"There Is Magic In The Night, When Pumpkins Glow With Candlelight."

We didn't really do much for Halloween since Evelyn's still just a wee thing. I dressed her in a onesie that my niece Carmen got for her that said, "I love my Mummy" which was pretty cute. Mark had to do some surveying in the morning so me and Evelyn took a walk around the mall til he got back. Then we just chilled when Mark was done until Amy and Calvin got to our house in the afternoon. We had them over and did pumpkins like last year. Luckily Evelyn slept nearly the whole time we were carving, at least long enough for me to finish mine. :) So that's pretty much all we did this year! It was pretty fun though!

(This is the onesie cousin Carmen got for Evelyn)

(I love that smile!)

(She had a little mess though so we had to change from her pants to this CUTE denim overall dress!)

(I love babies in overalls)

(Intense carving!)

(Auntie Amy and Evelyn!)

(Me and Mark's pumpkins)

(Amy and Calvin's pumpkins)

(I was trying to do leaves, like the name tag the nurses made for Evelyn but it didn't turn out as well as I hoped)

(Mark used a pattern from the book and it turned out so good!)

(Calvin did a silhouette of somebody but I can't remember who it was for the life of me...he had some trouble though and had to pin it together with toothpicks so it would stay, very sad)

(Amy did one out of the book too and hers turned out awesome too! I guess next year I'm just gonna stick to a book pattern)

(This is her cute outfit yesterday, toooo cute!)

"C is for cookie, that's good enough for me!" --Cookie Monster--

So the other day I was wanting something yummy and decided to try something new. I've been trying not to eat too much chocolate so I don't upset the wee one so I found a new recipe for peanut butter cookies to try and they were SOOOO GOOD! I have to make a few at a time so I don't eat a ton at once. Next time I make them I am definitely going to try them with some chocolate chips, that can only improve them! I do have to say that I am gathering up quite a collection of delicious cookie recipes! (although that's probably not a good thing... :) Anyway, I just thought I would share the recipe with all of you in case you are looking for something new and delicious!

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup shortening
* 1/2 cup margarine, softened
* 1 cup packed brown sugar
* 3/4 cup white sugar
* 1 to 1 1/2 cups peanut butter (depending on how peanut buttery you want it, I like more :)
* 2 eggs
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together shortening, margarine, brown sugar, white sugar, and peanut butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time until well blended and the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the oats until just combined. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until just light brown. Don't over-bake. Cool and store in an airtight container.

Rubber Ducky you're the one, you make bathtime lots of fun, rubber duckie I'm awfully fond of you!

Today my little one is three weeks old! I can't believe its only been three weeks...another one of those things that's flown by and yet feels like so long ago! A lot of things in life feel like that...before you know it she's gonna be in school and then off to college! So I'm trying to enjoy every moment before they fly by. :)

The many faces of Evelyn!







Anywho...not much has happened since Monday except Evelyn had her first "real" bath (her umbilical cord FINALLY fell of Monday). She hasn't liked her sponge baths so I figured she wasn't going to enjoy a real bath and I was right!




(being consoled by Daddy and the binky after such a "traumatic" event :)

And here's some random pics from other days this week...I know, I know, I take a lot of pics! You all knew this would happen... :) But when you have such an adorable baby and oodles of time at home with her, it just happens!

(Me trying to be artistic in photographing her...having a pro do it is EXPENSIVE!)



(Me and my girl!)

(Daddy trying to dress her...so cute)

"Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility." --Kate Douglas Wiggin--

Today Evelyn had her two week check up. She now weighs 8 lbs 7 oz and is 21 1/2 inches long (we've decided they messed up at delivery, which they said happens a lot. So she was probably around 21 in. when she was born instead of 19.5). They said she's in the 50th percentile for weight and 80th for height. She's pretty much perfect!

She's doing so great and is utterly adorable. She's still as smiley as ever and has even laughed a little in her sleep a couple times...tooooo cute! Her dark, dark eyes are starting to lighten up a bit and I can't wait to see what blue they end up being! I love my color of blue and I love Mark's too so hers outta be gorgeous :)

(Grammy bought her some headbands when she was here so people would know she's a girl :)



(It was pretty darn cold out today so I put this hat on her when we went to the doc...it's a little big but so cute!)

As for me and Mark, well I'm pretty much just wrapped up in watching the wee one and Mark has been super busy with school. Last week was midterms and his big FE Exam (which is an engineering exam), but this week is a bit more relaxed for him, thank goodness! He's been gone way too much. :) Now he can spend a bit more time with Evelyn and here's some pics to prove it! :)



(Her first bottle! Just testing the waters so Mark can hold her a bit more :)


(She makes the cutest noises! Babies are so fun.)