Progress Report...

I didn't realize it's been so long since I've posted! I've been busy creating but I'm not ready to share anything yet - I will post through this week with my latest projects. For now, here is our family update.

The girls are loving school! The only thing I don't get is this - before school started they were starting to get on each other's nerves and I was looking forward to them getting back to school and daily interaction with other friends. Anyway, wouldn't you know, Brianna complains when her sister doesn't play with her at recess! Then they come home from school and ask if they can invite someone over to play! They apparently have it all backwards, I just don't get it ;-) They are both so smart and such great readers. Kaylee brought home some little books as part of her reading homework and Brianna can read them! All of the word lists that Kaylee brings home that her class is practicing, she can breeze through them in no time and we never need to practice. So, she is beyond her reading homework books and onto harder books and words. I am very proud of both of them. Their school open house was last week and they had so much fun taking me around to meet their teachers and show them all the classrooms.

Brailee is having fun during the day without her sisters, but she's not alone. I babysit a little boy - he is just 7 months older than Brailee - and they get along so well! She likes having someone closer to her age to play with. Her big thing right now, she likes to say "Bess You!" when you sneeze or cough - it's just too cute! She has the funnest little personality and she just amazes me at how fast she picks up on things. David and I like to tease the girls about which of us is the boss. At first Brailee would play along and say "Mommy boss" or "Daddy boss" but the last time we asked her, she was so cute and clever, she pointed to herself and said "I boss!"

We made pumpkin cookies this weekend - if you haven't tried these yet, you MUST, they are SO good! I think it was my mom who gave me this recipe a few years ago and I have to make some every year at least once a month during the fall/winter, they are the best! They are so easy, soft, delicious, oh, and it's a Weight Watcher's recipe!

1 box spice cake mix (just the mix - no eggs, oil, water, etc.)

1 can (15 oz) pure pumpkin

chocolate chips (optional - butterscotch and white chocolate are good, too)

Mix all ingredients and spoon onto cookie sheet - bake at 400 for about 10 minutes. Enjoy!

Here are some pics of the cookie making fun!

I had to give Brailee her own pan so she could spoon her own cookie batch ;-)

Lip smackin' good!