Turn The Page Tuesday Week 10

Happy Tuesday, Y'all! I hope you had a great weekend and a great Monday! It's been a great week here so far and I am already looking forward to the weekend:) It is full on fall here in Louisiana and although I am loving the cool weather, I am already missing the warm:/ Probably not a good thing...I am a warm weather girl. However, I am excited for the holidays, sweaters, warm drinks, baking, changing trees, etc. 

I will tell you I am obsessed with the Gingerbread Latte at Starbucks....yum! I cannot get enough of these holiday yummies!:)

Yes, it is as delicious as it looks! I've also decided I am making gingerbread cookies for The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap!:) I am so excited!!!! If you haven't signed up, its not too late! This is a holiday cookie swap where you send cookies to three people and you receive cookies, too:)

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 It is also time for another Turn The Page Tuesday! Yes, Halloween is tomorrow but I am going to jump out of the Halloween theme and straight into another fall book! 

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Apples

By: Matt Ringler

 We got this book last year from Chickfila. It is a very simple counting book, but it also is about baking an apple pie:) We baked an apple pie this week so this is the perfect book. Brother and sister go and pick apples with their family. When they get home, they get to enjoy playing in the leaves while Mom and Dad bake. I love this book because it describes the simplicity of what I love about fall. 

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Time to grab the below button and go link up!! I have started buying books for my boys for Christmas. There have been some great deals. I am hoping you all share your holiday book choices!:) I have some fun blogs coming up, so come back!!:)

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WIAW:Toddler Eats

I hope you all had a Terrific Tuesday! It was a busy, yet fun, one for us:)

 I wanted to take the time to share some holiday fun!!!! I am officially signed up for the 2012 Great Blogger Cookie Swap!!!!:) I am so excited. I found out about this last year, we had just moved, and I missed sign ups by a week. So I am so excited to join in this year. I love blogging, I love the holidays, I love blog fun, and I love cookies:) So this is a win, win, win, win! If you don't know about the cookie swap, click here! Julie and Lindsay are hosting the second annual cookie swap and they have all the info you may need. All you have to do is sign up! This year they are collecting money for Cookies for Kids Cancer. When you sign up, you also have to donate $4 to this amazing cause. It is so worth it! After you get signed up, confirm your donation, you will then receive and email on the details:) I can't wait to get in the kitchen and play with some new recipes...and then receive yummy cookies from others:) Okay, so go sign up! Happy Baking!

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Breakfast

Banana Zucchini Mini Muffins with

Homemade Cinnamon Apples

Lunch

Roasted Turkey, Raspberries, and Veggie Sticks

Dinner

Yellow Squash Ravioli with Steamed Broccoli

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The debate last night was quite heated at times...yikes. I was actually uncomfortable at times. Like I had the awkward, had to look away, feeling:/ Anyways, we watched it and it was very telling. We definitely have two very different paths to vote for come next month! I am trying to get my early voting in..I am a BIG promoter of voting so I will be casting my ballot asap:)

Are you voting this year? Did you sign up for the Cookie Swap?

What did you find interesting in the debate last night?

Turn The Page Tuesday Week 8: Halloween Edition

I am so glad it's Tuesday:) We have a fun day planned and I am looking forward to it. I hope you all had a great Monday! I read an awesome verse this morning while I was doing my bible study and I thought I would share. I am doing the study of Genesis and it is phenomenal!! Its amazing to really learn what God planned from the very beginning and even before the earth was formed. Everything is from Him. This verse was just an encouraging reminder of how God intends for us to be with him. 

"But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how

we know we are in Him."

1 John 1:5

I encourage you to look up the closest (BSF) Bible Study Fellowship to you and join in this study! 

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It is also time for another week of Turn The Page Tuesday! For those of you who are new, click the highlighted link for more info:) This week's choice is a classic. I am sure most of you have this one or have at least read it. But, this one reminds me of being a little girl. We always watched the Charlie Brown specials around any holiday. The books are great because now you can read them before the show airs:)

It's The Great Pumpkin, 

Charlie Brown

By:Charles Schulz

Charlie Brown and the gang are excited for another year of Halloween festivities. Halloween parties, trick-or-tretaing, and lots of candy:) While the Peanuts gang are getting their costumes ready and preparing to trick-or-treat, Linus is planning something else. Linus is busy writing his letter to the Great Pumpkin. He is more concerned about getting to the pumpkin patch in time to see The Great Pumpkin. Read along to find out if Linus sees the Great Pumpkin, despite the disbelief of his friends:)

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I hope you are able to link up today! I also hope you all have a Terrific Tuesday! Come back tomorrow for another week of What I Ate Wednesday!:) Grab the button and go link up!

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Weekend Recap+Oatmeal Chocolate Chips

Phew. That was a weekend. The stomach virus went through our house this past week and weekend. We so very rarely get sick and have never all been sick at the same time that it was quite the treat. Its over now and I am ready for this busy week! Among the other things I have to do this week, it was Wyatt's birthday yesterday so I am in party planning mode:) We are having a super-hero party so I have a lot to do:) Some of the girls that are coming do not have superhero clothing so I am going to throw together a few "girly" capes:)

Ok, so who watched Revenge last night?! LOVE LOVE that show. Seriously like my favorite. It is getting so good and I am dying to see where they take the show this season. I am wanting Jack and Emily to reunite and be together so much...however, I see them dragging that out for.ever.

There is another round of presidential debates this week. I am hoping it goes a bit smoother for one party. Our VP made himself look like a child at the last weeks, which then in turn just makes the president look worse. I obviously am not a fan of either, but I still think Biden needs to think about his actions affecting other people. Maybe he should stop running his mouth...and the smiling...eek. Okay, off that soapbox;)

I made some delicious cookies last night and thought I would share. What is the best way to to tell if your cookies will be good, you ask?! The dough. Yes, always go by the cookie dough. I am telling you, that is key!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Rachel Layfield

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 9-12 minutes

Ingredients (3 dozen)

• 3 1/4 C Flour
• 1 t baking soda
• 3/4 t salt
• 1 1/3 C soft butter
• 1 1/4 C Sugar
• 1 C brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 4 t vanilla
• 1 package of mini chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup oats

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Beat butter and sugars on medium until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well and then slowly add dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips. Scoop with an ice cream scoop onto cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees.

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Ok I am off to finish my Monday things but head back over here tomorrow for another week of Turn The Page Tuesday!!! I have a classic to share with you:) Halloween edition, of course! For those of you who want to know more about our Tuesday link up party, check out the link above! See you tomorrow!

WIAW

Happy Wednesday!! I hope your week has been great so far:) So I am going to go random for just a minute. Yesterday I was made aware of how many times I use an an exclamation mark to finish a statement. I have noticed it before, but never really realized the full magnitude of the usage;) I find that I use them a lot in text messages for some reason. So, my goal today is to try and not use so many:) So, here goes....

On another side note, I was doing my thing yesterday, with my 1.5 year old tailing behind. I asked him if he had a dirty diaper and he said yes;) So, I proceeded to go get him to change it. As I turned around I noticed him running into the bathroom. When I got in there he was pointing at the toilet. I asked him if he wanted to go potty on the toilet and he said, "YES!" I was shocked. I am not quite sure that he is ready to start the potty training process yet, but I'd say when we do he will catch on pretty quickly!:) He was very proud of himself when I clapped and praised him;) I have heard from some "mentor" moms of mine that having older siblings really helps with the potty training process. The fact that Eli has Wyatt to look up to, follow around, pester, and shadow, I am hoping will pay off:)

Now on to What I Ate Wednesday!!! Head over to link up with Jenn of Peas and Crayons.

Breakfast

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Source

Lunch

Turkey Sandwich on Rudi's

w/Chips

Dinner

Chickfila!!!!:)

(this deserves exclamation:))

Well, there ya have it. Any days that start or end with a Chickfila stop are GREAT days:) We also had TWO new bloggers link up with us yesterday for Turn The Page Tuesday! Get your book choices made and come join us next week:)  Come back tomorrow for the muffin recipe and some more blog fun!

Do you use a lot of exclamation marks when you type? What are your potty training secrets?

Do you love Chickfila as much as I do?:)