Happy Halloween

Love to all,
Torrey, Dan, and this little Piggy

Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

Look at this big pumpkin!

Waiting with Daddy to go on a Hay Ride...

At first Savannah wasn't sure about sitting on the hay...

Look at the pumpkins growing...

We had such a fun day!

Happy Fall and love to all,
Torrey, Dan, and Savannah

The Sweetest Things...

Braves made it to the One Game Playoff on Friday night, and we had Billy, Amelia, and Evangeline over to watch.  Company was great but game was heartbreaking.  Will be remembered as the first wild card game with 3 errors and the infield fly rule.  Here was Savannah posing in her baseball dress and tomahawk!

The littlest and cutest Braves fans...

And then on Saturday father and daughter bonded while cheering the Gamecocks onto Victory! 

Found great website called Annie's Eats last weekend and made these, I can't stop talking about them.

Raspberry swirl cheesecake cupcakes

Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Cupcakes

Yield: 32 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

For the crust:
1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
3 tbsp. sugar

For the raspberry swirl:
6 oz. fresh raspberries
2 tbsp. sugar

For the filling:
2 lbs. cream cheese, at room temperature
1½ cups sugar
Pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 large eggs, at room temperature

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 325˚ F.  Line cupcake pans with paper liners.  In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar.  Stir together with a fork until well blended and all the dry ingredients are moistened.  Press 1 tablespoon of the mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner.  (I like to use a small drinking glass to easily and evenly press the crumbs down.  One of Andrew’s sippy cups works wonderfully.) Bake until just set, 5 minutes.  Transfer to a cooling rack.
  
• To make the raspberry puree, combine the raspberries and sugar in a blender or food processor.  Process until smooth, then pour through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds.
• To make the cheesecake, beat the cream cheese on medium-high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy.  Blend in the sugar until smooth.  Mix in the salt and vanilla.  Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• To assemble, spoon 3 tablespoons of the cheesecake batter over the crust in each cupcake liner.  Dot a ½ teaspoon of the raspberry puree in a few dots over the cheesecake filling.  Use a toothpick or a wooden skewer to lightly swirl and create a marbled effect.
  
  
  
• Bake until the filling is set, about 22 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking.  (They will look quite puffed initially but will return to normal quickly.)  Transfer to a wire cooling rack and let cool to room temperature.  Transfer to the refrigerator and let chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
  

Another day, another team, Game...

Cocks! Last night was hard to see Braves end their season with 3 errors and a crazy call about the infield fly rule. But today we have moved onto football and here is our little fan rooting for Carolina.

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22 Months old and 22 Reasons we love Savannah...

1.  She has sweet curls on the back of her head that bounce when she runs
2.  Her smile when you pick her up from school makes you forget you even went to work that day
3.  The way she says her name, it started as "Nana", went to "Bana" and now is "Abanna"
4.  She loves a bubble bath
5.  Her singing voice, "ballgame", "twinkle", and "abc's" are her favorites
6.  When she goes swimming she wears a "bathing soo doot"
7.  Her memory - can't put anything past her, always talks about how Maggie gave her a doughnut, she met Maggie once for 10 minutes!  She truly embraces meeting new people.
8.  She always wants to know where people are, "where Daddy?"  "where Mommy?"
9.  This girl loves Sesame Street, Elmo is great, Bert and Ernie are fun, but the excitement is "COUNT!"
10.  The way she counts with The Count "One - ahhh ahhh ahh"........"Two....ahhh ahhh ahh"
11.  She has grown into a little girl with a funny sense of humor and care free spirit  I hope we can always remember the sound of her giggles.
12.  Her lamb, who we've named "Lammer Jammer" is her favorite night time buddy
13.  Purple may be her favorite color so far, lot of excitement on purple
14.  She has a sweet tooth
15.  She's a lefty for sure with her Mom's distincitive jaw line and Daddy's eyes.
16.  She loves her extended family and gets excited to see and Skype with them
17.  It's always "my turn"
18.  If it's missing we hear "where go, I'll find it"......."I found it!!!!"
19.  When you ask her if she wants to do something and she doesn't, you hear "No...My fine, my good".
20.  She's starting to love her baby dolls, they always have a poopy diaper.
21.  She's determined, strong willed, and knows what she wants...my hope is she keeps those qualities to be a strong woman.
22.  "Hugs", she looks up at you with big brown eyes and says "hugs"......nothing could be sweeter.

Love and Hugs to all,
Torrey, Dan, and Abanna