Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

It's so much fun when extended family comes to visit

That is not a sarcastic statement. I really do love it when extended family comes to visit us. We recently had a niece, her husband, and three wonderful children stay with us for a few nights before and after a big family get together up in Park City for my sister-in-law's kids and grandkids. I was also fortunate enough to take family pictures for them in Park City at the end of their reunion. I will be posting some of them soon on my other blog.

Any whoo, getting back to the topic of my blog post here. Having family around gives me a great excuse to pull out the camera and start taking pictures of everyone, especially the kids. Here are some of the candid photos I grabbed while they were at our place, and also some from another family gathering with other nieces and nephews and their families in town (or moving back to town YAY!!!) for a Sunday FHE.

FHE and pumpkin cake

We had a Merrill Family Home Evening yesterday. (Just in case you're wondering what in the world FHE is, click here.) Soup was provided, and everyone was asked to bring a snack or dessert. I saw this darling pumpkin cake online and thought "Hey, I can do that!" Except I didn't have a bunt pan. But I did have $6.00 to buy a bunt pan! Huzzah! My grand scheme was a-go!

I think my favorite was when of the little, little kids came up and wanted pumpkin, but not so much chocolate. He was more interested in the green leaves and the stem (which was a chocolate cupcake, so I don't know how he felt about it once it was on his plate).

For the recipe and construction details, see Pumpkin Cake on the cooking blog. I have to admit that I cheated a bit and used box mixes for the cakes. But if you're going to do that, the only brand I recommend is Duncan Hines. Their cakes turn out so moist! (Mr. Perfect said it wasn't moist, it was wet!)