Halloween Grandma Kay and Aunt Cyndy Style

Cute 2 year old kids all dressed up for the school parade.
From L-R: Travis, Erik, Ethan, Aje, Celia, Lilly, Jolina, Jessi

A close up...

Don't they all look happy?!
Erik talks about playing with Lilly and Travis consistently
when I ask him what he did at school.
I wish I could be a little fly on the wall.

Pizza Party at the neighborhood clubhouse prior to trick-or-treating.
Erik loves pizza (we don't have it often so he gets excited about it).

Erik and Grandma Kay ready to hand out candy.
Erik is finally smiling in his cow costume.

Carving pumpkins with Grandma.
He was excited to show these to Victor and me when we got home.

Lainey high from all the candy!
Go to sleep baby. :)

A good time was had by all.

Sour Cream Pumpkin Bundt Cake

This cake is so good!! I am embarrassed to admit how much of it I ate today. Enjoy!


Ingredients

• STREUSEL
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons butter or margarine
• CAKE
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 container (8 oz.) sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• GLAZE (recipe below)

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Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan.

FOR STREUSEL:
COMBINE brown sugar, cinnamon and allspice in small bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is crumbly.

FOR BATTER:
COMBINE flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Beat granulated sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add pumpkin, sour cream and vanilla extract; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture.

TO ASSEMBLE:
SPOON half of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle Streusel over batter, not allowing Streusel to touch sides of pan. Top with remaining batter. Make sure batter layer touches edges of pan.

BAKE for 55 to 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool for 30 minutes in pan on wire rack. Invert onto wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with Glaze.

FOR GLAZE:
COMBINE 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice or milk in small bowl; stir until smooth.

Hungry?

Halloween Playgroup Style

Look at this cute group of 2 year olds!
Katie, Cullen, James, Erik, and Sean (from L-R)

So good at posing/standing still for the pictures!

The two year old kids posed so the babies should be a breeze, right?
Liam (6 months), Abbie (7 months), Lainey (4 1/2 months), Hannah (7 months)


This is SO much work!


Where are you going duck?

Okay -- we will sit still but good luck getting us to look at the camera.

Liam, you are just a show off! :)