Recipe - Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Pancakes
(a Betty Crocker Bisquick recipe)

2 1/3 cups Bisquick Mix
1/2 can pumpkin (original recipe called for only 1/3 cup pumpkin)
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 eggs

Maple-Pecan Syrup
1 cup maple-flavored syrup
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Heat syrup and butter until melted.  Stir in pecans.

 We made a double batch!

Yummy!

Football State Champs!

Last Friday, we watched our nephew play in a football state championship game!  It was very exciting!!

Eating popcorn!

Cheering on our number one quarterback!!

Our team won!!!

"A Christmas Carol" ~ The Musical

Here are some pictures from our high school musical, "A Christmas Carol"!  Our high school puts on amazing productions...and this year Brady was in it!

Brady was the banker.

Brady was also one of the ghosts who danced with Jacob Marley.

 Mr. Fezziwig's Christmas ball!

At the end of the song when everyone raised their hands, Elli said, "Gege won!"  (Gege is Chinese for older brother.)

Brady was also one of the monks who showed Scrooge his future.

 Scenes with the Ghost of Christmas Present.

Brady takes a bow! 

Brady and Elli after the show.

Three Nights, Three Shows!

Last weekend, we loved watching Brady in the high school musical, A Christmas Carol!  What a wonderful way to start the holiday season!!  (Pictures from the musical posted soon!)

Elli ready with her "theater glasses".  :)

Making Acorn Treats!

Spread chocolate frosting on the bottom of a Hershey kiss.

 Top with a mini vanilla wafer or a mini Nutter Butter.

 Put a dot of chocolate frosting on the cookie to hold on a mini chocolate chip for the acorn stem.

 Acorn treat!

Autumn Leaf Pile!

Photos taken by Kaitlyn.

Jacket Weather for Tricycles!

 Picking up sticks.

 Watching an airplane.