men under the age of 35 need not apply. (You're just not her type.)

Email me for digits

Nanna and Gramps

oooh. dreamy.

The boys

The girls.

(Don't mind me. When they said 'wear something autumnal', I thought, "yes. I will wear orange and orange. because how many other 'autumnal' colors could there be?"

So we might have been getting a little silly towards the end

Patrick is a big BYU fan. This was his requested pose.

Personally, I'm digging the orange skirt with the oversized hoodie.

O frabjous day!

This may mean nothing to some of you, and is probably TMI to most of you, but tonight, Parker has.........
POOPED IN THE POTTY!
Those of you who are well acquainted with the situation, should have no difficulties picturing me dancing the jig that I am right now.
I have never been so excited to see a gigantic turd in the toilet in all my life! And reflecting back, I am feeling nauseous about how closely and how long we examined that turd while offering every word of praise and acknowledgment we could think of.

My boy has become an official big boy.

WOOT WOOT!

Happy Happyween

where the heck did that month go? (so much for posting top tens, huh? as always, my bark is worse than my bite.) Well it's been madness I tell you. With family pictures, missionary homecomings, primary programs, fall festivities, babies being born and Halloween, I'm wondering whether to clean my pig sty of a house, or have a mental break down.

I was crazy busy sewing for everyone else, but I managed to eek out a few costumes for the boys at the last minute. don't laugh. Can you tell who they are?

Nanna and Gramps came over Halloween night to help
eat candy - uh, trick-or-treat.

The boys sure love when they come around!


And on Oct. 27:

Chloe Marie Foit was born!

Hooray!! She is soooo adorable!

Do you like her beanie? I'm dressing her already.

Oh what fun it will be having a niece!


Oh yeah.

And this guy is getting married. I know what you're thinking:

What?! They've legalized marriage between aliens and humans in Utah?

It's hard to believe myself, but he actually is human. And so is the girl he's convinced to marry him. and what's more is, she's really cute!

So congrats to Matt,

condolences to Andrea

I spy with my little eye...

Cookie Truffles. You will need:
{and not in this order}
1. green food coloring
2. pure orange extract (optional)
3. about 1 tsp vegetable oil
4. 8 0z block cream cheese - softened
5. 16-18 0z pkg sandwich cookies
(your choice - I used lemon)
6. mini chocolate chips
7. 12 0z pkg white chocolate baking chips


You will also need:
1. double boiler
2. food processor
(this is mandatory! If you don't have one, call around to see who does.
Tell them if they let you borrow it, you'll make it worth their while.)
3. melon baller
4. large toothpicks
5. super professional piping bag (or ziplock, whatever)
6. paper nut cups (optional)



Finely crush your cookies in the food processor and toss into the lovely artisan your hubbie bought you for Christmas, or a large mixing bowl. Cube your cream cheese and toss that in too.
Mix


After it is well blended and looks like cookie dough,
shape into balls with your melon baller.



Place in pan or plate and freeze for 20-30 min.
Meanwhile, add your white chips and v. oil to your double boiler and melt over med/low heat.
Stir until smooth. Stir in approx. 1/2 tsp orange extract.
Remove glass bowl and set on a hot mat near a good work surface.


Remove cookie balls from freezer. One at a time, insert toothpick into bottom of each ball and dip in melted w. chocolate, turning to coat. Pull off toothpick and let cool on wax paper. Your fingers will get messy. Wait till you've dipped all the balls before licking them.

Stir in 3-4 drops food coloring to remaining w. chocolate. (If chocolate has hardened, re-melt in double boiler and allow to cool a bit) Scoop up now g. chocolate and spoon into ziplock. Snip a small hole in one corner and squeeze all chocolate to it. Pipe little circles on each ball and top with choc. chip. (go pipe, chip, pipe, chip or the chocolate will harden.)

I switched to the regular sized choc. chips because I thought the mini ones look too much like... well, you know! Then I decided they both did. So you pick, dilated pupils or no.
Chill in the fridge about an hour. Place in paper nut cups and arrange on platter for your party.

or find a cute box and give some to the friend that let you borrow their food processor.

be sure to include a quirky message.

{store them in the fridge, they are much better chilled. and you can make them ahead of time too. Just don't put them in the freezer once they've got the choc. on them - they might bloom.}

ENJOY!