Family Feasts Giveaway

So there is a blog I have told everyone about www.owlhaven.net and every month she does a giveaway. Well this month she is giving away her book Family Feasts for $75 a week. Seeing as how we are possibly going to double our family size in a matter of months this book would really be beneficial! So one way to be entered is to blog about the contest and then post a link to my blog on her blog. So here is my post!!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Caramel Apples

So I made Caramel apples with Andrew a couple of weeks ago with some friends and have been asked for the recipe. This recipe is the greatest! What's not to like about brown sugar and butter....right?

The recipe was found from http://www.recipezaar.com/

Kittencal's Caramel Apples Recipe#73274

1 cup butter (no substitutes!!!)
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tsp vanilla
8-10 wooden sticks
8-10 granny smith apples

1. Insert wooden sticks in apples
2. In a heavy saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and milk; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. Cook and stir constantly until a candy thermometer reads 248 degrees (firm ball stage).
4. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
5. Dip each apple into the hot caramel and place on well buttered wax paper (and I mean well buttered).
6. If doubling the recipe make sure to make it in two separate pans.

Wish I had pictures....but the kids just couldn't wait to eat them. And let me tell you...they were yummy. This will definately have to be a tradition every Fall for us!!!

Matthew

So Matthew is gone now. His mother got him back Monday morning. I am a little sad to see him go, especially now that I look at these pictures. However, in the long run, if his mother gets her act together this will be what's best for him. I just hope he doesn't feel abandoned by me. That's what I'm most concerned about. Oh well....nothing I can do about it.
These pictures where taken the morning he left. Such a happy baby!!!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Andrew again

I rejected him having yet another snack! I always have sad pictures of him. I need some happy ones!

Andrew and Trucks

So Ryan bought a new pickup truck (so I could have the SUV) and this was like the best day of Andrew's little life!!! Like two days later Ryan had to go on a road trip to Idaho to work on an organ there and he was taking the new truck. These are pictures of the morning Ryan left and Andrew watching him get ready. They are kind of sad!! Andrew is wondering why daddy has to take the new truck without him! Kind of funny too.