Pumpkin Cheesecake gone array

So here is a random post for all of you. Our ward had a Halloween Chili/Pie cook off. I decided to try something new and went for a double layered pumpkin cheesecake. Oh boy, the pictures looked so good, and I can follow a recipe right. What could go wrong? First you bake the crust and let it cool. I didn't have time so it was still warm when I put the filling in. The filling,by the way, tasted great when I licked the spoon. It says to bake it until the center is nearly set. Ok done. It looks good. Kathy gave me the idea to drizzle it with caramel so I do. It was supposed to look like a spider web, but turned into blobs of hardened caramel. Not appetizing:( but you can get past looks if it tastes amazing, so oh well. Ok enter the ward party and see lots of yummy pies. I decided I should at least taste my wonderful creation. It was AWFUL!!! It was not cooked nearly long enough. Both the pie and crust were just a gooey mess with hard caramel to top it off. Oh my goodness. I'm not being modest when I say I should have thrown the rest away. I would have too, but by the time I got back up there it was gone. :( To think that others actually partook of my mishap. So sad. To make it worse, the recipe with my name was included in the recipe handout. Oh well. You live and learn. And then listen to your husband who told you the whole time that you should probably try it out before you take it to a ward function. I think I'll try baking a cheesecake again, but not anytime soon. It will not concur me! To make up for it I did make some awesome pumpkin creamcheese wheels. Everyone loved those:) I'll give you that recipe if you want. hahaha

House Pictures

This one was taken with my phone so it's not good quality. 9/4/09




Taken six days later (9/10/09). It goes so quickly, I can't believe it. You'll notice sheetrock is finished on the inside and shingles on the roof. The house will be done Oct. 2 so if you are able and want to help move that would be great!

Happy Birthday Kaden!

I can't believe my son is Two years old. We had a really great time for his birthday this year. I had so much fun making this pinata, it might just become a tradition. (Robinsons and their traditions, hahaha) I hid all of his presents around the house and had him hunt for them. Really I just told him where to find them one at a time. That was a blast, he literally ran as soon as I got the location out of my mouth. We realized a few weeks before that Kaden didn't have a single puzzle so that's what we got him. I think there was a total of 5, along with his awesome glasses, drum, coloring book, fishing pole and best for last his Basketball Hoop. He loved all of it. We finished with cake and ice cream. Fun stuff, what would it be like to be a kid again? Now birthdays just mark the passing of another year. It's amazing how fast a year goes by now. I hope they slow down so my kids don't grow up too quickly.

Happy Birthday Kaden!!!

Fun Stuff

We've done some fun stuff lately. First of all, last week my friend invited us to the Aquarium. It was amazing. Kaden loved it almost as much as I did. haha There were several exhibits and all of them were really neat. I only have video of the sting ray and the sharks. Very cool. They let you touch the sing ray, but it wouldn't move so we couldn't reach it. :( It was 8$ for adults (2 and under are free). Way better than a movie for that much.

This past weekend we were in Logan and went to the little zoo there. It was really fun. We used to go a lot when we lived there so it was fun to go back since Kaden's a little older. I think he really enjoyed himself. The monkeys were his favorite. They had an albino porcupine that was very unusual. I should have taken a picture of it. I think we really miss Logan. Our friends just got a house and got a way batter deal than we'll ever find here. Oh well, you go where the jobs are I guess. I do like Springville and we are making more friends so it's going to be great. Well I think this is a long enough blog. See ya.

Lame

I've been sick now for 4 days. At least I don't have a fever anymore so I can do a little more. You've probably guessed it, my little boy has seen more movies in the last week than I care to admit. Have you seen Madagascar 2? We borrowed it and now it's forever ingrained in my memory. That brings up a funny thought. For some reason I don't remember movies. I can watch a movie for the second time a few months later and still be surprised at the ending. I don't get it, but it sure makes it more exciting. Nathan just laughs when I have no clue what's going on and he knows I've seen the movie before. Now being sick is going to cost Kaden a day at the farm. Our playgroup is going to see a bunch of farm animals. He would have loved it. Maybe I'll see if someone could take him with their kids.

Excuse this Home

My friend gave my a poem the other day that I'd like to share. It's me all the way.

Excuse This Home

Some homes try to hide the fact

That children shelter there.

Ours boasts of it quite openly

The signs are everywhere.

For smears are on the windows

Little smudges on the door;

I should apologize I guess

For the toys strewn on the floor.

But I sat down with the children,

We played and laughed and read.

And if the doorbell doesn't shine

Their eyes will shine instead.

For when at times I'm forced to choose

the one job or the other,

I want to be a homemaker

But first I'll be a Mother.

Creative Fun

I'm trying to be more creative for both my sake and Kaden's. If I just let him watch t.v. he gets very (let me emphasize very) ornery. So far we've made a Felt Pizza, Puppets, Giant Color Dice, and a Castle. I think he's having fun with them. We're also going to try to get outdoors more often now that the weather is warming up. We went and fed horses yesterday and on Thursday our neighbor has invited us to the Aquarium. We are totally excited. There's also the duck pond by daddy's work. Any other ideas? Send them our way.