Fall Is Here!

Just a few random shots of our little girls. We love being parents, and even though we will be thrilled if our next one is a boy, we both have to agree that little girls are just so much fun and we are enjoying all the stages our girlies go through.





The other day I walked out on my deck and counted 6 deer eating and frolicking through our backyard.




We snapped a few 'fallish' pictures on our way to get milk yesterday. The leaves are changing so fast! This is my favorite time of year! I have my house decorated for fall. Getting the girl's Halloween costumes ready. Apple picking, fresh zucchini, pumpkins.... I love it all!




Along with everything else I love about fall, my favorite is the baking. And since KL loves baking and cooking so much, this is great for her. I am teaching her all that I know. We have been enjoying zucchini bread, fresh whole wheat bread, cornbread. We even tried our hands out at making hamburger buns. And we have been trying different kinds of chili.





This is our Black Bean Chicken Chili. I soaked my beans the night before, then cooked them for 3 hours. Using the bean broth and some fresh chicken stock, I added chicken, corn and onions to the beans. This was a fabulous chili that we will be doing again. Put that with some fresh out of the oven cornbread and homemade butter..... DELICIOUS! This was a nice surprise for my husband who had worked all day on a Saturday. We thought he deserved to come home to this meal, and he was very pleased.