trust

I found this on my good friend's blog:

A little girl and her father were crossing a bridge.
The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter:
"Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river." The little girl said:
"No, Dad. You hold my hand."
"What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father.

"There's a big difference," replied the little girl.
"If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if youhold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold yours...

GIVEAWAYS

I hope you  guys go and enter these giveaways I always post about! 

♥Guessing All the Way Epson PictureMate Show giveaway.

♥Savvy Moms Save: $25 CSN gift card!

♥Serendipity Mommy is having a $25 giveaway to Cooking.com!

♥3 Kids and Us and KitchenAid want to make your holiday wish come true and offer you the chance to win a brand new KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer, in your choice of over 20 colors, valued at $349.99! 

Enter the KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway!

and check out the Homemade Holiday Feast recipes  that show all the ways the KitchenAid Stand Mixer and attachments can be used to create unique family dishes and save you counter space with one appliance that can be converted to meet your every need.

♥NoBiggie happy holiday gift guide giveaway! Including: a ZipBin kids toy bin, Curl Covers, A Hallmark record-able book, and 3 (THREE) Lemon Poppy cookbooks! Amazing.

♥Familicious Baby Einstein Giveaway! I would love this for my baby boo. My kids are glued to Baby Einstein whenever it's on! What a lifesaver it is. AND American Express $25 gift card giveaway! There will be 20 winners people so enter!

♥Burlap and Blue giveaway by tatertotsandjello!!!

♥Giveaways 4 Mommies has awesome freebies. Such as: Tot clock! This sounds wonderful for a transitioning or transitioned toddler in a big kid bed.

♥Through Serendipity Mommy presents : Step 2 master Chef Kitchen giveaway! Ok moms this is a superb giveaway!

♥Serendipity mommy is having a Little Tikes Jump-o-Line Castle Bounce House giveaway! It's from Hayneedle. I would love this for my kids!

Scooting

You will want to mute this because my voice in the background is really annoying BUT........
Maverick is scooting now! That is my latest most exciting news. I am so proud. It sounds like Devon isn't excited but this was going on for 30 minutes before I grabbed the camera so he had been watching and I was still freaking out :-)


Here are some pictures to add happiness to your week:

You can see his bottom teeth popping through in this one

I wish you could've heard her laugh at this moment! She looks mad but she is just super duper excited. And infact, when I showed this picture to Londyn, she said "Londyn crying?!?"

the girl who ate everything

She is wonderful. I love her blog because every recipe I have used off of it was wonderful. These should satisfy your Halloween season cravings. They look hard but so did a lot of her others and they weren't. Although she gives credit to Paula Deen, I still think that her blog is the best when it comes to cooking/baking.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Crust:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 

Cheesecake Filling:

3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons, divided

3 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Apples:

3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Streusel topping, recipe follows

1/2 cup caramel topping

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with a pastry blender (or 2 forks) until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into a 9x13 baking pan lined with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese with 3/4 cup sugar in an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Then add eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour over warm crust.

In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spoon evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle evenly with Streusel topping. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until filling is set. Drizzle with caramel topping and let cool. Serve cold and enjoy!

Streusel Topping:

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup quick cooking oats

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened 

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. I like to really combine it by using my clean hands to thoroughly combine the butter into the mixture.