Hey everyone! Got my favorite pics from Halloween!

                                       

                                              Me in my night gown with my New BANGS!
                                               (No makeup, Well it was Halloween)

                                                          My Favorite Hunchback

Candy Apples! Um Um good.

Hope ya'll had a great Halloween, mine was Sweet.

Christy

Chicken Ranch Pizza

This pizza is so good lets get started

1lb of chicken tenders cut into small bits (left over grilled chicken is good too)

onion chopped

bell pepper chopped

pizza crust

bottle of ranch or sour cream if you don't like ranch

pepper jack cheese shredded

 cook your chicken and veggies together until chicken is done about 10 mins on med hi I added a little garlic

 shred your cheese

 cover pizza crust with the ranch dressing

 decorate your pizza top with cheese!

bake according to crust directions this makes two pizzas 

Enjoy

Carrie

Christy's Wishlist

Hey, Everyone! I decided that I would share my Fall wish list.

         I love this whole outfit. It is a definite must have.

I have to have a cute hat each year.

The bow accent to the side just makes this look.

Owls are hot this season a little cute pair of earrings or a necklace is a good way to wear this trend.



I am in love with this sequin top, it's glam with the comfort of a sweatshirt.

I am so ready for a shopping trip.

Love, Christy

Pumpkins

first a cute picture of Glitch

 I love carving pumpkins but if you are from the south you know if you carve pumpkins too early

 they turn into mush so here are some 

 painted pumpkins that we did this weekend aren't they cute!!!!

don't worry there will be some carved ones soon!

Carrie

Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup

Doesn’t this sound yummy on a cold and rainy day??? I have had some highs and lows with recipes off of Pinterest, but this was definitely a HIGH! It was simple, yet delicious. It also makes a ton! We are planning on freezing what we had leftover, but will feed a crowd if you need something.

INGREDIENTS:

1 bag (32 oz) frozen southern-style diced hash brown potatoes, thawed
1/2 cup frozen chopped onion (from 12-oz bag), thawed
1 medium stalk celery, diced (1/2 cup)
1 carton (32-oz) Progresso® chicken broth
1 cup water
3 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 bag (8 oz) shredded American-Cheddar cheese blend (2 cups)
1/4 cup real bacon pieces (from 2.8-oz package)
4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)

DIRECTIONS:

1. In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix potatoes, onion, celery, broth and water.
2. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
3. In small bowl, mix flour into milk; stir into potato mixture. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 20 to 30 minutes or until mixture thickens. Stir in cheese until melted. Garnish individual servings with bacon and green onions. Sprinkle with pepper if desired.

This is a Betty Crocker recipe, so of course it is going to be good! Also sorry about not posting last Tuesday! I was on vacation!!! Read about it here!

- Robyn

Out side fall decor

Like I have said before I love decorating for Fall/Halloween

 these are my outside decorations

 for now I can't wait to add more pumpkins

 and spooky Halloween decor

What is your favorite holiday to decorate for?

Carrie

October Wednesday! Favorite costumes ever.

I am a nut for making my kids halloween costumes ever year. I wanted to share all my favorites with ya'll. Harley was Frankenstein when he was 3 yrs. old and everyone loved this homemade version of a classic.

 Frankenstein

Materials: Plastic gallon milk jug; craft knife; hot- glue gun; 2 milk jug caps; green spray paint; garden gloves; scissors; black sweatpants; paintbrush; red; black T-shirt; ½ yard of burlap fabric or felt; long-sleeve green shirt; green socks ;2 Kleenex boxes; 2 yards of heavy jute twine; green facepaint

1. For headpiece, cut off top of milk jug, just below handle. Cut each side of jug bottom so it fits on top of childs head.

2. Glue caps to sides of headpiece.

3. Paint headpiece and gloves green; let dry

4. Cut about 3 inches of material from bottom of each leg of sweatpants. Cut fringe on one edge of this excess fabric to make hair. Glue hair to top of headpiece.

5. Paint red scar on headpiece; let dry.

6. Fray bottom of legs of sweatpants and sleeves of T-shirt.

7. To make tunic, fold burlap in half; cut hole in center of folded edge to fit child’s head. Pull threads from all edges of burlap.

8. About 15 inches down from folded edge, cut small holes in front and back of tunic on each side.

9. Dress child in sweatpants, green shirt, black T- shirt, socks and shoes. Put burlap tunic on child; thread twine through holes on sides and tie in front or back.

10. Paint child’s face green. Place headpiece on head.

11. Paint 2 kleenex boxes black, before putting on shoes place feet through top of boxes, then put shoes on feet, gives the effect of square feet.

I promise this is a head turning costume and lots of fun. Tune in next week for another costume idea.

My Fall Mantle

I thought I would share with y'all today my Fall/Halloween mantle I love love Halloween I wanted to keep the mantle 

 pretty simple but cute

 I love how the black and white makes the mirror pop so well

 what do you think?

I am currently working on a simple garland to add to the front of the mantle

Have y'all started decorating yet?

Carrie

Friday Favorites

This is Carrie my favorite this week is this 

its free and if you want to learn to crochet then you need to check it out for sure its going to awesome 

Crochet School

Happy Weekend

Carrie

Fall Show I love.....

It's Christy again and today I am discussing a new show on FOX called The New Girl.  Zooey Deschanel plays Jess, a quirky girl who caught her boyfriend with another girl and he caught her in her b-day suit.(SURPRISE!)
 She moves in with these 3 guys, who are every guy I've ever met rolled together. Its hilarious. Its on Tuesdays at 9pm. Please watch it!



Simple Fall Decor

I LOVE all of the over the top Fall décor that is floating around the internet and blog land. In my dream world, my house would also look the same way. However, working full time, being a mother, and wife, it is just not possible. That does not include Christmas! I go ALL out!  Anyway, below is my simple Fall décor. I basically only decorated a table in the living room and dining room table.

Entry table in the Living Room: Pumpkin and green  glass containers are from Hobby Lobby, leaf plate is from Wal-Mart last season, and rectangular glass vase I have had for years. Andrew and I had so much picking acorns for the vase!

This wreath is hanging on the cabinets beside the fridge. I have had it for years and do not remember where I bought it. The pumpkin on the island is also from Hobby Lobby several years ago.

This is the dining room: Candle holders were in the bedroom, but they were relocated and replaced with orange candles. The pumpkin is from Michaels and I pushed the flowers through the top a few years ago.

Simple, short, and EASY to pack away for Christmas décor!!

So, do you like to go all out or keep it simple for Fall?

leaf garland and chocolate pumpkin cake

This garland is super easy to make

 You need

different colors of felt

fabric glue

sewing machine (optional)

 I cut out my leaves (I just made a leaf pattern)

glued the leaves end to end and after the glue dried I sewed a straight line right down the center

super cute and easy

now on to something just as easy 

Chocolate Pumpkin cake/bread/muffin/cupcake lol

 Ingredients

1 box of cake mix I used chocolate but you can use what ever kind floats your boat

1 15oz of puree pumpkin (not pie filling)

that is it for real

preheat oven according to cake directions

mix cake mix and pumpkin together I added a little cinnamon 

Bake according to cake directions 

Super yummy I did get a little carried away with the powdered sugar lol

Have a great weekend

Carrie

Friday Favorites

 I decide for my favorites this week it would be my favorite photos that I have taken this week

Glitch not wanting his picture taken

 My first fall decorations are up

 Noah (my son) wearing a chemical suit for some strange reason :)

 our cute flip flops

 and how classy is this a plant in a pickle jar lol

Happy Friday

Carrie