Despite the rain it was quite picturesque, when the sun was setting it gave a gorgeous golden glow on the tree lined streets.

This particular neighborhood is in the historic district of Kaysville. The house below is amazing. It was on the market at the same time as ours almost a year ago. We looked at it yet we wouldn't have any $$$ to restore it to it's "proper" beauty.

We spoke to the owners today who said that they would be happy to give us a tour of all their renovations whenever we got the chance. I am going to take them up on that offer soon!

I can't help it, it is in my blood...but if I had the choice I would purchase an old home and renovate it before I would build a new one. Anyone else out there with me?

Max, ninja

Mimi, vampire/spider/Dracula princess

Henry, a cute chubby pumpkin

I was at home cleaning the kitchen and washing clothes, not soaking in a bathtub in a beautiful 5 star Hotel. ;)

I took it and I am an Earth Personality, which means I am loyal, honest, steadfast yet also self-conscious, reserved and stand-offish. I don't know if those things are completely true but there are definitely elements of those traits in my personality.

The crazy thing is that when we bought our house, I painted the kitchen toasted nutmeg which is very similar to the terracotta color from above, our Living Room "Ash" similar to colors above, our Office " Slate" similar to colors above and our Dining Room "Spanish Moss" similar to the green from above. Hmmm???? I guess this test knows what it's talking about!

My mother-in-law (I swear she is Martha) showed me these wafer papers she bought here from fancy flours. They are pictures of victorian Halloween postcards printed on edible wafer paper with edible ink that you put on frosted sugar cookies!!!

These gourds and wasp nest are pretty creepy. But i included this picture because I LOVE the door.

Last but not least I had to include a Halloween wreath!!! The great part about these projects on do it yourself is that they give you free patterns and print outs!

So from Henry to me to you, HAPPY FRIDAY!

The kitchen I have now is fine, I have no desire to bag on my perfectly functional clean kitchen. but...it is a far cry from my dream kitchen. When we bought our house almost a year ago, I had every intention of upgrading it bit by bit, which we've done. First, I got rid of the 70's paper machet hanging ball-light from over the sink (sounds wayyy cooler than it was) and replaced it for $14 with a pendant light from Home Depot. Painted the walls a brick red'ish color. Got rid of the broken and stained mini blinds and replaced them with cafe curtains I made from left over fabric I had. Updated the hardware. So we're getting there.

I love all these kitchens and I have equal love for the white cabinets as I do for the wood finish. I have been considering replacing my cafe curtains with bamboo shades like the ones below...hmm. Love the blue and white, so crisp and clean. But for some reason I see Henry and Madeline smearing peanut butter & Jelly all over the bottom cabinets.

Mark my words, one day I will design my own dream kitchen with a large island in the middle, it may be when I am 40 or 80 or maybe in the millennium, but it will happen.

If you're like me and like to daydream about your dream kitchen go here and look at all the wonderful ones people have already created.

(these boots aren't really orange but I want them!)

shoe 1 found here

shoe 2 found here

shoe 3 is found here....so cute, these are the bride's shoes!!

last and certainly not least shoes 4 + 5 found here....love-love-love them!

remember this wreath...???

Since the first Harry Potter movie my husband (who is a big-time foodie) has wished that butter beer existed. He loves finding places that brew root beer and so butter beer would be the perfect Fall version of that for him.

Well, tonight my husband's dream came true. We found a recipe for butter beer online and made it! It is delicious. A mix between root beer and eggnog. Below is the recipe.

The part where we cleared the front yard for Perennials is the perfect spot for a spooky graveyard. My mother in law bought me this beautiful bird bath and together while looking through Halloween Decorating magazines came up with the pumpkin bird bath.

Of course, I had to put the crows out. ;) And can you believe my potted flowers by the porch are blooming still...no, flourishing!?

Here are some berries in our backyard, I have no idea what they are. But no joke, they are fluorescent red and purple....I am amazed that this color exists in nature.

Last but not least we have a bazillion grapes. Delicious, juicy grapes. I need to go pick them today. And below is our window flower basket I added leaves and pumpkins to.

Also for a list of Pumpkin Patches, hayrides and corn-mazes go here. Scroll down the page, they list activities by county.
Our house is freezing! We can't seem to light our boiler and so every morning I have to give myself a pep talk to get out from under my cozy down comforter and go downstairs to make the kids breakfast.

These pictures I found online at Good Housekeeping and they make me happy to look at. I have made bread pudding twice this week and think it may become a Fall tradition. It is definitely a comfort food. Below is my bread pudding recipe I use.

Turn oven on to 350 degrees. In a large bowl break the bread into small pieces. In a separate large bowl mix the milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, allspice, cinnamon, butter and coconut. Add the dry bread to the wet mixture. and stir until the bread is soaked. Place the mixture in a large glass lasagna dish. Bake for 1 hour.

I usually make this sauce just after the bread pudding is fully cooked. Bring the above ingredients to a boil on medium heat stirring constantly. Once boiling reduce heat to low for about a minute. This helps it thicken.

Dish out the bread pudding into a bowl and pour sauce over and serve. This is also yummy with vanilla ice cream.

This is a song about the "Angel Flight".

From what I understand this is the flight when a fallen brother's body of the Military is returned to his home for their funeral.

10 hours ago Thad said that Mark's Angel Flight is en-route...