HELP NEEDED!!

Does anyone know the name of the site where you can purchase gift cards/gift certificates at a discounted price??

I know I've heard of this somewhere and its making me CRAZY trying to think of it!!

HELLLLP!!!

Be back later with a wedding filled post ♥

~Noelle!~

Trick or Treat!

Hey girls! Here are some pics of my cuties in their trick or treat gear:)

Gavin was an Indian!

I told him with his tan and dark hair, he could pass for a real Indian!

Here's my lil cowboy Gage!

I had to give him a moustache cause he wanted "paint" on his face too like his big bro had!

This pic isn't very good but can you see his chaps?? LOL

On a trick or treat mission!

We only visited like 7 or 8 houses near my mother in laws house and the kids still got a TON of candy!

Gage was so funny; a lady gave him one piece of candy, he looked at her and said "No, 2!" Ahahaha, from the mouth of a 2 year old!!

Our holidays are crazy busy! We went to my mother in laws first, then to see my father in law, then we took Brian to work (late) then over to my moms house to visit then back to the restaurant to visit there and take daddy home from work!! whew! The boys got to bed after 11 pm then were up around 9; oh and the time change has us all goofed up too- oy-yoy-yoy!!

Hope you all had a fun halloween too!!

Noelle ♥

Halloween Wishes!!

Happy Halloween from me and the Cullens!! (lol)

Just a fun quick post to get you all ready for trick or treating!!

Whats your favorite Halloween Candy?

Do you love candy corn?

Or do you love Peeps like my mom does?

Or do gummy eyeballs float your boat?

How about a "surprise" inside these super cute crackers??

Or are you like me and want a piece of every kind of candy??

Dots, Tootsie Rolls, Junior Mints, or Charleston Chew??

Yum, Yum and more Yum!

Do you get dressed up for Halloween still?

Love these 2 costumes!!

If I had the BOD, I'd wear this!!

Yee-haw!!! LOL

Here's my lil Gage when he was a pumpkin for his 1st halloween!

Here is my Gavin when he was a very handsome pirate 2 years ago!

Whatever you do...

I hope you have a Happy Halloween!!

Noelle ♥

Autumn Recipe Swap: Pumpkin Roll!!

YUMMY PUMPKIN ROLL RECIPE!!

Here is my FAVE Autumn recipe that I chose to show off for the Autumn Recipe Swap hosted by KIM! Check out her blog to find other gals fave fall recipes too!

Libby's PUMPKIN ROLL- yum!!

INGREDIENTS

CAKE

1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin

1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

FILLING

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature

1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

conversion calculator Directions

FOR CAKE:

PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.



COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.



BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. (If using a dark-colored pan, begin checking for doneness at 11 minutes.) Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.



FOR FILLING:

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired.



COOKING TIP:

Be sure to put enough powdered sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake so it will not stick.



Remember to follow baking instructions before consuming.

I haven't made my Pumpkin Roll yet this Fall but plan to make one for Thanksgiving this year!

Thanks for visiting me today!

Noelle ♥

Some Fall Fun/Updates on my Dad

Hey girls!! Missed you all!

Here are some pics from our new fave pumpkin patch!

I took the boys a couple weeks ago, daddy was a-working though:(

See Gavin the cat and Gage the Frankenstein?

My babies on the cow train!! ♥

Moooo!

Racing their Tractors!

They had a LOAD of fun on these pedal cars!

I raced Gavin once with lil Gage on the back of mine and WHEW! that was a workout!!

Gage jumping on the huge bounce pillow!

Gavin made a SPLAT!

Too sweet ♥

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This week has been a ROUGH one for me!

I've had to make a lot of decisions as far as my dads care once he gets home.

I don't feel he is ready to come back to his place; he still is very weak, has the trach tube in for breathing, also had surgery today to have the feeding tube placing in his stomach.

The dr.'s told us that he needs 24/7 supervision for awhile, which that is impossible for me to provide for him being that I work, have kids, go to school and have the wedding/honeymoon coming up.

I spoke to my dad about my concerns that he wouldn't have the proper care he deserves if we went that route; we decided that he will come back here and be in a short term acute care rehab facility. He will be visited daily by a dr. and have a nursing staff to care for him. He is unable to speak so that makes things tough too. I want him to be safe and receive the speech/physical therapy he needs so he can continue to recover. In a month or so they also want him to begin radiation treatments which would be 5 days a week for 6 weeks! He is going to be wiped out!! So it looks like he will be transported home this Monday via and ambulance. I hate that he won't be home for halloween to see the boys or his birthday which is this Sunday but we will make both of those days up to him:)

Have you ever had to make decisions like this one for a member of your family?

Its so overwhelming to me!

Any advice would be so appreciated!!

Love,

Noelle ♥

On the Road again...

Hey girls! Just a quick post to say HELLO before I head down to Indy for 2 days to see my dad again:)

Thanks SO much for all your prayers and support; he is doing wonderfully!

I am excited to see him tomorrow and hopeful that some of his swelling has gone away.

The pic above is from last Halloween '08 and its of my dad and my two boys.

I have been praying that he will be home for Halloween this year to see the boys in their costumes!

My oldest is going to be an Indian and my youngest is going to be a Cowboy!

My dads birthday is also this Sun. November 1st too; it would be great if he could be home for that too.

Please keep praying for his recovery girls ♥

The countdown begins... today is 19 DAYS TILL OUR WEDDING!!!!!! ♥

Talk to you all soon,
Noelle ♥

Monster Mash!!!

This is too funny!! My family with my secret crush, Edward from Twilight!!

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