Fall.

 

Rich colors have come out.

Hot drinks and warm scones have been wanted.

Boots and scarves are popular.

 

Fall has come.

 

Indeed it has, and I am  extremely thankful and excited for it! I love fall!

One of the "highlights" of fall as a kid, was making a ginormous leaf pile on the trampoline and then diving in! Even though fall is still early, and not many leaves are down, the kiddos and I enjoyed that great tradition last week. :)

Enjoy the photos-

 

 

September.

Goodness gracious, September has been such a beautiful month. So filled of all of life's pleasures and goodies, I've been at loss for words. How ever could life get better than this? I haven't the slightest. So, I thank the Lord God, my Heavenly Father, for blessing my family and I so abundantly.

 There are many cute things, people and places in this world. But none of them can compare to my little brother, Nickolas Maximus. He is the definition of cuteness. It can't be denied.

 This little guy is definitely in there with Nick too! All my siblings for that matter. :) Such heart-melting cuteness I'm about to die of it!!

 Fathers are so important in a girls life.  As most of you know, my Papa takes us girls one at a time, out on a "date" to talk to us, spend time with us, and bring our hearts even closer to his. This time, it was Caitlin's turn. He took her to a fancy place downtown, called 'SILK.'

 If any of you all wonder where I get my photography eye from...it's from my Daddy. He took the above photo just for me. And I absolutely love it! So creative.

September 5th was my 17th birthday. I spent it in the best way.

We slept in a tad bit, then Papa, Mother, and I went to work out and get a Starbucks coffee. We went home and grabbed the kiddos, and went shopping at all the Goodwills around. Then we came home and had the Seiferts over for dinner. We topped off the evening, watching my favorite movie- "Larkrise to Candelford."

THANKS BE TO GOD for another wonderful year of my life.

 Caitlin made my birthday cake. :)

 I've been enjoying the amazing summer weather landscaping this month. The grass is green and dry, and the sun shines on my face when I mow. Pretty soon it'll be wet, grey, and soggy...so I'm sure happy to enjoy this right now. :)

This is a normal sight you would see if you lived at our home. The little boys are always following Papa around, learning from his every move. It's so cute!

Well, that's the miniature post of such a gigantic month. :)

Buttermilk Pie.

I've tried a new Texas recipe this week, called Buttermilk pie. It's a very interesting pie. Not normal, but pretty good. It's sort of like a sweet custard pie, with tart berries on top. If you want to try something different, this is the pie to make.


Please welcome-
A pie crust.  3 eggs.  Vanilla.  Butter.  Brown sugar. flour. Sugar. Buttermilk & Raspberries. - oh joy!

This pie is pretty easy. All the time pretty much goes into the pie crust. The filling is just a matter of when to put it all in.

When I finished, THIS is what the filling looked like! I was mortified! I frantically looked back over the recipe making sure I didn't do anything wrong, and when I found that I did everything exactly according to the recipe...I was still sure it was NOT supposed to look like this. I was very sad, and decided I might as well cook the thing and feed it to the chickens in stead of just throwing it away.  I put it in the oven...

....and it turned out like this! I was so over-joyed! It was perfectly cooked and the custard set up wonderfully. What a surprise!

Then I topped it with our fresh raspberries from our garden and sprinkled some powdered sugar over that. Wa-la. A beautiful pie!

Putting it on the plate is the best part. You slice into that beautiful masterpiece, and feel all the pride and joy of displaying your labors onto a plate.

An afternoon well spent.

We had the Seiferts over this last Sunday, and I spent the whole afternoon with one of my best friends- AnnaLynn. She's such a tender hearted, beautiful girl.

She has a heart for photography as well, so her and I spent the hours talking, laughing, and doing a photo shoot together. I hope you enjoy the photos and please do comment and tell me which one you liked the best! :)

 "Being blown away by a balloon."

 "leaf princess"

 "Volleyball pro."

 This is my favorite.

 It spells out - Friends.

Thanks for reading,
Jessica

Huntin'

About a week ago, Papa took some of us older kids,  up to Silver Star area to do some huntin' for Grouse. Papa purchased a new gun for Marcus because he passed the hunters safety test, and another gun for me to use this new Duck hunting season. Which we were very excited to try out. This was one of my most treasured memories of the year. 



The Hunters--

 I love my little brother!! Oh, so mcuh.

 We came across a stream...and Papa saw a fish swimmin' around in a  tinsy pool. Since we were not very successful in hunting grouse

Now that was my kind of huntin'!