Halloween Night

On Halloween night--it was freezing outside!  So, I decided to make this yummy Butternut Squash Soup with Cider Cream and Gruyère Croutons   --a recipe from my friendly neighborhood cooking group.  It was delicious and so cute and festive, don't you think?  I thought for sure the kids would love it--but instead of licking the bowl clean, I simultaneously managed to make them gag and choke.  Hmmm....not quite as I expected.  And nothing hurts a cook's feelings more than someone (or two) almost losing their stomach after the first bite.  Well, good thing their only 3 and 5.  I, after working so hard, still made them eat all their dinner.  HA!  That will teach them!  Anyway, I loved it--and so did Jeremy and Charlotte.  I guess it's more for the sophisticated palate....

These mummy hot dogs were the real hit.  And why wouldn't they be???

Charlotte had her first taste of real food that night--and she was in heaven!  She thinks I'm a wonderful cook :)  It's been a while now since this picture--she has since mastered pumpkin, sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, applesauce, carrots,  and noodles and she hasn't complained once!  I'm also proud to say that I haven't bought a single jar of baby food!  I think we eat more vegetables, when I know I have to cook some for her too.

Bridger and Chip

And Princess Kennedy--let me tell you, those white gloves were coated with chocolate by the time we got home.  And can I just say that society as a whole as stepped up the quality of trick-or-treat candy since I was a kid.  Most of the candy I got, was those gross peanut butter taffy things in the orange and black wrappers--do you remember?  There was no bounty of chocolate to speak of.  These kids don't know how good they have it!

Forgive the pictures--there was only a small window of no rain before we went trick-or-treating and I didn't want my camera to get wet.....