I told you so....

On this particular day, I had told CE twenty seven times that if she kept climbing on the stroller, she might fall or get hurt. Clearly, she's fourteen months old and persistent. What started with sheer pride, turned ugly pretty quickly. And I promise, she only wailed for about ten seconds before I put down the camera and rescued her. Is it terrible that I secretly wanted to say "I told you so"??

{What We're Eating}

This recipe actually comes from my mom's recipe collection....it looks pretty and fancy but is oh so simple! Great for a holiday party appetizer.

Creamy Dill Dip
1 block cream cheese
1/2 cup fresh dill (cut from the stems)
1 can crescent rolls
1 beaten egg yolk

Keep cream cheese refrigerated until ready to use. On a plate, spread dill out to cover the entire plate surface. Unwrap cream cheese and place on top of dill, then roll block until covered in dill. On a greased cookie sheet, spread crescent rolls out without tearing perforations. Gently pinch together the perforations then place the block of cheese on top of roll "rectangle". Wrap the block so that all surfaces are covering the cream cheese, pinching at the side seams. Brush egg yolk on top and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes (I just bake according to the crescent roll instructions), until slightly brown on top. Top with a couple sprigs of dill and serve with crackers or pita chips. Enjoy!

Hoooo whoooooo?

Pretty sure Claire was the cutest owl, ever, for Halloween this year. I made her costume (shocking, I know), but I swear, it was about the easiest project I've ever tackled. A brown hoodie, some felt cut into feathers, and fabric glue was all it took. Thanks to my friend Sarah R. for the awesome owl hat to match!
She even had the "hooooo, hooooo" down pretty well by the time trick- or- treating (aka: a wagon-ride around the neighborhood, once) came along.

Guarding the goodies in her "nest"

Happy Halloween!!