Fun Fall Recipes!

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So, it is safe to say that I am officially nesting. I am absolutely exhausted and achy, yet I just can't stop cooking and decorating and cleaning, etc. I guess my body knows that little Miss Etta Jayne will be making her big debut soon! So much to do, so little time... and SO LITTLE ENERGY!

I had posted some pictures to my Instagram feed of some of the items I have cooked lately, and because there were a few of you wanting recipes, I decided to just put them all here to make it easy! Please note that 3 of the 4 of the following recipes are PUMPKIN recipes. I just can't help it!

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Honey.. I Made a Mistake.

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Trice and I have had a fantastic 4 years of marriage together. I love him more today than yesterday, and I will continue to love him until the day I die. For real. He is the apple of my eye, the butter on my bread, the cream in my coffee, the white on my rice... you get the gist! In our 4 years of marriage, as most of you know, we have been through a LOT. Moves, kids, new jobs... lots and lots of life changes. And along with these life changes, sometimes mistakes are made. I make mistakes and so does he. 

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Special Mail.

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So my oldest sister, Katherine, and I are pretty much twinkies! I was always called "little Katherine" growing up, and when she was home, I was always by her side. Although she is 10 years older than me, she spent countless hours bonding with me, French braiding my hair, making up dances in the car with me, and letting me use her shampoo and lotion all the time. We have a lot of the same personality traits, and we just click. We are so much in fact twinkies that my son decided to come three weeks early just so he could be delivered on Katherine's son's 5th birthday. I just think that is crazy that our boys even share a birthday! Anyhow, she is truly one of my HEROES, and I owe a lot of gratitude to her for investing so much into my life and helping me to be the person I am today.

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Honest Reflections from a Mommy.

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Well, my sweet little Emerson just turned two years old this weekend! I cannot believe it. I have run the whole gamut of emotions - from happiness and joy to nostalgia to boohooing to "what in the world is happening to the time?" freakouts to more happiness and gratitude. The truth is, outside of Jesus, Emerson is the best gift that God has ever given to Trice and me. How neat that God entrusts to us this precious little boy to raise, who brings deep joy to our hearts and teaches us about life? Every day is a new life lesson when it comes to child rearing!  AND WE GET TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE! Eeeeek!

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