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Yard Sale!

Come on out to our yard sale tomorrow morning from 7:00 - 1:00. We're selling tons of stuff!

-Baby gear and baby clothes

- Blankets

- Bedding, sheets, towels, pillows

- Mens and women's clothing

-Christmas stuff

- 2 Christmas trees

- Camping gear

- Kitchen items

- A spud bag! (huge bean bag, only much better than a bean bag).

- ...and much more!

House for Sale!

Wanna buy our house? You can go here for the listing and more information. And if you're not in the market to buy a house then you can do what I did and admire our house at the cleanest it's ever been. :)

Playing Downtown

Monday was Tommy's last day here so we went downtown to the Museum of Natural Sciences (or something like that - yes, family, I did go to a museum...and I didn't hate it). They had an animal show where you could pet the animals which Brook thought was pretty cool. After that, we walked down Fayetteville Street and had lunch at Chick-fil-A. (Tommy requested having that before he left since we don't have it in Minnesota). Then we swung by the new Krispy Kreme in the plaza so I could try their cappuccino (very good!) and then stopped at one of our favorite local coffee shops, Crema, for Tommy & Mark to get coffee. It was a fun way to end our time with Tommy. Thanks for coming to visit, Uncle Tommy! Brook keeps asking, "Go go, Tommy?" and we have to tell her you went back to Minnesota. :)

Fall Family Fun Fest

On Halloween we went to the Fall Family Fun Fest at our church. We brought along a couple of bumblebees. Mark and I said to eachother several times how we thought we had the cutest bumblebees there. :) Tommy was our faithful photographer. Thanks Tommy! It was fun watching Brook really enjoy the games and candy this year. It's hard to believe that when we took her last year she wasn't even walking yet!

Green Acres Farm

Another fun thing we did with Uncle Tommy was visit Green Acres Farm in Cary. It was such a fun family outing! They had a hay ride, a corn maze, some bounce houses, a bunch of trucks and tractors to play with and some mini corn mazes for the little ones. Oh yeah, and a pumpkin patch too. We had a great time!

"Healthy" "Ice Cream" Sandwiches

There are lots of quotations in this title because it really should say "healthiER (I mean, these aren't like eating carrots) alternative to ice cream (it's cool whip, not ice cream) sandwiches." That being said, I ran across this recipe I had in college but never made. It's easy, truly healthier than regular ice cream sandwiches, and a GREAT treat for kids! (And Mark and I certainly don't mind them either). :)

Ingredients:
1 box Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tub of Fat Free Cool Whip (thawed)

Preheat oven to 350. Spray cookie sheets with Pam. Mix first three ingredients. Drop by tablespoon full onto cookie sheet and bake for 12 minutes. Cool completely. Batter should make about 36 cookies (made closer to 30 for me). Put 2 tablespoons Cool Whip on 1 cookie and cover with another cookie. Wrap each sandwich in plastic wrap and freeze.

Enjoy!

Oh, and here's Brook enjoying hers...

Playing at the park

Yesterday morning Mark had to go into work for a few hours so Tommy and I took the girls to the park by our house. We had a lot of fun! Brook loves having her Uncle Tommy here. :)

Uncle Tommy's Here!

So far we've been to the park and a pumpkin patch/farm/corn maze. It's been fun! Pictures to come!

Lovin' Daddy

Saying goodbye to Daddy as he leaves for work. Sweet.

This is what you do....

....when your 4 month old has a head full of hair.

A Thought for You...

I was challenged and encouraged reading this this morning. I hope it serves you in that way too.

"Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God. No one sins out of duty. We sin because it holds out some promise of happiness. That promise enslaves us until we believe that God is more to be desired than life itself (Psalm 63:3). Which means that the power of sin's promise is broken by the power of God's. All that God promises to be for us in Jesus stands over against what sin promises to be for us without Him. "

- John Piper, Future Grace

Amen.

This is my second time reading this book because it is one of my favorites of all time. I would highly recommend it.