A Boo-tiful Month...and it's not over yet!!

 This month has been FULL of  "Spook-tacular" events so far for our family!

This is one of MANY events that I have set up for; childrens' consignment sales, school carnivals, teaching supply stores, boutiques and more. 

My next event will be held in Gilbert, AZ for a boutique. This is going to be a great place to come and shop for Christmas gifts and much more. Contact me for more info on that if you are interested. The list of vendors is amazing and I am so excited about the hair bows and unique clothing items I will find for Miss Morgan!

 

 Here are some of the kids drawing with chalk during preschool...it is great to be able to do this from my home, yet still use my schooling. LOVE being a stay at home Mommy!!

 

 Today was PB&J day!

 Zach had to get glasses...he was bummed, then excited, then bummed again. Bummed because he had to get them, excited when we got there, then bummed when he had to wait for his glasses to come in. These are the ones he picked...he was VERY VERY against the "metal kind"!! (Hence the face in the next picture)

 Notice his eye on the screen....

 Tonight is pumpkin carving and pizza with friends, then Trunk or Treat, Halloween themed dinner and Trick or Treating this weekend...with 2 more events...and church in the mix as well!! I am so thankful that God just keeps placing these AMAZING women and opportunities at my feet to grow my business.

Pumpkin Patch

The Shero Comic: A Day at the Patch

Climbing the knots to get to the top

Turning each corner and coming to a stop.

Racing the track, each corner we go,

Zach was left in the dust screaming no, no!! 

Train rides for all and pictures..say cheese,

Now fast asleep as we rest our knees!

Pronto Pasta & Sausage Skillet

I have started to use recipes to try new dishes each night. This is what I made last night.

Pronto Pasta & Sausage Skillet

Ingredients:

1 medium onion

1 medium green bell pepper

3 links hot Italian sausage (12oz)

2 garlic cloves, pressed

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

3 1/2 cups uncooked penne pasta (I used bow tie)

3 1/2 cups water

1 jar (26oz) spaghetti or marina sauce

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

2 oz cream cheese, softened

1 cup (4oz) shredded mozzarella cheese

1 oz Parmesan cheese, grated (1/4 cup) divided

1 tsp chopped fresh parsley

1. Dice onion and bell pepper. Remove casings from sausage. Cut in half lengthwise, the cut into 1/2in. nuggets. Place sausage into (12-in.) skillet. Cook over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.

2. Add onion and bell pepper to skillet; cook an additional 2-3 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add pressed garlic and pepper flakes; cook 10-20 seconds or until fragrant. Stir in pasta, water, sauce, salt and black pepper. bring to a simmer; cover and cook 14-16 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.

3. Remove skillet from heat. Stir in cream cheese until incorporated. Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Cover and let stand 2-3 minutes or until cheeses are melted. Garnish with chopped parsley.

(I forgot to take a picture of the final stage before eating...sorry)

Sleep, Play, Eat...Repeat!

SLEEP! (Morgan fell asleep in her chair watching TV with Daddy)

PLAY!  (We attended a wedding on Sunday and Morgan played in the park)

EAT! (Eating bread with dinner)

Repeat..SLEEP!

PLAY! (Morgan LOVES to go over hills that make her tummy tickle...we found a big hill yesterday and I had to film her reaction..priceless)

EAT! (Morgan picked a candy necklace at Smeeks as her treat)

We slept, we played and we ate all weekend. It seemed never ending!!

With this ring...

Today Shawn and I celebrate our 3rd anniversary as Mr. and Mrs. Shero. Although he is hunting and we are actually spending our day apart, I know that we are close at heart.  

We celebrated on this day with our family and friends to witness the love we share for one another..although we lived two separate lives for a period of our lives the Lord brought us back together where he wanted us to stay. Why we didn't see it the first time is beyond me...but what we lived through made us a strong couple and now we have built something to last! We will forever dance our dance and go wherever the Lord takes us.

Baking with Morgan

This morning Morgan and I woke up and decided to take some of our left over apples from last week that did not get eaten and make something special...Apple Bars.

Waiting for me to let her "mix the bowl"

Such a great little helper I had. She poured all the ingredients into the big bowl and mixed away.

And of course she had to lick the spatula when we were done...she thought that was quite funny!!

CUPCAKES for all...

I was recently invited to "like" a page on Facebook called Amy Miller Designs. After exploring the page and reading what it was all about I decided to "Like" it...cuz after all I LOVE cute decor for my home. Well a few weeks ago I was doing some late night blogging and decided to check out facebook...this is what I found:

Psst…guess what? My Shop is now OPEN. Here are the details: My shop will be open now through Sept. 28. I will temporarily close it from Sept 29-Oct 11, it will re-open Oct 12 and be open from then on. I will have a Grand Opening in a few months. So without further ado, Welcome to Amy Miller Designs – The Shop! ... Oh wait, wait, wait…that’s no way to kick off my Opening. How about a chance to win 1 free cupcake? Everyone cool with that? Ok…the 1st person to visit my shop, pick out their favorite cupcake color and post a comment below stating your favorite color will win it. Now go…run…hurry…but don’t fall! See if you can be the one to post the first comment! Click the link below to go to the shop! (Immediate family members…you are not eligible for this contest…you already got your freebie;)

This was posted by Amy Miller Designs, so I rushed to my keyboard and filled in my response:

My fave is the dark pink cupcake!

I was the first on to respond and a few days later I received my cupcake in the mail. I picked the pink because it adds a touch of color to my kitchen, as my colors are black and white with pink accents.

I am so excited to announce that Amy Miller has decided to create cupcakes for the holidays as well and include holiday wrappers...and we can even buy a dozen at a time.

Go check out what she has to offer:

http://www.amymillerdesigns.com

http://amymillerdesigns.etsy.com/

http://www.facebook.com/amymillerdesigns