Baby vs. A Box

While I was in the kitchen cleaning today Garrison decided that it would be fun to climb on top of a box.  Well, Garrison isn't known for being a light weight, so you can guess what happened.  I thought it was funny, Garrison did not.

Apple Butter= Sweet Deliciousness

So it is official- I am a grandma!  Last night I made and canned home made apple butter- and LOVED every minute of it!  We literally wanted to eat the air in our house!  If you haven't ever canned anything you need not be intimidated by it.  

I had never done it either and everything actually turned out! 

To make the apple butter I just peeled and cored 13 apples, chopped em up and threw them in my slow cooker.  

Then you add the good stuff :

1 1/2 C white sugar

1 C light brown sugar

2 T cinnamon

1/2t ground cloves

1/2 t ground nutmeg

1/2 t kosher salt

Stir apples until they are all coated.  Then you just cook on high for 1 hour.  Then reduce the heat to low. I cooked the apples for 6 hours because it was already 10 o clock p.m. by this time, but the recipe calls for you to cook for 8 to 10 hours.  Make sure you stir the apples every now and then.  

After they are done cooking you just scoop bit by bit into your blender and whirl them up! If you didn't want to can the "butter" you could freeze it.  If you want the directions to canning let me know- I am too lazy/tired to write it all now!  But I assure you it is real easy!  It was exciting to hear the lids "pop" and seal as they cooled.  Ok, now its official I am old, I just sad it was exciting to hear the lids pop...

Why Garrison LOVES his Grandparents!

Friday night Popey and Meme (my mom and dad) came over to keep me company while Ryan was at the game.  Well Popey brought Garrison a sweet treat- an "early Halloween treat" is how he justified it.  I say "justified" because I am very picky about what Garrison eats and really the only sweets he has ever eaten have been given to him by his Grandparents!!! I'm talking to you Momma and Miss Polly ;)  

But on Friday I gave in.   As you can see from the pictures Garrison LOVED the lollipop.  It was really cute to see him eat it!  Funny, he knew exactly what to do... does someone need to tell me something ?!?!?!?

Nothing New

Not too much went on this week!  We were busy with the beginning of basketball season, well Ryan was busy with it, me and Garrison just waited on him to get home!  We are planning Garrison's birthday party - it's coming up next weekend.  I can't believe he is 1!  I know everyone says this, but it really flew by.  On the other hand, this new pregnancy is not flying by :( I am 18 weeks today and still feel like poop.  The other day I had a few contractions, luckily they stopped, other than that I am still just sick sick all the time!  This baby is so different than Gar though.  Funny how you get to know them so much just while they are in your tummy.  This baby is ALWAYS on the move, which is fun! Garrison was a lazy baby- but he is def making up for it now!  Here are some pics of Garrison I took this morning before we went on our walk.  He had the cutest outfit on so I couldn't resist.  Oh yea- also there is a picture of our fall wreath that I made.  Nothing fancy, I just hot glued a couple of things together, but that is easier said than done when you have a one year old running around!  They are a little blurry- but what are you going to do!?!?!?

I am in love with Ryan Little

That is all for today!  Have a great weekend and Roll Tide :)

GOOOO VIKINGS!

I know everyone is just dying to know how Ryan's game turned out on Monday.  They played Murphy, who was undefeated and had only been scored on once all season.  Oh no worries- WE WON!!!! YAY!  I really don't think I have ever jumped up and down and yelled so much at a game all while feeling like I was going to "be sick"!  This is not the best picture of either of my men- but Ryan was soaking wet (they poured the water cooler on him after) and Garrison wanted the softball girls to be holding him not Daddy.  

It was so much fun!  Their last game is next Monday, so hopefully they will keep their record of only loosing once all season!  Not bad for your first year as a head coach! I am so proud of him!

Pumpkin Patch

We had such a fun weekend this past Saturday!  We went to Connor (my cousins baby) 1st birthday and then we went to the pumpkin patch.  Ryan was able to come with us- which was a surprise!  I was so glad he got to come!  Also, sister Allison came to be our photographer!  We went to get our family of pumpkins.  On mine and Ryan's first fall married we got two pumpkins.  Last fall I wanted to get our family of three, but we were a little busy in October having a baby and all.  So this year we got our FOUR pumpkins- still very odd to me that we are a soon to be family of four.

We weren't sure how Garrison would take to walking around in the dirt (he tends to be a little girlie when it comes to stuff like that, I don't know why ;)  But he LOVED IT!  He had to touch EVERY pumpkin, esp the bumpy ones. And I promise he told all 8 million of the pumpkins "hey".  Here are some of our favorite pictures from the day- it was very hard to narrow them down!