Falling into Fall!

We're transitioning into my favorite season (for now) FALL! I know it's been a few weeks so here's what we've been up to...

PIES

Gotta practice for Thanksgiving.

Here are my two sour cream apple pies. Travis cut into the pumpkin one too early so I didn't get a picture of that one.

I am totally scared of making pie crusts. Other things I'm scared of: rolling pins, trying to get out of a hooded sweatshirt alone,...

Now, I hate to toot my own horn but Travis told me he would write a post telling everyone how pretty and delicious these were and well, it's been several weeks and that hasn't happened. So here is my interpretation of Travis' good intentions:

"These pies looked almost as good as Vickie does. They smelled almost as good as Vickie does. They tasted almost as good as..."

well, I won't go that far, but you get the idea.

Actually Vickie's pies were amazing! I loved them and I shared with everybody at work and they loved them. They melt in your mouth. I especially like that they look like fall. I love fall.

I also love pie.

By Travis.

HOMEWONERS:

Yep. As of last week we're officially homeowners. It was kind of a scramble getting things put together on closing day. Here's what I remember:

I had been to the grocery store earlier and then came back, got things almost put away and got a little sick. I said something like, "One more bag to go" and then ran to the bathroom. I heard Carsen muttering something about how he would help me. After a while I came out and all my grocery's were put away. I packed up the sacks and didn't think anything of it. Actually, I figured I had already finished the last bag.

I took Carsen to the bank where he politely said: "Hey lady, can I have a sucker?"

I had left my retainer in and slobbered a little during my request for a cashier's check.

I made Carsen say: "Thank you for my sucker Jamie." To the teller. It came out like "um ew her SLURP erker heyhe."

I came home and opened the pantry to find four cans of evaporated milk lined up neatly in the pantry with two cartons of sour cream. I wish I had taken a picture. It was adorable.

Getting ready to go shopping with Woody and Buzz

CONFERENCE:
Carsen and I putting a puzzle together. Carsen singing the BINGO song very loudly. Me telling Carsen to use his inside voice. Travis organizing the kitchen cabinets.
A break in the BINGO song long enough to hear Elder Bednar tell of his boys saying things like "You're breathing my air...". Carsen starting up with Bingo again. and Me calling over Carsen for Travis not to put the blender up too high. Carsen then saying: "I have the best voice. Oh Mommy, you need to use your inside voices." Thanks Piglet.

Picnic and stories under the trampoline with some friends

TRAMPOLINES: The forbidden fruit.
There's a reason why this is at the end of my post.
I love trampolines. Probably because we didn't have one growing up, and constantly heard lectures about people getting hurt jumping on them. So, I figure it's confession time. Mom and Dad, I jumped on Byram's trampoline almost every time I was over there. I jumped on Ferney's trampoline too. And once for a date, I climbed up a ladder onto the roof of a house, and jumped onto a pillow in the middle of a trampoline. It was the best date ever. Sorry.

Travis again- apparently Vickie's best date ever was with another boyfriend? Seriously?

What can I say? Dangerous activities are more appealing than dinner and a movie sweetie.

I am definitely getting a motorcycle now.

No. That was before I was married and a mom. I wouldn't do it NOW...