It is amazing the wonderful things you can find while enjoying the creation of God. We came across this beaver dam one day as we were exploring the hill sides near my husbands family ranch.  The kids thought it was awesome that an animal could build it all by himself.

Halloween 2013

Just a little Halloween fun. The kids wanted to carve a Minion pumpkin,so we printed off a pattern from the internet and away we went. The best part for me was that Miss M couldn't stand the smell of the pumpkin. She tried really hard to help with the cleaning out of the pumpkin by plugging her nose, but she was still gaging.

Their costumes were great this year; a cowgirl , purple minion dressed up as black spiderman, skeleton bone man, damentor from the Harry Potter books, and my favourite a Cabbage Patch Kid.

After the trick or treating is all over I bring the pumpkin in the house, and chop it up to make pumpkin pie filling. You know you have a fairly large pumpkin when it fills 2 large pots .

Riding Lessons

Grooming

Just a few pics of the day at riding lessons. The kids are learning to catch and halter their horses, and properly groom and take care of them.

Gas Balloon

A little demonstration on how mixing different substances can make a reaction. In this case vinegar and baking soda.

Fall Bunting

This year for our Fall/ Thanksgiving craft we made these adorable buntings. I found the idea on Pinterest. The site even had free printables, so all I had to do was print them off. The FALL lettering was our own touch.

More Tasty Tuesdays

Not a very good picture, but this dish was welcomed nicely.  Southwest Rice and Black Beans. I even made it with homemade salsa. It was very simple and quick to make. If I remember right, my kids that just LOVE sour cream add a dollop to top theirs off. 

This next one was an original creation inspired by recipes I had been looking up on line. It is essentially pasta and spaghetti sauce I just added in Bavarian sausage, zucchini, and any other veggies I wanted like green pepper, mushrooms, corn. etc. Then we sprinkled parmesan cheese on top.

The last meal for this post is Beef Stew. My kiddos don't really like eating soups, so this was not as big a hit as I was hoping with them. On the other hand My hubby and I enjoyed it. I made homemade buns to go with it otherwise this one would have been a complete flop.