Life just seems to fly by faster each day. I can't even really remember where time went since Lucas'
birthday party. Good thing I have pictures to refer back to, to refresh my memory! October is always a busy month for me personally. My friend
Camie and I plan a semi-annual girl's scrapbook weekend. We go the first weekend in October and sometime in April. This time we didn't have as much interest (usually about 12 girls go, this time 7 came) so we were able to use our friend's family house in Lake Chelan. It was such a blessing that we didn't have to pay for the trip this time, after Lucas' birthday party and then Halloween not long after, September and October can get expensive. We usually pay about $50/person for a cabin and then everyone signs up to do one meal. It really is an inexpensive way to get away with your friends and do crafts for 2 days straight. This time I rode with my friends Amber and A.J. and my sister Rachelle, and of course I couldn't leave Channing at home.=) So we loaded Amber's small SUV and
barely got everything to fit, but we did. Amber and I left Bonney Lake at 10:30am on Friday and picked up everyone along the way and ended in Chelan at almost 6pm! It was a
really long drive with many stops to take care of Channing-he is NOT a baby that enjoys the car seat. But we were so happy to be in Chelan...only to realize I had completely forgotten the house key! I was so sad and didn't know what we were going to do. I called my friend Julia, her family owns the house, she was already on her way. But that didn't matter because it was her key that I had left at home. So she then had the task of finding someone that Camie could get the key from. She hadn't left yet, which was great for us getting the key, but not so great because she was still hours away and Channing was not having any more of the carseat. While we were waiting to hear that a key was on the way, we decided to go to the house and try to find a way in. We prayed and prayed and within 2 minutes of arriving at the house, Amber found an unlocked window! Hallelujah! After that small hiccup, we had such a fun time together. Saturday morning we went to the local scrapbook store and ooh'd and ahh'd over every paper, embellishment and sticker. Then a quick stop at Starbucks and the grocery store and we were back to doing what we came to do. Unfortunately, Channing was not loving the girl time and was quite fussy so I didn't get much of anything done. But I was ok with that and didn't expect much except some quality time with my friends. With that said, I really look forward to another weekend with no kids so I can do what I really love, scrapbooking. We left late Sunday morning and thankfully, Channing was so tired from not napping Saturday, he slept from Chelan to Puyallup and it was a much peaceful drive.=) I do want to share a fabulous recipe for some cupcakes I made for the girls.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes. Enough said right?! An added bonus for me: I made them gluten free! I just replaced the flour 1:1 with a gluten free all-purpose flour that I keep on hand now. Don't frown upon this, nobody could tell. I also made the
homemade caramel sauce that goes along with this and it's A-MAZ-ING! It's also delicious with apple slices. One suggestion for the cupcakes, if you really like coffee, I would add a little more coffee granules. The recipe calls for espresso powder but I have no idea if you can get that in the store or not so I just used what I had on hand- instant coffee granules. You could also add more brushings of coffee/espresso, I did 3 and I still think it could use more coffee flavor.
The following weekend, I participated in a cancer walk with my mom and her friend. Praise Jesus, my mom is a Breast Cancer Survivor the same year she was diagnosed. My mom was unemployed at the time and thanks to the donations of generous people and amazing doctors who donated their time for free, she was able to receive the care that she needed.
Strides For The Cure is the organization that put on the walk. It started in Bellevue Park and looped around back to the park. Here's some highlights from our walk...
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| My mama and I |
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| My mama's friend Kat and us, they won "Best Team Theme" for their "Treasured Chests" outfits |
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| Doing Zumba before the walk...I just couldn't get myself to participate...maybe someday=) |
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| We were towards the end of the crowd, there were a lot of people on this walk |
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| I had to take a different route in the beginning because I had the stroller so I got a great view of my mama & Kat |
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| Channing slept 2/3s of the walk and woke up happy as a clam! |
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| Channing with Grammy, wearing his "Team Grammy" & "Arrgh...Wipe Me Booty" shirt=) |
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| This boy has my heart! |
The following weekend we had our
6th annual Corkrey Secret Costume Party! I'll do a separate post following this one.
Then finally, the last weekend of October, I went for the third time to
Women of Faith. It's such a great event. Encouraging, fun, refreshing. All three years I have been spoiled and we've been in a suite at the Key Arena. It's a true luxury but I don't think I'd do it any other way. We get comfy chairs, a sink and fridge and our own bathroom! Plus, the suite entrance workers always let us bring in food, which is especially nice when you have food allergies.;-) This year was a little difficult because I did bring Channing and once again, he was extra fussy. I see a trend here...I wonder if he's going to be a homebody like his daddy. Anyway, it was fun to spend time with my best friends and this year some friends from my church came too.
That's the major events from October. I had something big every single weekend and I was looking forward to November being a slower month for me. Josh was too.=) So far a few things have come up but I'm trying to limit my time away from Josh and the boys and trying to spend more time at home. Not to mention, my house would appreciate me home a little more too! Ha!
