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Happy Anniversary!

On September 25, we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary. We spent a quiet evening at home (just the way we like it), Shane fixed a delicious steak dinner and I failed miserably at making a dessert.

Proving that  it really doesn't take much to make us happy...just being together is enough, and I am thankful for that.

This has been the best four years of my life and I consider myself very lucky.

Delicious. Apple Squares

Yummy new fall recipe for apple season.

APPLE SQUARES:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped apple
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of white sugar with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture until just combined, then stir in the apples and walnuts. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. In a cup or small bowl, stir together the remaining cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over the top of the bars.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven; finished bars should spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan, and cut into squares.

Weekend Fun

Gramma K came to visit. Judson had lots of fun taking a ride around the neighborhood in his wagon, trying out his new saddle and just plain getting spoiled!

The rest of the day was spent relaxing with mommy and daddy, and trying to nurse a nasty little allergy cold that kept him up most of the night prior. The poor kid is just tired of being sick!

Judson's First Fair

We took Judd to the State Fair last weekend.

Here are a few pictures of him with some "dogs". That is what he calls nearly anything with 4 legs and fur. You can imagine...we saw an awful lot of "dogs" that weekend!

First Chocolate Chip Cookie

  And his first near sugar coma from the cookie...

Oh my this was a mess. The bath water was brown from mommy's bright idea. But he loved every minute of it!