October and November

So it is a new year and i have not blogged in over two months. One of my goals for this year is to continue to get better at taking pictures and then blogging about it. So here is a brief update of what we did in the months of October and November.

In the middle of Ocotber we got to meet our sweet new niece, Mariah Rose. She is such a little doll.

We didn't really do a lot for Halloween because Brayden was busy with homework but I did make these cute candy corn sugar cookies.

In November I had a random urge to make homemade cupcakes and frosting. I then had a little fun decorating them. As you can see I made a good decision to NOT become a cake decorator. haha

Over Thanksgiving break we also went to a Jazz game and had pretty good seats!

Our niece Mia had fun copying Brayden and decided she wanted to play some video games too! haha

Pumpkin Carving

Last night Brayden and I carved pumpkins with our friends Mike and Sam Hall. Brayden was companions and roommates with Mike and is one of his best friends. I hadn't carved a pumpkin in a while and it seems like all the times I can remember carving one someone else had done most of it. This time Brayden and I each got a pumpkin and carved our own. I was a little nervous that I was going to ruin mine because I'm not the most artsy, creative, or patient person when it comes to that kind of thing. I was very happy when it actually turned out pretty good. We are still putting the finishing touches on them and haven't put candles in them yet but here is a little sneak peak...

 This ones mine!

Here is Brayden's pumpkin. Can you guess what it is? I'll give you a CLUE. He still has to do the writing on top of it but he is of course very proud of representing his team. Now Brayden and I are still trying to decide what we should be for Halloween. Any ideas??