Pie Night!

I can't believe my last post was Halloween! I promise we are still alive; we've just been so busy with the normal, mundane daily tasks that nothing really noteworthy has happened. Dallin and Danny are surviving school. Jeff is always busy with work (and when he's not busy at work, he has projects around here). Jonas keeps growing in leaps and bounds. I feel very torn about that. I miss my little baby, but I love watching his personality grow more and more each day. And me, well I am just trying to keep up with everyone. Life is good. It's even better now that we're in the midst of the holidays! Tonight we had our annual Pie Night. Each year, before Thanksgiving, we have one night totally dedicated to pie. We invite family, friends and neighbors over to indulge in a potluck of pies. It is so much fun to kick off the Thanksgiving week! It gives us an opportunity to truly feel gratitude for the amazing people that surround us every day and make our lives so great....all while gorging ourselves on sugary delights! I usually try to make several "pies" to start off with then everyone who comes brings another one to share. Tonight I made pecan pie brownies, apple pie cups, pumpkin pie cheesecake, gingerbread cream pie, and peppermint pie (the last two were in honor of the next holiday...Christmas!). There was so much sugar!!...and whipped cream. Yes, I should have known better than to have whipped cream in a can. Next thing I knew, Jeff and Daniel were taking the challenge to squirt some on their wrist, smack their forearms to launch it in the air, and theoretically catch it in their mouths. They weren't always successful...but it was pretty funny to watch. It was another great Pie Night!!