I Voted

Oh My Goodness, what a long line!  I don't think its ever been like that before, but it was important.

As I think about how happy I am to have the gospel in my life, it calms my nerves.  :)  I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who answers our prayers.  This is a great comfort during these stressful times.  We can be faithful to the gospel, help to lift one another just as the Savior did.  I hope I can daily do those things that can continually remind me of how our Savior loves us so much.  

Life Can Be Simple

Okay, who would have ever thought that you could make homemade peanut butter cookies with 4 ingredients.  I saw an ad for the new Paula Deen Cooking with kids cookbook (which I will have to get!!) and in the ad it gave the recipe for the peanut butter cookies.  SIMPLE!! and good.   I was skeptical, so I had to try it.

1 Large egg

1 cup smooth peanut butter

1 cup sugar

30 chocolate Hershey's Kisses

Heat oven to 350.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a mixer bowl beat together egg, peanut butter and sugar until a dough forms.  Shape the dough into small balls and place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes.  Remove baking sheet from oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into the middle of each cookie.  Transfer cookies to a rack and cool.

Seriously, I love simple cooking.  5 or less ingredients is what I like!!

candy galore!!

Ashlyn and Braelynn dancing to the scary music with crazy googly eyes

Cheesy grins - gearing up for the night

Adams and Cotton crew - ready to go - oh and by the way, Brady is dressed up as a 13 year old teenager - see the smile on his face! (actually he really had a good time)

Our three little pretty witches - Braelynn, Callie and Ashlyn - Brady and Jackson the baby tiger.  He was so happy to be there.

About 5 years ago I started having doughnuts and hot chocolate after we trick or treat.  I guess because I don't think the kids have had enough sugar yet. :)  The Chace family came over this year.

Brady's second costume of the night - he really needs to see a good dentist - Sarah with an eyeball in her mouth - Last year I bought a package of eyeballs and put them in the kids hot chocolate - a couple weeks ago Ashlyn asked why she hasn't had an eyeball in her chocolate milk.  So I guess we now have an eyeball in the hot chocolate tradition.  That is as spooky as I get.  

The kids got so much candy!! I couldn't believe it - Yummy doughnut holes and doughnuts.