Halloween, November, and Time Changes...

Happy November everyone!  Hope you all had a nice Halloween and that the kiddos brought home lots of candy for you to snack on.  This week has been a busy one, as I'm sure it was for many of you as well.  Monday was Big D's Halloween party at school.  Mawmaw B took Big D to his party, where he made a spooky spider craft and did some trick or treating in the classrooms.  He received quite a few lollipops and I think he was afraid mawmaw was going to eat them, because he snagged the bag and wouldn't give it back.

Big D with his bag of lollies.

Tuesday, momma had a food day at work and everyone brought in some delicious food.  I made some beer bread and spinach dip, as well as some mulled apple cider.  As a new section of my blog, I will be adding a weekly recipe; so keep an eye out at the end for the spinach dip recipe- it was quite good, if I do say so myself!    Meanwhile, Big D went with Mawmaw B and Pepaw to the new Field and Stream opening, where he hung out with his cousins for a while.

Big D with his cousins.

Thursday, of course, was Halloween.  The weather was very uncooperative - rain and gusty winds.  Last year, Big D didn't get to go trick or treating because he was still too little and he had an ear infection.  Luckily, this year, the county libraries were holding indoor trick or treating, so that's where we headed with Mawmaw B, Aunt C, and daddy.  While at the library, momma and Big D received a huge surprise when Aunt T showed up with Mawmaw K!  It's been almost 4 months since we've seen Mawmaw K, so we were very excited.  Although, I will have to say, Mawmaw K isn't as sneaky as she thinks she is, as Aunt T and momma figured it out earlier that afternoon.

There's a tiger on the prowl in the library; stalking through the shelves.

Friday - dinner with Mawmaw K, Aunt T, and her boyfriend A at our favorite Chinese restaurant.  Unlimited crab legs contributes to the reason this is a favorite restaurant.  It was quite amusing watching A try sushi for the first time.  Their sushi is decent, but he really should have had something better for his first taste.  Big D, on the other hand, continues to constantly amaze his momma.  He tried (and liked) crab legs!  His favorite part, though, seemed to be dipping it in the butter and also trying to spoon feed momma clarified butter....yuck.  Oh, and they have a fish pond, which was right up Big D's alley!  The staff even fed the fish for him!

Mawmaw, look over there!

Saturday is our usual grocery shopping day, so we got those chores out of the way in the morning.  Ms. A, from momma's work, had offered to do a Fall photo session for Big D.  We headed down to the park and just had a good time while she snapped away.  Let me tell you how charming this boy is.  Rather, let me just show you since a picture speaks a thousand words!

More than I could put into words...

Sunday was a little more laid back with no set plans.  Big D went with Mawmaw B to visit Gigi and Poppy for a while and momma cleaned house.  The time change threw us off a bit, but Big D seems to be adjusting okay, but that could have been a fluke; I guess we'll just have to see how the rest of the week plays out on that front.  Overall, Sunday was a nice end to a busy, exciting, fun week. This upcoming week does not have a whole lot scheduled, so we'll see what fun pops up.  Maybe some decorating for Thanksgiving (one holiday at a time, folks.)  Here's hoping everyone makes it a great week; don't let those little things get you down!

As promised above, here is the recipe for the yummy spinach dip:

1 cup real mayonnaise

16 oz sour cream

1 package Knorr's dry vegetable soup mix

1/3 - 1/2 package dry green onion dip mix

10 oz frozen spinach - thawed and very well drained (squeeze all of the water out)

Mix all of the above together.  Refrigerate overnight for best flavor and enjoy!