Dinner party with great friends..

Last night we had over a wonderful family for dinner! This family we haven't seen in sometime and it was so nice to catch up and reconnect. We alway's have fun with them. So many laughs...mostly at ourselves and I think that is why we like them so much. Our families are very similiar when it comes to values, raising our children and the importance of family time. It was a lovely evening, thank you so much for the company and amazing dessert! They brought a Marble slab cake which I must say was out of this world. I would suggest to anyone if you are going to a friends for dinner and your job is to bring a dessert...well this one tops it! You will be a hit with your company, it was so good!! I believe it was a turtle cake...


I wanted to try a new dessert for the coming fall season! One of Kail's favorite thing during Thanksgiving is pumpkin pie. I decided to try this recipe for a dessert called "Double Layer Pumpkin Pie" I don't think that I will post the recipe but I will say it was a hit. I didn't expect our company's kids to like it, but they did!! Pleasant surprise and I will definatley be making it over the holidays! I will post a few pictures that I took, because initally I was going to post the recipe...but oh well, changed my mind!!

Some of the main ingrediants needed!

My homemade crust..made from crushed ginger cookies and margarine.


Mixing the pumpkin topping.



The final product...it was so good!
Look at what I was looking at the whole time I was preparing food in the kitchen...how cute is that?


Well we are winding down from the summer...the sun is setting alot earlier. I banged into an old friend today at COstco and she asked me if I had a nice summer? My reply was "it was wonderful, but I am glad it is coming to an end". She said back to me "oh it was too short, it was such a nice summer, I am not ready to see it go!" I thought, well that's nice, I am happy for you! But then I kinda thought...I guess your summer wasn't as busy as mine then! Because, mine was filled with kids, swimming, trips, friends and travelling...I am exhausted! How could I not be ready to say goodbye? I need a rest....
Good night and god bless my friends!