fall finally fell!

adios summer.

fall is here!

pumpkin picking with first graders!

a first grader picked out the teeny pumpkin for baby e.

 cider mill with high school girls... holy yum.

(except no cider for this preggo.)

nature center with the first graders... feeding birds, spreading mulch, trying to be helpful to the community!

 and fall cookies. these beauties are 

spiced pumpkin-oatmeal cookies.

they taste and have the consistency of cake.

you should try them.

i got the recipe from here, and the only change was i didn't add ginger 

(i didn't have any...)

happy fall, all!

take 5.

matt wanted a fun cookie.

so, i made this little guy:

take 5 cookies (ish).

matt calls them bailey cookies. they look like our dog.
you don't have to call them that... but i wouldn't hate it if you did.


basically, it's a peanut butter cookie with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and pretzels... topped with caramel and white chocolate drizzle... and a pretzel on top!


easy to make:
-start with your favorite peanut butter cookie recipe--i use this one.
-add all the chips and crushed pretzels.
-caramel drizzle: unwrap 10 ounces of caramels and 1 tbsp of heavy whipping cream--put it all in a bowl and microwave until melted--drizzle on top (it hardens so you can stack the cookies).


make them. incredible joy.