Happy Halloween

We didn't go Trick-or-Treating because Grayson wasn't in a great mood. He didn't have nap and I don't think he quite feels like himself yet. He still has a cough and a runny nose, poor guy. We decided to go to my Grandparents for a quick hamburger and Grayson got a Halloween Hummer truck that he is completely infatuated with. He could care less about candy, so the truck was right up his alley.

Grayson was going to be a firefighter, but he changed his mind at the last minute and told me he wanted to be "Astro Boy." So, I made him the best "Astro Boy" costume I could. Pretty lame, I know... After all that, he didn't even want to dress up. So, I am calling his costume the "Firefighter" on his day off. However, Gavyn doesn't have an opinion yet. I made him (with YaYa's help) a sushi costume. I know it sounds crazy, but I thought it was so cute when I saw it in one of my magazines.

So there you have it, The McKelvey's Halloween 2009!!!

Mummies and Ghosts, Oh My!

I decided to get Grayson in the Halloween spirit for lunch, so made Mummy Pizzas and Banana Ghosts. Grayson had fun making them, but I think he liked eating them more. Once again, I got the recipes from the Disney Family Fun website. Just click here to see 15 Hauntingly Healthy Halloween Snacks.

We Interrupt this Program...

I wanted to post more Halloween recipes this week, but unfortunately Grayson was sick all week. I have been preoccupied with taking care of him. Marc took him to the doctor on Monday and the doctor said he just had an upper respiratory infection. However, she said if he ran fever or coughed so bad he couldn't sleep to bring him back in. So, inevitably the cough worsened and we went back Thursday to find out he had the flu. He missed his School Halloween Carnival and all. However, his teacher sent me some pictures from school that were worth sharing.

Carrot Finger Fun

This was the easiest appetizer I have ever made. I got the idea from Disney's Family Fun website. It's supposed to look like a hand with grungy old finger nails. All I did was peel the carrots and cut the tip at a slant. You can make your own dip, or buy a store bought one. Then, spoon the dip into a bowl and place the carrots in to look like a hand. Finally, put a tiny amount of dip on an almond sliver and press it onto the carrot. In no time you have a spooky appetizer that would be great for a party!!!!

YUM

Sometimes we all need a little bit of junk food...

Repeat Offender

I decided to make these for Grayson's class tomorrow... I'll have a new Halloween recipe tomorrow.

Cookie Magazine: Costume Cookies

Cookie Magazine is one of my favorite magazines for cool kid stuff. In the October issue, they had the recipe for costume cookies. It is such a great idea and we had a blast making the cookies. We made eyeballs, noses, teeth, mustaches and masks. We were having so much fun, Marc decided to join us . In case you don't read Cookie, click here to get the recipe and directions.

Candy Corn Kiss Cookies

These cookies are super yummy and so easy. I got this idea from Lickable Spoon, but it was missing the amount of butter needed. So I just used a recipe I had for peanut butter cookies. The cookies are supposed to be smaller, kind of like a thumb print, but Grayson wouldn't have any part of making them little. He was the scooper and he scooped very large spoonfuls. The bigger the portion, the better when it comes to sweets. (If it's hard to read the recipe, just double click on it and it go to another screen that is easier to read. You can even print it if you would like and save it in your recipe boxes.) Enjoy!!!

Halloween

We are going to bake a spooky recipe everyday this week. Hopefully we can brew up some fun recipes to share. Stay tuned to see what we make...

"CHEESE"

While I was feeding Gavyn, Grayson was playing in his room. He did join us eventually, because I wanted him to see Gavyn eating. I'm not exactly sure why he is practically naked in the kitchen, but he is. He came running in the kitchen with only his underwear on. It was only 6 o'clock, definitely not bath time yet. Oh well... After I finished feeding Gavyn, I was putting the camera away. However, Grayson said "NO MAMA, cheese" so he made me take some pictures of him as well. I guess he doesn't like being left out of the limelight.